Energy Efficiency Could Offer Major Climate Wins 　抑制全球变暖从能源效率着手

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What if the world could quickly slash climate-warming emissions， without having to build so much new renewable energy capacity？

如果世界能够迅速削减导致气候变暖的排放量，而不用新建这么多再生能源产能，那会怎么样呢？

That’s exactly what some experts say needs to happen， by improving the efficiency of appliances and electricity grids through efforts like plugging leaks and stopping so-called “vampire loads” from devices that pull power from wall sockets even when switched off.

这正是一些专家提出来要做的事，通过堵漏和防止电器所谓的“吸血鬼负荷”——即便在关闭时也从墙上插座消耗电能——等措施，来提高电器与电网的效率。（剩余2855字）