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1、2018考研英语二阅读Text2真题源文CommentaryTheMonitorsViewTheMonitorsViewRenewableenergyatatippingpointAshiftinthoughtWashingtonmaybeshowinglessinterestinalternativefuels,buttheworldwidepictureisdramaticallydifferent.June26,2017Shouldtheworldpromoteeconomicgrowthorfightclimatechange?Thatmodelofeither/orthinkingm

2、aybelosingitsvalidityfasterthanevensomeexpertshaveimagined.Whilefossilfuelscoal,oil,gasstillgenerateroughly85percentoftheworldsenergysupply,itsclearerthaneverthatthefuturebelongstorenewablesourcessuchaswindandsolar.Themovetorenewablesispickingupmomentumaroundtheworld:Theynowaccountformorethanhalfofn

3、ewpowersourcesgoingonline.Somegrowthstemsfromacommitmentbygovernmentsandfarsightedbusinessestofundcleanerenergysources.Butincreasinglythestoryisabouttheplummetingpricesofrenewables,especiallywindandsolar.Thecostofsolarpanelshasdroppedby80percentandthecostofwindturbinesbyclosetoone-thirdinthepasteigh

4、tyears,reportstheInternationalRenewableEnergyAgency.Inmanypartsoftheworldrenewableenergyisalreadyaprincipalenergysource.InScotland,forexample,windturbinesprovideenoughelectricitytopower95percentofhomes.Whiletherestoftheworldtakesthelead,notablyChinaandEurope,theUnitedStatesisalsoseeingaremarkableshi

5、ft.InMarch,forthefirsttime,windandsolarpoweraccountedformorethan10percentofthepowergeneratedintheUS,reportedtheUSEnergyInformationAdministration.PresidentTrumphasunderlinedfossilfuelsespeciallycoalasthepathtoeconomicgrowth.InarecentspeechinIowa,astatehewoneasilyin2016,hedismissedwindpowerasanunrelia

6、bleenergysource.ButthatmessagedidnotplaywellwithmanyintheHawkeyeState,wherewindturbinesdotthefieldsandprovide36percentofthestateselectricitygenerationandwheretechgiantssuchasFacebook,Microsoft,andGooglearebeingattractedbytheavailabilityofcleanenergytopowertheirdatacenters.ProminentRepublicanpolitici

7、ansinIowaarebackingthegrowingindustry.Thestatesseniorsenator,RepublicanChuckGrassley,haspledgedhisstrongcommitmenttowindpower,ashasthenewGOPgovernor,KimReynolds.Otherredstatesintheheartland,suchasKansas,theDakotas,andTexas,areexperiencingawind-poweredboomaswell.Thequestionwhathappenswhenthewinddoesn

8、tbloworthesundoesntshine?hasprovidedaquickput-downforskeptics.Butaboostinthestoragecapacityofbatteries,andadramaticdropintheircost,ismakingtheirabilitytokeeppowerflowingaroundtheclockmorelikely.Theadvanceisdriveninpartbyvehiclemanufacturers,whoareplacingbigbetsonbattery-poweredelectricvehicles.Altho

9、ughelectriccarsarestillararityonroadsin2017,thismassiveinvestmentcouldchangethepicturerapidlyincomingyears.China,whosecitiesarechokedbyairpollution,mayleadtheway.Renewableshavereachedatippingpointglobally,sumsupSimonVirley,whostudiestheworldsenergymarketsfortheinternationalaccountingfirmKPMG.Heseesr

10、enewablescompetingonpricewithfossilfuelsinmoreandmoreplacesaroundtheworld.Ithinktheshifttorenewableenergyishappeningmuchfasterthanmostwell-educatedbusinesspeopleinAmericaunderstand,addsBritishinvestorJeremyGrantham,cofounderoftheBoston-basedassetmanagerfirmGMO,inBritainsFinancialTimesrecently.Whiletheresalongwaytogo,thetrendlinesforrenewablesarespiking.Thethepaceofchangeinenergysourcesappearstobespeedingupperhapsjustintimetohaveameaningfuleffectinslowingclimatechange.WhatWashingtondoesordoesntdotopromotealternativeenergymaymeanlessandlessatatimeofaglobalshiftinthought.