TED演讲：你所在的城市正在如何应对气候危机？

发布于 2026-10-20 · 时长 14:09

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时间	英文	中文
0:04	I have one of the biggest honors that I think any politician could have, and that I was	我有一个最大的荣誉我认为任何政治家都可以, 而我是
0:11	elected the mayor of the place in which I was born and brought up, so that's Bristol	当选我出生和长大的地方的市长布里斯托
0:17	in the UK.	在英国。
0:18	Well, thank you.	谢谢
0:21	And it's a big job, from education, to housing, to budgets, to trash collection, to protests,	教育、住房、预算、垃圾收集、抗议
0:29	to counter protests, cities are complicated organisms.	城市是复杂的生物体
0:34	They can be tumultuous and they can be full of contradiction.	它们可能动荡不安,充满矛盾。
0:38	And as the mayor, I am the accountable person within Bristol.	作为市长,我是布里斯托负责的人
0:42	The buck stops with me.	钱在我手上
0:44	And that sometimes is even for issues over which I have very little real control or power.	这有时甚至涉及我几乎没有真正控制或权力的问题。

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1	I have one of the biggest honors that I think any politician could have, and that I was	我有一个最大的荣誉我认为任何政治家都可以, 而我是
2	elected the mayor of the place in which I was born and brought up, so that's Bristol	当选我出生和长大的地方的市长布里斯托
3	in the UK.	在英国。
4	Well, thank you.	谢谢
5	And it's a big job, from education, to housing, to budgets, to trash collection, to protests,	教育、住房、预算、垃圾收集、抗议
6	to counter protests, cities are complicated organisms.	城市是复杂的生物体
7	They can be tumultuous and they can be full of contradiction.	它们可能动荡不安,充满矛盾。
8	And as the mayor, I am the accountable person within Bristol.	作为市长,我是布里斯托负责的人
9	The buck stops with me.	钱在我手上
10	And that sometimes is even for issues over which I have very little real control or power.	这有时甚至涉及我几乎没有真正控制或权力的问题。
11	And that's fine, that's life.	这很好这就是生活
12	But I have another constituency to whom I'm accountable, and that's one that is within	但我有另一个选区我对谁负责, 这是在一个内部
13	my city, but reaches beyond my city boundaries.	我的城市,但到达我的城市边界。
14	And that's the planet and the 7.9 billion other people who depend on it for their survival.	这就是地球和79亿其他依靠它生存的人。
15	We've got ourselves into a situation where it would take 1.7 Earths for our current way	我们陷入了目前需要1.7个地球的境地
16	of living to be sustainable.	生活是可持续的。
17	So something's got to give.	所以有些东西必须给。
18	And I think we all know we ain't getting any more Earths, right?	我想我们都知道我们没有更多的地球,对不对?
19	So inevitably it's us who need to change.	所以不可避免的是我们需要改变。
20	And as we look around and listen in on the international negotiations, as we look at	当我们环顾四周聆听国际谈判时
21	national inaction too often, there'll be many people wondering how we're going to take this	经常发生全国性的无所作为很多人会想我们如何接受
22	challenge on, and even if we're going to be successful.	挑战,即使我们会成功。
23	And I understand that so many people around the world will be losing hope.	我理解,全世界有这么多人会失去希望。
24	But my message today is there is hope.	但我今天的信息是有希望的。
25	And it's hiding in plain sight, and I believe there's huge hope in our cities.	它藏在眼前我相信我们的城市有巨大的希望
26	So consider these four numbers.	所以考虑这四个数字。
27	3, 55, 75, 80.	3,55,75,80 (英语).
28	Cities occupy less than 3% of the Earth's land surface, so we have a small geographical footprint.	城市占地面积的不到3% 所以我们的地理足迹很小
29	In fact, if you put all the cities of the world together, you could fit them into India.	事实上,如果你把世界所有的城市都放在一起, 你可以把它们融入印度。
