當前位置: Language Tips> 新聞播報

Storm revives issue of climate change

中國日報網 2012-11-08 11:05

 

Get Flash Player

Download

The strength of US President Barack Obama's handling of Hurricane Sandy and the devastation it caused to the East Coast last week helped him cross the finish line, some commentators believe. And it raised a topic that was conspicuous by its absence during the campaign - climate change.

"In the final days of the campaign, Hurricane Sandy served as a wake-up call for political leaders to take the necessary actions that will reduce emissions and prepare the country for climate impacts," said Jennifer Morgan, climate and energy director at the World Resources Institute, an environmental think tank.

Damon Moglen, who heads the climate and energy program at the Washington-based Friends of the Earth, said the superstorm boosted Obama's standing and could have helped him to win. But in the longer term, he said, Sandy could serve a s a reminder of the dire effects of climate change, making it hard for the president to "sidestep" the issue in his second term.

"It will become a hugely important footnote in history," Moglen said of the hurricane. "It is going to be impossible for Obama in his second term not to treat climate change as a true priority.

Environmentalists have long been criticizing the failure of both Obama and Mitt Romney to address the problem of climate change during the campaign. There was no mention of the issue during the candidates' three televised debates.

"The president deserves very severe criticism for his unwillingness to talk in a more serious way about climate change," said Moglen. Hurricane Sandy, he added, "turned the corner on the ridiculous debate in this country" about whether climate change is real.

"Obama stands on the brink of history - either he is going to change the trajectory of American policy on climate change or he is going to go down in history as the president who failed to listen to the winds of Sandy," Moglen said.

But Obama acted swiftly after Sandy, canceling late-stage campaign stops in swing-state Ohio and heading to New Jersey to view the relief work in the storm's wake.

His swift reaction scored the president an 11th-hour endorsement from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who had criticized Obama and Romney for being tone-deaf on climate change.

"Within the first few weeks and months of (Obama's) administration, there will be some key policy decisions that the president is going to be under pressure to make, which will indicate whether or not he is going to respond to this climate-change reality," Moglen said.

A Washington Post/ABC News poll showed that nearly eight of 10 respondents thought Obama had done an "excellent" or "good" job dealing with Sandy's impact.

More important, the president's actions suggest climate change could become a priority in his second term.

(中國日報網英語點津 Helen 編輯)

Storm revives issue of climate change

About the broadcaster:

Storm revives issue of climate change

Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.

 
中國日報網英語點津版權說明:凡注明來源為“中國日報網英語點津:XXX(署名)”的原創作品,除與中國日報網簽署英語點津內容授權協議的網站外,其他任何網站或單位未經允許不得非法盜鏈、轉載和使用,違者必究。如需使用,請與010-84883561聯系;凡本網注明“來源:XXX(非英語點津)”的作品,均轉載自其它媒體,目的在于傳播更多信息,其他媒體如需轉載,請與稿件來源方聯系,如產生任何問題與本網無關;本網所發布的歌曲、電影片段,版權歸原作者所有,僅供學習與研究,如果侵權,請提供版權證明,以便盡快刪除。

中國日報網雙語新聞

掃描左側二維碼

添加Chinadaily_Mobile
你想看的我們這兒都有!

中國日報雙語手機報

點擊左側圖標查看訂閱方式

中國首份雙語手機報
學英語看資訊一個都不能少!

關注和訂閱

本文相關閱讀
人氣排行
搜熱詞
 
 
精華欄目
 

閱讀

詞匯

視聽

翻譯

口語

合作

 

關于我們 | 聯系方式 | 招聘信息

Copyright by chinadaily.com.cn. All rights reserved. None of this material may be used for any commercial or public use. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. 版權聲明:本網站所刊登的中國日報網英語點津內容,版權屬中國日報網所有,未經協議授權,禁止下載使用。 歡迎愿意與本網站合作的單位或個人與我們聯系。

電話:8610-84883645

傳真:8610-84883500

Email: languagetips@chinadaily.com.cn

主站蜘蛛池模板: 校草让我脱了内裤给全班看| 亚洲ts人妖网站| 国产色爽免费视频| 在线a亚洲视频播放在线观看| 国产成人综合久久精品下载| 免费看岛国视频在线观看| 亚洲bt欧美bt精品| 一区二区3区免费视频| 91手机在线视频观看| 狂野欧美激情性xxxx| 日本伦理电影网伦理在线电影| 国产黄色片91| 可以直接看的毛片| 亚洲av无码专区亚洲av桃| аⅴ中文在线天堂| 风间由美性色一区二区三区| 欧美高清在线精品一区| 成人影院久久久久久影院| 国产永久免费观看的黄网站| 人人澡人人澡人人澡| 中文字幕永久在线视频| 好吊色青青青国产在线观看| 男人边吃奶边做边爱完整| 日韩欧美高清在线| 国模私拍福利一区二区| 国产suv精品一区二区6| 亚洲五月激情网| a级毛片免费全部播放无码| 野花社区在线观看www| 欧美日韩一区二区综合在线视频 | 欧洲一卡2卡3卡4卡免费观看| 女人与公拘交酡全过程i| 国产卡一卡二卡三卡四| 亚洲日韩av无码中文| www色在线观看| 美女双腿打开让男人桶爽网站| 最新版天堂中文在线| 国产精品揄拍100视频| 亚洲色偷偷偷网站色偷一区| 三年片在线观看免费观看大全中国 | 菠萝菠萝蜜在线免费视频|