第一篇：低碳生活英语素材
随着《联合国气候变化框架公约》第15次缔约方会议暨《京都议定书》第五次缔约方会议（联合国气候变化大会，UN Climate Change Conference）于12月7日在丹麦首都哥本哈根召开，“低碳”顿时成为闪亮登场，成为媒体高频词语，同时也成为今年最受关注的流行词语。与此同时，以“低碳经济”为先导，“碳足迹”、“低碳技术”、“低碳发展”、“低碳生活方式”、“低碳社会”、“低碳城市”、“低碳世界”等一系列新概念、新政策应运而生，成为人们耳熟能详的流行语。
从社会语言学角度来说，流行语不仅仅是语言符号，它们是社会变化发展的缩影，从特定角度表达着人们的价值观念和文化心态，真实地映照出社会现象和时代的变迁。流行语中有为数不少的一部分属于外来语。改革开放以来，随着中西文化多方位、多渠道的接触与交流，反映当代西方文化的名词术语更是大量涌入中华文化和汉语中，成为人们日常生活中的常用词汇，有相当一部分曾经是各个阶段的流行语，如“次贷危机”就是subprime loan/lengding/mortgage/mortgage loan crisis等。
既然一部分流行语属于外来语，那么，从英语学习的角度来说，掌握这些最新流行语无疑有利于我们提高英语表达能力。为此，本文特收集整理一些与“低碳经济”密切相关的英语词语，附录相关例句，以方便广大的英语学习者掌握一些最新的相关表达。
1． 低碳经济，即low-carbon economy。网络百科全书维基百科收录有low-carbon economy词条，其篇首第一句话如下：A Low-Carbon Economy(LCE)or Low-Fossil-Fuel Economy(LFFE)is a concept that refers to an economy which has a minimal output of greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions into the biosphere, but specifically refers to the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.值得说明的是，虽然目前网络搜索结果显示，“低碳”的英文有的写成low carbon，有的写成low-carbon，但总体上说还是使用连字符号的居多，如美联社12月7日关于哥本哈根联合国气候变化大会召开的新闻报道中有这么一句话：On the sidelines, climate activists competed for attention to their campaigns on deforestation, clean energy and low-carbon growth。
2． 碳足迹，即carbon footprint。简单地说，碳足迹是用来衡量我们在日常生活中消耗的二氧化碳的一种方式。无论是开车上班、乘飞机旅行，还是使用电灯、电脑，我们都消耗石油、煤和天然气等化石燃料。这些化石燃料在燃烧时，会排放出诸如二氧化碳之类导致地球变暖的温室气体。对于carbon footprint，维基百科有如下定义：A carbon footprint is “the total set of greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions caused by an organization, event or product”.For simplicity of reporting, it is often expressed in terms of the amount of carbon dioxide, or its equivalent of other GHGs, emitted.相关表达见如下例句：A new purpose-built office complex that will offer eco-friendly accommodation across 66,250 square feet is under construction in Wales.It is reported that the Cardiff Waterside project, entitled 3 Assembly Square, forms part of a ￡140 million construction project and will aim to offer business in the area an environment that has a lower carbon footprint than traditional office space.上述句子的背景是，英国政府成立了一个The Low Carbon Building Programme(LCBP)，即低碳建筑计划，维基百科解释说，LCBP is a Government programme in the United Kingdom administered by BERR(formerly the DTI).It offers grants towards the cost of installing domestic microgeneration technologies and larger scale distributed generation installations for public buildings and businesses, provided energy conservation standards are also met.3． 低碳技术，即low-carbon technology，这是发展低碳经济，倡导低碳生活的关键之关键，相关例句如下：The Carbon Trust today launched a new 10m pounds low carbon technology investment joint venture to help UK companies develop new low carbon technologies in China.The new joint venture is a partnership with the Carbon Trust and the China Energy Conservation Investment Corporation(CECIC)to develop and deploy low carbon technologies in China.专家指出，低碳技术将成为国家核心竞争力的一个标志——谁掌握了先进的低碳技术，谁就拥有了核心竞争力。低碳技术的面很广，大的技术类型包括节能技术、无碳和低碳能源技术、二氧化碳捕捉与埋存技术，还包括人类可以利用、可以展望到的低碳技术，如核能、风能、太阳能、生物质能、二氧化碳捕捉埋存等相关技术，其中的关键词就是低碳能源（low-carbon energy），如The world will need to spend an additional $10.5 trillion in the next two decades on energy efficiency and low-carbon energy to avoid runaway climate change, according to the International Energy Agency(IEA)。
