Climate scientists are desperately trying to tell us to reduce our carbon emissions - to stop building new coal plants, to switch to clean renewable energy, to embrace energy efficiency...

气象科学家们奋力地尝试告诫我们减少碳排放量—到停止建设新的煤电厂，拥抱，转入清净再生能源，拥抱能源效率。

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They include: legislation on fuel efficiency for cars by 2011 and new building efficiency by 2012, getting 20% of energy from renewable sources by 2020; and expanding forest cover.

它们包括：分别在2011年前和2012年前制定有关汽车燃油效率和建筑物能源效率的法律；到2020年有20%的能源消费来自可再生资源；以及扩大森林覆盖率。

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Focusing on the new technology or measures in the building envelope and the exploration and utilization of new building energy, several energy efficiency methods are correspondingly provided.

在现今建筑物围护结构的新技术和建筑新能源开发利用等方面有针对性的提出各种节能措施。

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California was able to achieve this efficiency by establishing building codes that require energy efficiency in new construction, and by stimulating private companies to improve the efficiency of their own operations.

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But what will remain sidelined is energy efficiency, which can eliminate the building of new of infrastructure but which is also fraught with details that must still get resolved.

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