2015年CRI National Carbon Emission Trading Market Planed for 2017

 

Briefing a news conference on Thursday, Xie Zhenhua, China's special representative on climate change, said the country is exploring emissions¹ trading mechanisms⁴.

"China now is piloting emission² trading in seven provinces or municipalities, and the work is going well. All of them have started online trading, and their prices are stable, which you can see for details in the report. But the pilot program does not focus on the prices. Its purpose is to explore a market mechanism³."

Xie Zhenhua made the remarks as the country released a report on its fight against climate change over this past year.

The negotiator said there is a lot of work to do within the emission trading mechanism and law making is a priority for the time being.

"We are working on laws and regulations for emission trading. When we complete all the preparation work, we will move on to establish a unified⁵ national market."

China began piloting carbon trading in 2011 and approved seven schemes in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Guangdong and Hubei.

Under the schemes, enterprises which produce more than their share of emissions are allowed to buy unused quotas⁶ on the market from those that cause less pollution.

According to the country's top economic planner, the NDRC, transactions of the seven pilots have totaled close to 1.2 billion yuan, involving gas emission quotas of over 40 million tones.

Xie Zhenhua said the nationwide carbon emissions trading market is expected to be launched at a faster pace following the smooth operation of the seven pilot schemes, while international cooperation is welcomed.

"Now there are many countries, like some local governments of America, the EU and some neighboring countries. They all want to cooperate with us to establish a unified emission trading market. So now we are having cooperation with other countries, exchanging experience with them."

Xie Zhenhua also reiterated⁷ China's goals in its own "Intended Nationally Determined⁸ Contribution" to cut its carbon emissions per unit of GDP by 60-65 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, and increase non-fossil fuel sources in primary energy consumption to about 20 percent and peak its carbon emissions by the same date.

He also said the country wanted a legally binding⁹ agreement to be reached at the world climate summit in Paris that begins at the end of this month.

Also on Thursday, China issued its first state-level standards for the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions from major industries, like power generation and steel.

It's the latest step in the country to tackle climate change.

1 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

2 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

3 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

4 mechanisms   

n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 )；机械装置；[生物学] 机制；机械作用

参考例句：

• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 unified   

(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的

参考例句：

• The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
• The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。

6 quotas   

（正式限定的）定量( quota的名词复数 )； 定额； 指标； 摊派

参考例句：

• In fulfilling the production quotas, John made rings round all his fellow workers. 约翰完成生产定额大大超过他的同事们。
• Quotas of the means of production are allocated by the higher administrative bodies to the lower ones. 物资指标按隶属关系分配。

7 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

8 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

9 binding   

有约束力的，有效的，应遵守的

参考例句：

• The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。