@翻了个译，MTI专业辅导@翻了个译，MTI专业辅导Overourlifetimes,we'veallcontributedtoclimatechange.Actions,choicesandbehaviorswillhaveledtoanincreaseingreenhousegasemissions.AndIthinkthatthat'squiteapowerfulthought.Butitdoeshavethepotentialtomakeusfeelguiltywhenwethinkaboutdecisionswemighthavemadearoundwheretotravelto,howoftenandhow,abouttheenergythatwechoosetouseinourhomesorinourworkplaces,orquitesimplythelifestylesthatweleadandenjoy.Butwecanalsoturnthatthoughtonitshead,andthinkthatifwe'vehadsuchaprofoundbutanegativeimpactonourclimatealready,thenwehaveanopportunitytoinfluencetheamountoffutureclimatechangethatwewillneedtoadaptto.Sowehaveachoice.Wecaneitherchoosetostarttotakeclimatechangeseriously,andsignificantlycutandmitigateourgreenhousegasemissions,andthenwewillhavetoadapttolessoftheclimatechangeimpactsinfuture.Alternatively,wecancontinuetoreallyignoretheclimatechangeproblem.Butifwedothat,wearealsochoosingtoadapttoverymuchmorepowerfulclimateimpactsinfuture.Andnotonlythat.Aspeoplewholiveincountrieswithhighpercapitaemissions,we'remakingthatchoiceonbehalfofothersaswell.Butthechoicethatwedon'thaveisano-climate-changefuture.Overthelasttwodecades,ourgovernmentnegotiatorsandpolicymakershavebeencomingtogethertodiscussclimatechange,andthey'vebeenfocusedonavoidingatwo-degreecentigradewarmingabovepre-industriallevels.That'sthetemperaturethat'sassociatedwithdangerousimpactsacrossarangeofdifferentindicators,tohumansandtotheenvironment.Sotwodegreescentigradeconstitutesdangerousclimatechange.Butdangerousclimatechangecanbesubjective.Soifwethinkaboutanextremeweathereventthatmighthappeninsomepartoftheworld,andifthathappensinapartoftheworldwherethereisgoodinfrastructure,wheretherearepeoplethatarewell-insuredandsoon,thenthatimpactcanbedisruptive.Itcancauseupset,itcouldcausecost.Itcouldevencausesomedeaths.Butifthatexactsameweathereventhappensinapartoftheworldwherethereispoorinfrastructure,orwherepeoplearenotwell-insured,orthey'renothavinggoodsupportnetworks,thenthatsameclimatechangei...
