With prices for carbon low, so was the incentive to reduce emissions.
在碳价格处于低位情况下，这样做是为了鼓励减少排放。
The 1997 Kyoto Protocol was an early attempt at such a system, with the aim of having developed nations reduce their carbon emissions an average of 5% below 1990 levels by 2012.
早在1997年，《京都议定书》就试图建立一个类似的体系，其目标是到2012年，发达国家的二氧化碳排放量与1990年相比将减少5%。
The problem with trying to reduce carbon emissions, they argue, is that the incentives are all wrong.
作者认为试图减少碳排放量的问题从动机起就是完全错误的。
It does this by helping companies outline strategic goals around how to reduce energy use and carbon emissions, along with reduced cost.
它可以帮助企业为减少能源使用量和碳排放量以及降低成本制订战略性目标。
And not that we shouldn't, as a country that has more margin to play with, do all we can to reduce our carbon emissions.
也并不是我们不应该在我们自己国家有实力的时候，竭尽全力降低碳排放。
So the question is how fast China can introduce technologies to reduce carbon emissions from coal-burning, or else replace coal with cleaner forms of energy, both of which will be expensive.
引进技术以削减烧煤排出的二氧化碳，或以较清洁能源取代煤炭，二者均很昂贵，故问题是中国能在多短时间内达成上述目标。
Replacing two days' servings of red meat with poultry will reduce emissions by more than 70 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMtCO2e) in 2020.
而用家禽类食物取代两天份的红肉食物，就能在2020年减少70公吨等量的二氧化碳。
To reduce net carbon dioxide emissions by 50% by 2050, compared with 2005 levels.
相对2005年水平，到2050年将净二氧化碳排量减少50%。
Apple says it is fixing a big hole in its clean energy strategy by partnering with its far-flung manufacturers to reduce carbon emissions from factories.
苹果公司表示，它通过其遥远制造商能够减少碳排放从工厂与合作固定在其清洁能源战略中的一个大洞。
The call to reduce carbon emissions is urgent and protecting the earth starts with you and me.
志工呼吁减碳运动要立即实施，爱护地球就从你和我开始。
With today's low-carbon economy era, the entire IT industry is seeking ways to reduce carbon emissions solution.
当今随着低碳经济时代的到来，整个IT业都在为如何减少碳排放寻求解决之道。
International trade can reduce overall CO2 emissions if imported products are consumed that were produced with a lower carbon intensity than in the domestic industry.
国际贸易可以减少整体二氧化碳排放量，如果消耗的进口产品比在国内同行业进行生产的碳排放强度要低。
At least in the developed world, the idea that people should start figuring out how to deal with the projected effects of warming has been overshadowed by calls to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions.
至于在发达国家，对于人类应开始设法应对温度和降雨量变化、植物生长季节变更、恶劣天气增多以及海平面上升等气候变暖的突出影响的呼吁，已经被减少二氧化碳排放的呼声所压倒。
The bill required US companies to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases associated with global warming by 17 percent by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050, from 2005 levels.
该法案要求美国公司减少二氧化碳和其他与全球变暖有关的气体的排放量：以2005年的排放量为参照，到2020年减少百分之十七，和到2050年减少百分之八十三。
The bill required US companies to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases associated with global warming by 17 percent by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050, from 2005 levels.
该法案要求美国公司减少二氧化碳和其他与全球变暖有关的气体的排放量：以2005年的排放量为参照，到2020年减少百分之十七，和到2050年减少百分之八十三。
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