韩国留学关注韩国碳排放指标-新东方前途出国

    　　The South Korean government said Tuesday that the country would reduce carbon emissions over the next decade by the strictest of three plans under consideration, amounting to a 30% cut from the expected 2020 level.

    　　韩国政府说，为了削减碳排放，将在未来10年执行正在考虑的三个计划中最严格的一个，使2020年的碳排放量比未采取任何减排措施的正常水平降低30%。

    　　The government in August committed to setting an emissions-reduction target even though South Korea isn't required to do so under the United Nations' Kyoto Protocol, through which countries are trying to address climate change.

    　　韩国政府8月份时承诺设定一个减排目标，尽管根据联合国《京都议定书》，韩国不必这样做。各国正在努力根据《京都议定书》应对气候变化问题。

    　　Seoul officials said at the time that they hoped to set an example for other countries classified as developing under the protocol, such as China and India, to set 2020 targets of their own. Under the protocol, most developing countries don't have to begin setting targets until 2030.

    　　韩国官员当时说，他们希望为该议定书划定的中国和印度等其它发展中国家做出榜样。根据《京都议定书》，大多数发展中国家在2030年之前不必设定强制减排目标。

    　　But by many financial and economic measurements, South Korea is considered a developed country and it has been a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development since the mid-1990s.

    　　但按许多金融和经济指标衡量，韩国都被认为是发达国家，而且从上世纪90年代中期以来，它一直是经济合作与发展组织(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development)的成员。

    　　In a statement, Mr. Lee said the target would create 'short-term burdens' for South Korea but yield 'broader national gains.'

    　　李明博在声明中说，这个目标会给韩国带来短期负担，但让国家在更广阔的领域受益。

    　　He said the target will help South Korean manufacturers avoid the carbon-related tariffs that some developed countries are creating through tariffs and would push the country to develop new businesses in pollution-fighting technology.

    　　他说，这个目标将帮助韩国制造商避免一些发达国家想要征收的碳排放税，并推动韩国开发对抗污染的新技术。

    　　In August, the government laid out target scenarios for cuts of 21%, 27% and 30% from business-as-usual levels by 2020. The 30% level is equivalent to 4% less than the 594 million tons of carbon that South Korean emitters produced in 2005.

    　　今年8月，韩国政府制定了将碳排放量较2020年未采取任何减排措施的正常水平分别削减21%、27%和30%的三个目标。30%的水平相当于比韩国2005年5.94亿吨的碳排放量少了4%。

    　　Mr. Lee's office announced the target after a cabinet meeting Tuesday morning.

    　　李明博办公室在周二上午的内阁会议后宣布了这个目标。

    　　The targeted amount is still less than other developed nations are required to cut by the Kyoto accord. But it creates a challenge for South Korean industries, where carbon emissions doubled in the period from 1990 to 2005, the fastest rate in the OECD.

    　　这个目标的数量仍低于《京都议定书》对其它发达国家的减排要求。但这对韩国工业构成了挑战。韩国的碳排放量在1990年至2005年期间增长了一倍，是经济合作与发展组织成员国中增速最快的。

    　　The steepest cuts will occur in construction and transportation, the government said. In construction, which accounts for 25% of carbon emissions, South Korea is targeting a 31% reduction by what they would have been in 2020. In the transportation sector, which accounts for 17% of emissions, it plans to trim emissions by 33% to 37%.

    　　韩国政府说，减排量最大的将是建筑和交通运输部门。在占碳排放总量25%的建筑业中，韩国的目标是比2020年的预计水平减少31%。在占碳排放总量17%的交通运输业中，韩国计划使之削减33%至37%的排放量。

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