Vocabulary

industrial pollution промышленное загрязнение

economic setback экономический спад

to emerge появляться

to contribute to economic development делать вклад в экономическое раз­витие

to have repercussions on иметь влия­ние на

to cope with справляться с чем-либо disruptive impact разрушительное

влияние to reduce dependency сократить зави­симость a matter of дело

interdependent взаимозависимый single market единый рынок reasonable prices разумные цены to facilitate collaboration способство­вать сотрудничеству

EXERCISES

. Find in the text the English phrases corresponding to their Russian equivalents:

1. эффективно справляться с

2. деструктивное влияние на

3. уменьшить зависимость от

4. реагировать на экстренные ситуации

5. обеспечение энергоснабжения

6. вызывать серьезную обеспокоенность

7. по разумным ценам

2. Give the Russian phrases corresponding to their English equivalents from the text:

• oil price increases — long-term issues

• emergency situations — energy policy know-how

• interdependent world - clean coal technologies economy — renewable energy sources

3. Translate the following sentences with the Participle I. Pay attention to the different translation of the Participle I depending on its different functions.

1. Energy issues couldn't be solved by industrial countries alone, working in isolation.

2. The need to strengthen cooperation is further underlined by re­cent events and developments taking place within as well as out­side the Union.

3. Despite recent economic setbacks, many of the newly emerg­ing world economies are being fuelled by massive increases in energy use.

4. Say whether the following statements are true or false according to the text.

1. It was soon realized however that energy issues couldn't be solved by industrial countries alone.

2. Energy policy can be applied without due attention to the realities of an increasingly interdependent world economy.

3. International energy cooperation has been included as an inte­gral part of the energy policy of the United Nations.

4. The specific EU Programme concentrates on the transfer of en­ergy policy know-how and strategies to Third Countries.

5. Some estimates predict that India and China will be responsible for as much as a quarter of the world's total Commissions by the year 2010.

5. Answer the following questions.

1. Why has the international cooperation become an increasingly important factor in energy policy for most countries of the industrial world? _—

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4. What does the specific EU Programme concentrate on?

5. What do some estimates predict?

6. Write the summary of the text above using the following word combinations:

1. the article deals with... c) the text gives a valuable information..

2. it is specially noted... d) it draws our attention to...

• Five countries (United States, Russia, China, Japan and Ger­many) consumed half the world's energy in 2000.

• Natural gas has grown as apportion³ of total world energy consump­tion rising to 22 percent in 2000.

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PART 2

• Read the text to find answers to the following questions:

1. What countries produced 40 percent and consumed 42 percent of the world's ener­gy in 1999?

2. Why did world C0₂ emissions grow by 3 percent during 2000 according te the "International Energy Annual 2000"?

3. Why do CO_z emission growth rates lag overall energy consumption growth rates?

4. What countries produced half the world's energy in 2000?

5. What countries consumed half the world's energy in 2000?

Energy Use, Carbon Emissions Continue Worldwide Rise

Total world energy consumption grew about 3 percent in 1999, sug­gesting upward pressures on world energy use. Three countries — the United States, Russia, and China - produced 40 percent and consumed 42 per­cent of the world's energy in 1999. Regionally, between 1987 and 1997, Latin America had the highest annual rate of growth of energy production at 5 percent and Asia had the highest annual rate of energy consumption growth at 5 percent. According to the "International Energy Annual 2000", world C0₂ emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels grew by 3 per­cent during 2000. C0₂ emission growth rates lag' overall energy consump­tion growth rates because of the increasing role of natural gas, growth in demand for oil and gas uses that sequester²part of their carbon, and the growth of renewable energy sources.

Other international energy highlights include:

• Five countries (United States, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Canada) produced half the world's energy in 2000.

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