Copenhagen

In the 2009,a meeting was held in Copenhagen.

And the low carbon life was mentioned firstly. We can understand it as a lifestyle of reducing emission of carbon dioxide and efficiently using resources. Its purpose is to appeal to us for protecting our environment.

Definition

Low carbon means a minimal output of greenhouse gas emissions into the biosphere, especially refers to the green house gas carbon dioxide (CO2).which is the main cause of global warming.

Low carbon life means a kind of lifestyle in which people do their best to reduce energy consumption and carbon greenhouse gas emissions.

The concepts of low carbon life are no waste and low energy.

Reason

Because of the development of the world industrial economy, the fast increase of population, the unlimited increase of the human desire and the unrestrained production and lifestyle, the human living environment, health and safety are becoming more and more worse, for example, the resources that people reply on to survive dwindle, water pollution becomes worse, the Earth's ozone layer suffers an unprecedented crisis and so on .So, we can say, the high-consumption and high-pollution economy model and life style is becoming the killer of the earth and human beings.

Therefore, low carbon life is needed by man's own health, harmony between human beings and nature and the development of mankind.

So the government has taken some measures to reduce the pollution and develop new technology and new energy.

,in the 21st century, we also have many low carbon technologies in our surroundings.

Here, we can see many technologies examples.

First: the architecture.

1.Low-carbon concept prevails in the Shanghai World Expo. The exterior curtain walls of the Portugal Pavilion are decorated with walls of cork, a Portuguese-sourced, recyclable and environmentally friendly material,

2.And even the exterior curtain walls of the Switzerland Pavilion are made from soybean fiber, able to generate electricity and naturally degrade

Second : design

1.Debuting this year at London Design Week, these colorful chairs from Orchard Studio provide a stylish solution for seating on the go. Constructed to be shipped flat-packed for easy portability, it can be quickly assembled and disassembled with little to no effort. And beyond their low carbon footprint, 1

these modern pieces forgo any flashy textiles, instead opting for two low-tech materials: rubber bands and recycled OSB!

Third : car

1.The England Government has launched a roadmap outlining a specific time frame for moving toward low carbon commercial vehicle and construction equipment design and manufacturing.In the future, buses will need to be designed differently to help meet UK CO2 and air quality targets.

2.Hungary is taking a stab at the electric vehicle market with a futuristic new solar-electric car. the Hungarian company Antro, is working on a prototype for a modular car that is capable of splitting into two separate vehicles. With solar panels on the roof, the three passenger Antro Solo can run up to 20 km per day on solar energy alone.

How to

in spirit, we should recognize that Each of us is responsible for the

greenhouse gases we emit in our daily actions. Low-carbon life needs

everyone’s participation

Eating

? Reduce the use of disposable tableware, chopsticks , plastic bags and use

handkerchiefs instead of paper towel;

? Avoid ordering to much when eating out ;

? Using waste heat to heat food in order to save energy ;

Transportation

? choose walking or bicycling if the destination is at close distance; ? Try to use public transportations.

? choose to buy low-emission cars;

studying and working

? Only print things out when necessary, and print double-sided and reduce

the margins;

? For using computer : If you don’t use computer in a short time, you should

change the computer into its "sleep" mode for reducing 50% consumption . ? use efficient light which use about one-third of the energy of normal light.

And the lights should be turned off when not needed. This will greatly reduced electricity consumption.

Conclusion

In short, low-carbon life, for us ordinary people, is an attitude, not ability. We should promote and practice the low carbon life, pay attention to energy saving, starting from little things. We believe, so long as everyone can actively participate in it, Humanity's tomorrow will be better

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第二篇：大学生英语演讲稿Low Carbon Life

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! I’m from the school of economics. It is my honor to be here and give you a speech. Today my topic is “Low carbon life--- A Journey to Cool Our Planet!” The issue of global

warming has been in the spotlight recently and the stage we have built to cope with it has shifted from Copenhagen in 2009 to Cancun in 2010 and to Durban last year. We’ve got some achievements of course, but still we have a long way to go, for the global warming is getting serious.

The global warming speeds up the melting of icebergs in the Polar Regions, which in turn props up the sea levels. I have a chart here that is about some countries and areas that are first to be affected by the rising sea levels. The residents on these small islands are going to lose their homelands in 50 years if we do not take actions to control our carbon emissions right now. But they are innocent people because it is mainly we who live in the other countries that have emitted too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere during the periods of industrialization. Therefore, we should take the initiative to lower our carbon emissions and take it as a remedy for the coming disaster.

Apart from the rising sea levels, the global warming is also

deteriorating the global climate. Every year we break our temperature records, whether it is the highest or the lowest and that is affecting

everyone of us. Every year we have fiercer typhoons and stronger snow storms and that is affecting every one of us. Every year we have more frequent floods and droughts and that is affecting every one of us. So by living a low carbon life we are not just saving those on the small islands, we are saving ourselves at the same time!

Therefore, it is urgent for us to start our journey now, because we have only one earth to live. For the government, they should promote the importance of low carbon life with mechanisms such as voluntary non-driving days. For the enterprises, they should renovate their technology in the production of goods to lower the carbon emissions. And for us, the individuals, we should plant more trees and say goodbye to disposable chopsticks and plastic bags.

We can definitely make a difference by our individual and

seemingly trivial actions. Our premier Wen Jiabao once said, a trivial issue time’s 1.3 billion people will be a significant one, not to mention we have more than 6 billion allies around the world. So we are living on the same planet and we are sure to cool the earth by our joint effect! Can we make it! Yes, we can!