小李子颜值 小李子在联合国《巴黎协定》签署仪式上的演讲

小李子在联合国《巴黎协定》签署仪式上的演讲  

Statement by Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio
United Nations Messenger of Peace
at the Opening of the High-level Signature Ceremony for the Paris Agreement
22 April 2016
Thank you
Mr. Secretary General
for the honor to address this body once more. And thanks to the distinguished climate leaders assembled here today who are ready to take action.
President Abraham Lincoln was also thinking of bold action 150 years ago when he said:
“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present…As our case is new
so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves
and then we shall save our country.”
He was speaking before the U.S. Congress to confront the defining issue of his time – slavery.
Everyone knew it had to end
but no one had the political will to stop it. Remarkably
his words ring as true today when applied to the defining crisis of our time – climate change.
As a UN Messenger of Peace
I have traveled all over the world for the last o years
documenting how this crisis is changing the natural balance of our pla. I’ve seen cities like Beijing choked by industrial pollution
ancient Boreal forests in Canada that have been clear cut and rainforests in Indonesia that have been incinerated. In India
I met farmers whose crops have literally been washed away by historic flooding. In America
I have witnessed uNPRecedented droughts in California and sea level rise flooding the streets of Miami. In Greenland and in the Arctic
I was astonished to see that ancient glaciers are rapidly disappearing
well ahead of scientific predictions. All that I have seen and learned on my journey has absolutely terrified me.
There is no doubt in the world’s scientific munity that this a direct result of human activity and the effects of climate change will bee astronomically worse in the future.
I do not need to tell you these statistics. You know them better than I do
but more importantly
you know what’ll happen if this scourge is left unchecked. You know that climate change is happening faster than even the most pessimistic of scientists warned us decades ago. It’s bee a runaway freight train bringing with it an impending disaster for all living things.
Now
think about the shame that each of us will carry when our children and grandchildren look back and realize that we had the means of stopping this devastation
but simply lacked the political will to do so.
Yes
we have achieved the Paris Agreement. More countries have e together here to sign this Agreement today than for any other cause in the history of humankind – and that is a reason for hope – but unfortunately
the evidence shows us that it will not be enough.
Our pla cannot be saved unless we leave fossil fuels in the ground where they belong. An upheaval and massive change is required right now – one that leads to a new collective consciousness
a new collective evolution of the human race
inspired and enabled by a sense of urgency from all of you.
We all know that reversing the course of climate change will not be easy
but the tools are in our hands
if we apply them before it is too late.
Renewable energy
fossil fuels and putting a price on carbon pollution are beginning to turn the tide. This transition is not only the right thing for our world
but it also makes clear economic sense
and is possible within our lifetime.
But it is now upon you to do what great leaders have always done: to lead
to inspire and empower as President Lincoln did in his time.
We can congratulate each other today
but it will mean absolutely nothing if you return to your countries and fail to push beyond the promises of this historic agreement. Now is the time for bold
uNPRecedented action.
My friends
look at the delegates around you. It is time to ask each other – which side of history will you be on?
As a citizen of our pla who has witnessed so much on this journey
I thank you all for everything you have done to lay the foundation of a solution to this crisis
but after 21 years of debates and conferences
it is time to declare: no more talk
no more excuses
no more 10-year studies
no more allowing the fossil fuel panies to manipulate and dictate the science and policies that affect our future. This is the only body that can do what is needed.
All of you sitting in this very hall
the world is now watching. You’ll either be lauded by future generations
or vilified by them.
Lincoln’s words still resonate to all of us here today:
“We will be remembered in spite of ourselves…The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down
in honor or dishonor
to the last generation…We shall nobly save
or meanly lose
the last best hope of Earth.”
That is our charge now – you are the last
best hope of Earth. We ask you to protect it
or we and all living things we cherish are history.
Thank you very much.