From the VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report in Special English.
China is (struggling to) deal with record-level's of smog over Beijing, now, officials in several Chinese cities are making plans to treat carbon credits as a way to reduce air pollution.
For many years, China considered economic growth more important than (environmental issues), the nation remains hungry for energy, but it has also become the world's biggest producer of carbon gases.
Beijing (smoggy) days have made international news. Small particles in the air reduce the visibility and threaten public health. Smog has been a concern in the city for years, but a sharp rise in pollution levels in January led to sharp criticism from some Chinese.英语口语培训
Pollution from coal burning power centres and factories is a big part of the problem, now, officials hope to control the industrial air pollution by creating systems to treat credits. The treating systems were platforms enable companies to receive credits for lowering (green house gas emissions), the credits can then be treated. The goal of this market based platforms is to get businesses to invest in cleaner energy. Open markets for carbon credits are expected to open later this year in seven cities, including Tianjing.
David Town is secretary of the board of the Tianjing Carbon Exchange. "The government has decided to start off pilots to get us a commen treating is something new in China. So you want to have a langer pilots, to explore the use of the markets, and on the bases of (experienced engage), create a national market for these instruments." China wants to launch a national carbon treating programme by 2016. Experts say it would be one of the largest in the world if it is sucessful. The add, it would help the country meet its (targets) of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 45% within 7 years.易说堂英语培训
Kavin Tub is with the Carnegie adultment for the International Peace and the head of China Energy and Climate Programme. He says China needs to replace coal with other kinds of energy, such as nuclear, hydro-electric, and other re-newable energy sources. China could become a big market for carbon credits, but there are barriers. Critics say government (interference), state ownership of companies, and lack of (publicly) available information, are major problems. Still, public pressure continues to build for the government to find an answer to heavy pollution.
Wu Chenhua is with the (climate group), she says there is a change in the way the Chinese people look at quality of life issues, "It poping bases started to realize actually, and it is not jobs, and I want to have a better environment, and the quality as well.
And that is the VOA Special English, Economics Report, I am Mario Ritter.
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