| 6、林業 |
6. Forestry |
| 氣候干燥、氣溫升高意味著更多的森利火災。但科學家認為，樹葉可以吸收二氧化碳并釋放氧氣，故增加植樹造林面積可以減緩全球變暖。 |
Arid weather and higher temperatures mean more forest fires. But scientists say the increase of forest coverage is good to slow the global warming process because the leaves of the trees are able to assimilate carbon dioxide and release oxygen. |
| 7、采礦業 |
7. Mining |
| 政府簽署減少碳排放協議，采礦業勢必會受到氣候變暖影響，尤其是煤礦業將受到很大威脅。采礦業不只是受到越來越多的限制條例的影響，還必須承受氣候變化帶來的直接影響。加拿大礦山企業主擔心，北極冰雪的融化可能阻礙道路駕駛；2002年的猶他州森林火災迫使該地區的煤礦停產。 |
Global warming is bound to have a huge effect on mining as governments sign up to agreements to cut the carbon emissions. Coal mining in particular will become an industry under big threat. The industry will suffer not just from increased regulation but also from the direct effects of climate change. Canadian mine owners are worried melting Arctic ice will make the roads from mining areas impassable; in 2002, a forest fire in Utah halted mining in the area. |
| 8、畜牧業 |
8. Livestock farming |
| 少食用肉類能幫助減緩全球變暖，根據聯合國糧農組織的統計，畜牧業排放的溫室氣體占全球排放總量的18%，罪魁禍首是來自牛在打飽嗝時釋放的甲烷。如果鼓勵人們少吃肉，畜牧業就會受到影響。 |
Eating less meat can help slow global warming. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Association, 18 percent of world emissions come from livestock farming in large part from the methane stomach gases of cows. If people are persuaded to eat less meat, the industry will suffer. |
| 9、能源業 |
9. Energy |
| 全球變暖要求革新能源產業，化石燃料的無碳生物燃料替代品也已經開始廣泛應用。在不久的將來，風渦輪機、太陽能電池板將成為主要的發電機，核工業也在快速擴張，還在繼續運營的碳燃料發電廠將受到嚴格的碳排放限制。 |
Faced with global warming, the energy industry is being forced to innovate. Carbon-neutral biological alternatives to fossil fuels are already in widespread use. Over time, wind turbines and solar panels may become the dominant generators of power. The nuclear industry is also set for a major expansion. Carbon fuel plants that continue to operate will be forced to respect strict emissions limits. |
| 10．水資源利用產業 |
10. The Water Industry |
| 水資源缺乏已經成為很多地區的一個主要問題，全球變暖又會加劇水缺乏的問題。對用水的嚴格控制、監測要求越來越高，工業成本也會隨之增加。農業用水浪費是主要的問題，“數據顯示我們的用水是不可持續的，而80%從地下抽取的水都用于農業，”歐盟水產業游說團前團長Daniel Villesot說道。 |
Water shortages are already a major issue in many regions and global warming is set to exacerbate existing problems. Industry costs will rise as the demand for tighter control and monitoring of water usage grows. Waste of water in agriculture is a major concern. “Figures show that our use of water is not sustainable and that 80 percent of abstracted water goes to agriculture," says Daniel Villesot, former head of the EU's water industry lobby.
(China.org.cn translated by Zhang Ming'ai & Wu Jin)
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