必和必拓呼籲達成全球碳價協議
The world’s biggest mining company urged world leaders on Thursday to seek a deal setting an international price on carbon, warning that unilateral action could lead to the imposition of trade barriers in the future.
週四，全球最大的採礦企業必和必拓(BHP Billiton)敦促世界各國領導人努力達成設立國際碳價的協議。該公司警告說，單邊行動未來將導致貿易壁壘。The call was made by BHP Billiton as Australia came under fire for restricting talks on climate change at a G20 leaders’ summit in Brisbane this weekend, which will aim to boost global growth amid fears over the health of the eurozone economy.
就在必和必拓發出這一呼籲之際，澳大利亞正因限制20國集團(G20)峯會討論氣候變化問題而受到批評。本次峯會將於週末在布里斯班召開，會議想要解決的問題將是：如何在歐元區經濟狀況引發擔憂的背景下提振全球經濟增長。
Andrew Mackenzie, BHP chief executive, said a deal between China and the US limiting greenhouse gas emissions offered a glimmer of hope for the type of global climate deal that could avoid “messy and imprecise” unilateral action.
必和必拓首席執行官安德魯•麥肯齊(Andrew Mackenzie)表示，中美之間達成的限制溫室氣體排放的協議，爲達成全球性的氣候協議帶來了一線曙光，這類全球性的協議能避免“混亂而含糊”的單邊行動。
Mr Mackenzie is chairing the trade panel of the B20, a group representing global business that makes recommendations to G20 leaders.
麥肯齊目前擔任20國集團工商峯會(B20)貿易工作組組長。B20是一個代表全球工商界的團體，會向G20領導人提供一些建議。He made his comments as Australia, the world’s second biggest coal exporter, came under pressure for resisting calls by the US and other countries to place climate change on the formal agenda of the G20 summit this weekend in Brisbane. Fresh from agreeing a deal with China to cut emissions, US officials have said they believe a discussion on climate change should be held at the meeting as it is an “economic issue”.
就在麥肯齊發表上述言論之際，作爲全球第二大煤炭出口國，澳大利亞正因抵制美國等國的呼籲、不肯將氣候變化問題納入本週末布里斯班G20峯會正式議程而面臨輿論壓力。剛剛與中國達成減排協議的美國官方已表示，他們認爲本次峯會上應該開展氣候變化方面的磋商，因爲這是一個“經濟問題”。Tony Abbott, Australia’s prime minister, welcomed the emissions deal between the US and China but stressed that the G20 was a forum for economic discussion and said there were plenty of other venues at which to discuss climate change.
澳大利亞總理託尼•阿博特(Tony Abbott)對中美間達成減排協議表示歡迎，但他強調G20是一個展開經濟磋商的論壇，並表示有大量其他場合可供討論氣候變化問題。
