Al Gore: The case for optimism on climate change
阿尔•戈尔: 气候变化的乐观情况
Nobel Laureate Al Gore focused the world’s attention on the global climate crisis. Now he’s showing us how we’re moving towards real solutions. Full bio
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of the "Dream" theme,
the "Nightmare?" section of it.
“噩梦?”这个章节...
about the climate crisis that qualify.
to the second and third questions
"Do we really have to change?"
"我们必须得改变吗?"
among other things
environmental movement
was first seen on earth,
升起的照片18个月后,
关于我们自己的事情。
have long told us.
就告诉过我们的。
has to do with the sky.
and limitless expanse
仰望所看到的那么浩瀚无垠。
from the ground.
for our industrial civilization
into it every 24 hours,
of the greenhouse gases,
to go through them all.
diet is involved, population is involved.
饮食有关,人口有关。
on the heart of the problem,
on dirty, carbon-based fuels
全世界每年有百分之85的能源
that our world burns every year.
that after World War II,
started really accelerating.
of man-made, global warming pollution
as would be released
atomic bombs exploding
400,000 times per day.
就是每天的量。
the whole earth system.
加热整个地球系统。
the normal distribution of temperatures.
normal temperature days;
to the right in the 1980s.
80年代向右移动了。
in the lower right-hand corner
significant numbers
you see the extremely hot days
than the cooler than average days.
一般气温的天数。
on the surface of the earth
炎热的日子在地球表面整整多出了150倍。
record-breaking temperatures.
ever measured with instruments
not only the warmest January,
than two degrees Fahrenheit warmer
are having an effect on animals,
of all the extra heat energy
the heat buildup
has been in the last 19 years.
went over areas of the Pacific
warmer than normal
ever to make landfall.
such a difference to this whole issue,
使整个事件变得不同寻常,
areas of the Atlantic
New York and New Jersey.
are affecting all of us right now.
much more water vapor into the skies.
has gone up four percent.
已增加了百分之4,
call them "flying rivers."
extra water vapor over the land
these massive record-breaking downpours.
162 billion gallons.
雨量高达1620亿加仑,
of the full flow of Niagara Falls
historic floods and mudslides.
of the cars and trucks, I guess.
轿车与卡车的「奔牛节」。
is like a nature hike
has certainly noticed,
about what's happening.
并没有任何的幻觉。
a moment of discussion.
and linear effect --
in the atmosphere,
the soil moisture out of the ground
地面将土壤中的水分吸走,
more pervasive droughts
in the western part of North America.
of that, a lot of them.
a considerable amount
也产生了相当数量的额外闪电。
geopolitical consequences
也造成了地缘政治后果,
that started in Syria in 2006
of the farms in Syria,
into the cities of Syria,
1.5 million refugees
that opened the gates of Hell
food and water shortages
from the tropics spread
a lot to do with this.
change the latitudes in the areas
can become endemic
like mosquitoes and ticks that carry them.
and we have a better public health system.
of South and Central America
for two years --
that ought to get our attention.
medical journals in the world,
两个医学期刊之一,
a medical emergency now.
标记为医学紧急事件。
to the extinction crisis.
of all the living species on earth
地球物种消灭的风险。
that caused historic flooding
dark, winter, polar night.
of the Arctic melts,
from Svalbard illustrates this.
拍的漂亮照片说明了一切。
for sea-level rise by population
number one is Miami:
during the supermoon,
swimming in some of the streets
during the highest-tide tides now.
"sunny-day flooding."
他们称之为“晴天洪水”。
speaks for many when he says
through a partisan lens.
that's getting worse day by day.
to honor these House Republicans --
众议院的共和党人——
about the climate crisis.
crisis is mounting up,
I haven't even mentioned.
last month in Davos,
的世界经济论坛,
of 750 economists,
the number one risk
of the UK Central Bank,
of the carbon reserves are unburnable.
with subprime mortgages,
that were burned
of the industrial revolution,
in the last 16 years.
and left on the books,
says only this amount can be burned.
makes practical sense
"Must we change?"
“我们必须得改变吗?”的答案是
in the world 16 years ago
would be able to install
by 14 and a half times over.
for wind installations now.
装机量指数曲线。
an industrial powerhouse
无几的工业厂房——
from Vancouver's, by the way --
from renewable resources,
more than half on an average basis.
from batteries particularly,
coming down very dramatically
more exciting!
were that we would install
we beat that mark by 17 times over.
to beat it 68 times over.
is even steeper and more dramatic.
of these exponential curves.
