Promising to cut carbon emissions may make us feel virtuous, but that is all it does.

More than a third of the executives said carbon reduction would enhance their image.

逾三分之一首席执行官表示,降低碳排放将提升其企业形象.

Even if carbon intensity improves, China's overall emissions could continue to rise indefinitely.

即使碳排放强度改善了, 中国的碳排放总量仍可能无限期上升.

A frequent worry about carbon taxes is that they will hurt business and the economy.

对碳排放征税人们常常担忧的是这将使商业和经济受到创伤.

There's also the possibility that Waxman-Markey's carbon cap may not be as tight as it appears.

同样还存在这样的可能性,即维克斯曼 - 马基法案所做的碳排放限额无法做到恰到好处.

This is why a carbon price, whether set through taxes or emissions permits , is needed.

这就是为什么设定碳排放代价 —— 无论是通过税收还是排放限制 —— 是必须的.

Will a stiff carbon tax be introduced?

是否会引入强制征收的碳排放税?

But so far forest carbon credits remain a small, voluntary market.

但是到目前为止,森林碳排放份额信贷仍属小规模自发性市场.

Some European carbon emissions are subject to a cap.

欧洲某些部门的碳排放都受到上限约束.

But not all recent alterations in the physical landscape reflect global warming.

但并不是所有的地表变化都会体现出全球变暖.

This article begins with a summary of the studies on global warming.

这篇文章的开头总结了对全球变暖的研究.

Global warming adds another layer of uncertainty and risk.

全球变暖又增加了一层不确定因素和风险.

So you're talking about something a lot bigger than global warming.

你是在谈论某些比全球变暖更大的事情吗.

Yes, but you know global warming may raise the temperature.

是的, 但全球变暖会使气温上升.

an ageing rock star

日益年迈的摇滚乐歌星

Conclusion Forecasting damage factor and using antibiotics fairly will prolong health level of aged debates.

尽早预测受损因素,合理使用抗生素,能延长老年糖尿病人的健康水平.

Which is enough to make the average healthy-living woman wince while inspecting her own wrinkles.

这些理由足够使健康水平相当的妇女们在观察自己的鱼尾纹时退缩.

A quota sports expense is helpful to raises the consumer's health standard. "

一定量的体育消费将有助于提高消费者的健康水平.

Athletic training is to improve the standard of the sport as well as health level.

竞技训练对运动水平的提高也是对健康水平的提高.

The elimination of potential projects to increase grid, improve the health level of equipment.

加大消除电网隐患工程力度, 提高设备健康水平.

The people have become healthier.

人民群众的健康水平普遍提高.