4． 低碳发展，即low-carbon development/growth，经济发展的一种全新概念与模式。请看如下句子：China has issued a report saying the country is expected to realize by 2050 a low carbon development, featuring low energy demand and carbon dioxide output.5． 低碳生活方式，即low-carbon lifestyle，检索发现，这一词语已成为网络新宠，这是因为我国的大都市已经诞生了“低碳一族”，他们每天使用传统的发条闹钟，取代电子闹钟；在午休和下班后关掉电脑和平板显示器；一旦不用电灯、空调，随手关掉；手机一旦充电完成，立即拔掉充电插头；选择晾晒衣物，避免使用滚筒式干衣机；用在附近公园中的慢跑取代在跑步机上的45分钟锻炼；用节能灯替换60瓦的灯泡；不开汽车改骑自行车„„简而言之，“低碳生活”方式可以理解为减低二氧化碳的排放，就是低能量、低消耗、低开支的生活方式。而“低碳一族”正以自己生活细节的改变证明：气候变化已经不再只是环保主义者、政府官员和专家学者关心的问题，而是与我们每个人息息相关。在提倡健康生活已成潮流的今天，“低碳生活”不再只是一种理想，更是一种值得期待的新的生活方式！相关英语表达见如下例句：（1）A one-year carbon emission reduction program proposed by China's Ministry of Environmental Protection(MEP)was started here Wednesday, on World Earth Day, to encourage citizens nationwide to adjust their lifestyle and live a “low-carbon” lifestyle.A low-carbon lifestyle covers many aspects of modern life, such as transportation, home heating, and holiday travel, which can be conducted in a way that gives the maximum reduction of personal carbon emissions./（2）As the Copenhagen Climate Conference is drawing near, more and more debate about low-carbon lifestyle come forth./（3）Just this year, the low-carbon lifestyle, or Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability(LOHAS), suddenly became trendy in China, particularly among young urbanites, Lin said.与“低碳生活方式”相关的说法还有“低碳生活”，即low-carbon life，相关搭配就是lead a low-carbon life，如http:///网站就专门介绍各种低碳生活的小贴士。因为“低碳经济”提出的大背景是全球气候变暖对人类生存和发展的严峻挑战，因此，“低碳生活方式”还可以表达为 climate-friendly lifestyles，见http://www.xiexiebang.com/page.cfm?tagID=20927网站，该网站介绍了低碳生活的三大贴士（Tips for a Healthy, Low-Carbon Life），有兴趣的读者不妨一读。
根据上述概念，我们不难理解，一个提倡导低碳经济的社会就是“低碳社会”（low-carbon society），同理就有“低碳社区”，“低碳城市”和“低碳世界”，即low carbon community, low-carbon city和low-carbon world。因为在资源日益短缺、生态环境受到挑战的今天，发展
低碳经济、倡导低碳生活、建设低碳城市正在成为国际上普遍认同的经济社会发展模式。其他说法还有“低碳开发区”，即low carbon development zone，如下述例句：One example of this is the Low Carbon Development Zones being discussed by the EU and China.The Zones, piloted in a small number of Chinese cities and provinces, could both support China’s transition to a low carbon economy and accelerate the development and deployment of low carbon goods, technologies and services to EU, Chinese and global markets.显而易见，在全球暖化（global warming）导致的气候变化（climate change）的威胁之下，全球正直面低碳挑战（low-carbon challenge），因此，发展低碳经济，减少碳排放（carbon emission reduction），倡导低碳生活方式不但势在必行，而且是我们每一个地球人都必须重视和行动起来的头等大事。
第二篇：英语低碳生活素材
我们中的每个人都应该对自己日常生活活动和选择所产生的温室气体负责。因此，防止气候变化需要地球上的每个人共同来努力。
EACH and every one of us is responsible for the greenhouse gases we emit in our daily actions and choices.Therefore, combating climate change is going to take the combined efforts of everyone on the planet.在中国，平均每户每年的碳排放量是2.41吨二氧化碳。足够填充半个奥运游泳池了。
The average household carbon footprint in China is 2.41 tons of carbon dioxide annually.That's enough to fill half an Olympic swimming pool.看到这个数字觉得吃惊么？下面，我们来看看怎样减少碳排放量。
Surprised? Well, here's how you can work to reduce it:
1.开始计算你自己的碳排放量。这个数据是你的起点，从这里开始你可以监控自己的进展。接下来，你可以记录一些细节，例如：你所居住的公寓的情况，你的个人能源消费及旅游习惯。
1.Get started by calculating your own carbon footprint.This will give you a starting point from which to begin monitoring your progress.You enter details such as what sort of apartment you live in, your personal energy use and travel habits.2.每周有一天吃素。由于烹饪肉类耗时较长，所以耗能更多。此外，动物打嗝、放屁时会产生另一种危险的温室气体--甲烷。
2.Each week, choose one day when you don't eat meat.Meat uses up lots of energy because it takes a long time to produce.Animals produce methane, which is another dangerous greenhouse gas, when they burp and fart.3.只买适量的食物，如有剩饭要富有创新精神。例如：将剩菜做成汤。在餐厅吃饭，如有剩饭一定要打包。但是，切记要适用自己的饭盒，避免用一次性饭盒。
3.Only buy the amount of food you need and if there are leftovers, get creative.For instance, make them into a soup.Ask to take food home from restaurants if there's some left, but remember to take your own container to avoid using a disposable carton.4.了解身边的回收利用设施。然后，确保把纸张、塑料瓶等物品分开以方便回收。也有回收电器、电池的地方，确保你能找到它们。
