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大学英语六级仔细阅读专项强化真题试卷6(题后含答案及解析)

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TheParisclimateagreementfinalisedinDecemberlastyearheraldedanew

eraforclimateaction.Forthefirsttime,theworld’snationsagreedtokeepglobal

warmingwellbelow2℃.Thisisvitalforclimate-vulnerablenations.Fewerthan

4%ofcountriesareresponsibleformorethanhalfoftheworld’sgreenhousegas

emissions.InastudypublishedinNatureScientificReports,werevealjusthowdeep

thisinjusticeruns.DevelopednationssuchasAustralia,theUnitedStates,

Canada,andEuropeancountriesareessentiallyclimate“free-riders”:causingthe

majorityoftheproblemsthroughhighgreenhousegasemissions,whileincurringfew

ofthecostssuchasclimatechange’simpactonfoodandwater.Inotherwords,afew

countriesarebenefitingenormouslyfromtheconsumptionoffossilfuels,whileatthe

sametimecontributingdisproportionatelytotheglobalburdenofclimatechange.

Ontheflipside,therearemanyforcedriders“”,whoaresufferingfromtheclimate

changeimpactsdespitehavingscarcelycontributedtotheproblem.Manyofthe

world’smostclimate-vulnerablecountries,themajorityofwhichareAfricanorsmall

islandstates,produceaverysmallquantityofemissions.Thisismuchlikea

non-smokergettingcancerfromsecond-handsmoke,whiletheheavysmokeris

fortunateenoughtosmokeingoodhealth.TheParisagreementhasbeenwidely

hailedasapositivestepforwardinaddressingclimatechangeforall,althoughthe

detailsonaddressing“climatejustice”canbebestdescribedassketchy.Thegoal

ofkeepingglobaltemperaturerisewell“below”2℃iscommendablebutthe

emissions-reductionpledgessubmittedbycountrieslea