Prince William | This decade calls for Earthshots to repair our planet

Transcriber: TED Translators Admin Reviewer: Rhonda Jacobs

譯者: Lilian Chiu 審譯者: Amanda Zhu

Hello, everyone.

哈囉，大家好。

Growing up in my family gives you a certain sense of history.

在我的家庭長大， 會有種背負著歷史的感覺。

I'm simply the latest in a line that can be traced back generations.

我是綿延久遠的族系中最新的一代。

This oak tree is close to Windsor Castle,

這棵橡樹離溫莎古堡很近，

which has been home to my family for over 900 years.

我的家族在這個古堡裡住了九百多年。

Thirty-nine monarchs have lived here and enjoyed these beautiful surroundings.

三十九位君主曾經住在這裡， 享受這美麗的環境。

I've walked here many times myself,

我自己經常散步到這裡來，

and it always amazes me that some of the trees planted here,

我總是很驚嘆， 這裡生長的一些樹木和生物，

living organisms, dependent on soil, rain and sunlight,

仰賴著土壤、雨水、陽光，

were here as they laid the first stones of Windsor Castle.

竟然在溫莎古堡建造之前就在這裡了。

That makes some of the oaks here almost 1,000 years old.

那表示這裡有些橡樹已是千年古木。

These trees germinated during the reign of William the Conqueror in 1066,

這些樹木在 1066 年 威廉一世征服英格蘭時發芽，

from a simple acorn like this.

原本它們都是像這樣的小小橡實。

By the time that Henry VIII lived here,

等到亨利八世住在這裡時，

they'd grown into mature, impressive giants.

它們就已經長成為成熟、威嚴的巨樹。

And amazingly,

驚人的是，

some of those very same trees still survive here today.

當年的樹木當中，有些存活至今。

They're a bit gnarled and hollowed-out,

它們長滿扭曲的瘡疤、變得中空，

but they're still very much alive.

但它們仍然充滿生命力。

While these oaks have been growing,

這些橡樹生長在這裡的期間，

around 35 billion people have lived their lives on our planet.

曾經約有三百五十億人 在地球上生活過。

That's 35 billion lifetimes' worth of hope, love, fear and dreams.

那是價值三百五十億個

充滿希望、愛、恐懼、夢想的人生。

In that time, humankind has invented air travel,

在那段時間裡，

人類發明了航空、疫苗及電腦，

vaccines and computers.

We've explored every part of the globe,

我們探索了地球的每一個角落，

sequenced the human genome

將人類基因組定序，

and even escaped Earth's atmosphere.

甚至來到大氣層之外。

Our speed of innovation has been incredible,

我們的創新速度相當驚人，

but so, too, has the acceleration of our impact.

但我們造成的衝擊也在急劇加速。

Over my grandmother's lifetime, the last 90 years or so,

在我祖母過去九十年左右的人生中，

our impacts accelerated so fast

我們造成的衝擊加速之快，

that our climate, oceans, air, nature and all that depends on them

以致於氣候、海洋、空氣、大自然，

以及仰賴它們的一切都面臨危機。

are in peril.

This oak has stood here for centuries,

這棵橡樹在這裡聳立了好幾世紀，

but never has it faced a decade like this.

但從未面臨過像這樣的十年。

We start this new decade

在未來的十年展開時，

knowing that it is the most consequential period in history.

我們知道那將是歷史上最重要的十年。

The science is irrefutable.

科學的證據已無可辯駁。

If we do not act in this decade,

如果我們在這十年不採取行動，

the damage that we have done will be irreversible.

我們所造成的損害將無法逆轉。

And the effects felt not just by future generations

會感受到這些效應的 不只是未來的世代，

but by all of us alive today.

還有生活在今天的我們。

And what's more, this damage will not be felt equally by everyone.

此外，並非人人都遭受 程度相當的衝擊；

It is the most vulnerable,

那些弱勢、資源匱乏，

those with the fewest resources

and those who've done the least to cause climate change

以及造成氣候變遷責任最少的人，

who will be impacted the most.

會受到最大的衝擊。

These stark facts are terrifying.

這些赤裸裸的事實十分駭人。

How can we hope to fix such massive intractable problems?

我們怎麼可能期望解決 這麼棘手的重大問題？

It may seem overwhelming, but it is possible.

看似毫無勝算，但還是有可能。

Humans have an extraordinary capacity to set goals and strive to achieve them.

人類有超凡的能力 來設定目標並努力達成。

I've long been inspired by President John F. Kennedy's

甘迺迪總統在 1961 年

訂下十年內把人類送上月球的使命

1961 mission to put a man on the moon within a decade.

一直讓我深受鼓舞。

He named it the Moonshot.

他稱之為「登月計畫」。

It seemed crazy.

這個計畫看似瘋狂；

We'd only just launched the first satellite.

那時人類才剛發射了第一個衛星。

Putting a man on the moon that quickly seemed impossible.

那麼快就要將人送上月球， 似乎是不可能的事。

But this simple challenge encompassed so much.

但這個單純的挑戰有很複雜的內涵；

He called it a goal to organize and measure

他說這個目標是要組織和探究

the best of our energies and skills.

