Paris Climate
Talks.
This month,
nearly every nation on Earth will gather in Paris to set a course for climate
action that will protect our planet for generations to come.
Under President Obama's leadership, we've shown that real progress is
possible.
We've set historic greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards that will send
our cars twice as far on a gallon of gas by the middle of
the next decade.
We've made unprecedented investments to cut energy waste in U.S. homes, in
our buildings and appliances, actions that will save consumers
billions of dollars.
We've acted to reduce pollution from H.F.C.s and methane, halving
greenhouse gases that are highly damaging to our climate system.
Our private sector has committed billions of dollars to scale up
investments in clean energy innovations.
And in August, we issued EPA's historic Clean Power Plan, putting the U.S.
on track to slash carbon pollution from the power sector: our nation's biggest
driver of climate change.
We are leading by example.
In my lifetime, I've seen progress to heal our environment that makes me
sure we're up to this challenge.
50 years ago, we pumped toxic-leaded gasoline into our cars; people smoked
on airplanes; and Los Angeles residents couldn't barely see each
other across the street. As a kid in Massachusetts, we'd get out of the water at
Boston Harbor Beaches and had to peel oil and tar off our
skin.
Over four and a half decades later, our work together has changed all of
that. We've cut air pollution by 70 percent; we've cleaned up
beaches and waterways; we've helped keep our kids healthy.
All the while, our G.D.P. has tripled.
Innovation has brought solutions to our doorstep.
Today, the U.S. is generating 3 times as much wind power and 20 times as
much solar power as we did just a short time ago when President
Obama first took office. Our solar industry is now creating
jobs 10 times faster than the rest of the economy; and every major U.S. automaker
offers electric vehicles.
We have come so far. But we know we can't go the distance alone.
Nations around the world must come together in Paris and commit to leaving
our kids a healthy, safe planet that is full of promise.
America is seizing this opportunity. I have every confidence (that) the
rest of the world will join us.
Exercise 1
1-
This video is about the importance to ________ our planet.
2-
Is possible the real ___________.
3-
We’ve set Historic Fuel Efficiency _________.
4-
The objective of Investment is to cut energy ___________.
5-
Greenhouse gases and other type of pollution are __________ to our climate
system.
6-
Our private sector will invest in _________ energy innovations.
7-
Our nation’s biggest driver of climate change is the _________ sector.
8-
50 years ago the water of Beaches had oil and _________.
9-
Over four and a half decades later, we’ve cut air pollution by ______ percent.
10-
The industry that is now creating job 10 times faster than the rest of economy
is ___________.
KEYS
EXERCISE 1.
1. Protect
2. Progress
3.
Standards
4. Waste
5. Damaging
6. Clean
7. Power
8. Tar
9. 70
10. Solar
Exercise 2
1-
Nations on Earth will gather in Paris to set a course for _________ action.
2-
We've set historic __________ gas and fuel economy standards.
3-
We've made ____________ to cut energy waste in U.S. homes, and our buildings
and appliances.
4-
We've acted to reduce ________ from H.F.C.s and methane and potent greenhouse gases.
5-
Our private sector has _________ billions of dollars to scale up investments in
clean energy innovations.
6-
We issued EPA's historic Clean Power Plan to slash carbon pollution from the
______ sector.
7-
50 years ago, we pumped ______ leaded-gas into our cars; people smoked on airplanes.
8-
We'd get out of the water at Boston Harbor Beaches and had to peel oil and
_______ off our skin.
9-
We've cut air pollution by 70 percent; we've cleaned up beaches and ________;
we've helped keep our kids health.
10-
Today, the U.S. is generating 3 times as much _________ power, and 20 times as much
solar power.
11-
Our solar industry is now creating jobs 10 times ________ than the rest of the economy;
and every major U.S. automaker offers electric vehicles.
12-
Nations around the world must come together in Paris and commit to leaving our
kids a ________, safe planet that is full of promise.
13- I have every ___________ the rest of the world will join us.
Keys:
1-
Climate
2-
Greenhouse
3-
unprecedented investment
4-
pollution
5-
committed
6-
power
7-
toxic
8-
tar
9-
waterways
10- wind
11- faster
12- healthy
13- confidence
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