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1、德国总统总统在巴黎气候变化大会上英语演讲稿 【-推荐】 PresidentHollande,Mr.SecretaryGeneral,fellowleaders, WehaveetoParistoshowourresolve. WeofferourcondolencestothepeopleofFranceforthebarbaricattacksonthisbeautifulcity.Westandunitedinsolidaritynotonlytodeliverjusticetotheterroristworkresponsibleforthoseattacksbuttoprotectou
2、rpeopleandupholdtheenduringvaluesthatkeepusstrongandkeepusfree.AndwesalutethepeopleofParisforinsistingthiscrucialconferencegoonanactofdefiancethatprovesnothingwilldeterusfrombuildingthefuturewewantforourchildren.Whatgreaterrejectionofthosewhowouldteardownourworldthanmarshalingourbesteffortstosaveit?
3、 Nearly200nationshaveassembledherethisweekadeclarationthatforallthechallengesweface,thegrowingthreatofclimatechangecoulddefinethecontoursofthiscenturymoredramaticallythananyother.Whatshouldgiveushopethatthisisaturningpoint,thatthisisthemomentwefinallydeterminedwewouldsaveourpla,isthefactthatournatio
4、nsshareasenseofurgencyaboutthischallengeandagrowingrealizationthatitiswithinourpowertodosomethingaboutit. Ourunderstandingofthewayshumanbeingsdisrupttheclimateadvancesbytheday.Fourteenofthefifteenwarmestyearsonrecordhaveourredsincetheyear2000andxxisonpacetobethewarmestyearofall.Nonationlargeorsmall,
5、wealthyorpoorisimmunetowhatthismeans. Thissummer,Isawtheeffectsofclimatechangefirsthandinournorthernmoststate,Alaska,wheretheseaisalreadyswallowingvillagesanderodingshorelines;wherepermafrostthawsandthetundraburns;whereglaciersaremeltingatapaceunprecedentedinmoderntimes.Anditwasapreviewofonepossible
6、futureaglimpseofourchildrensfateiftheclimatekeepschangingfasterthanoureffortstoaddressit.Submergedcountries.Abandonedcities.Fieldsthatnolongergrow.Politicaldisruptionsthattriggernewconflict,andevenmorefloodsofdesperatepeoplesseekingthesanctuaryofnationsnottheirown. Thatfutureisnotoneofstrongeconomie
7、s,norisitonewherefragilestatescanfindtheirfooting.Thatfutureisonethatwehavethepowertochange.Righthere.Rightnow.Butonlyifwerisetothismoment.AsoneofAmericasgovernorshassaid,“Wearethefirstgenerationtofeeltheimpactofclimatechange,andthelastgenerationthatcandosomethingaboutit.” Iveeherepersonally,asthele
8、aderoftheworldslargesteconomyandthesecond-largestemitter,tosaythattheUnitedStatesofAmericanotonlyrecognizesourroleincreatingthisproblem,weembraceourresponsibilitytodosomethingaboutit. Overthelastsevenyears,wevemadeambitiousinvestmentsincleanenergy,andambitiousreductionsinourcarbonemissions.Wevemulti
9、pliedwindpowerthreefold,andsolarpowermorethantwentyfold,helpingcreatepartsofAmericawherethesecleanpowersourcesarefinallycheaperthandirtier,conventionalpower.Weveinvestedinenergyefficiencyineverywayimaginable.Wevesaidnotoinfrastructurethatwouldpullhigh-carbonfossilfuelsfromtheground,andwevesaidyestot
10、hefirst-eversetofnationalstandardslimitingtheamountofcarbonpollutionourpowerplantscanreleaseintothesky. Theadvanceswevemadehavehelpeddriveoureconomicoutputtoall-timehighs,anddriveourcarbonpollutiontoitslowestlevelsinnearlytwodecades. ButthegoodnewsisthisisnotanAmericantrendalone.Lastyear,theglobalec
11、onomygrewwhileglobalcarbonemissionsfromburningfossilfuelsstayedflat.Andwhatthismeanscantbeoverstated.Wehavebrokentheoldargumentsforinaction.Wehaveprovedthatstrongeconomicgrowthandasaferenvironmentnolongerhavetoconflictwithoneanother;theycanworkinconcertwithoneanother. Andthatshouldgiveushope.Oneofth
12、eenemiesthatwellbefightingatthisconferenceiscynicism,thenotionwecantdoanythingaboutclimatechange.Ourprogressshouldgiveushopeduringthesetwoweekshopethatisrootedincollectiveaction. EarlierthismonthinDubai,afteryearsofdelay,theworldagreedtoworktogethertocutthesuper-pollutantsknownasHFCs.Thatsprogress.A
13、lready,priortoParis,morethan180countriesrepresentingnearly95percentofglobalemissionshaveputforwardtheirownclimatetargets.Thatisprogress.Forourpart,AmericaisontracktoreachtheemissionstargetsthatIsetsixyearsagoinCopenhagenwewillreduceourcarbonemissionsintherangeof17percentbelowxxlevelsby2020.Andthatsw
14、hy,lastyear,Isetanewtarget:Americawillreduceouremissions26to28percentbelowxxlevelswithin10yearsfromnow. SoourtaskhereinParisistoturntheseachievementsintoanenduringframeworkforhumanprogressnotastopgapsolution,butalong-termstrategythatgivestheworldconfidenceinalow-carbonfuture. Here,inParis,letssecure
15、anagreementthatbuildsinambition,whereprogresspavesthewayforregularlyupdatedtargetstargetsthatarenotsetforeachofusbutbyeachofus,takingintoaountthedifferencesthateachnationisfacing. HereinParis,letsagreetoastrongsystemoftransparencythatgiveseachofustheconfidencethatallofusaremeetingourmitments.Andletsmakesurethatthecountrieswhodontyethavethefullcapacitytoreportontheirtargetsreceivethesupportthattheyneed.
