What is COP26? | TED Countdown

Transcriber: Leslie Gauthier Reviewer:

翻译人员: Cindy Duan 校对人员: Helen Chang

Al Gore: COP26,

Al Gore：COP26

the Conference of the Parties on the climate treaty,

即巴黎气候变化协定大会

is where every nation in the world comes together

世界各个国家一起合作

to negotiate collective action

共同商议举措

to solve the climate crisis.

解决环境危机

Christiana Figueres: COP26,

Christiana Figueres：COP26

which is the one that is coming up now,

现在正在举行

in Glasgow,

地点为格拉斯哥

is the 26th time that these governments are getting together

这是各国政府第26次聚在一起行动

to do, frankly, follow-up to the Paris Agreement.

坦白地说，是按照巴黎气候协定行动

They need to come to the table

各国需要来到谈判桌前

to report to each other what they have done since Paris,

向他国报告自己自巴黎协定以来的行为

and most importantly,

最重要的是

commit to each other what further efforts they’re going to do

承诺自己在接下来的

over the next five-to-10 years --

5-10年会做什么——

the most decisive decade in the history of humanity.

这也是人类历史上最具决定性的十年

Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.: Well, the first thing with COP26

Lennox Yearwood Jr. 牧师：好吧 关于COP26 的第一件事

that the average viewer should find --

也是普通人应该能发现的是

there’s a lot of acronyms.

缩略词太多了

So, unfortunately, there’s one right now,

很不幸，这里就有一个：

the IPCC:

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

是“联合国政府间气候变化 专门委员会”的缩略

did a report that said that we had 12 years.

IPCC曾作了一个报告 指出我们有12年时间

Now that was three-and-a-half years ago.

而现在已经过去了三年半

Gonzalo Muñoz: And COP26 is also a COP that has been affected,

Gonzalo Muñoz: COP26 也是受到影响的一届COP

I would say positively,

我认为，它积极地地

by the last two IPCC reports.

受到了前两次IPCC报告的影响

Science spoke very loudly in October 2018

2018年10月的大会上 科学界发出了警告

with the IPCC report of 1.5 degrees.

IPCC报告要求全球升温幅度 控制在1.5℃以内

And just a few months from today,

而几个月前的八月

we received this sixth report in August

我们收到的第六份报告

that was named as a red code for humanity.

为人类划定了红线

Those two reports are allowing us to understand

这两份报告能让我们明白

the importance of following science

顺应自然科学的重要性

and the big risk that we have in front of us

如果我们不顺应科学规律

if we don’t follow the science,

我们所要面临的巨大风险

as is indicated in those reports.

这些风险在报告中都有指出

CF: The commitments that are going to be made at COP26 are critically important

CF：即将在COP26 做出的承诺十分重要

because they will tell us whether we are on track

因为它们会显示出我们是否在正轨上

to the goal that has to be reached by 2030,

是否能够达成2030年的目标：

which is cutting global emissions from where they are today to 50 percent.

到2030年，减少现在 50%的全球碳排放量

Xiye Bastida: The language is not everyday language,

Xiye Bastida: 因为用语并不日常

and it is the job of us as activists to be communicators of the science

作为活动者的我们 需要成为自然科学的沟通者

and of the decisions that happen behind these walls.

成为在大会的围墙后 作出的决议的沟通者

The involvement of youth is really important

年轻人的参与很重要

because we bring the element of urgency.

因为我们时间紧迫

And I think that including indigenous voices is critical,

我认为接纳本土声音也很重要

because Indigenous knowledge

当地人以民族知识和智慧

and Indigenous philosophy of taking care of Mother Earth as a reciprocal action

照顾地球母亲的相应行动

is part of the paradigm shift that we need to achieve.

是我们需要达到的重大转变的组成部分

GM: Every one of us can and must deliver actions at different scales.

GM：我们每一个人都可以也必须 在不同层面上采取行动

Not only political leaders --

不仅仅是政治领袖

business leaders, financial institutions,

商业领袖、金融组织

everyone that has a capacity of taking a decision --

每个能参与决策的

the decision-makers --

也就是决策者们

they have the unique opportunity of being part of the most important challenge

都有着独特机会成为这个挑战的一份子

that we have ever faced as a species.

这是我们作为一个物种的最重要挑战

LY Jr.: I hope you don’t lose hope;

我希望你们不要失去希望

I pray you don’t lose hope.

我祈祷你们不要失去希望

I’ve seen some of you want to check out.

我知道有些人想要退出

Don’t check out,

不要退出

don’t give up,

不要放弃

don’t give in.

不要退缩

Fight to the end.

战斗到最后一刻

Whatever you do,

无论你做什么

keep fighting for this planet.

为这个地球，战斗到底

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