资料：Earlierthismonth,presidentsBarackObamaoftheUSandXiJinpingofChinamadeanimportantsymbolicgesturewhentheycommittedtheircountries,thetwolargestgreenhousegasemitters,totheParisclimateagreement.Itwastheclearestsignalyettoinvestorsworldwidethattheyneedtothinkabouttheimplicationsofglobalwarmingfortheirportfolios. OnFridayafternoontherewasanexampleofwhatthatmightmeanMrObama’sadministrationissuedanordertemporarilyblockingconstructiononasectionoftheDakotaAccessoilpipeline.ThemovewasaresponsetolocalconcernsraisedbytheStandingRockSiouxTribeaboutpotentialdamagetohistoricsitesandthethreatsofoilspills.ButitistheglobalissueofclimatechangethathadraisedtheprofileofDakotaAccess,makingitintoacausecelebreforUSenvironmentalcampaigners.BillMcKibbenof350.org,whichplayedakeyroleinthesuccessfulefforttostoptheKeystoneXLpipelinefromCanada,hassuggestedthatMrObamacouldblockDakotaAccesspermanently,onthegroundsthatitwouldexacerbatethethreatofclimatechange. Lastmonth,theWhiteHouse’sCouncilonEnvironmentalQualityissuednewguidanceforfederalagencies,makingclearthattheirdecisionsshouldtakeintoaccount“thepotentialeffectsofaproposedactiononclimatechange”,andquantifytheirconsequencesforgreenhousegasemissions.DakotaAccessisintendedtocarrycrudeoil1,172milesfromNorthDakota,acentreoftheUSshalerevolution,toIllinois,enroutetorefineriesaroundAmerica.ThecasethatitwouldaddtoglobalgreenhousegasemissionwillbehardertomakethanforKeystoneXL,whichwouldhavebroughtcrudefromthehigh-emittingoilsandsofwesternCanada,butthecampaignersarecertaintotry. IfDakotaAccessisstopped,itwillhaveasignificantimpactnotjustonenergyTransferPartners,thecompanyleadingtheproject,butonallNorthDakotaoilproducersandtheircustomers,whowillbeforcedtousemoreexpensiverailtransport. Climatechangeisnowanunavoidablebusinessissue.Inanexcellentpaperlastweek,BlackRock,theworld’slargestfundmanager,setoutsomeofthewaysthatinvestorscanreducetheirexposuretotherisksandbenefitfromtheopportunitiesthatitcreates.Thepaperisalandmarkintherisingawarenessoftheissueamongmainstreaminvestors.Itisonethingwhenaphilanthropicfundwithassetsofafewhundredmilliontakesastandonclimateissues,quiteanotherwhenthewarningscomefromacompanywithabout$4.9tnundermanagement.AsBlackRockpointsout,investors’personalviewsonclimatescienceareirrelevant.Enoughgovernmentsandbusinessesareconvincedbythescientificconsensusthatthethreatisreal,andaredrivingregulatoryandtechnologicalchangesthatinterestedinyou. 六Iftheworldistoreducetheriskofcatastrophicglobalwarmingtoacceptablelevels,therewillhavetobeahugereallocationofcapitalawayfromfossilfuelsandtowardlow-emissionenergysources.Thatshifthasbegun,butitneedstogomuchfurther.Thetransitionisnotstraightforward:foraslongasoilisthelifebloodoftheworld’stransport,pipelineswillbeneeded.ButwheninvestorsandboardsmakedecisionsaboutprojectslikeDakotaAccess,theywillhavetoconsidertheirimpactongreenhousegasemissions.Thefinancialconsequencesofclimatechangecannolongerbeignored. WhichoneofthefollowingisnotthemeasuretakenbyUSgovernmenttodealwithclimatechange?().
A.Stop the Dakota Access permanently B.Join the Paris climate agreement. C.Require federal agencies to take climate change into consideration when making decisions. D.Suspend the construction of Dakota Access.正确答案A
