必和必拓呼吁达成全球碳价协议
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.
周四，全球最大的采矿企业必和必拓(BHP Billiton)敦促世界各国领导人努力达成设立国际碳价的协议。该公司警告说，单边行动未来将导致贸易壁垒。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.
就在必和必拓发出这一呼吁之际，澳大利亚正因限制20国集团(G20)峰会讨论气候变化问题而受到批评。本次峰会将于周末在布里斯班召开，会议想要解决的问题将是：如何在欧元区经济状况引发担忧的背景下提振全球经济增长。
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.
必和必拓首席执行官安德鲁•麦肯齐(Andrew Mackenzie)表示，中美之间达成的限制温室气体排放的协议，为达成全球性的气候协议带来了一线曙光，这类全球性的协议能避免“混乱而含糊”的单边行动。
Mr Mackenzie is chairing the trade panel of the B20, a group representing global business that makes recommendations to G20 leaders.
麦肯齐目前担任20国集团工商峰会(B20)贸易工作组组长。B20是一个代表全球工商界的团体，会向G20领导人提供一些建议。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”.
就在麦肯齐发表上述言论之际，作为全球第二大煤炭出口国，澳大利亚正因抵制美国等国的呼吁、不肯将气候变化问题纳入本周末布里斯班G20峰会正式议程而面临舆论压力。刚刚与中国达成减排协议的美国官方已表示，他们认为本次峰会上应该开展气候变化方面的磋商，因为这是一个“经济问题”。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.
澳大利亚总理托尼•阿博特(Tony Abbott)对中美间达成减排协议表示欢迎，但他强调G20是一个展开经济磋商的论坛，并表示有大量其他场合可供讨论气候变化问题。
