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最近,「氣候變遷兇手」二氧化碳在歐洲嚴重不足(shortfall)?原來它是氨肥工廠的副產品,隨著非農耕季節關廠停產,竟衝擊啤酒、碳酸飲料甚至屠宰業生意。二氧化碳和食品供應鏈密不可分,也讓碳捕捉技術成為熱議焦點。
【二氧化碳缺貨淺談】
shortfall 短缺、不足
A:The seasonal closure of ammonia fertilizer plants has led to a shortfall in food-grade CO2.
(氨肥廠季節性休廠造成二氧化碳短缺。)
B:Food-grade carbon dioxide chiefly comes from the process of making ammonia fertilizer in Europe.
(歐洲的二氧化碳主要從製造氨肥過程中提煉。)
to slash 大減、大砍(產能)
A:CO2 has been widely used in food processing, packaging and storage.
(二氧化碳廣泛運用於食品加工、包裝和儲存。)
B:The shortage has forced companies to slash the production of meat, carbonated drinks, etc.
(短缺迫使肉品、碳酸飲料等製造商減產。)
absurd 荒謬
A:A CO2 scarcity may sound absurd as the world is trying to reduce CO2 emission.
(當全球致力減碳時,CO2短缺聽起來似乎很荒謬。)
B:However, given current technology, extracting CO2 from the atmosphere remains a big challenge.
(然而,從空氣中提煉CO2對目前技術仍是一大挑戰。)
【延伸關鍵字】
1. byproduct:副產品
2. to extract:提煉,萃取
3. supply chain:供應鏈
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