@翻了个译，MTI专业辅导@翻了个译，MTI专业辅导So,whyarewenotreducingouremissions?Whyaretheyinfactstillincreasing?Areweknowinglycausingamassextinction?Areweevil?No,ofcoursenot.Peoplekeepdoingwhattheydobecausethevastmajoritydoesn'thaveaclueabouttheactualconsequencesofoureverydaylife,andtheydon'tknowthatrapidchangeisrequired.Weallthinkweknow,andweallthinkeverybodyknows,butwedon't.Becausehowcouldwe?Iftherereallywasacrisis,andifthiscrisiswascausedbyouremissions,youwouldatleastseesomesigns.Notjustfloodedcities,tensofthousandsofdeadpeople,andwholenationsleveledtopilesoftorndownbuildings.Youwouldseesomerestrictions.Butno.Andnoonetalksaboutit.Therearenoemergencymeetings,noheadlines,nobreakingnews.Nooneisactingasifwewereinacrisis.Evenmostclimatescientistsorgreenpoliticianskeeponflyingaroundtheworld,eatingmeatanddairy.IfIlivetobe100,Iwillbealiveintheyear2103.Whenyouthinkaboutthefuturetoday,youdon'tthinkbeyondtheyear2050.Bythen,Iwill,inthebestcase,notevenhavelivedhalfofmylife.Whathappensnext?Theyear2078,Iwillcelebratemy75thbirthday.IfIhavechildrenorgrandchildren,maybetheywillspendthatdaywithme.Maybetheywillaskmeaboutyou,thepeoplewhowerearound,backin2018.Maybetheywillaskwhyyoudidn'tdoanythingwhiletherestillwastimetoact.Whatwedoordon'tdorightnowwillaffectmyentirelifeandthelivesofmychildrenandgrandchildren.Whatwedoordon'tdorightnow,meandmygenerationcan'tundointhefuture.SowhenschoolstartedinAugustofthisyear,Idecidedthatthiswasenough.IsetmyselfdownonthegroundoutsidetheSwedishparliament.Ischoolstrikedfortheclimate.SomepeoplesaythatIshouldbeinschoolinstead.SomepeoplesaythatIshouldstudytobecomeaclimatescientistsothatIcan"solvetheclimatecrisis."Buttheclimatecrisishasalreadybeensolved.Wealreadyhaveallthefactsandsolutions.Allwehavetodoistowakeupandchange.AndwhyshouldIbestudyingforafuturethatsoonwillbenomorewhennooneisdoinganythingwhatsoevertosavethatfuture?Andwhatisthepointoflearningfactsintheschoolsystemwhenthemostimportantfactsgivenbythefinestscienceofthatsameschoolsystemclearlymeansno...