30	And yet, cities are home to over half, 55% of the world's population.	然而,城市占世界人口的一半以上,55%。
31	And we anticipate that will grow to two-thirds by the middle of this century.	我们预计到本世纪中叶,这将增长到三分之二。
32	Cities are responsible for around 75% of CO2 emissions, and we're also prodigious emitters	城市是二氧化碳排放的75%,我们也是大量排放者
33	of nitrogen dioxide and methane.	二氧化氮和甲烷。
34	And cities consume 80% of the world's energy.	而城市消耗了世界80%的能量.
35	But think about this.	但是想想这个。
36	That it's the characteristics of cities, their reach, their size, their density, close	这是城市的特点, 城市的覆盖范围, 大小,密度,接近
37	proximity of the leadership to the people, their adaptability, and their capacity for	领导人与人民、他们的适应性以及他们的能力
38	reinvention that mean that we can actually plan to manage those numbers.	创新意味着我们实际上可以计划管理这些数字。
39	That means through our cities, we can actually plan to do more for more people with less.	这意味着通过我们的城市, 我们实际上可以计划做更多的工作对于更多的人与更少。
40	And it's why I say cities are one of the most effective tools we have at our disposal	这就是为什么我说城市是我们拥有的最有效工具之一
41	for leveraging efficiency into our relationships with land, energy and waste.	利用效率促进我们与土地、能源和废物的关系。
42	Through our cities, we can increase the efficiency of more human lives more quickly than through	通过我们的城市,我们可以提高效率更多的人的生活比通过
43	any other form of human organization.	任何其他形式的人类组织。
44	So we can, for example, house and employ more people on less land, minimizing the pressure	因此,比如,我们可以在更少的土地上安置和雇用更多的人, 尽量减少压力
45	on urban sprawl, which competes then for land, for nature, while minimizing the distances	城市无序扩张,它争夺土地,争夺自然,同时尽量减少距离
46	people have to travel to meet their basic needs.	人们必须旅行以满足基本需要。
47	Through cities, we can have people sharing energy by sharing buildings and through smart	通过城市,我们可以让人们分享能量通过共享建筑物和智能
48	innovations like heat networks.	热网等创新.
49	The density in our cities makes public transport more accessible and more cost-effective.	我国城市的密度使公共交通更加便利和更具成本效益。
50	And through our cities, we can transform our relationship with energy.	通过我们的城市,我们可以改变我们与能源的关系。
51	We need energy security right now, but cities offer markets of such scale that they make	我们现在需要能源保障,但城市提供如此规模的市场,他们制造
52	investing in renewables more financially attractive.	投资于可再生能源具有更大的财政吸引力。
53	And think about the opportunities with waste.	想想浪费的机会
54	We can leverage efficiency into the collection and processing of waste while introducing	我们可以利用效率收集和处理废物,同时引入
55	the principles of the circular economy at scale so that resources are recycled, goods	大规模循环经济的原则,使资源、货物能够回收;
56	are reused, and unavoidable waste is processed for energy.	和不可避免的废物被处理为能源。
57	For example, food waste for fertilizer.	例如,为肥料浪费食物。
58	Now just think about the global potential of a worldwide network of cities scaling up	现在想想全球城市网络扩大规模的全球潜力
59	these kinds of efficiencies for over half and coming on two-thirds of the world's population.	这些效率超过一半和三分之二的世界人口。
60	And here is the hope I mentioned at the beginning.	这是一开始我提到的希望。
61	You don't have to just imagine that.	你不必仅仅想象。
62	From Freetown to Los Angeles, from Kampala to London, and in many, many cities in between,	从弗里敦到洛杉矶,从坎帕拉到伦敦,在很多城市中,
63	mayors, city leaders are stepping up and taking action to meet the challenge of the moment.	市长,城市领导人正在加紧行动,迎接当前的挑战。
64	So take Malmo, a city of just under 350,000 people.	所以把马尔莫,一个只有35万人的城市。
65	They've developed a heat network that is fed by heat generated by processed waste.	他们开发了一个热网络,由经过处理的废物产生的热量提供食物.
66	They intend to be 100% powered by renewable or recycled heat by 2030.	他们打算在2030年实现100%的可再生或再生热能发电。
67	Oslo is a city that's subsidizing electric vehicles and charging points.	奥斯陆是一座补贴电动车辆和充电点的城市.
68	They have introduced a circular waste management system.	它们实行了循环废物管理制度。
69	They've purchased a biogas plant, and nearly 50% of all their food waste is recycled.	他们购买了沼气厂, 近50%的食品废料被回收。
70	Singapore is one of the densest cities in the world.	新加坡是世界上密度最高的城市之一.
71	But they are a model of green planning.	但他们是绿色规划的典范。
72	In recent years, they've introduced huge freshwater reserves	近几年,它们引进了大量淡水储备
73	and urban gardens that act as the lungs of the city.	和作为城市肺部的城市花园。
74	And I have a huge amount of admiration for Bogota as well, one of the densest cities in Latin America.	我对波哥大也非常钦佩, 波哥大是拉丁美洲最密集的城市之一。
75	They've introduced a bus rapid transit system.	他们引入了巴士快速中转系统.
76	They're making walking and cycling more accessible,	他们让步行和骑自行车更方便
77	and today have one of the largest fleets of electric buses in Latin America.	并且如今拥有拉丁美洲最大的电动巴士车队之一.