4.Find out what the recycling options are in your area.Then make sure you keep items such as paper and plastic bottles separate so that they can be recycled.There are places where you can recycle electronic appliances and batteries.Make sure you find them.5.使用节能灯泡节省能源。它们的耗电量仅是普通灯泡的三分之一，持续时间却是后者的10倍。
5.Conserve energy by using efficient light bulbs.They use about one-third of the energy of normal bulbs and last 10 times as long.6.热水器不用就别开，温度控制不要过热。烧水时在锅上盖好盖子。
6.Only turn the water heater on when necessary, and adjust temperature controls to avoid overheating.Put a lid on a pan when boiling water.7.使用后的废水将被处理，此时污水中的部分甲烷会释放到大气中。建议采用喷头淋浴而非浴缸。缩短两分钟洗澡时间，省水同时为自己多争取两分钟睡眠时间。
7.After use, waste water has to be treated, and some methane from sewage escapes into the atmosphere.Take showers rather than baths and reduce your shower time by two minutes.This will save water and give you an extra two minutes in bed.8.使用洗衣机时，确认满载，如果衣服不是很脏就把温度调低。
8.When using the washing machine, be sure there's a full load and turn the temperature down if it's not really grubby.9.和洗衣机一样位列“最贪婪”家电的就是电冰箱了。电冰箱要避免太阳直射，远离微波炉或火炉，尽量保证它的工作效率。另外，切记不要把热的食物放进冰箱。
9.The greediest home device along with the washing machine is the fridge.Make sure it's as efficient as possible by keeping it out of direct sunlight and away from the oven or heater.Don't put food in when it's still warm.10.这一点很明显也很重要：不使用时，关掉所有电器，包括灯。
10.This is obvious, but essential: switch off all appliances when you're not using them.This includes lights.11.门底或窗户缝进风时，没必要提高室内温度。再密封一下窗户缝就可以留住热气了。
11.There's no point having the heat up high while the wind's blowing in under the door or sneaking in through the window.Reseal all window frames to keep the heat in.12.取消不必要的打印工作，纸张两面都可打印，尽量减少页边空白。
12.Only print things out when necessary, and print double-sided and reduce the margins.13.在单位尽量使用自己的杯子和餐具。这能减少一次性杯子和餐具的废弃量--但是，这就意味着洗餐具要消耗很多水。因此，洗餐具时要注意用水方法。
13.Take your own mug and cutlery to work.This saves throwing away disposable cups and containers-but that could be outweighed by washing your cutlery.So, pay attention to how you use water when washing your dishes.14.食品生产耗能巨大。买食品时，请尽量选择当地食品而非进口食品，买新鲜蔬菜而不是冷冻食品。
14.Food production eats up lots of energy.When you buy food, go local rather than imported, and get fresh vegetables instead of frozen.15.使用可再用、可循环、可降解物品。记得使用可再用的购物袋。
15.Look for reusable, recyclable, biodegradable items and remember to carry your reusable shopping bags!
16.尽量买高质量，寿命长的商品，尽管这可能会有一点贵。笔记本电脑比台式电脑效率更高，小屏幕电视比宽屏电视要好。
16.Try to buy high-quality, long-lasting products even though they may cost a little more.A laptop is more efficient than a desktop, and a small screen TV is better than a big flat-screen.17.不要购买没必要的衣物，对衣物料子的选择要谨慎。羊毛和棉织品有很强的温室气体影响。人造纤维，例如伸缩尼龙就是个更好的选择。
17.Don't purchase unnecessary clothes, and be careful about the materials you buy.Wool and cotton fabrics have a really high greenhouse gas impact.Manmade fibers such as polyester are a better choice.18.所有机动化的外出旅行都会产生二氧化碳。公共汽车和火车会比汽车好，而步行和骑自行车更好。这不仅有益身心健康，还很便宜。
18.All motorized travel is carbon-intensive.Buses and trains are better than cars, but walking or cycling is better still.It's also better for your health and cheaper.19.相比而言，航空旅行简直就是环境灾难。除了二氧化碳，飞机还释放出另外一种有害气体--一氧化碳。
19.Air travel is an environmental disaster.As well as carbon dioxide, planes emit nitrogen oxide, another nasty gas.20.（碳评论博客写手）Chris Goodall曾说：“研究这个问题，从中找到适合中国的选项。一起讨论接下来该怎么做。努力用中国的熟练技能为世界其他国家提供答案。如果气候变化问题持续不加以抑制，中国也将不能自给自足。我们没有选择。我们不得不采取行动。”
20.Chris Goodall says: “Study the issues.Understand the options
available to China.Get involved in the debates about what to do.Find ways of using the country's immense skills to provide answers to the rest of the world.If climate change goes on unchecked, China will not be able to feed itself.Water will run out.We have no choice.We have to act.”
