Even if every Kyoto-obligated country passed its own, duplicate Waxman-Markey bills – which is implausible and would incur significantly higher costs – the global reduction would amount to just 0.22°C (0.35°F) by the end of this century. The reduction in global temperature would not be measurable in a hundred years, yet the cost would be significant and payable now.
而假设那些签订了京都议定书的国家都参照华克斯曼-马基气候变化法案来制定自己的法案——这些法案不仅前景难料，且耗资巨大——在本世纪末全球温度也将仅仅下降0.22摄氏度（0.35华氏度）。况且全球气候的下降幅度需要数百年时间来测算，但人们为此所需支付的巨大成本却迫在眉睫。