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1、外刊精读Achieving net zeroReading目录Contents01Presentation02PracticeWe are all aware of the effect greenhouse gas emissions is having on our planet and the efforts needed to tackle climate change.Most of us are doing our bit to minimise our impact on the environment,but despite our collective effort,are
2、we doing enough to achieve net zero by 2050?Para.1Net zero means not adding to the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.Many countries are doing their bit by changing how they generate and use power,thereby cutting carbon dioxide output.And they announced what further steps they were going t
3、o take at the recent COP26 summit in Glasgow.Para.2In the UK,the government has been setting out its plans to achieve net zero by 2050.Its recently announced an end date for the sale of gas boilers,which are used for heating homes.The idea is to replace them with heat pumps.Its offering homeowners g
4、rants of up to 5,000 to get them installed.Another initiative in the UK is a big push towards electric vehicles.There are to be financial incentives for car manufacturers,and more charging points are to be installed in streets.And theres to be a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030.
5、Para.3But not all emissions can be reduced to zero,so those remaining will have to be compensated for,or offset.One way to do this is to plant thousands of trees,which are good at absorbing carbon dioxide.The UK government has pledged to plant 30,000 hectares of trees a year by 2025.There are other
6、ideas too,but whats certain is this will cost money.The CBIs Tom Thackray told the BBC that“those costs have to be weighed up against the cost of inaction.”Para.4Whether the UK,or anyone else,reaches net zero remains to be seen.And theres some doubt about how this can be accurately measured anyway.B
7、ut its generally recognised that a global effort is needed to tackle climate change.Therefore,net zero targets only make sense if every other country is moving in the same direction.Para.5PracticePractice 阅读课文并回答问题。1.In which city did many world leaders recently meet to discuss reaching netzero?Glas
8、gow,UK.Practice 阅读课文并回答问题。2.Name one thing the UK government is going to end the sale of.It plans to end the sale of gas boilers,and petrol and diesel vehicles.Practice 阅读课文并回答问题。3.What is the UK government hoping to plant by 2025?The UK government has pledged to plant 30,000 hectares of trees a yea
9、r by 2025.Practice 阅读课文并回答问题。4.True or false?A few countries need to take action to tackle climate change.False.Its generally recognised that a global effort is needed to tackle climate change.Practice 阅读课文并回答问题。5.What device needs to be installed more commonly in streets in order to power electric
10、cars?More charging points need to be installed in streets to power electric cars.Vocabularyemission 排放climate change 气候变化do ones bit 尽一份力net zero“净零排放”（温室气体净排放为零）greenhouse gas 温室气体carbon dioxide 二氧化碳gas boiler 燃气锅炉heat pump 热泵Vocabularyelectric vehicle 电动车辆，电动汽车incentive 鼓励，激励offset 抵消inaction 不作为，不行动global effort 全球携手努力target 目标Thanks