CCTV9英语新闻11月：发展中经济体采取重大步骤，遏制排放量

According to China's annual report on its efforts to address climate change in 2012, China has reached its goal in 2012 of reducing the energy consumption and CO2 emissions¹ per unit of GDP and has achieved positive results.

Deputy director of China’s National Development and Reform Commission, Xie Zhenhua says many developing countries have taken positive steps to tackle climate change, even without financial or technical support from more developed countries.

Xie noted² that developed economies have emitted 70 percent of the total carbon emissions from the Industrial Revolution stretching back more than 200 years, until recent times. But so far, developing economies have accounted for 70 percent of globally set emissions reduction targets. Xie Zhenhua says these figures show developing economies are taking the lion’s share of lowering emissions.

In the past two years, China has cut between 300 and 400 million tons of Carbon dioxide, and in 2012, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP fell more than 5 percent compared to 2011.

 

1 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

2 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。