78	And while I have the stage, let me show off a little bit about my own city, Bristol.	当我有舞台的时候让我来炫耀一下我自己的城市布里斯托尔
79	Home to 465,901 people, one of whom is here today.	465,901人的家,其中一人今天在这里.
80	We have a fantastic reputation for being one of the greenest cities in Europe.	我们是欧洲最绿色的城市之一, 有着令人惊叹的名声。
81	In Bristol, we have a housing crisis.	在布里斯托,我们有住房危机。
82	We must build homes.	我们必须建造家园。
83	But we're very conscious of the fact that the kind of homes we build and where we build them	但我们非常清楚我们建造的房屋种类和地点
84	will be one of the biggest determinants of the price the planet pays for our growth.	将是决定地球为增长付出的代价的最大因素之一。
85	So we're focused on delivering net zero homes at higher density on old industrial land in the middle of the city.	因此我们专注于在城市中部的老工业用地上提供密度较高的净零住房.
86	This allows us to relieve the pressure for urban sprawl.	这使得我们能减轻城市无序扩张的压力。
87	It allows us to design in active travel and design out car dependency.	它可以让我们在主动旅行中设计并设计出对汽车的依赖性。
88	We're even taking action on the climate consequences of the humble toilet.	我们甚至正在对卑微的厕所造成的气候后果采取行动.
89	Across our public housing stock, we are replacing bathrooms,	整个公共住房,我们正在更换浴室,
90	and we're taking the opportunity to replace the fittings with more water-efficient alternatives,	我们正在利用这个机会以更节水的替代品取代配件,
91	more water-efficient showers, sinks and taps, and more water-efficient toilets.	用水效率较高的淋浴、水槽和水龙头,以及用水效率较高的厕所。
92	So not all climate change action is full of glamour, is it?	所以并非所有的气候变化行动都充满了魅力,不是吗?
93	But we mayors are not just focused on what happens inside our city boundaries.	但我们的市长们不只是专注于我们城市边界内发生的事情
94	You'll find mayors all over the world are leading beyond their authority.	你会发现,世界各地的市长正在领导超越他们的权限。
95	They're coming together in international networks to set hard targets for decarbonisation,	他们正在国际网络中聚集一堂设定去碳化的硬目标
96	to which they hold themselves mutually accountable.	他们互相负责。
97	You'll find hundreds of these city solidarity networks live in the world right now.	你会发现世界上有数百个城市团结网络
98	The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy is a network of around 12,000 cities.	《全球市长气候和能源盟约》是一个由大约12,000个城市组成的网络。
99	They've made a collective commitment to take action to ensure that 20, 30 emissions	他们集体承诺采取行动确保20,30个排放
100	are nearly two gigatons lower than they would otherwise be if we carried on as we are.	如果我们继续这样下去,它们就比它们少两千兆吨。
101	And as mayors, we're also stepping up to influence international organisations	作为市长,我们也在加紧影响国际组织
102	and the global policy that can support us to take action.	以及能够支持我们采取行动的全球政策。
103	The C40 is a network of nearly 100 mayors representing the world's biggest global cities.	C40是代表世界最大全球城市的近100位市长组成的网络.
104	City diplomacy is central to their work.	城市外交是他们工作的中心.
105	Members attend national and international negotiations	成员参加国家和国际谈判
106	with the aim of influencing decision-making and global commitments.	目的是影响决策和全球承诺。
107	And let me just say, what you get with mayors is a commitment to ensure that these global commitments	我只能说,你对市长的印象是承诺确保这些全球承诺
108	are turned from words into actions.	从言语变成行动。
109	Our proximity to our residents means that we are immediately accountable for delivering change	我们靠近我们的居民意味着我们立即对带来变革负责
110	that people can see and experience.	人们可以看见和体验。
111	But herein we bump into another challenge.	但在这里,我们遇到了另一个挑战。
112	We will not get the worldwide network of efficient cities that we need with our major investment.	我们的主要投资将无法获得我们所需要的全球高效城市网络。
113	We will not get a worldwide network of decarbonised cities just because we need it,	我们不会得到一个世界范围的去碳化城市网络只是因为我们需要它,
114	we want it, or because we make flowery declarations about it.	我们想要它,或者因为我们做出花开的宣布。
115	We will only get them when we plan it and then pay for it.	只有在我们计划好然后付钱的时候才会得到
116	And yet city leaders around the world struggle to get access to the kind of finance they need	然而,世界各地的城市领袖们却在努力获得他们所需要的资金
