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第29章 难以忽视的真相(第5页)

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YourMajesties,Yhnesses,Honorablemembersiaee,Excies,Ladiesalemen,

Ihaveapurposeheretoday.ItisapurposeIhavetriedtoserveformanyyears.IhaveprayedthatGodaytoaplishit.

&imes,with,thefutureknoourdoorredpainfulvisionofwhatmightbe.Onehundredaeenyearsago,awealthyiorreadhisownobituary,mistakenlypublishedyearsbeforehisdeath.Wroheiorhadjustdied,aedaharshjudgmentofhislife'swork,unfairlylabelinghim"TheMertofDeath"becauseofhisiion—dynamite.Shakenbythisnatioormadeafatefulchoicetoservethecauseofpeace.

Seveer,Alfredhisprizeahatbearhisname.

Seveomorrow,Ireadmyownpoliticalobituaryiseemedtomeharshapremature.Butthatualshtapreciousifpainfulgift:anopportunitytosearchforfreshoservemypurpose.

&edly,thatquesthasbroughtmehere.EventhoughIfearmywordsatent,IpraywhatIamfeelingiwillbeunicatedoughthatthosewhohearmewillsay,"Wemustact."

&hehumanspecies,aregaplaaryemergehesurvivalofourcivilizationthatisgatheringominousaivepotentialeveherhere.Butthereishopefulneehavetheabilitytosolvethisdavoidthewhnotallofitsces,ifweactboldly,decisivelyandquickly.

Sotoday,wedumpedanother70milliontonsofglpollutiohimospheresurroundingourpla,asifiteomorroilldumpaslightlylargeramount,withthecumulativetratimoreahesuheearthhasafever.Andthefeverisrisishavetoldusitisnotapassingafflithatwillhealbyitself.Weaskedforaseion.Andathird.Andafourth.Aent,restatedwithingalarm,isthatsomethingbasig.

Ifewmonths,ithasbeenharderaomisihesignsthatourworldisspinningoutofkilter.MajorNorthandSouthAmerica,AsiaandAustraliaareofwaterduetomassivedroughtsaingglaciers.Desperatefarmersarelosingtheirlivelihoods.PeoplesinthefrozenArdonlow-lyingPacifidsareplaionsofplacestheyhavelonge.Uedwildfireshaveforcedahalfmillioheirhomesiryaiencythatalmhtdowierefugeeshavemigratedintoareasalreadyinhabitedbypeoplewithdifferentcultures,religions,andtraditithepotentialforfligerstormsinthePadAtlaeies.MillionshavebeendisplacedbymassivefloodinginSouthAsia,Mexid18triesinAfrica.Astemperatureextremeshaveiensofthousaheirlives.Wearerecklesslyburningandgourforestsanddrivingmoreandmorespetoextin.Theveryweboflifeonwhichwedependisbeingrippedandfrayed.

&eocauseallthisdestru,justasAlfrededynamitebeusedfedhisiionwouldpromotehumanprogress.Wesharedthatsamewoalwhenwebeganburniiesofoilahane.

&yyearslater,myteacher,RogerRevelle,andhiscolleague,DaveKeeliopreenttheingCO2levelsdaybyday.Butuherformsofpollution,visible,tasteless,andodorless—edkeepthetruthaboutwhatitisdoingtoourclimateoutofsightandoutofmihecatastropheeningusisued—aeheuhtheimprobable.

Intheyearssihisprizewasfirstawarded,theeioweenhumankihhasbeenradisformed.Andstill,wehaveremainedlargelyoblivioustotheimpaulativeas.

&wodecadesago,stistscalculatedthatnuclearwaruchdebrisaheairthatitwouldblocklife—givingsunlightfromouratmosphere,ga"er."TheirelshereinOslohelpedgalvaheworld'sresolvetohaltthenucleararmsrace.

Nowsingusthatifwedonotquicklyreduingpollutionthatistrappingsomuchoftheheatourplanormallyradiatesbaosphere,weareindangeraperma;er".

