BreakingNews·190624 - 在英國，零碳能源比化石燃料更重要

The United Kingdom has said it is playing its part in striving for a cleaner and greener planet. For the first time since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries, the UK is being powered more by zero-carbon fuels than fossil fuels. In each of the first five months of 2019, fossil fuels have produced less than half of the UK's electricity. Analysts say a "tipping point" has been reached and the trend of zero-carbon energy sources providing more power than fossil fuels will continue. Power from wind, solar, nuclear and hydro sources outstripped coal and gas-fired generation. A decade ago, three quarters (75.6 per cent) of the UK's electricity came from coal and gas, and only 22.3 per cent was zero carbon.

英國表示，它正在為建設一個更清潔、更綠色的地球而努力。自18世紀和19世紀的工業(yè)革命以來，英國首次更多地使用零碳燃料，而非化石燃料。在2019年的頭5個月里，化石燃料的發(fā)電量不到英國發(fā)電量的一半。分析人士表示，一個“臨界點”已經(jīng)達到，零碳能源提供的電力將超過化石燃料，這一趨勢將繼續(xù)下去。風力、太陽能、核能和水力發(fā)電超過了燃煤和燃氣發(fā)電。10年前，英國四分之三(75.6%)的電力來自煤炭和天然氣，只有22.3%是零碳的。

The switch to more zero-carbon power was described by the UK's energy chief executive as a "key milestone on the journey towards net zero". CEO John Pettigrew said the zero-carbon share should increase to 90 per cent by the 2030s. The UK's Prime Minister Theresa May has made a commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. This would make the UK the first major economy to do so. Energy analyst Tom Burke told the BBC: "Today's landmark is a real tribute to technologists. We have cracked technical problems of dealing with climate change." He added: "As we move towards net zero, jobs will be lost in fossil fuel industries and created in low-carbon industries."

英國能源首席執(zhí)行官將轉(zhuǎn)向更零碳能源形容為“實現(xiàn)凈零排放的關鍵里程碑”。首席執(zhí)行官約翰·佩蒂格雷(JohnPettigrew)表示，到20世紀30年代，零碳排放份額將增加到90%。英國首相特蕾莎·梅(TheresaMay)承諾到2050年實現(xiàn)零碳排放。這將使英國成為第一個這樣做的主要經(jīng)濟體。能源分析師湯姆·伯克對英國廣播公司說：“今天的地標性建筑是對技術專家的一種真正的敬意。我們已經(jīng)解決了應對氣候變化的技術問題。”他補充道：“隨著我們走向凈零排放，化石燃料工業(yè)將失去就業(yè)機會，低碳工業(yè)將創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機會。”