我們最佳精力和技能的極限。

In taking that giant leap for mankind,

在人類跨出那一大步的背後，

the team behind the Moonshot

登月計畫的幕後團隊 團結了全世界數百萬人——

united millions of people around the world --

that this crazy ambition wasn't so crazy after all.

這個瘋狂的野心 到頭來並沒有那麼瘋狂。

And along the way, it helped the invention of breathing equipment,

一路上，這個計畫還促成了呼吸設備、

CAT scanners and solar panels.

電腦斷層掃瞄及太陽能板的發明。

But now, rather than a Moonshot for this decade,

但現在，我們在這十年 需要的不是登月計畫，

we need Earthshots.

而是登地計畫。

We must harness that same spirit of human ingenuity and purpose

我們必須要用同樣的精神， 將人類的才華和使命感，

and turn it with laser sharp focus and urgency

精準、急速地運用在

on the most pressing challenge we have ever faced,

我們面臨過最迫切的挑戰：

repairing our planet.

修復我們的地球。

The shared goals for our generation are clear.

我們這個世代的共同目標十分清楚。

Together, we must protect and restore nature,

我們必須要一起保護和恢復大自然，

clean our air, revive our oceans,

讓空氣變乾淨，讓海洋復元，

build a waste-free world and fix our climate.

建立沒有廢棄物的世界， 修復我們的氣候。

And we must strive to do all of this in a decade.

我們必須要努力在十年內 完成這些目標。

If we achieve these goals,

若我們能在 2030 年前達成這些目標，

by 2030 our lives won't be worse,

我們的生活就不會變得更糟，

and we won't have to sacrifice everything we enjoy.

我們就不需要犧牲所享受的一切。

Instead, the way we live will be healthier,

我們所有人的生活方式反而會更健康、

cleaner, smarter and better for all of us.

更乾淨、更聰明、更美好。

The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic

全球因應新冠病毒大流行的措施

and the funds flowing into the economic recovery

以及大量投入經濟復甦的資金

demonstrate how much can be achieved

就顯示出，

when those in positions of power come together

當掌權的人團結起來、 決定採取行動時，

and decide to act.

能有多大的成就。

We built hospitals overnight, repurposed factories,

我們能在一夜之間就建造出醫院、 改造工廠作防疫用途、

poured billions into the search for a vaccine and better treatments.

投入數十億美金來開發疫苗 和更好的治療方式。

And we've been inspired by heroes emerging in every community across the world.

世界各地每個社區中 出現的英雄都鼓舞著我們。

Young people no longer believe that change is too difficult.

年輕人不再相信要改變很困難。

They witnessed the world turn on its head.

他們見證了世界大逆轉。

They believe that the climate crisis and the threat to our biodiversity

他們相信，氣候危機 及生物多樣性所受到的威脅

deserves our full attention and ambition.

都應該激發我們全力的關注和野心。

And they're right.

他們想的沒錯。

So now is the time for each one of us to show leadership.

該是我們每一個人 展現領導力的時候了。

Whether you're a farmer in the US,

不論你是美國的農民、

a tech owner in China, a politician in Kenya,

中國的科技公司老闆、 肯亞的政治人物、

a banker in Britain, a fisherman in the Maldives,

英國的銀行家、馬爾地夫的漁民、

a community leader in Brazil or a student in India,

巴西的社區領導人，或印度的學生，

every single one of us has a role to play

我們每一個人都有要扮演的角色，

in harnessing whatever opportunity we have.

來利用我們所擁有的任何機會。

I'm committed to using the unique position that I have

我承諾，我要用我擁有的獨特地位，

to help set those Earthshot goals and reward people

來協助設定｢登地計畫｣的目標，

並獎勵社會中每個區塊 以及世界上每個角落

across every sector of society and in every part of the world

who do their bit to help achieve them.

盡一份心力來協助 達成這些目標的人。

Some people are motivated to act by a crisis,

有些人在面臨危機時會採取行動，

but for many,

但對大部分人，

the incentive to act only comes when they believe that change is possible,

只有在他們相信改變有可能、 目標並非無望時，

that it isn't a lost cause.

才會有所行動。

If people really believe that these challenges,

如果大家真心相信迎接這些挑戰，

these Earthshots, are possible,

也就是這些登地計畫，

是有可能的，

just imagine all the potential we will unleash.

想像一下我們能釋放出多大的潛能。

I'm determined to both start and end this decade as an optimist.

我下定決心，這十年，從頭到尾， 我都要當一個樂觀主義者。

Whilst our generation represents just a blip

雖然與這些宏偉橡樹的一生相比，

in the lifetime of these magnificent oaks,

我們的世代只是短短的一瞬間，

we have the power and potential to ensure that they and all life on earth

但我們有力量和潛能，

可以確保這些樹木 以及地球上的所有生命

thrive for another thousand years and more.

在一千年後都仍欣欣向榮。

But only if we now unleash the greatest talents of our generation

但前提是我們必須要發揮 這個世代最偉大的才能

to repair our planet.

來修復地球。

We have no choice but to succeed.

除了成功之外，我們別無選擇。

Thank you.

謝謝。