美国作家托马斯的一本书中描述了能源消耗过度、气候变化和人口增长的问题。
The problems of excessive energy consumption, climate change and population growth have been described in a book by the American writer Thomas.
对于那些认为气候变化是一个严肃问题的人们来说，美国现在作出的决定是极其重要的。
FOR those who believe that climate change is a serious problem, the decisions that America makes now are of momentous importance.
我们的大问题逐渐显现——美国教育、竞争力和基础设施的衰落，还有对石油极度依赖和气候变化。
Our big problems are unfolding incrementally - the decline in U.S. education, competitiveness and infrastructure, as well as oil addiction and climate change.
美国哥伦比亚大学主办的地球现状高峰会探讨了贫困与气候变化之间的联系，并且呼吁有关各方针对这两个问题采取新的全球性的行动计划。
A summit on "the State of the Planet" hosted by Columbia University examined the link between poverty and climate change, and called for a new, global plan of action to deal with the two issues.
看来-即使没有任何现成的气候立法-管理者责任问题还是迫使美国公司今天不得不更加重视气候变化问题。
It appears that — even without any climate legislation in place — the question of executive liability is forcing the issue of climate change in the American corporation today.
他提出一系列建议来处理气候变化的问题，解决美国对于国外石油依赖的问题，还提出争取在未来十年内，将美国的汽油使用量降低20%。
He produced a set of proposals to tackle climate change and America's dependence on foreign oil, including a target of reducing America's petrol consumption by 20% in the next ten years.
这种想法的转变使气候变化成为美国近期战略思想的首要问题，因此为其谈判者在坎昆会谈提供了更大的影响力。
This shift in thinking could push action on climate change to the forefront of us strategic thinking in the near future, thereby providing us negotiators with more clout in Cancun.
通过这样的法律是美国向世界表示其仍然重视在气候变化问题上做出努力的关键。
Such a law is critical to persuading the world that the us is serious about acting on climate change.
到2050年时，解决气候变化问题的代价将进一步上升，因为气候变化法案预期到时要将美国的温室气体排放量减少80%。
The costs of dealing with climate change would rise further still by 2050 when the bill envisages an 80% cut in us greenhouse gas emissions.
气候变化问题既不是与美国和中国之间、也不是欧盟和印度之间的重大谈判。
Climate change is not a grand bargain between the United States and China; nor the European Union and India.
由于奥巴马把气候变化问题放在其议事日程的优先位置，国际社会一直希望他能推动美国在应对全球变暖的努力上起主导作用。
The international community had been looking to Obama - who put climate change at the top of his agenda - to put America in the lead of efforts to deal with global warming.
如果届时美国还没颁布一个排放限制及交易的法律，那达成全球一致，解决气候变化问题的可能性也随即大减。
If the United States does not have a cap-and-trade law in place by then, the chance of a global agreement will plummet.
但是默克尔也呼吁美国议员关注现在的墙，其中包括气候变化问题。
But the chancellor called on U.S. lawmakers to focus on current walls, including the problem of climate change.
对华纳来说，失控的全球变暖问题肯定会导致出现一个对美国更加危险的世界。而采取行动缓和气候变化不失为保护美国的另一途径。
For Warner, unchecked global warming could create a world that is inherently more dangerous for the U.S. Acting to mitigate climate change was another way of keeping America safe.
尼古拉斯爵士称，在接手这项工作之前，他对气候变化问题也不甚了解。如今，他的调查报告公之于众，看起来该报告经过精心设计，意在逼迫美国对气候变化问题做出积极反应。
Sir Nicholas, who says he had no views on climate change before taking the job, has come up with a report that looks perfectly designed to push America's buttons.
美国游说团体竞争企业协会(Competitive Enterprise Institute)也加入其中，该协会持反对监管的立场，并因暗示气候变化不是问题而声名狼藉。
Among them was American lobby group the Competitive Enterprise Institute, which takes an anti-regulatory stance and is notorious for suggesting that climate change is not a problem.
尽管科学家们观点高度一致，大约35%的美国人仍继续错误地认为气候变化不过还是一项科学争论而已，只有47%的公众认为气候变化是一个很严重的问题。
Despite that degree of consensus, some 35% of Americans continues to believe - wrongly it turns out - that climate change remains a matter of scientific controversy.
首先，美国和中国必须迅速扩大在气候变化问题上的合作，在巴黎会议的框架内外都是如此。
First, the United States and China must rapidly increase collaboration on climate change both within and beyond the framework of the Paris conference.
美国希望加强在安全，气候变化和区域关键问题上的交流与合作来促进解决相关方面的问题。
The United States hopes to strengthen consultation and coordination with China on security, climate change and regional hotspot issues, to promote settlement of the relevant issues.
这些国家不如美国或中国那样拥有抗击气候变化的同样资源，但是与问题的解决有着最直接的利害关系。
These nations do not have the same resources to combat climate change as countries like the United States or China do, but they have the most immediate stake in a solution.
这些国家不如美国或中国那样拥有抗击气候变化的同样资源，但是与问题的解决有着最直接的利害关系。
These nations do not have the same resources to combat climate change as countries like the United States or China do, but they have the most immediate stake in a solution.
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