While there's a long way to go, the trend lines for renewables are spiking.
虽然要走的路还很长，但可再生能源的趋势正在增强。
Increasingly the story is about the plummeting prices of renewables, especially wind and solar.
可再生能源，尤其是风能和太阳能的价格直线下降，正日益成为人们关注的焦点。
But increasingly the story is about the plummeting prices of renewables, especially wind and solar.
但是，可再生能源，尤其是风能和太阳能的价格直线下降，正日益成为人们关注的焦点。
Progress in the development of renewables could be fragile, however, if fossil fuel prices remain low for long.
然而，如果化石燃料价格长期保持低位，可再生能源的发展进程可能会非常脆弱。
The move to renewables is picking up momentum around the world: they now account for more than half of new power sources going on line.
世界各地向可再生能源转移的势头正在加快：目前，可再生能源在已上线新能源中已经超过一半。
Even Africa and the Middle East, home to economies that are heavily dependent on fossil fuel exports, have enormous potential to develop renewables.
即便是严重依赖化石燃料出口的经济体所在的非洲和中东，在发展可再生能源方面也有巨大的潜力。
Renewables account for only a small share of global primary energy consumption, which is still dominated by fossil fuels—30% each for coal and oil, 25% for natural gas.
可再生能源只占全球主要能源消耗的一小部分，化石能源仍然占主导地位——煤炭和石油各占30%，天然气占25%。
He and other scientists say there are basically two options to replacing fossil fuels, generating energy with renewables, or embracing nuclear power.
他以及其他科学家表示，现在主要有两种替代化石燃料的选择，即用可再生能源产生能量或采用核能。
But renewables might also do well.
不过可再生能源或许也能有出色的表现。
A move to renewables is inevitable?
向可再生能源的转变是不可避免的？
A case in point is the generating capacity of renewables.
在这一点上，典型的例子便是可再生能源的发电量。
A lot of those reductions come from support for renewables.
许多削减来自对再生能源的支持。
Renewables will only make up 15 percent of total energy by 2020.
可再生能源在2020年只能达到总需求的15%。
Renewables would have a clearer run at that segment of the market.
在市场的这一领域内，可再生能源的趋势将更加清晰。
But without renewables, Japan's carbon footprint looks set to grow.
但是没有可更新能源，日本的碳排放量就注定要增加。
Yet solar is considerably more expensive even than other renewables.
然而，利用太阳能的成本远高于其他的可再生能源。
But we know renewables can deliver and there is so much more potential.
但是我们知道的是，可再生能源可以并有着更加巨大的潜力。
Many more promote ethanol, or renewables, or energy-efficient buildings.
更多的州致力于推广乙醇、可再生能源，或节能建筑。
But renewables are only a problem when demand is taken as the given.
不过，可更新只是考虑到需求时的一个问题。
"If you can't borrow money, you can't develop renewables," Mr. Book said.
“如果你不能借到钱，你就不能研发可再生能源，”布克先生说。
We have done studies on micro-energy and renewables, but they are expensive.
我们已经对微能源和可再生能源进行了研究，不过它们都过于昂贵。
We have done studies on micro-energy and renewables, but they are expensive.
我们已经对微能源和可再生能源进行了研究，不过它们都过于昂贵。
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