@翻了个译，MTI专业辅导@翻了个译，MTI专业辅导RichcountrieslikeSwedenneedtostartreducingemissionsbyatleast15percenteveryyear.Andthatissothatwecanstaybelowatwo-degreewarmingtarget.Yet,astheIPCChaverecentlydemonstrated,aiminginsteadfor1.5degreesCelsiuswouldsignificantlyreducetheclimateimpacts.Butwecanonlyimaginewhatthatmeansforreducingemissions.Youwouldthinkthemediaandeveryoneofourleaderswouldbetalkingaboutnothingelse,buttheyneverevenmentionit.Nordoesanyoneevermentionthegreenhousegasesalreadylockedinthesystem.Northatairpollutionishidingawarmingsothatwhenwestopburningfossilfuels,wealreadyhaveanextralevelofwarmingperhapsashighas0.5to1.1degreesCelsius.Furthermoredoeshardlyanyonespeakaboutthefactthatweareinthemidstofthesixthmassextinction,withupto200speciesgoingextincteverysingleday,thattheextinctionratetodayisbetween1,000and10,000timeshigherthanwhatisseenasnormal.Nordoeshardlyanyoneeverspeakabouttheaspectofequityorclimatejustice,clearlystatedeverywhereintheParisAgreement,whichisabsolutelynecessarytomakeitworkonaglobalscale.Thatmeansthatrichcountriesneedtogetdowntozeroemissionswithin6to12years,withtoday'semissionspeed.Andthatissothatpeopleinpoorercountriescanhaveachancetoheightentheirstandardoflivingbybuildingsomeoftheinfrastructurethatwehavealreadybuilt,suchasroads,schools,hospitals,cleandrinkingwater,electricity,andsoon.BecausehowcanweexpectcountrieslikeIndiaorNigeriatocareabouttheclimatecrisisifwewhoalreadyhaveeverythingdon'tcareevenasecondaboutitorouractualcommitmentstotheParisAgreement?So,whyarewenotreducingouremissions?Whyaretheyinfactstillincreasing?Areweknowinglycausingamassextinction?Areweevil?No,ofcoursenot.Peoplekeepdoingwhattheydobecausethevastmajoritydoesn'thaveaclueabouttheactualconsequencesofoureverydaylife,andtheydon'tknowthatrapidchangeisrequired.Weallthinkweknow,andweallthinkeverybodyknows,butwedon't.Becausehowcouldwe?Iftherereallywasacrisis,andifthiscrisiswascausedbyouremissions,youwouldatleastseesomesigns.Notjustfloodedcities,tensofthousandsofdeadpeople,andwholenationsleveledtopilesoftorn-downbuildings.Youwouldseesomerestrictions.Butno.Andnoonetalksaboutit.Therearenoemergencymeetings,noheadlines,nobreakingnews.Nooneisactingasifwewereinacrisis.Evenmostclimatescientistsorgreenpoliticianskeeponflyingaroundtheworld,eatingmeatanddairy.IfIlivetobe100,Iwillbealiveintheyear2103.Whenyouthinkaboutthefuturetoday,youdon'tthinkbeyondtheyear2050.Bythen,Iwill,inthebestcase,notevenhavelivedhalfofmylife.
