A. conclusive B. indiscriminate C. awe D. favourable E. uninhabitable F. address G. advocating H. agenda I. attain J. conventional K. odds |
The world has warmed more than one degree Celsius since the Industrial Revolution. The Paris climate agreement hoped to restrict warming to two degrees. The
In the decade that ran from 1979 to 1989, we had an excellent opportunity to solve the climate crisis. The world’s major powers came within several signatures of
Nearly everything we understand now about global warming was understood in 1979. Human beings have altered Earth’s atmosphere through the
But they failed, even though the world’s leading oceanographer Henry Stommel and the Harvard planetary physicist Richard Goody, whose mere presence could inspire
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A. abandoned B. challenge C. colored D. demonstrate E. ensures F. initiatives G. innovation H. pilot I. purchased J. recycled K. tailors |
Lego: One Step Closer to Being Sustainable
The Lego Group is one step closer to reaching its goal of making all its products from sustainable materials by 2030.
The Danish toymaker revealed a prototype (雏形) brick made from
“The biggest
It will be “some time” before bricks made from used materials can be
“Experimentation and failing is an important part of learning and
The move follows last year’s announcement that the company was making a $400 million investment over three years into sustainability
A. alternatives B. behavioural C. completion D. consideration E. met F. modernizing G. occupied H. powering I. schemes J. specify K. thorough |
Carbon Impact
De-carboning existing housing will require households to stop burning fossil fuels and wood to power and heat their homes. If the UK’s current energy demand could be
The smart solution is to reduce the energy demand of homes. This energy demand includes the energy needed to heat (or cool) a home and that required for a home to run, such as
Architects can have a big impact on energy demand through improving the performance of the building envelope by increasing insulation (绝缘) and airtightness. We can also work with building services engineers to
The rebuilding works took place while the building was
A. replacing B. tolerate C. extremes D. experiencing E. average F. estimates G. impact H. reserved I. assess J. cover K. continued |
Urban Trees Are Threatened by Climate Change
By 2050, about three-quarters of the species will be at risk as a result of climate change, a study has found. Cities around the world may need to start planting different types of trees and shrubs that can
“By ‘at risk’, we mean these species might be
City trees have many benefits, from making urban spaces look beautiful and providing a refuge for wildlife to keeping places up to 12°C cooler than they would otherwise be in summer. Losing tree
To
By 2050, 76 per cent of these species will be at risk from rising
The study doesn’t take account of
“Our
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