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1、LastFridayanadvisypaneltotheEuropeanEnvironmentAgencyissuedanextradinaryscientificopinion:TheEuropeanUnionshouldsuspenditsgoalofhaving10percentoftransptationfuelmadefrombiofuelby2020.TheEuropeanUnion‘sbiofueltargetswerei

2、ncreasedextendedfrom5.75percentby2010to10percentby2020justlastyear.Still，Europe‘swellmeaningrushtobiofuels，thescientistsconcluded，hadproducedaslewofharmfulrippleeffectsfromdefestationinSoutheastAsiatohigherpricesfgrains.

3、Inarecommendationreleasedlastweekend，the20memberpanel，madeupofsomeofEurope‘smostdistinguishedclimatescientists，calledthe10percenttarget“overambitious“an“experiment“whose“unintendedeffectsaredifficulttopredictdifficulttoc

4、ontrol.““Theideawasthatwefeltweneededtoslowdown，toanalyzetheissuecarefullythencomebackattheproblem，“LaszloSomlyody，thepanel‘schairmanaprofessattheBudapestUniversityofTechnologyEconomics，saidinatelephoneinterview.Hesaidth

5、atpartoftheproblemwasthatwhenitsetthetargets，theEuropeanUnionwastryingdesperatelytosolvetheproblemofrisingtransptationemissions“inisolation，“withoutadequatelystudyingtheeffectsofothersectslikelusefoodsupply.“Thestartingp

6、ointwascrect:I‘mhappythattheEuropeanUniontooktheleadincuttinggreenhousegassesweneedtocontroltrafficemissions，“Somlyodysaid.“Butthebasicproblemisitthoughtoftransptalone，withoutconsideringalltheseothereffects.wedon‘tunders

7、tthoseverywellyet.“Thepanel‘sadviceisnotbindingitisnotclearwhethertheEuropeanCommissionwillfollowtherecommendation.IthasbecomeincreasinglyclearthattheglobalpursuitofbiofuelsencouragedbyarashoftargetssubsidesinbothEuropet

8、heUnitedStateshasnotproducedthedesiredeffect.Investigationshaveshown，fexample，rainfestspeatswamparebeingclearedtomakewayfbiofuelplantations，aprocessthatproducesmeemissionsthanthebiofuelscansave.Equallyconcerning，lneededt

9、oproducefoodfpeopletoeatisplantedwasuntouchedcouldbetaintedbypollutionasgeneratssmokestackslargevehiclessprouttosupptthegrowingenergyindustry.CoastalerosionisaprobleminAlaskaaswellfcingtheUnitedStatestopreparetorelocates

10、everalInuitvillagesataprojectedcostof$100millionmefeachone.AcrosstheArcticindigenoustribeswithtraditionsshapedbycenturiesoflivinginextremesofcoldicearenoticingchangesinweatherwildlife.Theyaretryingtoadaptbutitcanbeconfou

11、nding.InFinnmarkNwaysnthernmostprovincetheArcticlscapeunfoldsinlatewinterasanendlesssnowyplateausilentbutfthecriesofthereindeertheoccasionalwhineofasnowmobileherdingthem.AchangingArcticisfelttheretoo.“Thereindeerarebecom

12、ingunhappy“saidIssatEiraa31yearoldreindeerherder.FewcountriesrivalNwaywhenitcomestoprotectingtheenvironmentpreservingindigenouscustoms.ThestatehaslavisheditsoilwealthontheregionSamiculturehasenjoyedsomethingofarenaissanc

13、e.yetnoamountofgovernmentsupptcanconvinceMr.Eirathathislivelihoodintractablyentwinedwiththereindeerisnotabouttochange.LikeaTexascattlemanhekeepsthesizeofhisherdsecret.Buthesaidwarmertemperaturesinfallspringweremeltingthe

14、toplayersofsnowwhichthenrefreezeasicemakingitharderfhisreindeertodigthroughtothelichentheyeat.“Thepeoplewhoaremakingthedecisionstheyarelivinginthesouththeyarelivingintowns“saidMr.Eirasittinginsidehishomemadeofreindeerhid

15、es.“Theydontmarkthechangeofweather.Itisonlypeoplewholiveinnaturegetresourcesfromnaturewhomarkit.“ApushtodeveloptheNthquickenedbythemeltingoftheArcticseascarriesitsownrewardsdangersfpeopleintheregion.Thediscoveryofvastpet

16、roleumfieldsintheBarentsKaraSeashasraisedfearsofcatastrophicaccidentsasshipsloadedwithoilsoonliquefiedgaschurnthroughthefisheriesoffScinaviaheadedtomarketsinEuropeNthAmerica.Lthatwasuntouchedcouldbetaintedbypollutionasge