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难以忽视的真相 An Inconvenient Truth(第2页)

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&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。”

Thankyou!

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