Lai Ching-te, who will take office as Taiwan’s president on May 20th, has ambitious (雄心勃勃的) plans for the island’s energy mix. He wants to push the proportion of renewable (可再生的) electricity production to 30% by 2030, up from 11% today. He also has plans to achieve net-zero (净零) carbon emissions by 2050. But some doubt he can fulfil these promises. Blackouts (停电) have been plaguing (困扰) the island. Can Taiwan, the source of over 60% of the world’s advanced semiconductors (半导体), avoid an energy crunch (短缺)?
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The company set ambitious goals for growth over the next five years.
该公司为未来五年的增长设定了雄心勃勃的目标。
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The country is investing heavily in renewable energy sources.
该国正在大量投资于可再生能源。
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Achieving net-zero carbon emissions is a major goal for many countries.
实现净零碳排放是许多国家的主要目标。
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The blackouts in the city lasted for several hours each time.
城市的停电每次持续了几个小时。
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The drought has been plaguing the region for months.
干旱困扰该地区已有数月。
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Taiwan is a major producer of advanced semiconductors used in electronics.
台湾是用于电子产品的先进半导体的主要生产地。
Upon taking office in 2016, Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s outgoing president, vowed to simultaneously reduce carbon emissions and phase out (逐步淘汰) carbon-free nuclear energy, which then stood at 12% of the mix (it now accounts for less than 7% of electricity generated). Ms Tsai and Mr Lai belong to a party that is avowedly (公开宣称地) anti-nuclear. While this task made ideological (意识形态的) sense, it has turned out to be a struggle. Liang Chi-yuan at Taiwan’s National Central University estimates that only a quarter of planned windpower (风力) projects were on schedule between 2017 and 2022.
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The government plans to phase out old vehicles to reduce pollution.
政府计划逐步淘汰旧车辆以减少污染。
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The group is avowedly in favor of environmental protection.
该组织公开宣称支持环境保护。
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The policy changes are more ideological than practical.
政策变化更多是意识形态上的而非实际的。
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Windpower is an important part of the country’s renewable energy strategy.
风力是该国可再生能源战略的重要组成部分。