人类逐渐摆脱对化石燃料的依赖将带来巨大效益 ， 且不仅是对气候而言 。 能源价格将更低廉、更可预测 ， 从而对粮食安全及经济安全产生积极的连锁效应 。 能源价格上涨会使食品及人类依赖的所有商品都涨价 。 因此 ， 让我们一致认识到快速开展可再生能源革命势在必行 ， 而绝不逍遥地看着人类的未来被烈焰吞没 。
以下为英文全文：
THE WORLD IS BURNING. WE NEED A RENEWABLES REVOLUTION.
The only true path to energy security stable power prices prosperity and a livable planet lies in abandoning polluting fossil fuels and accelerating the renewables-based energy transition.
By António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations
Nero was famously accused of fiddling while Rome burned. Today some leaders are doing worse. They are throwing fuel on the fire. Literally. As the fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ripples across the globe the response of some nations to the growing energy crisis has been to double down on fossil fuels – pouring billions more dollars into the coal oil and gas that are driving our deepening climate emergency.
Meanwhile all climate indicators continue to break records forecasting a future of ferocious storms floods droughts wildfires and unlivable temperatures in vast swathes of the planet. Our world faces climate chaos. New funding for fossil fuel exploration and production infrastructure is delusional. Fossil fuels are not the answer nor will they ever be. We can see the damage we are doing to the planet and our societies. It is in the news every day and no one is immune.
Fossil fuels are the cause of the climate crisis. Renewable energy is the answer – to limit climate disruption and boost energy security. Had we invested earlier and massively in renewable energy we would not find ourselves once again at the mercy of unstable fossil fuel markets. Renewables are the peace plan of the 21st century. But the battle for a rapid and just energy transition is not being fought on a level field. Investors are still backing fossil fuels and governments still hand out billions in subsidies for coal oil and gas – some US $11 million every minute.
There is a word for favouring short-term relief over long-term well-being. Addiction. We are still addicted to fossil fuels. For the health of our societies and planet we need to quit. Now. The only true path to energy security stable power prices prosperity and a livable planet lies in abandoning polluting fossil fuels and accelerating the renewables-based energy transition.
To that end I have called on G20 governments to dismantle coal infrastructure with a full phase-out by 2030 for OECD countries and 2040 for all others. I have urged financial actors to abandon fossil fuel finance and invest in renewable energy. And I have proposed a five-point plan to boost renewable energy round the world.
First we must make renewable energy technology a global public good including removing intellectual property barriers to technology transfer. Second we must improve global access to supply chains for renewable energy technologies components and raw materials.
In 2020 the world installed 5 gigawatts of battery storage. We need 600 gigawatts of storage capacity by 2030. Clearly we need a global coalition to get there. Shipping bottlenecks and supply-chain constraints as well as higher costs for lithium and other battery metals are hurting deployment of such technologies and materials just as we need them most.
Third we must cut the red tape that holds up solar and wind projects. We need fast-track approvals and more effort to modernize electricity grids. In the European Union it takes eight years to approve a wind farm and 10 years in the United States. In the Republic of Korea onshore wind projects need 22 permits from eight different ministries.
Fourth the world must shift energy subsidies from fossil fuels to protect vulnerable people from energy shocks and invest in a just transition to sustainable future.
And fifth we need to triple investments in renewables. This includes multilateral development banks and development finance institutions as well as commercial banks. All must step up and dramatically boost investments in renewables.
We need more urgency from all global leaders. We are already perilously close to hitting the 1.5°C limit that science tells us is the maximum level of warming to avoid the worst climate impacts. To keep 1.5 alive we must reduce emissions by 45 per cent by 2030 and reach net zero emissions by mid-century. But current national commitments will lead to an increase of almost 14 per cent this decade. That spells catastrophe.
The answer lies in renewables – for climate action for energy security and for providing clean electricity to the hundreds of millions of people who currently lack it. Renewables are a triple win.
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