21.了解当地致力于防备气候变化的组织。多了解该方面信息，积极参与活动、传播消息。
21.Find out about local groups that are committed to combating climate change.Stay informed, get involved, and spread the word.
第三篇：低碳生活英语材料
Low Carbon lifestyle--Take the chance today!Since the Industry Revolution took place centuries’ ago.Human civilization has been developed rapidly, we dug up the ground in order to find oil and coal;we launch the rockets and spaceships in order to conquer the universe and do scientific research;we invent cars ,planes in order to shorten the distance between you and me…We fight with the nature to rob the resource we need;we kill the wild animals for their fur and meat , even sometimes just for entertainment…In this battle , however ,our nature seems to be a loser.She uses hard and solid rocks to protect her jewelry but it is still stolen by “clever” human at last.She spent centuries creating many fantastic creatures.But human seems to only need a little time to destroy all of them.The nature seems to be defeated by us.And us, human beings, the cleverest creature on the Earth.Seems to be a conqueror.Do we conquest the nature? Of course not.The serious environmental problem generates amounts of destructive effects to the entire planet: ice melting, climate change, animals and plants’ extinction, and threat of human society.Primarily, as the temperature increases, ice melting is regard as the most intractable issue.The sea level goes up because of the melts of ice.Jonathan Over peck, an earth scientist at the University of Arizona in Tucson thinks sea level rises at rates of up to a meter or three feet per hundred year.This statistic reveals the raising temperature is detrimental to global climate and the main reason why global warming results in sea level rising is that results from thermal expansion.When the temperature of the sea becomes warming than before, so the sea level rises.In addition, as a result of ice melting, landscape also transforms.Statistics suggest that countries built on islands such as Maldives would be submerged in a matter of decades, for the constant rising of sea level.It is caused by global warming, the notoriously environmental problem, which is capable to destroy our mother earth and even ready to it.It disturbs weather patterns, causing droughts, severe storms, hurricanes.People suffered a lot from disasters relevant to global warming.Meanwhile, global warming also causes climate change which brings about many other awful effects such as more destructive storms, more fire disaster and more intensive droughts.The second effect of global warming is to make many animals and plants endangered.Considerable data verified that more than 200 native plant species in the United States have gone;more than 760 plant species in the U.S.are federally listed as endangered or threatened and 20 percent of our native plant species are in decline and on endangered list.As same as plants, there are also many endangered animals which are imputable to global warming, such as Polar bears.Some scientists believe the Polar bears in Alaska will become extinct in 50 years' time.These data warn us that we should call for take actions to keep species survive.The last negative effect of global warming is more related to humankind.Global warming will also threaten human society.It will cause the infectious diseases too easy to spread and infect.Bacteria will be hard to control because they have adapted to the environment.The house will be eroded by destructive insects, hence people will lead a homeless life eventually.What’s more, global warming impedes outdoor activities.Some outside entertainment sports such as skiing and snowboard will be influenced by ice melting and climate change.The carbon-dioxide we emit to the atmosphere adds to global warning.Melted polar ice cap has rung the alert to us.People around the world may feel that the climate has been getting steadily warmer and warmer in recent years.Places which used to be abundant in snowfall have frequently experienced snow-free winters.Drought lasts longer in some dry areas.People find that without air conditioners they could hardly work or fall asleep on hotter summer days.Recent years in summer, the hot air, sweeps across the whole country.Our sweat poured down like rain.And winter however, it’s also warmer them before.In Dagang Oilfield, last winter, we have not ever seen a snow flake!Some places are drier and some other places are more usually to suffer a flood.The nature seems to going to revenge us by using the disasters and we are facing the risk of the nature’s “pay back”.What is global warming? Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century and the temperature will still go up.According to the 2007 Fourth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C(1.33 ± 0.32 °F)during the 20th century.In nearly 100 years, the average global temperature goes through four periods: cold, warm, cold again, and warm again.Since the 1980s, the temperature has been ascending obviously.As the studies conducted by massive gathering of scientists from all over the world points out, if the global average temperature raised over 2 degrees Celsius, global climate change will be self sustaining, at that point, and a no longer stable climate will be the nightmare reality for every inhabitant of earth.What causes global warming? It is caused by several factors.First, population explosion is one of the main factors of global warming;it also threatens the balance between man and nature.Second, atmospheric pollution is being on the rise, the impact of greenhouse gases is a major factor in the greenhouse effect.Greenhouse gases mainly include carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide.When the density of these gases increased, the green house effect will strengthen.The sunlight passes through the atmosphere to the land and oceans, in turn, the land and oceans release heat, or infrared radiation into the atmosphere, but lots of this radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere.Although greenhouse gases make up only about 1 percent of the Earth’s atmosphere, but much of this radiation is absorbed by greenhouse gases.Besides among the greenhouse gases the carbon dioxide becomes the controlling factor of long-term change in the greenhouse effect.And it has already become an international major problem.It is also the basic problem of global warming.Third, marine ecology and environment take a turn for the worse.That may lead to the damage of fresh water resources.Forth, erosion, salinization, and desertification of land make the ecological environment deteriorated, and flood and sand storm may happen more frequently.Fifth, the forest resources are sharply decreased by natural changes and human actions.Sixth, acid rain can destroy the forests, acidate lakes, and endanger animals.Seventh, water pollution destroys the balance between the demand and supply of fresh water.Last, toxic chemical wastes have threatened on the ecological environment on the earth’ surface.As the situation entails, every one of us has responsibilities to protect the planet and ensure the survival of our species.Luckily, Even though the situation is such serious, we still have the chance, to save us and make friends with the nature.The chance is that: man should live a low carbon-dioxide lifestyle from today!So, what’s it like? Low Carbon dioxide seems like an empty concept and as if it lives very far from us.When it comes to the low Carbon-dioxide, the aspects that come into our mind are no more than the leaflet that the environmental-protection organization send, the speeches that politicians make, the topic that scientists research.Many of us will say such as: Oh man, that’s not our business.And so on.Global warming has posed a serious threat to the survival of humanity in the future.Few people have realized that what our actions in this time mean more to our future than ever.Taking into account the devastating effects of global warming, we can draw the conclusion that global warming is a great threat to our world.Facing the growing menace of global warming, more scientific and active preventive measures should be taken on a larger scale to change for the better.But a survey conducted by Yale University and George Mason University found that the number of Americans who believe that climate change was a joke or scientific conspiracy had more than doubled since 2008, from 7 percent to 16 percent of the population.An additional 13 percent of Americans say they think that even if the planet is warming, it was a result solely of natural factors and was not a significant concern.This survey exposes a certain number of people who do not see it as a severe problem.But in my view.The chances we can take for reduce the CO2 emission is everywhere.In the morning you go to school by private car, why not try to ride to school instead? It’s an environment protection activity as well as an exercise.Then when you attending the class, like math, you can use each side of one paper to write in order to save paper.At noon, classes are over, when the last one leaves the classroom, please make sure that all appliances have been switched off.A large amount of electric energy can be saved by doing this.In the afternoon, if the students on duty can pay attention on the way how they use water to clean the floor and blackboard, and don’t leave the water running, I think they