117	to unlock their city's full potential.	释放城市的全部潜力
118	And yet here, too, we're not waiting around.	但在这里,我们也不是在等
119	In the UK, I'm part of something called the UK Cities Climate Investment Commission.	在英国,我是英国城市气候投资委员会的成员。
120	It's our aim to put the UK's biggest cities in touch	我们的目标是与英国最大的城市取得联系
121	with the finance they need for that potential to be released.	他们需要资金来释放这种潜力。
122	We've identified 206 billion pounds worth of decarbonisation opportunities across the UK.	我们发现全英国有价值2,600亿磅的脱碳机会.
123	Retrofitting, renewals, transition of fleets to electric.	改造,更新,舰队向电机过渡.
124	And we are making sure that public and private investors	我们正在确保公共和私人投资者
125	are aware of these opportunities across the UK.	英国全国都意识到这些机会。
126	So here's the thing.	事情是这样的
127	Mayors, city leaders, we haven't got time for abstract debates or merely flowery declarations.	市长们,城市领袖们,我们没有时间进行抽象的辩论,或者仅仅发表花花公子的宣言.
128	Our populations want change today.	我们的人民今天想要变革。
129	They want change yesterday.	他们昨天想换衣服
130	The climate crisis we're in demands leadership.	气候危机需要领导
131	And mayors I meet around the world are stepping up into that space to meet the moment.	我在世界各地相遇的市长们纷纷来到这个空间迎接时机
132	We want and need national governments and international organisations to work with us,	我们希望并且需要各国政府和国际组织与我们合作,
133	to back us, to support us, but we cannot wait for them.	支持我们,支持我们, 但我们不能等待他们。
134	The world's top scientists tell us we've got 10 years to turn this thing around.	世界顶尖的科学家告诉我们我们有10年的时间来扭转这一切。
135	And because of a history of inaction, underperformance,	并且因为一个不作为的历史, 表现不佳,
136	turgidness in decision making, that means that right now we need to make some big bets.	决策不严谨这意味着我们现在需要下大赌注
137	And we need to make some big bets on interventions that will deliver change at scale and pace.	我们需要对能够带来规模和速度变化的干预作出一些大赌注。
138	And I think our cities give us good odds.	我认为我们的城市给了我们很多机会。
139	So here's my call to action.	因此,我呼吁采取行动。
140	We need to work with the world's mayors to develop a global plan for cities.	我们需要与世界市长合作,制定全球城市计划。
141	It's a plan that must decarbonise and build efficiency into existing cities,	这是一个计划,必须去碳化和建设效率在现有城市,
142	but to make sure that the future processes of urbanisation maximise city efficiency.	但要确保未来的城市化进程最大限度地提高城市的效率。
143	And when I say global, I do mean global.	当我说全球,我指的是全球。
144	It's a plan that must transcend national boundaries.	这是一个必须超越国界的计划.
145	It must be in the global north and it must be in the global south,	它必须位于全球北部,它必须位于全球南部,
146	where 90 per cent of future urbanisation is going to take place.	未来城市化的90%将发生在其中。
147	And it's a plan that must have us move beyond our narrow self-national interest.	这个计划必须让我们超越我们狭隘的自我国家利益。
148	We must come to see the world's cities as international assets,	我们必须把世界的城市视为国际资产,
149	rather than national possessions.	而不是国家财产。
150	We must come to see that investing in the increased efficiency of the world's cities	我们必须看到,投资于提高世界城市的效率
151	is key to our future.	是我们未来的关键
152	It's going to be key to unlocking our potential.	这将是释放我们潜力的关键。
153	And it's an investment in our global common good.	这是对我们全球共同利益的投资。
154	When I was elected mayor of Bristol in 2016,	2016年当选布里斯托尔市长时,
155	I had a limited appreciation of the global role of the city.	我对该城市的全球作用的认识有限。
156	And by extension, I had a limited appreciation of the level of responsibility	推而广之,我对责任程度的认识有限
157	that was therefore falling on my shoulders as a newly elected mayor of a major UK city.	作为新当选的英国大城市的市长,
158	In the years since, I've come to understand that cities,	在那之后的几年里我逐渐明白城市
159	the way they are planned, the way they function,	计划的方式,运作的方式,
160	the way they grow and the way they innovate,	他们的成长和创造,
161	will be key to whether we are or are not successful	将是我们是否成功的关键
162	in taking on this challenge to stem the tide of global climate change.	迎接这一挑战,遏制全球气候变化的浪潮。
163	If we can unlock the full potential of our cities,	如果我们能释放出我们城市的全部潜力,
164	we can minimise the price the planet pays for hosting us in our growing numbers.	我们可以尽量降低地球付出的代价容纳我们越来越多的人。
165	I think efficient cities could be one of the most effective tools we have.	我认为,高效城市可以成为我们拥有的最有效工具之一。
166	So I ask you to work with us to build them.	所以我请你和我们一起建造它们。
167	Thank you.	谢谢

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