新西兰英语 226 Climate Change Conference

　　Some New Zealand MPs who returned from the Copenhagen conference are disappointed. The Green Party MP, Jeanette Fitzsimons, said the conference was a failure because there were no legal promises. The conference decided¹ to limit temperature increases to 2 degrees C but there were no details about how to do this.
The small country of Tuvalu in the Pacific Ocean says that 2 degrees is too much. Their islands will be under water. What will happen to their 12,000 people? New Zealand takes 75 immigrants² from Tuvalu each year.
The National MP, Tim Groser, says that developing countries were the problem at the conference. That is why the conference was disappointing.
However, John Key was more positive about the conference. He said there was some progress. NZ has the idea to set up a global research network with 20 countries like USA, France, and India, to try to cut greenhouse³ gases from agriculture. Nearly half of our greenhouse gases come from agriculture. Our government said it would give $45m over the next four years to help this research.
Forestry⁴ is another matter that concerns New Zealand. When trees are cut down, forestry loses the carbon credits⁵. John Key wants the rules to change. If new trees are planted in another place, forestry should keep the carbon credits. Also, when trees are used to build houses and furniture, carbon is locked up in that wood. The carbon does not go into the atmosphere.
There will be another conference next year in Mexico. Countries now have to promise what they will do to cut greenhouse gases.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 immigrants   

n.移民( immigrant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Illegal immigrants were given the opportunity to regularize their position. 非法移民得到了使其身份合法化的机会。
• Immigrants from all over the world populate this city. 这个城市里生活着来自世界各地的移民。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 greenhouse   

n.花房，温室，玻璃暖房

参考例句：

• Behind the green house was a greenhouse.在那所绿房子后面是一个花房。
• The tomatoes were grown in the greenhouse.这些西红柿是在温室栽培的。

4 forestry   

n.森林学；林业

参考例句：

• At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
• Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。

5 credits   

n.节目前后字幕；信任，信用，声望，荣誉， [财务]贷方，银行存款；信任( credit的名词复数 )；存款；学分；（借钱偿还的）信誉link-v.相信，信任，把…归给

参考例句：

• He credits me with having better sense than that. 他认为我的见识要比那强得多。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Does this item go among the credits or the debits? 这笔账应记入贷方还是借方？ 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》