北京居民也绿色 家庭减少碳排放

A new project is underway in Beijing to find out how far people will go to reduce carbon emissions in their homes. ‘Friends of Nature’, an environmental NGO, has been helping residents with in-home changes to monitor energy consumption.
北京正在进行一个新项目来弄清楚人们离在家里减少碳排放还有多远。环保非政府组织“自然之友”正在帮助家里有改变的居民监测能源消耗。

Duan Yundong has reorganized his water system. Instead of just draining away, the used water from his washing machine and shower is now pumped back to a tank - which is then piped directly to the toilet, to be used for flushing.
Duan Yundong改造了他的水系统。现在，他的洗衣机和浴室里用过的水不是流走而是抽回到一个水箱里——然后直接输送到厕所，用来冲厕所。

Duan Yundong has also been busy changing some of the other rooms in his house. There’s now more natural light from the window in the kitchen. And he’s replaced his refrigerator and lamp bulbs for more energy saving products.
Duan Yundong还在忙着改变房子里其它一些房间。现在，厨房里有更多从窗户的射进来的自然光线。而且他把电冰箱和灯泡换成更节能的产品。

Duan Yundong says, “Normally, a family consumes 11 tons of water each month. But with the changes to my water system, family uses just 4 tons. I’ve proved that a normal family really can do something to save water -- and it’s something that is easy to achieve.”
Duan Yundong表示：“通常，一个家庭每个月用11吨水。但是水系统改变之后，家里只用了4吨水。我已经证明了，一个普通家庭真的可以做一些事来节水——这些事都是很容易做到的。”

Duan Yunlong’s family is one of 25 Beijing households enlisted by the NGO Friends of Nature, for its "Low Carbon Emission Family" project. Each household was given 10 thousand yuan at the start of 2011, to transform the water, electricity and gas systems in their homes. The project has not been without its difficulties.
Duan Yundong的家是北京获得非政府组织自然之友的“低碳排放家庭”项目帮助的25个家庭之一。每个家庭在2011年初获得1万元来改变他们家的水、电、煤气系统。这个项目并不是没有困难。

Zhang Hehe, vice CEO of ‘Friends of Nature’, says, “The government is paying more attention to the whole industry, and enterprises are working hard to transform technology. But it’s sometimes hard for ordinary people to find the best quality energy saving products that can have long term effects.”
自然之友的副执行总裁Zhang Hehe表示：“政府更加关心整个工业，企业努力转变科技。但是有时，对普通人来说要找到有长期效果的最好质量的节能产品很困难。”

There are currently around 3000 NGOs in China like Friends of Nature that are dedicated to environmental protection. But effective cuts in carbon emissions will only ever be achieved if ordinary people like Duan Yundong take action to change their habits and lifestyles -- and even the way their homes are setup.
目前中国大约有3000个像自然之友这样的环保非政府组织。但是只有像Duan Yundong这样的普通人采取行动改变他们的习惯和生活方式，甚至是他们家的设置方式，才能有效减少碳排放。