Thoughts turn first to some sort of global statistic, some indicator which would rate the wealth of nations in both economic and environmental terms and show a relationship between the two.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文This view assumes that rich societies will invest in environmental care.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文The idea is that we are taking more out of what you might call the planet's environmental bank balance than it can sustain; we are living beyond our ecological means.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文The common theme of the UN reports is the relation between environmental protection and economic growth.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文So it is saying that economic development should make for a cleaner world? Not necessarily; In the industrialised countries, environmental problems are generally related to industrialisation and technological development, it continues.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文One recent study attempted to calculate the extent of this ecological overshoot of the human economy, and found that we are using 1.2 Earth's-worth of environmental goods and services—the implication being that at some point the debt will be called in, and all those services—the things which the planet does for us for free—will grind to a halt.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Manufacturers of products that claim to be environmentally friendly will face tighter rules on how they are advertised to consumers under changes proposed by the Federal Trade Commission.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文It is difficult to find solid evidence to prove environmental friendliness generates more profits than exploiting the natural environment.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文It is also the reason why development agencies are not united in their view of environmental issues; while some, like the WRI, maintain that environmental progress needs to go hand-inhand with economic development, others argue that the priority is to build a thriving economy, and then use the wealth created to tackle environmental degradation.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文It gave a third party the authority to label its products as environmentally friendly.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文In the last five years or so, there has been an explosion of green claims and environmental claims.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文In the developing countries, it says, most of the environmental problems are caused by underdevelopment.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Hunt through the reports prepared by UN agencies and development groups—many for conferences such as this year's Millennium Goals review—and you will find that the linkage between environmental protection and economic progress is a common thread.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Environmental protection and improvement benefit people all over the world.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product claims.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Clearly, richer societies are able to provide environmental improvements which lie well beyond the reach of poorer communities.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文But could Norway keep its standard of living and yet cut its emissions to Moroccan or even Ethiopian levels? That question, repeated across a dozen environmental issues and across our diverse planet, is what will ultimately determine whether the human race is living beyond its ecological means as it pursues economic revival.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文But Pay Drechsel, an environmental scientist, argues that the social and economic benefits of using untreated human waste to grow food outweigh the health risks.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文And the World Resources Institute ( ' , WRI) in its World Resources 2005 report, issued at the end of August, produced several such examples from Africa and Asia; it also demonstrated that environmental degradation affects the poor more than the rich, as poorer people derive a much higher proportion of their income directly from the natural resources around them.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文A handful of lawsuits have been filed in recent years against companies accused of using misleading environmental labels.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文A case can be made that rich nations export environmental problems, the most graphic example being climate change.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文They are vulnerable to unhealthy environmental conditions.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文When we can't actually remove the source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defence mechanisms, says Tom Crompton, change strategist for the environmental organisation World Wide Fund for Nature.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文We worry most about now because if we don't survive for the next minute, we're not going to be around in ten years' time, says Professor Elke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in New York.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文To be effective, environmental messages should be carefully framed.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文The most successful environmental strategy will marry the green message to our own sense of identity.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Professor Weber believes that environmental policy can make use of similar tactics.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Nick Perks, project director for Climate Solidarity, believes this sort of activity is where the future of environmental action lies.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Environmental campaigns that tell us how many people drive SUVs unwittingly ( ' , 不经意地 ) imply that this behaviour is widespread and thus permissible.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Education has not paid enough attention to major environmental issues.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文A retired member of the Public and Commercial Services Union, she is setting up one of 1,100 action groups with the support of Climate Solidarity, a two-year environmental campaign aimed at trade unionists.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Such a projection presents mankind with wide-ranging social, economic, environmental and political issues that need to be addressed today to ensure a sustainable future for all.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文We see the potential for capture and storage to play an integral role in reducing emissions,\ says Kim Corley, Shell's senior advisor of CO2 and environmental affairs.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文These universities should be generating the widest range of social, economic and environmental benefits.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文Environmental impacts on monarch butterfly life.
出自-2014年6月听力原文The department of Environmental Conservation estimates the optimum population at 60.
出自-2013年12月听力原文Chaos theory was developed by scientists, trying to explain the movement of the planets and the changes in environmental conditions
出自-2013年6月听力原文J's (Biography of John Muir)-John Muir's own writings to bring readers a life story of this remarkable man who did so much to raise American's awareness of environmental issues
出自-2013年6月听力原文Many environmental experts now believe that methane is more responsible for global warming than carbon dioxide.
出自-2013年6月听力原文Raise people's environmental awareness
出自-2013年6月听力原文\We worry most about now because if we don't survive for the next minute, we're not going to be around in ten years' time,\ says Professor Elke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in New York.
2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B\When we can't actually remove the source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defence mechanisms,\ says Tom Crompton, change strategist for the environmental organisation World wide Fund for Nature.
2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section BAnd the World Resources Institute WR in its World Resources 2005 report, issued at the end of August, produced several such examples from Africa and Asia; It also demonstrated that environmental degradation affects the poor more than the rich, as poorer p
2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BDavid Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product cl
2016年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section CEnvironmental campaigns that tell us how many people drive SUVs unwittingly (不经意地) imply that this behaviour is widespread and thus permissible.
2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section BEnvironmental conscientiousness isn't always enough to make customers recycle old goods.
2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section BHealth and environmental advocates have long urged U.S.government agencies to tighten the use of some of the 11 chemicals the report cites and called for more studies on their long-term effects.
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section AHunt through the reports prepared by UN agencies and development groups—many for conferences such as this year's millennium Goals review—and you will find that the linkage between environmental protection and economic progress is a common thread.
2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BIn 2001, for example, the Environmental Protection Agenc restricted the type and amount of lead that could be present in paint and soil to homes and child-care facilities after concerns were raised about lead poisoning.
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section AIt is also the reason why development agencies are not united in their view of environmental issues; while some, like the Wri, maintain that environmental progress needs to go hand-in-hand with economic development, others argue that the priority is to bu
2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BMartin Sommerkorn runs the Arctic program for the environmental charity the World wildlife Fund.
2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section Cnick Perks, project director for Climate Solidarity, believes this sort of activity is where the future of environmental action lies.
2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B\In the industrialised countries, environmental problems are generally related to industrialisation and technological development,\ It continues.
2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BOne recent study attempted to calculate the extent of this \ecological overshoot of the human economy\, and found that we are using 1.2 Earth's-worth of environmental goods and services—the implication being that at some point the debt will be called in,
2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BOur long-term operation in the region depends on a healthy and thriving Antarctic marine ecosystem, which is why we have always had an open dialogue with the environmental non-governmental organisations.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section CPalau has only been an independent nation for twenty years and has a strong history of environmental protection.
2017年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section ASome retailers and manufacturers in the clothing, footwear, and electronics industries have launched environmental programs.
2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section BThat question, repeated across a dozen environmental issues and across our diverse planet, is what will ultimately determine whether the human race is living beyond its ecological means as it pursues economic revival.
2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BThese prior efforts all examined the degree to which different environmental, social, and geographic variables correlated with a number of languages found in a given location.
2018年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C
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