高考英语复习备考:同源高考----气候变化:一场我们必须打赢的比赛 等3则.docxVIP

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高考英语复习备考:同源高考----气候变化:一场我们必须打赢的比赛 等3则.docx

高考英语复习备考:同源高考一?气候变化:一场我们必须打赢的比赛 等3则 气候变化:一场我们必须打赢的比赛 We face a new era of climate crisis. The July of 2019 is the hottest month on record, and the years from 2015 to 2019 are the hottest in human history. The level of C02 in the atmosphere is at its highest point in human history; climate-related devastations strike more often than ever, with droughts, hurricanes, heat waves and landslides regularly attacking our planet, causing huge economic loss to countries and to individuals, particularly affecting the most vulnerable (脆弱的)in societies. The clock is ticking. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (联 合国政府间气候变化专门委员会),we need to collectively ensure that global temperature rise does not go beyond 1.5 ℃. This means we must reduce emissions by 45 percent by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Faced with this reality, it is impossible to ignore that human development can only flourish if the natural world flourishes. This is the premise (前提) of the UN Sustainable Development Goals that have become more urgent in the next decade. How can we as the global community work together as one? As the second largest economy in the world, China has played a critical part in committing to the Paris Agreement and its leadership and commitment is crucial in achieving the goals. The country has made remarkable progress in developing its green economy, with more than 125 billion dollars5 investment in renewable energy in 2017. New renewable energy jobs in China now outnumber those created in the oil and gas industries. As the global challenge does not respect national borders, climate change is an issue that requires solutions to be coordinated at the international level, with demands for all developed countries taking up greater responsibilities, and for developing countries moving toward low-carbon economy. In the meantime, as the worlds most populous country and one of the largest carbon emitters, China can play an even more vital role in tackling global

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