can reduce a large percent of water.Except for the reduction of the expenses of the school, it is also embodies the awareness of the environmental protection.Whether you are in school or at home, you can also do something to live a low Carbon dioxide lifestyle: First, when you are at home.After eating, instead of using facial tissue, why not use handkerchief to clean your mouth and hands? Furthermore, as your parents are cooking, you can tell them that they needn’t overuse much energy to cook fool or boil water, just as them done are all right.As time passes by you will find that little by little you can not only decrease the expense of gas of your family, but also contribute to the reduction of the carbon-dioxide emission.Second, with summer approaching, try not turning on the air conditioning unless it’s too hot to stand.We have many ways to make our house feel cool, open appropriate windows to make fresh air blow in, or just use the fan as an alternative way.When you do this, a few kW-H of electricity can be saved and the power plant can burn lesser coal or oil.Also, we are senior high school students and we are often staying up late.So I suggest that if we can change our reading lamp into a more energy-saving one.It should be an effective way to reduce Carbon-dioxide emission.Fourth, take water for example, we use water everyday, and the problem of water-wasting is very serious.There are many ways to save water in our daily life: we can use the used water to clean the floor instead of pour them into sewer such as use the water we washed face can water the flowers or do housework.Would you know that the fresh water we use and drink need large amount of energy to purify? The fresh water only takes up 30 percent of water on the Earth.And it is only the fresh water that we can drink or use.In addition, when you do some shopping with your parents on the market, it is a good idea to use a paper bag instead of a plastic one.Though there are many people saying this, a few people are willing to do this.Just because the plastic bag is too convenient.In my opinion, the negative effects on plastic bags are larger than its positive effects.Many animals will die if they swallow it.And it’s hard to break down in nature.As well as it west energy to produce and contributes to the carbon-dioxide emission.More importantly, try to use as much green energy sources and products as economic situations allows, especially people in social position, to who with greater resources lays greater responsibility to use those resources for the greater good.Our government is taking some positive and effective actions too.In these years our government has carried out some polices in order to encourage people to use the energy-saving product.In some cities, the government has closed down many factories which cause serious environment pollution and large CO2 emission.And they also hold many lectures and produce many TV programs to raise public awareness.What’s more, they also provide some useful power-saving tips and scientists working for government are doing lots of research in order to find ways to solve the greenhouse gas emission.It seems like that whole society has taken part in this activity.Then, what should we do? As you see, the things mentioned above are in our daily life.Tomorrow when you go to school or stay at home, these things will all take place.We still have the chance to reduce the emission of CO2.We must put the awareness in our mind.Some of us often hold the opinion that: Even though I don’t do it, the CO2 emission to the atmosphere that I contribute to is not more.Or even if I do that, the contribution to CO2 emission will not be less.They think that low carbon-dioxide isn’t themselves business.They think that big factories’ or the rich or government officials should care about it.Imagine that if the paper in front of you is the last piece, the water you used in the toilet is the last drop, the light you switched on is the last one kilowatt-hour in the world, would you want to waste them? There are still some people worried that if they live the low CO2 life.Will other people consider them as strange-behavior men? Well, I think that nowadays almost everyone has known the importance of the low CO2 lifestyle and I think almost everyone will accept it.So people will think that the others among me don’t lead this environmental-friendly lifestyle, why should I do this? Why should I be considered as a strange man? But I think when we have known the importance of doing this, so the pioneer should be us.Imagine that if you see a man is going to die but do nothing to save him, what do you think of yourself? So let us get the move on.Reduce the CO2 emission from the daily life.As the time go through, you will find that your life style has effect on the people among you.The more people join us, the closer between the goal and us.To stop global warming we should make immediate and continual efforts.We hope the situation will soon change.Global warming catches and holds our concern, for it affects us and will affect our later generations.’s go into action.Just do it.Our earth needs all of us.No wait, do it from today: low-Carbon dioxide lifestyle!
