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第29章 难以忽视的真相（第2页）

我们的下一代决定着未来的命运，我们需要立刻行动，改变以前的政策方针，挽起手来，大声说：我们有一个共同的目标，我们力量是强大的，我们要立刻行动起来！

谢谢大家！

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。

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&helastfewyearsofde，buttheybethefirstyearshtaureifemust。Nooneshouldbelieveasolutionwillbefoundwithouteffort，withoutcost，withoutge。Letusaowledgethatifwewishtoredeemsquaimeandspeakagainwithmoralauthority，thehehardtruths：

Thewayaheadisdifficult。Theouterboundaryofwhatwetlybelieveisfeasibleisstillfarshortofwhatweactuallymustdo。Wearestandiefulforkinthatpath。SoIwanttoehavisionoftwofutures—eachapalpablepossibility—andrayerthatithvividclaritytheyofgbetweeures，andtheurgenakiow。

Theyoungpeoplewillknockthedoorofthefuture。Soletusre，andsaytogether："ose。Wearemany。Forthispurposewewillrise，a"。

Thankyou！