美国应主动带动碳排放交易市场
<p><span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="hosepipe">hosepipe</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nevada">Nevada</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="potholes">potholes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>, <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>.</p><p>无论是因内华达州再次出台的软管禁令（<span word="hosepipe">hosepipe</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>，指禁止在水龙头上接橡胶软管为花园浇水、灌游泳池等——译者注）而倍感不便，还是在芝加哥街头撞上某个比往常更深的地陷坑，数百万美国人都体会到了全球变暖的影响。</p><p><span word="Evidence">Evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span> – <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="public">public</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>. <span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>, <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="along">along</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="shores">shores</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="credentials">credentials</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="then">then</span>.</p><p>显示全球变暖影响的证据还在不断累积，美国公众对这个问题的认知也在不断加深。不过，依然没有谁愿意来做出艰难的决定。巴拉克•奥巴马(<span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>)政府下月将推出限制美国电厂碳排放的规定。在国会(<span word="Congress">Congress</span>)缺席的情况下，行政部门能采取一些行动聊胜于无。然而，除非美国能证明自己对碳排放定价是认真的，否则美国几乎不可能带动世界其他地区效仿。最后期限是明年的巴黎气候变化峰会。美国赶在那个期限之前建立信誉至关重要。</p>
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