The amount we waste is only part of the problem. Another factor driving up the cost of food is the amount of land being devoted to growing biofuels. In recent years these crops have been seen as a greenalternative to fuel that causes global warming.
But as Roger Haribon now reports, even that’s being questioned and the government has decided to slow down its adoption of biofuels. Five years ago we had grain mountains not grain shortages. So it seemed a good idea to fuel our cars with corn and other crops. But today the brakes are slamming on.
"Our overall conclusion was that we really needed to slow down on biofuel production and use, because all the new evidence shows there are some potentially harmful effects. Here’s the problem: processing corn into ethanol for car fuel. We didn’t realize it five years ago, but the processing creates more greenhouse gases than would have been emitted by burning petrol.
Burning corn also diverts grain from world markets and so pushes up the price of food. But the demand for alternative fuels is as strong as ever and here is why. The oil prices hit nearly a hundred and fifty dollars a barrel. Car use in America could go up by 40% by 2020. And by 2030, global carbon emissions are expected to rise by as much as 50%.
Some biofuels are better than others. Take sugar cane. Getting the fuel out of the cane creates relatively little pollution. But even the production of sugar cane poses risks for small farmers in developing countries. "When the big plantation owners move in, people are often effectively forced from their land. They are also deprived of water because sugar cane, uh, requires more water than other crops.
We haven’t seen the end of plants for fuel, but after today’s report, politicians will have to think far more carefully to make sure that their search for new forms of energy doesn’t cause more trouble than it solves. Roger Haribon, BBC News.
※ consider A (to be) B : A를 B라고 여기다 They considered sprinter Kelli White (to be) a top prospect for gold in the summer Olympics. → Sprinter Kelli White was considered a top prospect for gold ~ - consider A (to be) B : A is considered (to be) B - regard A as B : A is regarded as B - think of A as B : A is thought of as B - look upon [see] A as B : A is looked upon [seen] as B
※ 관계대명사 than ex. He offered more than could be expected. 그는 기대할 수 없을 정도의 많은 것을 내놓았다. ex. Police say it is sometimes acceptable to use more force than is legally allowable to control someone who physically assaults an officer. 경관을 구타하는 사람을 진압하기 위해서는 때로는 법으로 허용된 것 이상의 무력 행사가 용인된다고 경찰은 말한다. ex. Presidents always get more credit than they deserve and they get more blame than they deserve. 대통령은 항상 과도한 평가와 과도한 비난을 받는다.
※ hit * hit the road : 출발하다, 길을 떠나다 * hit the ceiling/roof = blow one's top : 노발대발하다 * hit the ground running : 시작부터 열심히 제대로 일하다 / to immediately work very hard and successfully at a new activity. ex. If elected, they promise to hit the ground running in their first few weeks of office. ex. His previous experience will allow him to hit the ground running when he takes over the Commerce Department. * hit the jackpot : 크게 성공하다. 땡잡다 * hit the nail on the head : 바로 맞히다, 요점을 찌르다 * I have to hit the books. 공부를 해야 한다 * A glass of hot water would hit the spot. 따뜻한 물 한 잔 마시면 아주 좋겠는데 * Prices hit a new high. 물가가 사상 최고치를 기록했다.
