据彭博社8月11日消息:美国能源行业的温室气体排放量有望达到30多年来的最高水平,因为公用事业越来越多地转向煤炭,以推动新冠肺炎疫情后的经济复苏。
政府周二公布的数据显示,今年的碳排放量将增加7%,至48.9亿吨,至少是1990年以来的最大增幅。煤炭在美国电力结构中的份额将从去年的20%增加到23%,因为天然气价格高企促使公用事业单位燃烧更多这种污染最严重的化石燃料。
在这份报告发布之前,联合国周一发表了一份具有里程碑意义的文件,警告称,如果不采取严厉措施遏制碳排放,未来20年地球气温将上升1.5摄氏度(2.7华氏度),从而引发全球气候模式的灾难性变化。
冯娟 摘译自 彭博社
原文如下:
U.S. Energy Emissions Set to Surge Most in More Than 30 Years
Greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. energy industry are align="justify"> Carbon emissions will swell 7% this year to 4.89 billion metric tons, according to government data released Tuesday, the biggest increase since at least 1990. Coal’s share of the U.S. power mix will increase to 23%, up from 20% last year, as high natural gas prices prompt utilities to burn more of the dirtiest fossil fuel.
The report follows a landmark United Nations paper Monday warning that without drastic efforts to curb carbon emissions, the planet is on track to warm by 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) over the next two decades, triggering catastrophic shifts in global weather patterns.