联合国秘书长潘基文穿着短袖衬衫在办公室工作
◎清凉联合国 力行节能减碳
时间： 2008/08/04
撰稿?编辑：杨明娟 新闻引据：广电媒体 (中国时报)
由联合国秘书长潘基文发起的「清凉联合国」(Cool UN)活动，8月起正式在纽约总部启动，以调整大楼的空调温度，减少温室气体排放，达到节约能源目的。潘基文并以身示范，鼓励外交官和联合国人员轻便穿着，破除西装革履的旧习。从8月1日起，联合国秘书处大楼的温度从摄氏22.2度，调高到摄氏25度，各个会议厅的温度由摄氏21.1度，调高为摄氏23.9度，空调和通风系统在周末关闭。至於会议室比办公室还要冷个1度多的原因是，希望大家谈判时能够「冷静」。
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (center) and his advisors wear lighter clothing in New York on August 1. (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)
如果8月的节能减排措施收效良好，「清凉联合国」的活动将继续执行。到冬天时，联合国总部将促请外交官和员工穿保暖性强的服装，减少供热能源。如果全年贯彻这项措施，光是纽约总部就可节省下100万美元。
潘基文表示，活动目的是要大幅降低联合国的温室气体排放，估计至少能够减排300公顿的二氧化碳，节约10％的能源。潘基文希望联合国各机构、所有职员，以及联合国所有会员国，都能够响应这项节约活动。
Ban launches "Cool UN" campaign to cut emissions
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C), dressed in short shirt, talks to two TV reporters at his office at the UN Headquarters in New York, the United States, August 1, 2008. Ban Ki-moon launched "Cool UN" Initiative on Friday, encouraging UN staff to wear cooler attire in summer in order to reduce air conditioning costs and contribute to the environment.人民网English
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (2nd R), dressed in short shirt, attends a meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York, the United States, August 1, 2008. Ban Ki-moon launched "Cool UN" Initiative on Friday, encouraging UN staff to wear cooler attire in summer in order to reduce air conditioning costs and contribute to the environment.
"We have succeeded in moving climate change to the top of the international agenda for action, and this means that the UN must take action itself," Ban said. "We must lead by example, and if we are to ask others to take action, we must do so as well."
This marked the first time the dress code will be relaxed at the UN Headquarters. At last Decembers Bali Climate Change Conference, formal negotiations were held in more casual attire and at the upcoming climate change negotiations later this month in Accra, Ghana, conference participants have been invited to dress more comfortably.
If the experiment is successful, the initiative could be extended beyond August. During the winter months, the process could be reversed and staff and delegates could be asked to dress more warmly, which would also reduce energy consumption, emissions and heating costs.
The secretary-general has called on all parts of the UN system to take steps to reduce their carbon footprint. Several agencies, including the UN Environment Program (UNEP), the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), have moved towards becoming climate neutral.
UN Environment Program
◎今日新闻 日期:2008/08/06 00:03 国际中心／综合报导
节能减碳已经成为世界各国最关注的议题之一，联合国秘书长潘基文8月在纽约总部启动「清凉联合国」活动，希望能够降低二氧化碳的排放量，从1日开始联合国秘书处大楼的温度，从摄氏22.2度调高到25度，周末时也将关闭空调。
联合国纽约总部从1日开始，室内温度从摄氏22.2度上调到25度。为了响应节能减碳做环保，联合国秘书长潘基文发起「清凉联合国」活动，联合国也宣布放宽外交人员和联合国职员的服装要求，鼓励大家穿着轻便的服装，潘基文以身作则穿短袖到联合国上班。
夏天的时候穿短袖上班，冬天的时候多穿保暖衣服，只要夏天少开冷气，冬天少放暖气，专家估计，一年联合国的纽约总部可以省下1百万美元，相当於新台币3078万元。
潘基文表示，提高室内温度的目的是要降低二氧化碳的排放量，估计至少能够减少300公吨的二氧化碳，节约10%的能源，潘基文希望联合国的各机构以及所有会员国，也都能够积极发起节能减碳的活动。(新闻来源：东森新闻记者赖廷奇)
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