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第九单元 数字口译（三） 第四部分 技巧练习 第三部分 课文详解 China now ranks first in the world for solar heating and photovoltaic generation, as well as installed hydro power capacity. You may be surprised to know, 1 in 10 families in China already use solar energy. That includes my family. Many new buildings in Chinese cities are equipped with solar energy. The fact that the Chinese people are so keen to adopt clean energy is an excellent indicator of our dedication to a better future. We all know how trees can absorb CO2 from the atmosphere. Chinese people have really taken tree-planting to heart. It has even become fashionable for young couples to plant trees to mark their wedding. China has planted more trees than any other country in the world, with 2.6 billion trees planted. That is 2 trees per individual, an incredible number. In the latest stimulus package worth 400 billion pound, 15% was invested in addressing climate change. I am sure you will agree that it is a huge amount by any standard, especially during the financial crisis. Thanks to all these efforts, China is well on track to reach our targets set for 2010. That would mean a reduction in CO2 emissions of 1.5 billion tons in five years by 2010. This is an achievement that compares well with the efforts of other countries. At the UN climate change summit last September, President Hu Jintao stated that China would take even further steps to counter climate change. To follow up, the Chinese government has announced its targets for 2020 based on 2005 levels. They include: —bringing down CO2 per unit of GDP by 40-45%, —increasing the ratio of non-fossil energy to 15%, —expanding forest coverage by 40 million hectares, that is bigger than one and half times the size of United Kingdom. We have already closed down many of the old and high energy consuming factories, That is to say, the easier part is done. Between 1990 and 2005, the per unit GDP energy consumption came down by 47% and between 2005 and 2010 it will aga