Increased emissions of sulphur from Chinese coal burning may be part of the reason why global temperatures were fairly stable over the past decade.

在过去十年间，中国煤炭燃烧持续排放的硫可能是全球气温保持相对稳定的部分原因。

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Some climate skeptics don't believe that global warming is a result of burning fossil fuels.

一些气象怀疑论者不相信全球变暖是燃烧化石燃料的结果。

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But other factors have brought hydropower back into vogue, such as rising oil prices and concern about the impact on global warming from burning fossil fuels like coal.

但随着石油价格的不断飙升以及人们对燃烧煤炭等化石燃料会加剧全球变暖的担忧日益加剧等因素，水力发电重新收到青睐。

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Climatologists say that greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide from burning oil and coal, contribute significantly to global warming.

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The vast majority of climate-change scientists hold that global warming is caused by burning too many fossil fuels.

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However, the biggest single source, accounting for about half of the global total, is the most traditional - the burning of wood for heat and cooking in developing countries.

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The World Coal Association (WCA), a trade body for the industry, said that burning coal account for about 24% of global mercury emissions and the use of "adequate technologies" could reduce emissions of the metal from coal-fired power stations by up to 90%.

BBC: Nations agree on legally binding mercury rules