自从工业革命到现在几个世纪以来，人类文明正在快速发展，我们向地下钻探以挖掘石油及煤炭，我们发射火箭以探索太空以及进行科学探索，我们发明汽车、轮船、飞机以缩短出发地与目的地之间的距离，我们发明手机和固定电话以缩短心与心之间的距离„„我们与自然交战，以取得我们所需的资源我们为了野生动物的毛皮和肉而杀死他们，甚至于有些时候仅仅是为了娱乐„„在这场战争中，我们的大自然看起来像是一个失败者：她用坚固的巨石来保护她的珍宝，但是最后仍然被“聪明的”人类偷走，她耗费无数年创造出来奇妙的生物，但是人类仅需几十年甚至几年就可以灭亡它们„„大自然似乎被我们打败了，而我们人类，万物之灵，似乎是征服者。
我们真的征服了自然么？ 当然没有。
大量的环境灾害对整个星球造成了毁灭性的影响：冰川融化，气候变化，动植物灭绝，以及对人类社会的威胁。首先，因为气温的升高，冰川融化已经成为了一个棘手的问题，融化的冰川加剧了海平面的升高。Jonathan Overpack，一位亚利桑那大学研究地球的科学家认为海平面的上升速度将会达到一米每百年，这个数字展示了上升的气温对全球气候的危害，以及全球变暖导致热能释放是导致海平面急剧上升一个主要原因，当海洋温度比原来更高时海平面将上升，海岸地区将受到影响。同时全球变暖也导致气候变化带来了许多负面影响比如更具破坏力的沙尘暴，更多的火灾以及更强烈的干旱。
全球变暖的第二个影响是是许多动植物濒危，可靠的数据表明超过美国已有200种本地植物已经灭绝，超过760种植物已被列为濒危物种，以及20%的本地植物正在减少，并且与植物相同大量的动物也因全球变暖而濒危，比如说北极熊，一些科学家相信50年后阿拉斯加的北极熊将全部灭绝，这些数据警示我们要重视对动植物物种的保护。
全球变暖的最后一个消极影响是与人类相关的，全球变暖也同样威胁到人类文明，它能导致传染病的蔓延，细菌的传播感染会变得更加不好控制，这些疾病将会威胁到我们的生活，房屋将会被昆虫或自然灾害侵蚀及损毁，因此将导致众多人无家可归，还有，全球变暖还将导致户外活动受影响，比如滑雪滑冰等将会被越来越温暖的气候“叫停”。
我们向大气中排放二氧化碳导致了全球变暖，融化的冰川为我们敲响了警钟，在这个夏天，热浪席卷了整个国家，人人汗流浃背，冬天，也似乎比原来更加温暖了，在大港油田，上个冬天我们甚至没有看到雪花！大自然似乎要让更频繁的自然灾害发生，我们似乎将要面临大自然的报复。
那具体什么是全球变暖呢？全球变暖指的是地表及海洋温度的升高。自20世纪中期开始，直至现在仍在持续着，通过2007年第四次气候变化政府间小组的调查报告看，20世纪地表温度已上升了0.74℃，在最近100年内全球平均气温共经历了四次波动：变冷，回暖，再变冷，再回暖，而从1983年开始，气温已经显著的上升了。
我们中的很多人会问：什么导致了全球变暖，嗯，主要由以下几个方面：第一，人口爆炸是全球变暖的一个主要原因，其也威胁到人类与自然间的平衡，第二，大气污染正在加剧，已经变成了一个主要的国际性问题，第三，海洋环境也变得更加糟糕，这破坏了淡水资源，第四，侵蚀作用、土地盐碱化以及沙漠化使得大量可用土壤退化，洪水和沙尘暴变得更加频繁，第五，森林资源因人类活动而急剧减少，第六，酸雨变得更加频繁，酸雨可以破坏森林以及酸化土壤和湖泊，是大量动物濒危，第七，水污染打破人类对淡水的需求以及淡水供给的平衡，最后，有毒的化学试剂污染威胁到了生物圈的生态环境。
幸运的是，即使这样，即使情况如此严峻，我们仍然有机会来拯救我们，以及善待自然。
机会就是：从今天起，过一种低碳的生活！
那么，这种生活方式又是怎样的呢？低碳看起来似乎是一种离我们很远的、空洞的概念，谈到低碳我们能想到的无非是环保组织发的传单，政客们做的演讲，以及科学家们研究的主题。我们中的许多人会说比如：这与我们有什么相关呢？等等。
耶鲁大学等大学曾做过一个调查发现，大量的美国人表示不相信全球变暖的严重性，在2008年这个数字还得以从7%加倍到了16%，另外还有13%的美国人认为即使全球正在变暖，那也只是一个社会及生产力发展的结果，不需要过焦虑，这个调查表明了的确有一部分人并不认为这是一个严重的问题。
但是在我看来，可以减排二氧化碳的机会无处不在：早上去上学，不乘私家车而骑车去学校，不仅有利于环保而且也锻炼身体，然后上课，比如说数学，你可以双面用纸来节约用纸，中午放学，最后一人离开教室时，确保所有的电器都已经关上，这样可以省一大部分电，下午大扫除，如果每位值日生都能注意用水的话，我想这样也可以节省大量的水。这样除了减少了学校的开支，也体现出了环保的意识。
不管你是在学校还是在家里，你都可以做一些低碳环保的事情：首先你在家的时候，吃完饭使用手帕而不是纸巾擦嘴或手，然后，在你的父母正做饭时，你可以建议他们不需要浪费太多的能源，食物做熟、水烧开即可，时间慢慢过去你就会发现你不仅为家庭减少了开支，并且还为减少二氧化碳排放做出了贡献，第二，随着夏天的临近，试着不去开空调，除非热得受不了，我们有很多办法把室温降下来，比如说开一些窗户使空气对流，或者说开电扇或扇扇子来代替，做这些的话，就可以少耗费几度电，发电厂将因此少耗费些石油和煤，这也对节能减排很有帮助，第三，我们是高中生，经常熬夜写作业学习，所以我建议我们把用的台灯换成节能灯，这也是一个有效地减少二氧化碳排放的方法，第四，拿用水举个例子，我们每天都在用水，水资源浪费的现象也很严重，我们在日常生活中的很多地方都可以节水：我们可以用洗过脸的水浇花或洗衣服而不是直接把它们倒进下水道里，要知道淡化水是需要耗费大量的能源的，而我们人类唯一可以饮用的淡水总量仅占世界水总量的30%。另外，当你和你的父母去市场买东西的时候，用纸袋购物而不使用塑料袋也是一个很好的办法，虽然很多人都在这么说，但是极少有人这么做，理由是使用塑料袋的确比较方便，在我看来，使用塑料袋对环境的消极影响远大于其积极影响，很多动物会因误食塑料袋而致死，并且塑料袋在自然环境下很难分解，制造它们还会排放大量的温室气体。
我们的政府也采取了大量的积极措施，这些年来我们的政府制定了一系列的政策来鼓励节能产品的生产，在一些城市，政府关停了很多高耗能高污染的企业，除此之外，还举办了一些讲座、做一些电视节目来普及低碳环保知识和理念，还有，他们也常提供一些有用的节能环保小贴士，科学家们也在做这方面的研究来解决温室气体排放的问题，看起来全社会似乎都已行动起来
那么我们呢？
你也看见了，以上所说的事情都发生在我们的日常生活中，明天你无论呆在家中还是去上学，这些事情都会发生，我们并不缺少减少碳排放的机会，只是缺少这方面的意识，我们中的许多人都认为即使我不做，环境也不会多么的恶化，或即使我做了，环境也不会得到明显的好转，他们认为低碳与他们无关，他们认为这仅仅与一些大工厂或富人或政府官员或科学家们有关，但想象一下假如你面前的纸是最后一张纸，你在厕所接的水是最后一滴，你开灯使用的电是最后一度，你还想去浪费它们么？但也有很多人会想如果只有自己做到了低碳生活，会不会变得太另类。我认为现在低碳意识已经深入人心，人们不去做仅仅是因为他们缺少一个带头人，而我想那个人应该是我们中的一个，因为我们已经充分了解到了低碳的必要性，想象一下假如你亲眼看着一个人要死去而不采取任何措施去救，你会怎么评价这种行为呢？所以让我们行动起来，在日常生活中减少二氧化碳的排放，当时间慢慢过去你会发现这种生活方式已经影响到了你身边的每一个人，加入我们的人越多，我们离目标就越近，让我们行动吧，不要再犹豫，从今天做起：低碳的生活方式！
第四篇：低碳生活英语演讲稿
I am honored to stand here to share you with such a important subject as the low carbon life.The issue of low carbon life is increasingly and seriously important in current days.What is more,individuals ,organizations and even the whole society have been attaching due attention to this issue.Especially after the Copenhagen meeting, low-carbon has become a catch word in the Chinese popular media and daily conversation of Chinese people.Not only China but all countries focus on the topic.In the attempt to get a clearer perspective of low carbon life.I will introduce low-carbon life from 3 aspect：WhatWhyHow.First of all, we should know what the low-carbon living is.“Low carbon life” is refers to life work and rest place cost when the energy to try to reduce, thereby reducing carbon, reducing the pollution of the atmosphere, slow ing ecological deteriorating, mainly from solar power saving and recovery of three links to change life details.In a word,it means less cost，healthier and safer.Meanwhile, a series of related words, such as low-carbon economy, low-carbon life, low-carbon society,low-carbon technology, carbon footprint and so on, comes with the tide of fashion.carbon footprint is the total amount of CO2 and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service.Why is there a need for us to advocate the lifestyle of low carbon
