TEXT4. COOL KETTLES BRING CLIMATE TO BOIL
Energy experts have identified a new destructive agent of climate change in our modern lifestyle - the fashionable kettle.
New designs coming on to the market that hold more water and boil faster will use more electricity and produce more greenhouse pollution than older versions, according to research commissioned by the government. Features such as a hot plate to keep boiled water warm, electronic whistles and a traditional wide-bottomed shape all waste energy.
An estimated 97 % of UK households own kettles which account for almost a third of the electricity used by cooking appliances. The "kettle trends" briefing note submitted to the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs warns that a nationwide rush for keep-warm kettles would increase UK carbon dioxide emissions by 220,000 tons a year at a time when ministers are seeking ways to cut emissions to meet targets.
Ex.1. Give Russian equivalents for the following:
A destructive agent of climate change; greenhouse pollution; to commission research; to increase carbon dioxide emissions; to cut emissions to meet targets.
Ex.2. Retell the text.