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英语新闻阅读：FortheloveofEarth,stopt英语新闻阅读：FortheloveofEarth,stoptravelingAnillustrationofplanepollution.(TheWorldPost)AccordingtoformerU.N.climatechiefChristianaFigueres,wehaveonlythreeyearsleftinwhichto“bendtheemissionscurvedownward”andforestallaterrifyingcascadeofclimate-relatedcatastrophes,muchworsethanwhatwe’realreadyexperiencing.Realistically,isthereanythingthatyouorIcandoasindividualstomakeasignificantdifferenceintheshorttimeremaining?Theanswerisyes,andthegoodnewsisitwon’tcostusapenny.Itwillactuallysaveusmoney,andwewon’thavetoleavehometodoit.Stayinghome,infact,istheessenceofmakingabigdifferenceinabighurry.That’sbecausenothingthatwedopumpscarbondioxideintotheatmospherefasterthanairtravel.Cancelacouplelongflights,andyoucanhalveyourcarbonfootprint.Scheduleacouple,andyoucandoubleortripleit.AtmosfairisaGermanpublicinterestgroupthatrecommendslimitingyourairtraveltoabout3,100milesperyear—ifyouliveinLosAngeles,that’soneround-tripflighttoMexicoCity.Ifyoumustexceedthatlimit,Atmosfairinvitesyoutocompensatebysendingconsciencemoneyonaproratedbasistosupportclimatestabilizationeffortsaroundtheworld.Lastfall,havingacceptedaninvitationtospeakinMorocco,Iusedthisonlinecalculatortodeterminethecarboncostofmytrip.Myseatsaloneontheround-tripflightsfromLosAngelestoCasablanca(withalayoverinParis)helpedemitabout8,400poundsofcarbondioxide,prorated,intotheatmosphere.Doublethatbecausemywifeaccompaniedme.Insum,ourseatsaloneontheplanestoandfromMoroccohelpedunloadabout16,800poundsofcarbondioxide.Andthis,ofcourse,wasjustasmallfractionoftheemissionscostoftheflightasawhole.Toputthisintoperspective,mywife’sandmyannualcarbonfootprintinOrangeCounty,California—countinggas,electricity,transportationandwastedisposal—isabout33,000pounds,accordingtothecarbonfootprintcalculatoroftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency.(Toputthattotalintofurtherperspective,theaverageIndian’sannualcarbonfootprintisjust3,000pounds.)Bytakingoneoptionalinternati