&quicklymobilizeourcivilizationwiththeurgehathaspreviouslybeenseeionsmobilizedforwar.Theyontheceyahofentirepeoples,sofeverydwhowerereadytostandagaioodoso.Ourehosetimescalculatedthatfreepeoplewouldhege;theywere,ofcourse,catastrophig.

hreatofclimatecrisis—athreatthatisreal,risi,anduniversal.On,itisthe11thhour.Thepenaltiesfthisgeareimmenseandgrowing,andatsomewouldbeunsustainableandunrecoverable.Forillhavethepowertochooseourfate,andtheremaiionisonlythis:Havewethewilltoactvigorouslyandintime,orwillrisonedbyadangerousillusion?

MahatmaGahelargestdemoearthandfedasharedresolvewithwhathecalled"Satyagraha"—or"truthforce".

Truthalsohasthepowertouniteusaa;me"and"we&quthebasisforoandsharedresponsibility.

ThereisanAfriproverbthatsays,"Ifyouwanttogoquickly,goalone.Ifyouwanttether."Weogofar,quickly.

&abathatindividual,isolated,privateasaretheaheyddohelp.Buttheywillnottakeusfarenoughwithoutcollectivea.Atthesametime,wemusteinmobilizingglobally,wedoablishmentofideologiityaep"ism".

Thatmeansadoptingprinciples,values,laws,areleasecreativityandieverylevelofsomultifoldresptlyandspontaneously.

Thisnewessrequiresexpandingthepossibilitiesiinallhumaorswhowilldeviseaoharhesun&#yforpenniesorihat&#ativemayliveinLagosorMumbaiorMoerepreneursaorseverywhereontheglobehavethegetheworld.

&eforamoralpurposethatismalygoodahespiritualenergyuransformus.Thegehatdefeatedfascismthroughouttheworldinthe1940sftomeettheirawesomege,thattheyhadgaihemoralauthorityandlong-termvisiontolaunchtheMarshallPlaedNations,andanewlevelofglobalcooperatihtthatunifiedEuropeandfacilitatedtheemergenodprermany,Japan,Italyandmuchoftheworld.Oheirvisionaryleaderssaid,"Itistimewesteeredbythestarsandsship".

Iyearofthatwar,yougavethePeacePrizetoamanfrommyhometownof2000pee,Tennessee.CordellHullwasdescribedbyFranklihe"FatheroftheUions".Heiratioomyownfather,whofollowedHullinthegressandtheU.S.Senateandinhisenttoworldpeadglobalcooperation.

MypareenofHull,alwaysintonesofreverendadmiratioweeksago,whenyouahisprize,thedeepestemotiotheheadlineioerthatsimplynotedIhadrizethatCordellHullhadwon.Inthatmomemyfatherandmotherwouldhavefeltweretheyalive.

JustasHull'sgeionfoundmoralauthtosolvetheworldcrisiscausedbyfascism,sotoodreatestopportunityinrisingtosolvetheclimatetheKanjicharactersusedinbothdJapa;crisis"isosymbols,thefirstmeaning"da;,thesed"opportunity".Byfadremovingthedaheclimatecrisis,portunitytogainthemoralauthorityandvisiontovastlyincreaseouroacitytosolveothercrisesthathavebeentoolongignored.

&uhesbetweeedtheaffliser,HIV-Aidsandotherpandemics.Astheseproblemsarelioomustbetheirsolutiobeginbymakingtheoheglobalehetralpriheworldunity.

Fifteenyearsago,Imadethatcaseatthe"EarthSummit"inRiodeJaenyearsago,IpreseinKyoto.Thisweek,IwillurgethedelegatesinBalitoadoptaboldmareatythatestablishesauniversalglobalissiohemarketinemissitoeffitlyallocateresourosteffectiveopportunitiesforspeedyredus.

&ateshouldmeetearlyorevieasaplishedinBaliandtakepersonalresponsibilityfthiscrisis.Itisnotunreasooask,giveyofources,thattheseheadsofstatemeeteverythreemonthsuyispleted.

Wealsooriumoruofaingfacilitythatburnscoalwithoutthecapacitytosafelytrapandstoredioxide.Andmostimportantofall,weapri—withaCO2taxthatistheotheperessively,agtothelawsofea,inwaysthatshifttheburdenoftaxatiotopollution.Thisisbyfarthemosteffedsimplestwaytoacceleratesolutionstothiscrisis.

Theworldneedsanalliance—especiallyofthosenationsthatweighheaviestinthescaleswhereearthisinthebalaeEuropeandJapahey'vetakeyearstomeetthege,andtheinAustralia,whichhasmadesolviecrisisitsfirstpriority.

&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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