查看文章 英文演讲稿 环保 温室效应 the responsibility of the youth2009-08-25 20:22Good evening ladies and gentlemen, Today I want to talk about the responsibility of the youth on the environment issues. When I was young, I always dreamed about traveling around the world. One of the places that I want to visit most is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. In my imagination, that must be a warm and clean place full of beautiful coral reefs, fishes like Nemo, kind and understanding dolphins, colorful sea turtles. They said that the Great Barrier Reef can even be seen from outer space! However, it is also said that due to the climate change mass coral bleaching events occurred in the summer of 1998,2002 and 2006, Beautiful scenery will vanish in the year 2050. That means when I am ready to pay a visit to Australia with my beautiful wife maybe, I can only see the faded coral reefs which are whiter than white. Throughout history, the young have been the driving force in social change. Now more than ever is the time for youth across the country to become global warming activists and join the movement. Youth should take the responsibility to help solve the problem as soon as possible. At a United Nations World summit on the world economy, Ex Premier Zhu Rongji said “economic development and environmental protection are interlinked and can not be separated from each other.” He also said, “A new pattern that guarantees a clean environment must replace the traditional pattern. That the new one is called sustainable development.” But as individuals, what we can do to bid our effort in it ? Here are some tips : 1. Change the light Replacing one regular bulb with a compact fluorescent ligh...