life?For one thing,our earth is confronted with kinds of pollutions,which result in a increasingly worse living environment.For another,the low carbon life have variety of benefits on creating a better life.For example,smog,acid rain,global warming,white pollution affect crop production and disrupts wildlife distributions,and leads to the extinction of wild species.Were there no environmental protection, never would we taste the real happiness of the life.Fortunately,low carbon lifestyle contributes a lot to the environmental protection and it is a favorable way to slow down the rate of climate change of our earth, which also means a lot to our health.For that low carbon life can provide us not only with delicious food,but also with fresh air,and such benefits as clean water and bright sunshine.Then people can keep fit physically,by taking part in the low carbon life.At last,the most important problem is that how do we live in a low carbon life.Firstly, the awareness of the importance of low carbon life should be enhanced,which will lead us to make every effort to protect the environment and keep the health lifestyle.Secondly,in this issue,researchers,scholars and experts are expected to work out up-to-date methods to livingcarbon life.Thirdly,it is imperative that proper regulations and polices with the joint of government are supposed to be introduced and enforced to promote the implementation of low carbon life.The most easy thing for our college students to live a low-carbon life is saving paper.We should print things out only when necessary, and print double-sided.Paper cups are made from cutting forests.We should try not to use them, or select the smaller ones because trees can absorb carbon dioxide and reduce greenhouse gas.Keep in mind that do not let the desert from the birth of your hands.(视频部分）In fact,some researchers have kept working hard on the research of saving paper,such as the invention of e-paper.Here is a viedo about the introduction of e-paper.Watch carefully,and then you will answer these questions:~
Other things we can do is recycling the old battery,Using energy-saving bulb,Turning off the power socket timely,Choosingbicycle , bus, and subwayand so on.There are so many low-carbon life actions that it is impossible to list all of them.Low-carbon life can be summarized as moderate food, house, transportation, more sports and not wasting.In terms of traditional Chinese culture, the concept of low-carbon life can also be regarded as hardworking and thrift.We should try our best to call for people around us to take part in the low carbon lifestyle, informing them that living a low carbon life not only can reduce emissions, make our own contributions to our city, but
also do good to ourselves, including keeping us healthy, set examples for our children when you have or for future generations, and so on.All in all, it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice.Just set our mind to these: no-car day, no plastic bags, and no waste.
第五篇：低碳生活英语演讲稿
Hello，everyone！My name is He haomin.My English name is Douglas.It is really a great honor to stand here and introduce myself, and I hope I can make a good performance today.Now I will introduce myself briefly.I’m 13 years old.I come from Class 19,grade 3，Laiwu experimental middle school.And I’m the monitor of my class，I always help others.I like English, so I’m here to take part in the competition, and I hope I can get a satisfying achievement, but I believe it’s important for me to take part in it.I believe I can become the ONLY star！
Low-carbon life Now I want to talk about a beautiful world!I always dream that I could live in a beautiful country.There are many flowers and trees in our city.The streets are clean and the air is very fresh!How nice it is!
But that is only a dream of mine!The reality is that nearly everyday we could see traffic jam because more and more people are using private cars which polluted the air much.That makes more and more people get Pneumoconiosis
So I think everyone should make a contribution to protect the environment.Taking care of our environment is very important.No matter where we live, we can do something for our homeland in common.Low-carbon life isn’t only a kind of lifestyle but also life attitude.Now I want to say: Let’s try our best to make our world more beautiful!That’s all.Thank you very much.
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