What is COP26? | TED Countdown

Transcriber: Leslie Gauthier Reviewer:

譯者: 宥豪 陳 審譯者: Helen Chang

Al Gore: COP26,

COP26

the Conference of the Parties on the climate treaty,

是一場討論氣候議題的締約方會議

is where every nation in the world comes together

聚集了來自世界各地的國家

to negotiate collective action

協商集體的決策

to solve the climate crisis.

來處理氣候危機

Christiana Figueres: COP26,

COP26

which is the one that is coming up now,

即將要在不久的將來

in Glasgow,

在格拉斯哥舉行

is the 26th time that these governments are getting together

這是第二十六次 所有政府齊聚一堂處理

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

坦白講，就是接續巴黎協定的討論

They need to come to the table

他們必須好好地坐下來

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

相互報告他們在巴黎協定後 採取了那些措施

and most importantly,

最重要的是

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

承諾他們會在將來的五到十年內

over the next five-to-10 years --

人類歷史上最決定性的時刻

the most decisive decade in the history of humanity.

會再更進一步地採取什麼樣的措施

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

呃，第一件關於COP26的事是

that the average viewer should find --

一般人應該會發現

there’s a lot of acronyms.

這些名字有不同的簡稱

So, unfortunately, there’s one right now,

所以，不幸的是現在 正好就有一個叫IPCC

the IPCC:

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

政府間氣候變化專門委員會

did a report that said that we had 12 years.

提出一份報告指出我們還剩十二年

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

而那已是三年半前的事了

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

看過IPCC最新發表的兩篇報告後

I would say positively,

我肯定會說

by the last two IPCC reports.

第二十六屆同時也是 歷來最有影響力的一屆

Science spoke very loudly in October 2018

IPCC在一份報告中 表示氣溫會升高1.5度

with the IPCC report of 1.5 degrees.

使科學在2018的會議當中佔有地位

And just a few months from today,

不久前

we received this sixth report in August

我們在八月收到一份稱作

that was named as a red code for humanity.

「人權紅色代碼」的第六次報告

Those two reports are allowing us to understand

這兩份報告使我們能夠了解

the importance of following science

相信科學的重要性

and the big risk that we have in front of us

而我們眼前的最大挑戰是

if we don’t follow the science,

如果我們不遵循那些報告中的科學證據

as is indicated in those reports.

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

他們在COP26中 要達成的共識相當的重要

because they will tell us whether we are on track

因為這能反映出我們是否正朝著

to the goal that has to be reached by 2030,

2030 年必須實現的目標前進

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

也就是將全球排放量 從現在的水平減少一半

Xiye Bastida: The language is not everyday language,

這個議題並不是那麼地貼近日常生活

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

我們這些活動家要搭起

and of the decisions that happen behind these walls.

科學與這些閉門決策和大眾的橋樑

The involvement of youth is really important

青少年的參與相當重要

because we bring the element of urgency.

因為我們能帶來急迫性

And I think that including indigenous voices is critical,

我還認為有當地人的聲音相當重要

because Indigenous knowledge

因為當地人的想法

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

和照料大地的哲學

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

是我們所要達成的範式轉變的一部分

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

我們每一個人可以而且一定要 在大大小小的事上付諸於行動

Not only political leaders --

不是只有政治領袖

business leaders, financial institutions,

商業領袖或金融機構

everyone that has a capacity of taking a decision --

每個人都有能力做決定

the decision-makers --

決策者有特別的機會

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

成為面對人類史上

that we have ever faced as a species.

最重要的挑戰的一份子

LY Jr.: I hope you don’t lose hope;

我希望你不要失去信念

I pray you don’t lose hope.

我祈求你不要失去信念

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

我曾見到你們其中有人想退出

Don’t check out,

不要退出

don’t give up,

不要放棄

don’t give in.

不要屈服

Fight to the end.

戰到最後

Whatever you do,

無論你盡了多少心力，

keep fighting for this planet.

一起為這個星球打拚。

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