Here in China, as the awareness of climate change improves, realizing a low-carbon way of life, also known as reducing your carbon footprint, is a growing trend among young Chinese.
Zheng Xiyu works at 小题1: office in Beijing’s Central Business District．Every day, 小题2: takes her roughly 40 minutes to go to work by bus．But she is thinking of 小题3: (switch) to a different way of transport--a bicycle．When buying clothes, she will choose those purely made of cotton, 小题4: it takes less carbon to produce cotton clothes．She’s also adapting to a vegetable diet as livestock(家畜) can make many contributions 小题5: today’s most serious environmental problems.
A recent survey shows 小题6: 78% of all the 17,000 people questioned have developed environmentally friendly habits in their daily lives．They are doing things, such as taking reusable shopping bags to the store and setting the air conditioner at a temperature above 26oC in summer.
On many popular 小题7: (society) networking websites, people are advocating a low-carbon lifestyle．Their tips include using the stairs and public transport more frequently 小题8: elevators and cars．They hope this lifestyle 小题9: (become) more than just a trend within certain groups.
As the most populous nation on the planet with the world’s fastest growing economy, China has become the second biggest emitter(排放者) of greenhouse gases．The recent extreme weather in the southern regions reflects a serious environmental challenge．Experts say there is no time 小题10: (delay) with the effort to reduce carbon emissions.
