A renewed presidency for Donald Trump is likely to be nowhere more consequential than for climate change. The coming decades will determine whether the threat of damaging and irreversible change is averted, or not. Without active US engagement, success seems inconceivable. Even with it, it would be unlikely. But, crucially, it would be conceivable. We know what to do and we know, too, that it is affordable. What is unaffordable is not to do what we need to do. But will we? That is the question.
若唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)成功连任,很可能没有什么比这件事更能对气候变化造成重大影响的了。未来十年将决定我们能否避免具有破坏性且不可逆转的气候变化的威胁。如果美国没有积极参与其中,要成功避免它似乎是不可想象的。即使美国积极参与,也不太可能成功。但关键之处在于,如果美国参与,那么成功将是可以想象的。我们知道该做什么,也知道我们负担得起这些行动。如果我们不去做我们需要做的事情,其后果才是我们负担不起的。但我们会采取行动吗?问题就在这儿。