难以忽视的真相 An Inconvenient Truth(第2页)
&quicklymobilizeourcivilizationwiththeurgehathaspreviouslybeenseeionsmobilizedforwar。Theyontheceyahofentirepeoples,sofeverydwhowerereadytostandagaioodoso。Ourehosetimescalculatedthatfreepeoplewouldhegetheywere,ofcourse,catastrophig。
hreatofclimatecrisis—athreatthatisreal,risiahepenaltiesfthisgeareimmenseandgrowing,andatsomewouldbeunsustainableandunrecoverable。Forillhavethepowertochooseourfate,andtheremaiionisonlythis:Havewethewilltoactvigorouslyandintime,orwillrisonedbyadangerousillusion?
MahatmaGahelargestdemoearthandfedasharedresolvewithwhathecalled“Satyagraha”—or“truthforce”。
Truthalsohasthepowertouniteusaaween“me”aingthebasisforoandsharedresponsibility。
ThereisanAfriproverbthatsays,“Ifyouwanttogoquickly,goalone。Ifyouwanttether。”Weogofar,quickly。
&abathatindividual,isolated,privateasaretheaheyddohelp。Buttheywillnottakeusfarenoughwithoutcollectivea。Atthesametime,wemusteinmobilizingglobally,wedoablishmentofideologiityaep“ism”。
Thatmeansadoptingprinciples,values,lawsareleasecreativityandieverylevelofsomultifoldresptlyandspontaneously。
Thisnewessrequiresexpandingthepossibilitiesiinallhumaorswhowilldeviseaoharhesun’senergyforpenniesorihat’segativemayliveinLagosorMumbaiorMoerepreneursaorseverywhereontheglobehavethegetheworld。
&eforamoralpurposethatismalygoodahespiritualenergyuransformus。Thegehatdefeatedfascismthroughouttheworldinthe1940sftomeettheirawesomege,thattheyhadgaihemoralauthorityandlong-termvisiontolaunchtheMarshallPlaedNations,andanewlevelofglobalcooperatihtthatunifiedEuropeandfacilitatedtheemergenodprermany,Japan,Italyandmuchoftheworld。Oheirvisionaryleaderssaid,“Itistimewesteeredbythestarsandsship。”
Iyearofthatwar,yougavethePeacePrizetoamanfrommyhometownoftle,Carthage,Tennessee。CordellHullwasdescribedbyFranklihe“FatheroftheUions”。Heiratioomyownfather,whofollowedHullinthegressandtheU。S。Senateandinhisenttoworldpeadglobalcooperation。
MypareenofHull,alwaysintonesofreverendadmiratioweeksago,whenyouahisprize,thedeepestemotiotheheadlineioerthatsimplynotedIhadrizethatCordellHullhadwon。Inthatmomemyfatherandmotherwouldhavefeltweretheyalive。
JustasHull’sgeionfoundmoralauthtosolvetheworldcrisiscausedbyfascism,sotoodreatestopportunityinrisingtosolvetheclimatetheKanjicharactersusedinbothdJapanese,“crisis”isosymbols,thefirstmeanihesed“opportunity”。Byfadremovingthedaheclimatecrisis,portunitytogainthemoralauthorityandvisiontovastlyincreaseouroacitytosolveothercrisesthathavebeentoolongignored。
&uhesbetweeedtheaffliser,HIV-aidsandotherpaheseproblemsarelioomustbetheirsolutiobeginbymakingtheoheglobalehetralpriheworldunity。
Fifteenyearsago,Imadethatcaseatthe“EarthSummit”inRiodeJaenyearsago,IpreseinKyoto。Thisweek,IwillurgethedelegatesinBalitoadoptaboldmareatythatestablishesauniversalglobalissiohemarketinemissitoeffitlyallocateresourosteffectiveopportunitiesforspeedyredus。
&ateshouldmeetearlyorevieasaplishedinBaliandtakepersonalresponsibilityfthiscrisis。Itisnotunreasooask,giveyofources,thattheseheadsofstatemeeteverythreemonthsuyispleted。
Wealsooriumoruofaingfacilitythatburnscoalwithoutthecapacitytosafelytrapandstoredioxide。Andmostimportantofall,weapri—withaCO2taxthatistheotheperessively,agtothelawsofea,inwaysthatshifttheburdenoftaxatiotopollution。Thisisbyfarthemosteffedsimplestwaytoacceleratesolutionstothiscrisis。
Theworldneedsanalliance—especiallyofthosenationsthatweighheaviestinthescaleswhereearthisinthebalaeEuropeandJapahey’vetakeyearstomeetthege,andtheinAustralia,whichhasmadesolviecrisisitsfirstpriority。
ButtheoutewillbedecisivelyiwonationsthatarenowfailiheUesanda。WhileIndiaisalsfastinimportashouldbeabsolutelyclearthatitisthetwestitters—mostofall,myowntry—thatwillomaketheboldestmoves,orstandatablebeforehistoryfortheirfailuretoact。
Bothtriesshouldstopusiher’sbehaviorasaalemateandinsteaddevelopanagendaformutualsurvivalinasharedglobale。
&helastfewyearsofde,buttheybethefirstyearshtaureifemust。Nooneshouldbelieveasolutionwillbefoundwithouteffort,withoutcost,withoutge。Letusaowledgethatifwewishtoredeemsquaimeandspeakagainwithmoralauthority,thehehardtruths:
Thewayaheadisdifficult。Theouterboundaryofwhatwetlybelieveisfeasibleisstillfarshortofwhatweactuallymustdo。Wearestandiefulforkinthatpath。SoIwanttoehavisionoftwofutures—eachapalpablepossibility—andrayerthatithvividclaritytheyofgbetweeures,andtheurgenakiow。
Theyoungpeoplewillknockthedoorofthefuture。Soletusre,andsaytogether:“ose。Wearemany。Forthispurposewewillrise,a。”
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