国外媒体:日政府呼吁民众早睡早起 减少碳排放

The Japanese government has launched a campaign encouraging people to go to bed and get up extra early in order to reduce household carbon dioxide emissions¹.

The Morning Challenge campaign, unveiled by the Environment Ministry², is based on the premise³ that swapping⁴ late night electricity for an extra hour of morning sunlight could significantly cut the nation's carbon footprint.

A typical family can reduce its carbon dioxide footprint by 85kg a year if everyone goes to bed and gets up one hour earlier, according to the campaign.

The amount of carbon dioxide emissions potentially saved from going to bed an hour early was the equivalent of 20 percent of annual emissions from household lights, "Many Japanese people waste electric power at night time, for example by watching TV until very late," a ministry spokesperson told The Daily Telegraph.

"But going to bed early and getting up early can avoid wasting electrical power which causes carbon dioxide emissions. If people change their lifestyle, we can save energy and reduce emissions." The campaign also proposes that people take advantage of an extra hour of morning sunlight by improving their lifestyles in general by running, doing yoga and eating a nutritious⁵ breakfast.

It is the latest initiative tackling climate change by the Japanese environment ministry, which is faced with the challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 25 per cent from 1990 levels within the next decade.

It was the same government department that launched the high profile Cool Biz campaign five years ago, which encourages workers to wear short-sleeved shirts and offices not to turn air con⁶ lower than 28 degrees during the summer.

日本政府日前发起一项宣传活动，鼓励人们早睡早起，以减少家庭的二氧化碳排放量。

这项由日本环境部开展的名为“清晨的挑战”的宣传活动的依据是：早睡早起一小时可大大减少日本的碳足迹。

该活动称，如果每人每天早睡早起一个小时，那么一个家庭一年可减少二氧化碳排放量85千克。

这相当于一个家庭一年用电所产生的碳排放量的20%。日本环境部一名发言人告诉《每日电讯报》说：“很多日本人晚上用电都很厉害，比如看电视看到很晚。”

“但是早睡早起可以避免电能的浪费，从而减少二氧化碳排放。如果人们都能改变生活方式，我们就能节约能源，减少碳排放。”这一宣传活动还倡议人们利用早起的一小时全面改善生活方式，比如跑步、做瑜伽、吃顿营养早餐等等。

这是日本环境部为应对气候变化推行的一项最新举措。日本目前正面临在未来十年内将二氧化碳排放量在1990年的基础上减少25%的挑战。

日本环境部在五年前发起了一项声势浩大的“清凉商务”运动，该活动鼓励员工夏季上班时穿短袖衬衫，办公室的空调温度不低于28度。

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 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。

3 premise   

n.前提；v.提论，预述

参考例句：

• Let me premise my argument with a bit of history.让我引述一些史实作为我立论的前提。
• We can deduce a conclusion from the premise.我们可以从这个前提推出结论。

4 swapping   

交换，交换技术

参考例句：

• The slow swapping and buying of horses went on. 马匹的买卖和交换就是这样慢慢地进行着。
• He was quite keen on swapping books with friends. 他非常热衷于和朋友们交换书籍。

5 nutritious   

adj.有营养的，营养价值高的

参考例句：

• Fresh vegetables are very nutritious.新鲜蔬菜富于营养。
• Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。

6 con   

n.反对的观点，反对者，反对票，肺病；vt.精读，学习，默记；adv.反对地，从反面；adj.欺诈的

参考例句：

• We must be fair and consider the reason pro and con.我们必须公平考虑赞成和反对的理由。
• The motion is adopted non con.因无人投反对票，协议被通过。