2015年CRI Xi's US Visit Reinforces Common Vision on Tackling Climate Change: US Energy Chief

 

The U.S. Energy Secretary says the prospects¹ for China-US cooperation in combating climate change are encouraging.

He made the remark after leaders from the two countries issued a joint² presidential announcement.

Ernest Moniz says President Xi's visit has pushed forward the implementation³ of commitments announced by China and the United States.

"First of all, I think the visit of President Xi is one that is reinforcing what is I think a common vision between the United States and China in terms of addressing climate change. Obviously, it started with their joint announcement, President Obama and President Xi last November in Beijing, and I might say that announcement itself was very, very important. It really changed the nature, I think, of the global dialogue in terms of how we will address climate. But now with this visit, we are going to the next step. We're talking about implementation."

Moniz says China has made great efforts to honor its commitments on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions⁴.

" In addition, we have a very important collaboration⁵, which, I think, gets less attention, is the one between sub-national governments, states or cities. And there we see also Chinese cities and American cities often partnering, and we are seeing their commitments about, in fact, peaking the urban emissions much earlier than 2030."

He says the U.S. has adopted an open view in cooperating with Chinese companies.

"We are certainly very open and welcoming. In fact, in the Department of Energy, first of all, we have some major projects, for example, in carbon capture and sequestration where Chinese participants are both welcomed and deeply engaged in the discussion. But we've also had Chinese companies have equity⁶ stakes in some of the companies that we have supported. So we look forward very much to investments in both directions."

Meanwhile, Moniz says the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) provides a good example in technology cooperation.

"I might just note that specifically in technology cooperation, we do have what, I think, is a very successful joint program called the Clean Energy Research Center (CERC), which has a number of different tracks, involving buildings, involving coal and carbon capture and sequestration and the like. And we had a major review of that program earlier this year. And I think that's been very successful and frankly⁷, could provide a template for bilateral⁸ collaboration that we have not only with China, but with other countries as well."

1 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

4 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。

5 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

6 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

7 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

8 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。