there are no new alternatives for energy generating plants.

all power stations using coal as fuel should be closed down.

petroleum-powered energy stations are the only substitute for dirty coal plants.

wind, nuclear and CCS are poor alternatives for immediate and large scale use.

a wide range of energy sources, conventional or not, will be necessary in the future.

45% (line 17) – the rise of world energy demand in 2007.

17% (line 19) – the increase of energetic demands predicted for 2030.

US$8 billion over 10 years (line 41) – the sum of investments in coal-fired power stations until 2015.

20 gigawatts (line 44) – the energy that can be generated from wind power in 24 American states.

$3 billion (line 61) – the amount of investments in conventional energies until the present time.

coal is not an efficient energy source to meet the world’s present needs.

it is necessary to stop consuming so much electricity in the winter periods.

the use of coal as an energy source should be condemned in the near future.

the world must continue producing coal-based energy to avoid the shortage of power.

the energy generated from dirty old coal will not be useful to prevent blackout periods.

building a huge wind energy project in Algeria since 2004.

investing in research projects to develop alternative clean energy sources.

reducing its contributions to the 400-megawatt hydrogen energy plant in Abu Dhabi.

working on a biofuel project with researchers at the California Institute of Technology.

competing with the Imperial College in London to develop flexible plastic solar cells.

“What do you say to critics, such as Jim Hansen…” (line 6)

“If you project forward the predicted growth in renewable energy,” (lines 17-19)

“So we’re going to need a broad mix of conventional and alternative energy sources.” (lines 22-23)

“We need to be working very hard on those now, but we shouldn’t kid ourselves…” (lines 36-38)

“... we ... are on track to invest $8 billion by 2015, as we said we were going to.” (lines 60-62)

The three officials mentioned in the text presented their point of view about the MoU in the first person.

The Minister for Media and Heritage for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is responsible for the World Heritage Sites.

The whole MoU thing is to update the Caribbean Islands’ heritage.

One of the officials stated that the local communities must avoid using heritage conservation as a way of making their living.

Developing countries will benefit from the MoU as well as the United Kingdom’s experts.

The current World Heritage List lacks of updating.

More than cooperation between governments, abundant resources are required to protect heritages at risk.

The United Kingdom’s conservation knowledge can barely contribute to the recognition of potential World Heritage Sites.

The conservation and maintenance of natural heritage will be prioritized by UNESCO.

Lord McIntosh shows some pessimism about the Memorandum of Understanding.

the United Kingdom’s acceptance as a member of UNESCO.

UNESCO’s budget difficulties.

improvements in the field of heritage conservation.

the dissolution of the World Heritage Committee.

the nomination of Mr. Timothy Craddock to become the United Kingdom Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO.

encourage middle class people to use air transportation more often in their daily routines.

protest against the safety problems that have been disturbing air transportation worldwide.

inform legislators and politicians about the necessary measures to make the aviation system safer.

point out issues that have been affecting aviation and suggest ways of dealing with them.

evaluate the role of aviation from a historical perspective since the invention of the airplane.

it is an essential service and a reasonably safe means of connecting people.

it is the only way of integrating populations isolated by long-lasting war conflicts.

there is no other reliable means of transportation available nowadays.

the emerging middle class will soon be able to afford expensive air tickets.

most people in isolated countries prefer fast airplanes to slow-moving trains.