2015年CRI Chinese Authorities Pledge More Efforts to Maintain ＂Beijing Blue＂

 

People have been sharing photos of the blue skies in Beijing on the Internet over the past few days.

Posts on the topic of "Beijing Blue Sky" have been viewed millions of times on social media.

Su Wei from the National Development and Reform Commission or NDRC says all parties need to work together to maintain the "Beijing Blue".

"The fine weather has lasted for quite a few days in Beijing. Meanwhile, the plants in surrounding areas are still doing good too. With our concerted efforts, I believe the fine weather will continue. The city's economic growth will be gradually decoupled from carbon emissions¹. We are working towards that goal."

The NDRC also says China aims to cut carbon intensity² by 45% in 2020 compared to 2005 levels.

Carbon Intensity is often measured by the amount of energy used per unit of GDP.

Experts say the fine weather can to some extent be attributed to the coordinated³ mechanism⁴ of air pollution control in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Zhao Hualin from Ministry⁵ of Environmental Protection says the overall design is important to the coordinated development of Beijing-Tian-Hebei region.

"The environment problems cannot be solved without an overall design of coordinated development. First, an environmental management mechanism should be established in this region. Second, enforcement regulations should be refined. Third, a collaborative funds mechanism should also be established in this region."

According to the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau, the central authority has allocated⁶ 5.9 billion yuan to control air pollution in Beijing-Tian-Hebei and the surrounding areas.

China marked its third National Low-Carbon Day on June 15, two days ahead of "World Low-Carbon Day."

The theme of this year's Low-Carbon Day was "Low-Carbon cities: livable and sustainable".

1 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

2 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

3 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

4 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

5 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

6 allocated   

adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
• More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。