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BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday called on the European Union (EU) to take seriously the concerns of the international community on its carbon emissions2 charges, warning the 27-nation bloc3 not to complicate4 the matter.
Chinese Foreign Ministry5 spokesman Hong Lei made the appeal at a regular press briefing in response to a question regarding the EU Commission's plan to impose carbon emissions tax on sea transportation from June this year.
"China, like many other countries, is firmly opposed to the EU's unilateral legislation on carbon tax," Hong said. "The truth is that the unilateral move is unpopular, and is unlikely to meet the EU's expectations."
He said the carbon tax issue on air and sea transportation should be solved within a multilateral framework through thorough consultation6.
"[The settlement of the issue] should not be separated from the legal framework of the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol7. Meanwhile, it should not violate the principle of 'common but differentiated8 responsibilities' and fair spirit," the spokesman said.
Hong urged the EU side to commit itself to solving the matter instead of complicating9 it.
On Jan. 1 this year, the EU began charging airlines using EU airports for carbon emissions based on its Emission1 Trading Scheme (ETS).
Under the scheme, it is estimated that around 4,000 airlines will pay the EU for pollution permits, rendering10 the ETS one of the widest-reaching emission-regulative measures adopted by any country or regional bloc.
The move aroused strong opposition11 from many governments. A total of 29 countries signed a joint12 declaration in Moscow on Feb. 22 opposing the EU's carbon tax plan.
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1 emission | |
n.发出物,散发物;发出,散发 | |
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2 emissions | |
排放物( emission的名词复数 ); 散发物(尤指气体) | |
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3 bloc | |
n.集团;联盟 | |
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4 complicate | |
vt.使复杂化,使混乱,使难懂 | |
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5 ministry | |
n.(政府的)部;牧师 | |
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6 consultation | |
n.咨询;商量;商议;会议 | |
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7 protocol | |
n.议定书,草约,会谈记录,外交礼节 | |
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8 differentiated | |
区分,区别,辨别( differentiate的过去式和过去分词 ); 区别对待; 表明…间的差别,构成…间差别的特征 | |
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9 complicating | |
使复杂化( complicate的现在分词 ) | |
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10 rendering | |
n.表现,描写 | |
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11 opposition | |
n.反对,敌对 | |
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12 joint | |
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合 | |
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13 specifies | |
v.指定( specify的第三人称单数 );详述;提出…的条件;使具有特性 | |
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14 scrap | |
n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废 | |
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15 postpone | |
v.延期,推迟 | |
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