RAY SUAREZ: Finally tonight, new research and warnings about the risk of worsening flooding connected with climate change. A report released today by the research organization Climate Central finds the rise in sea level along many coastal communities

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[00:00.60]That's a good question. [00:02.72]Haven't some scientists said about three [00:04.25]or four degrees? [00:05.65]No, at least five degrees centigrade, [00:08.12]maybe more.It's going to be disastrous. [00:11.30]We need a total change in our

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[00:00.82]Speaking [00:02.03]Exercise 1 Listen to two people discussing [00:06.04]an atricle from a newspaper. [00:08.33]Who has these opinions-the man, [00:10.95]the woman or both? [00:15.83]Have you seen this article on the environment? [00:18.43]Y

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 04 December 2007 The fumes from household cooking fuels pose a huge and largely unrecognized health hazard to inhabitants, especially women and children -and India, with its huge rural population, suffers an inordinate nu

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Leaders of the world's advanced economies have committed to a long-term goal of slashing their emissions of carbon blamed for global warming. Officials say the plan is a first step toward building consensus but activist groups and at least one Afric

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During talks in Beijing, U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao endorsed a package of energy projects, including deals on clean coal and electric vehicles. Environmental analysts say the talks offer new hope the two countries wi

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The emissions target follows a similar announcement by the Obama administration ahead of next month's U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen. Michael Bowman | Washington 26 November 2009 China says it will work to constrain carbon dioxide emis

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New Ways of Tracking Greenhouse Gas Emissions Developed With more than 18 million people living, working and driving in Los Angeles, the city often is covered in a hazy layer of smog. Stan Sander, senior research scientist at the U.S. space agency's

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Think about some of the things that spew nasty contaminants into the air - automobiles, power plants. How about leaf blowers? Those annoyingly loud, gas-powered, backpack-like machines are about to pass cars as the worst air poll

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Livestock is a major source of greenhouse gases around the world. Scientists have been trying to find ways to reduce emissions from cows, and they think they might have found a solution in the ocean. NPR's Merrit Kennedy explains.

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3月5日在京召开的十二届全国人大三次会议开会间隙,著名呼吸道疾病专家,全国人大代表钟南山接受媒体采访。[魏晓昊/中国日报] It might take China a decade to tackle its notorious smog problem, said Zhon

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The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) could become law later this week or early next week. This scheme is a plan to cut greenhouse gases by making businesses pay for their carbon dioxide emissions, that is the CO2 which they put into the air. There will

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Tonight Parliament voted on New Zealands Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The National Party, with the support of the Maori Party, had 63 votes while the Opposition Labour, the Greens and ACT had only 58 votes. Earlier this week, the government gave f

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Only 9 percent of people in China live in an environment that meets the national air quality standards, according to a scientific journal article. 根据一篇科学期刊文章表示,只有9%的中国人生活在符合国家空气质量标准的环

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A leading U.S. advocate for combating climate change has unveiled an ambitious plan to drastically slash global carbon emissions over the next 12 years, saying aggressive action is both necessary and feasible. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washi

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The Minister of Climate Change, Nick Smith, gave some strange information about our carbon emissions yesterday. (See September 23rd 2008 for information about the Emissions Trading Scheme.) Last year we put too much carbon into the atmosphere and wou

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Curbing climate change The deepest cuts 控制气候变化 一切为了减排 Our guide to the actions that have done the most to slow global warming 我们的行为指南已经最大限度减缓了全球变暖 ON SEPTEMBER 23rd 120-odd presidents an

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The World Health Organization, upgrading a previous warning, said June 12 that diesel exhaust causes cancer and called for tighter emissions standards, comparing the risk of exhaust to second-hand cigarette smoke. Tuesdays announcement comes after in

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A group of lawyers has filed a lawsuit against the Chinese government for failing to prevent the severe smog that has covered the north over the past week, underlining the discontent voiced by tens of millions of citizens online. 因中国政府未能阻

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Business 商业报道 Electric cars 电动汽车 Fully charged 马力十足 Tesla gains new admirers as it heads towards the mass market 面向大众市场,特斯拉赢得许多新的追随者 IF COMFORTABLY outpacing your rivals is the main measur

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