10 percent per year
has certainly noticed this,
the grid parity point.
(电网的平价点)。
are beginning to rise.
as that line, that threshold,
“界线”,即“门槛”,
is cheaper than electricity
like the difference
and 33 degrees Fahrenheit,
that are frozen up,
into new opportunities for investment.
new business opportunity
is in the private sector.
of new investment.
in renewable electricity generation
可再生资源发电上的投资
are even more dramatic,
is now still subsidized
the projections for nuclear on here,
that the work many are doing
and more acceptable,
for such a rapid adoption
but let's look at cell phones.
然后是马贝尔,
a global market survey
that appeared then.
by the year 2000?" they asked.
when the year 2000 arrived,
in the first three days.
they sold 120 times more.
than there are people in the world.
比全世界的人还多。
but way wrong?
还大大地错了呢?
than anybody expected,
比任何人预期的都要快,
that did not have a landline grid --
固定网络的地方——
in the developing counties.
in the developing world?
without any electricity at all in India
of the United States of America.
that make it affordable.
this one in Bangladesh with micro-credit.
country in the world:
这种太阳能板最快的国家:
on average, night and day.
comes to the Earth
太阳到达地球的能量,
energy needs for an entire year.
less than an hour.
"Can we change?"
“我们能改变吗?”的答案
they're going ahead.
他们在继续前进。
that starting next year,
cap and trade system.
with the European Union.
has already been changing.
coal plants were retired.
their retirement announced.
all of the investment
in the United States,
was from renewable energy,
how long will it take to get there?
of people are organizing
marched in New York City
we are going to win this.
and bring him back safely
of that day and time say,
may well fail."
set foot on the Moon,
in NASA's mission control in Houston.
that day, was 26,
that challenge, was 18.
他们的年龄是18。
that we have faced.
of the last century in the US,
there comes a 'yes,'
the future world depends."
started their movement,
and Women's Rights Movement
there was a yes.
直到最后,才有一个「行」。
the movement against apartheid,
for gay and lesbian rights
is ultimately resolved
什么是错的二元选择时,
between what is right and what is wrong,
because of who we are as human beings.
that is where we are now
the will to act,
我们是否有意愿去行动,
a renewable resource.
就是可再生资源。
combination of skills.
诸多令人难以置信的技能。
that can understand
into the most vivid language.
生动的语言的能力。
that's why you led this thing.
it was amazing to see it now.
现在看起来还是惊人的。
to say that, Chris.
这样说,克里斯。
of really good friends
很多真正的非常好朋友,
who are incredibly patient
and explain this stuff to me
into simple enough language
to communicate.
all that progress, is enough
in the first part?
in the business world for 15 years.
is that apparently it matters
is more expensive
if it's cheaper than.
by these developments.
the great economist said,
鲁迪•多恩布施说:
then you think they will,
than you thought they could."
"The Solar Singularity" now,
below the grid parity,
yesterday, the jitney thing,
regulations to slow this down.
of the Atlanta Tea Party.
in this effort to put a tax
solar panels on her roof
塞拉利昂俱乐部结成了联盟。
an alliance with the Sierra Club
called the Green Tea Party.
组织,叫做绿色茶党。
to your question is,
and maybe it's a cliché,
referred to this --
who played an incredibly significant role
for some of them,
发电状况虽沒那么地经济效率,
this global revolution.
that we are going to win this.
这真的很激励人心。
a partisan issue,
from the other side together,
of investment opportunities,
这会支持我再邀请你回来的理由,
for bringing me back to TED.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Al Gore - Climate advocateNobel Laureate Al Gore focused the world’s attention on the global climate crisis. Now he’s showing us how we’re moving towards real solutions.
Why you should listen
Former Vice President Al Gore is co-founder and chairman of Generation Investment Management. While he’s is a senior partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and a member of Apple, Inc.’s board of directors, Gore spends the majority of his time as chair of The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit devoted to solving the climate crisis.
He is the author of the bestsellers Earth in the Balance, An Inconvenient Truth, The Assault on Reason, Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, and most recently, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change. He is the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth and is the co-recipient, with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 for “informing the world of the dangers posed by climate change.”
Gore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1982 and the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990. He was inaugurated as the 45th Vice President of the United States on January 20, 1993, and served eight years.
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