Mr.Obama and Democrats in Congress are backing a "cap and trade" bill, which aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent by 2020.
VOA: standard.2009.05.30
And as you know, carbon dioxide is implicated as a greenhouse gas.
你知道的,二氧化碳意味着温室气体。
And so, when you think about how much cement concrete are consumed annually on the planet, this becomes a considerable point source of greenhouse gas emissions.
当你想到,在地球上每年要消耗多少的水泥混凝土的时候,这将是温室气体排放的,一个主要来源。
The European Union is at the forefront of a global push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
VOA: standard.2009.11.26
Greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide are thought to be a major cause behind rising temperatures that have lead to extreme weather and food shortages.
VOA: standard.2009.09.28
India hopes a massive increase in cleaner nuclear power will help it to check greenhouse gas emissions and cut its dependence on oil, most of which it imports.
VOA: standard.2009.09.29
The target pledges by the world's top-two carbon emitters are seen as hopeful signs for progress at Copenhagen, although a final package for global greenhouse gas reduction remains in doubt.
VOA: standard.2009.11.26
Bigger livestock herds are putting greater pressure on land resources and disrupting some ecosystems and the animals generate significant amounts of water and air pollution, including methane, a climate-changing greenhouse gas.
VOA: standard.2010.02.22
The White House says President Barack Obama will attend next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen,Denmark, and will make a provisional pledge to cut U.S.greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020.
VOA: standard.2009.11.26
The main goals of the summit are to agree on targets to cut to greenhouse-gas emissions and to set up a mechanism to provide developing countries with the billions of dollars needed to cope with climate change.
VOA: standard.2009.12.17
The addition of Franken will provide the Democrats with 60 votes in the U.S.Senate, giving President Barack Obama and party leaders a better chance of passing controversial legislation such as health care reform and a cap-and-trade bill aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming.
VOA: standard.2009.06.30
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