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克林顿在北京大学的英文演讲稿全球环境议题与应对之策LadiesandgentlemenItisanabsolutepleasuretobehereatBeijingUniversitytospeakwithallofyoutoday.IwanttotakeamomenttoexpressmygratitudeforthehospitalityextendedtomeduringmyvisittoChina.IamgratefulforthewarmwelcomethatIhavereceivedandfortheopportunitytoengagewithstudentsandacademicshereatthisprestigiousuniversity.TodayIamheretospeaktoyouaboutanissuethatisofutmostimportancetoallofus.Wearefacingaglobalcrisisthatrequiresourimmediateattentionandaction.Thatcrisisisthestateoftheenvironment.Overthepastfewdecadeswehaveseenthenegativeimpactofhumanactivityonourenvironmentinamultitudeofways.Risingglobaltemperaturesmeltingglaciersextremeweathereventslossofbiodiversityandairandwaterpollutionarejustafewexamplesofthechallengesweface.Theworldthatourchildrenandgrandchildrenwillinheritisatriskofbeingirreparablydamagedifwedonottakeactiontoaddresstheseissues.Thisisnotjustachallengeforgovernmentsandpolicymakers.Itisachallengeforallofusasindividualsandasasociety.Weallhavearoletoplayinprotectingourplanetandensuringitssustainabilityforfuturegenerations.Inordertoaddresstheseissuesweneedtoworktogetherandimplementimmediatesolutions.Therearemanywaysinwhichwecandothis.Wemustincreaseinvestmentincleanenergytechnologiesencouragetheuseofpublictransportationanddevelopsustainableagriculturepractices.Weneedtoreduceourdependenceonfossilfuelsandpromotetheuseofrenewableenergysourcessuchaswindandsolarpower.Additionallywemustworktoprotectourforestswetlandsandothernaturalhabitats.Theseecosystemsnotonlyprovideessentialhabitatsforwildlifetheyalsoplayasignificantroleinmitigatingclimatechangebyabsorbingcarbondioxidefromtheatmosphere.Wemustalsoworktopromotesustainablepracticeswithinourindustriesandreducewasteandpollution.Butperhapsmostimportantlyeachandeveryoneofusmusttakeresponsibilityforouractionsandchoices.Wemustallstrivetoreduceourpersonalcarbonfootprintbymakingchangessuchasreducingourmeatconsumptionusingreusablebagsandcontainersandconservingenergyinourhomes.FinallyIwanttoemphasizethatwecannotaddresstheseissueswithoutcooperationandcollaborationatthegloballevel.Climatechangeisaglobalproblemandrequiresaglobalsolution.Countriesmustcometogethertoworktowardsasharedgoalofreducinggreenhousegasemissionsandprotectingourplanet.Wemustalsoworktoaddresstheinequalityandpovertythatoftenexacerbatesenvironmentaldegradationandexacerbatestheimpactofclimatechangeonthemostvulnerablecommunities.InclosingIwanttourgeeachandeveryoneofyoutotakethisissueseriouslyandtotakeactioninyourownlivesandcommunities.Wehavearesponsibilitytoensurethatfuturegenerationsinheritaplanetthatishealthyandsustainable.Ihavenodoubtthattogetherwecanandwillrisetothechallenge.Thankyou.第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。