News Listening Directions: In this section you will watch a video clip of documentary. After hearing the recording, you are required to fill in the blanks of an outline based on the news report. New Words : Paris Climate Agreement 《 巴黎协定 》是2015年12月12日在 巴黎气候 变化大会上通过、2016年4月22日在纽约签署的 气候 变化 协定 ,该 协定 为2020年后全球应对 气候 变化行动作出安排。《 巴黎协定 》主要目标是将本世纪全球平均气温上升幅度控制在2摄氏度以内,并将全球气温上升控制在前工业化时期水平之上1.5摄氏度以内。 China's Renewable Energy Push China's (1) _____________ air quality problems, and its (2) ___________ as the world leader in greenhouse gas emissions, have given the country a reputation for focusing on industry and environment second. A report from World Health Organization noted that (3) ______________ people died from air pollution-related causes in 2012 alone. However, China is now the world’s (4) _____________ of renewable energy and has gained global attention for its efforts to (5) ____________ its energy dependence problems. Measures for building a more clean country are as follows: i. China has already own one third of the world’s (6) ____________, one quarter of its (7) _______________ ii. China’s modernization will be “characterized by (8) _____________ between man and nature. ” iii. China has given the (9) ____________ that it will reach 20 percent (10) ____________ energy usage by 2020. iv. China will reduce relative demand for coal. v. China has stopped construction of many new coal-fined (11) ___________ and by 2040 China’s adoption of renewable energy also supports the country’s (12) ____________ under the Paris Climate Agreement to cap (13) _______________. The challenges involved in China’s (14) _____________ to renewable energy include the need for A. popular support B. the (15) ______________ of economic growth C. the difficulty of enforcing environmental laws Nonetheless, China is rising to become a global leader in green energy.