DENVER – Forty years ago, the United States and much of Europe learned difficult lessons about their dangerous addiction to fossil fuels. Following Israel’s victory in the Yom Kippur War, the Arab members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced an oil embargo on Israel’s supporters.
丹佛——四十年前，美国和欧洲绝大部分国家因为对化石燃料的危险依赖而得到了教训。继以色列赎罪日战争获得胜利后，石油输出国（欧佩克）组织阿拉伯成员国宣布对支持以色列的国家实行石油禁运。面对主要能源供应的突然中止及世界油价的大幅上涨，发达国家感到前所未有的力不从心。