Europe's plan to become the first carbon-neutral continent | Ursula von der Leyen

Transcriber: TED Translators Admin Reviewer: Mirjana Čutura

翻译人员: TED Translators Admin 校对人员: Yolanda Zhang

Fighting climate change has become the greatest responsibility of our times.

应对气候变化

已经成为我们这个时代 最重大的责任。

And this is why in Europe, we have set our objective:

这就是为什么在欧洲，

我们已经设定了目标：

to become the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050.

在 2050 年成为 一个碳中性的大洲。

This means leading an entire continent towards transitioning to clean energy,

这就意味着，要带领整个大洲

向清洁能源转变，

reinventing our infrastructure,

重新设计我们的基础设施，

and much, much more.

以及完成许多其他目标。

It may sound abstract, and it sounds huge.

这听起来是一个很抽象、 很宏大的目标，

And yes, it's actually both.

没错，的确是这样。

And it is also possible.

但并非遥不可及。为什么呢？

Why?

In the European Union,

在欧盟，

we have a good record of turning ambitions into successes.

我们有着将雄心 转化为成功的丰富经验。

We are a political and economic union

我们是有着 27 个国家的 政治和经济联盟，

with 27 countries

and the total population of 450 million people.

拥有 4.5 亿的人口。

On the ashes of two world wars, we have secured lasting peace among us.

在两次世界大战的废墟上，

我们确立了长期和平稳定的关系。

From a divided continent, we have created a union without borders.

在一块分裂的大洲上，

我们成立了一个无边界的联盟。

And I strongly believe we can also achieve our next challenge:

我坚信，

我们同样可以完成这一挑战，

becoming the first carbon-neutral continent.

成为第一个碳中性的大洲。

When I became president of the European Commission,

当我成为欧盟委员会的主席时，

I sent a clear signal.

曾给出了一个明确的信号：

In the first two weeks, I tabled the European Green Deal.

在我任职的前两周， 我们达成了《欧洲绿色协议》。

This European Green Deal

该协议

is both our vision for a climate-neutral continent

既体现了我们对 气候中性大陆的愿景，

and a very dedicated road map to this goal.

也是实现这一目标的具体蓝图。

It is 50 actions for 2050,

在 2050 年之前， 我们需要完成 50 个目标，

ranging from the first-ever European climate law,

从第一个欧洲气候法

to circular economy,

到循环经济、

to a biodiversity strategy,

生态多样性策略、植树、

planting trees,

protecting precious nature and animals,

保护珍贵的大自然和动物、

recycling and waste management,

环保和垃圾处理，等等。

just to name a few.

When the coronavirus pandemic hit,

尽管新冠疫情正在全球肆虐，

we resolved not to let our objective be derailed.

却丝毫不会动摇 我们的目标和决心。

The economic and social crisis created by the pandemic

疫情所导致的经济和社会危机

cannot be an excuse

并不能成为

to postpone the transition towards a cleaner and healthier future.

推迟转向

一个更清洁、更健康未来的阻力。

On the opposite,

相反，

they create an additional accelerator to mobilize and to move ahead.

它们创造了一个额外的加速器

来不断推动我们前进。

Of course, not everyone agreed.

当然，不是所有人都认同这个说法。

Some in the industry told us it was impossible

一些行业告诉我们，

to remain competitive under these new constraints.

不可能在这种新的限制下 保持竞争力。

Some unions were afraid jobs would be lost and workers forgotten.

一些联盟机构担心 会导致大量工人失业，

失去基本的权利。

Some politicians said it was not realistic.

一些政治家也认为这不切实际。

We listened to them,

我们吸纳了他们的意见，

but we also listened to other facts and arguments:

但我们也聆听了 来自其他领域的事实和理由——

the large international support to the Paris Agreement,

国际社会对《巴黎协定》 提供的大力支持，

science with robust data, and more data every year,

科学可靠、日积月累的数据，

the evidence of climate shifting all around us.

我们周围气候变化的证据等。

We all know it by now:

我们都目睹了

glaciers melting, forest fires,

冰川融化、森林大火

more extreme weather events.

和更加极端的天气事件。

And this is just the beginning.

而这一切只是个开始。

We saw the prospect of many new jobs created by the transition;

然而同时，但我们也看到了

该转变所带来的就业机会。

European citizens, who, in their overwhelming majority,

欧洲的绝大多数人民都认为

consider that climate change is a very serious problem;

气候变化是个非常严重的问题。

our youth demanding action for their future,

年轻一辈都在要求我们 为了他们的未来而做出改变，

and rightly so.

这是他们的正当权利。

Building on this, in September 2020,

在此基础上，在 2020 年 9 月，

we announced we would go one step further.

我们对外宣布， 将采取进一步的计划。

We moved from a 40 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

我们把目标从原定的

到 2030 年减少 40% 的 温室气体排放量，

to an at least 55 percent reduction by 2030.

增加到至少 55%。

We are taking this bold commitment for two reasons.

做出如此大胆的承诺 是出于如下两个原因。

First, we already know that we need to push further

第一，我们很清楚， 如果真正想要达到 2050 年的目标，

if we're serious about reaching our 2050 objective,

我们就必须加大力度，

which we are.

对此，我们是认真的。

And second, the more we progress, the more we rally.

第二，我们取得的进步越多， 加入我们的力量也会越多。

Our 2030 and 2050 time lines are ambitious.

2030 年和 2050 年的目标 体现了我们的雄心壮志，

They are also necessary.

也是十分必要的。

Solving climate change will help solve a host of other problems.

在解决气候变化问题的同时，

我们也能解决其他一系列的问题。

Ignoring it will only precipitate them,

而一味的忽视只会让问题加剧，

as we see with the link between the loss of biodiversity

正如我们看到的生物多样性的丧失

and zoonotic viruses like the coronavirus.

和冠状病毒等 人畜共患病毒之间的联系。

I know some are concerned with this transition,

我知道，有些人 对这种转变感到焦虑，

and I want to tell them these concerns are legitimate.

我想先告诉他们， 这些焦虑都是合理的情绪。

But we have the knowledge,

但是不要忘了， 我们有足够的知识、

we have the technology,

技术

we have now the resources to accompany this change

和资源来应对这种转变，

and make this transition just.

并取得成功。

We are directing our recovery in this direction.

我们正朝着这个方向复苏。

If we get it right,

如果一切顺利，

a third of our recovery money, called Next Generation EU,

三分之一的复苏基金， 也就是“下一代欧盟”基金

and of our long-term budget

和长期预算

will go to climate goals and climate projects.

将会用于气候相关的目标和项目——

And this is more than 600 billion euros.

总额超过 6 千亿欧元。

Now, addressing climate change

当然，应对气候变化，

will need more than politicians and more than a continent.

需要的不只是政治家 和某一个大洲的努力。

States, companies, cities, citizens everywhere

我们还需要全世界各个国家、 公司和城市的所有人

need to move in the same direction

在长期保持步调一致，

and to sustain their action over the long term.

持续不断的朝着同一个方向努力。

The European Union is open to cooperate

欧盟愿意与 准备好协助达成这一目标的

with anyone who's ready to engage in this journey.

任何个体或群体合作。

Fixing climate change calls for everyone's action every day.

解决气候变化问题

需要每个人日常的积极参与。

You can count on me.

你可以相信我，

I count on you.

我也会相信你。

Thank you.

谢谢。