Production, properties and environmental impact of hydrocarbon fuel conversion
Production, properties and environmental impact of hydrocarbon fuel conversion
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碳氢燃料转化的生产、性能和环境影响
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2011
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J. Speight
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翻译后摘要：碳氢化合物燃料是现代生活和商业的重要组成部分，并将保持在未来50年。化石燃料排放的二氧化碳破坏了我们的环境，导致全球气候变化。150年来，化石燃料导致大气中二氧化碳含量增加，其数量是有争议的，可以解释的，充其量也只是猜测。向更清洁、更安全的能源过渡是减缓全球变暖的必要条件。可再生能源正在快速增长，但仍远未取代碳密集型能源。即使石油产量很快下降，化石燃料仍将在未来数年内主导世界能源结构。在短期内，改善石油、天然气和煤炭的使用将是关键。石油在未来几十年内仍将是世界上最大的能源，但产量下降可能导致价格飙升。气候活动家的梦想成真--石油时代的最终结束--可能是工业化世界紧张不安的时刻。
Abstract: Hydrocarbon fuels are an essential part of modern life and commerce and will remain so for the next 50 years. Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels damage our environment, causing global climate changes. For 150 years, fossil fuels have caused atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to increase by amounts that are debatable, arguable and, at best, guestimates. A transition to cleaner, more secure energy is necessary to slow down global warming. Renewable energy is growing fast, but still far from replacing carbon-intensive energy sources. Even if oil production declines soon, fossil fuels will dominate the world’s energy mix for years. In the near term, improving the use of oil, natural gas and coal will be key. Oil will remain the world’s top energy source for decades, but decline in production could send prices soaring. A dream come true for climate activists – the eventual end of the Petroleum Age – could be a time wrought with tension for the industrialized world.