waste : 낭비하다, 허비하다, 낭비, 허비, 쓰레기, 폐물, 폐수, 찌꺼기 * human waste : 사람의 분뇨 / animal waste : 축산폐기물 [분뇨]/ toxic waste : 유독성 폐기물 / waste products 폐기물 / industrial waste (products) 산업폐기물 / nuclear waste : 핵폐기물 / industrial waste water 산업폐수 / industrial waste water treatment 산업폐수처리 drive up : 1. if a vehicle or driver drives up, the vehicle moves near to a person or place and stops 2. [값 따위]를 끌어올리다 ex. A huge limousine drove up. ex. The government's policies are driving up interest rates. devote : <노력 시간 돈을> 바치다, 쏟다 (= dedicate) * devote yourself to something : ex. Few people are able to devote themselves fully to their career. * devote something to something : ex. She has devoted all her energies/life to the care of homeless people. ex. Over half his speech was devoted to the issue of unemployment. / ex. All the proceeds from the taxes should be devoted to healthcare. green : 풋내기의 (not experienced or trained), 질투하는 기색이 나타난, 샘 많은, 생태계를 중시하는, 친환경적 인 ex. I was pretty green when I joined this company. ex. green with envy (얼굴이 파랗게 질릴 만큼) 매우 부러워하는 [샘내는] * green issues : issues that affect the environment * a green old age 노익장 , 정정함 ex. enjoy a green old age 노익장을 과 시하다 * go green : become environment friendly alternative : [보통 the ~] 둘 중에서의 선택, 양 자 택일, 다른 방도, 대안, 양자 택일의, 대신의 ex. the alternative of death or submission 죽음이냐 항복이냐 둘 중의 하나 ex. There is[I have] no (other) alternative. 달리 방도가 없다. / ex. an alternative plan 대안 / ex. alternative fuels 대체연료 global warming : 지구온난화 adopt : vt. 채용 [채택] 하다, vt.,vi. 양자 [양녀] 로 삼다, 입양하다 * adoptive : 양자 결연 (관계) 의 ex. adoptive parents[father, son, daughter] 양부모 [양부, 양자, 양녀] grain : [집합적] 곡물, 곡류, 낟알 (쌀이나 보 리 등의), (특히 모래 소금 설탕 커피 등의) 한 알, [부정 구문에 써서] 미량, 티끌 (of) ex. He hasn't a grain of sense. 그는 통 분별이 없다 ex. without a grain of love 티끌만큼도 애정이 없이 fuel : 연료, <감정을> 돋구는 것, ~ 에 연 료를 공급하다, ~ 을 타오르게 하다, 자극하다 ex. fuel suspicion 의심을 부추기다 /ex. Graf's back problem fuelled speculation that she might soon retire. * add fuel to (the fire) : ~ 에 기름을 끼얹다, 불난데 부채질하다 ex. His comments are bound to add fuel to the debate. /ex. The decision to raise tariffs on imports will only add fuel to the fire. slam <문 등을> 탕 [쾅] 닫(히)다, <브레이크 등을> 세차게 밟다, 내동댕이치다, 쳐서 맞히다 (hit) ex. slam the window shut 창문을 쾅 닫다. ex. The bicycle slammed into a tree. ex. slam the brakes on = slam on the brakes 급브레이크를 밟다 greenhouse gas : 온실가스 emit : <빛 열 향기 등을> 내뿜다, 배출하 다, 방사하다 * emission : (굴뚝 엔진 등으로부터의) 배기, 배출, 배출물 (질), 방출, 방사 물, 방출물 divert : ~ 을 딴 데로 돌리다, 전환시키다, 기 분을 전환케 하다, 전용하다, <교통을> 우회시키다 * divert the course of a river 강의 물줄기를 바꾸다. ex. The council used the inquiry to divert attention from their financial problems. carbon : 탄소 * carbon monoxide : 일산화탄소 / carbon dioxide 이산화탄소 * carbon footprint : 탄소 발자국 (개인이나 기업이 내뿜는 온실가스 배출 량) sugar cane 사탕수수 pose : 포즈를 취하다, ~ 인 체하다, <사람. 일이> (문제 따위) 를 (남) 에게 일으키다. ex. police officers posing as customers 고객으로 가장한 경찰관들 / ex. pose as a detective 형사인체 하다, 형사로 가장하다 * pose a problem/difficulty/risk/threat : ex. We are being told that the accident poses no threat to the environment. ex. pose a serious threat to the security of the state 국가의 안전을 몹 시 위협하다. * pose a challenge: ex. They had been expected to pose a serious challenge to the main parties. plantation (특히 (아)열대 지방의 대규모) 농원, 재배지, 플랜테이션 ex. a coffee [rubber, sugar] plantation 커피[고무, 사탕] 재배 농장 move in : 이사 오다, 개입하다, 접근하다 (on), 몰래 다 가가다 (on) ex. The police are beginning to move in on their principal suspects. effectively : 효과적으로, 사실상, 대체로 deprive : <사람에게서 물건을> 빼앗다, <권리 등의 행사를> 허용치 않다 (deprivation) * deprive someone of something : The courts deprived him of the right to see his child. * be deprived of~ ~ 을 빼앗기다