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 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權