
澳大利亚总理安东尼·阿尔巴尼亚在土耳其举办的COP31峰会上发表讲话。
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese addresses the Cop31 summit in Turkey.
《照片:卢卡斯·科奇/AAP》阿尔巴尼亚表示,各国有“庄严的责任”在联合国气候峰会上就气候变化采取行动,但这场具有里程碑意义的演讲却未提及推动危机的化石燃料。
Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Anthony Albanese said governments had a “solemn responsibility” to act on climate change in a historic speech to the UN’s climate summit, but one which failed to mention the fossil fuels driving the crisis.
澳大利亚总理周三清晨抵达地中海度假城市安塔利亚,COP31会议由他的气候变化部长克里斯·鲍威尔主持,但由土耳其承办。
The Australia prime minister landed in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya on Wednesday morning where the Cop31 talks are being presided over by his climate change minister, Chris Bowen, but hosted by Turkey.
在阿尔巴尼亚讲话前不久,同一舞台上,联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯明确表示,保持1.5℃温度目标“意味着不得新建煤矿”。
Only moments before Albanese spoke, on the same stage the UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said unambiguously that keeping the 1.5C temperature goal alive “means no new coal”.
在满座的会议室里,土耳其举办了开幕仪式,舞者旋转、音乐嘹亮,并放映了一部环球影片,片中角色说“我们需要谈论”。
In a packed conference room, Turkey put on an opening ceremony of whirling traditional dancers, booming music and a film shot around the world with characters saying “We need to talk”.
“这是我国历史性的时刻,”阿尔巴尼亚说,并补充说澳大利亚“自豪地成为气候行动的领袖”。他还说:“自豪成为可再生能源领袖,创造未来的清洁产业、企业和工作。自豪地站在这里为我们的太平洋家园争取利益。”
“This is an historic moment for my country,” said Albanese, adding Australia was “proud to be a leader on climate action.”“Proud to be a renewable energy leader, creating the clean industries, businesses and jobs of the future. And proud to be here fighting for the interests of our Pacific family,” he said.
阿尔巴尼亚表示,澳大利亚争取在气候峰会上获得席位,“因为我们希望为世界上需要紧急行动的人们发声,包括我们太平洋家庭的成员”。
Australia had pushed for a role at the climate summit, he said, “because we wanted to speak for the people of the world who need urgent action, including those from our Pacific family”.
澳大利亚是全球第二大用于火电的煤炭出口国,也是全球最大的煤炭用于钢铁生产的出口国。澳大利亚出口的液化天然气占全球出口量的五分之一。
Australia is the world’s second largest exporter of coal for burning in power stations and the largest exporter of coal for steelmaking. A fifth of the world’s exported LNG comes from Australia.
阿尔巴尼亚指出,该国在气候变化方面取得了“显著成功”,包括在六年内使可再生能源发电量翻倍,占该国电力的一半,并建立了全球最大的屋顶太阳能和储能市场之一。
Albanese pointed to “significant successes” for the country on climate change, including doubling renewable energy generation in six years that accounted for half of the country’s electricity, and building one of the world’s biggest rooftop solar and battery markets.
古特雷斯和几个国家正推动会谈推进去年缔约方会议主办国巴西提出的一项提案,即各国制定摆脱化石燃料的详细计划。古特雷斯对大会说:“领导人——尤其是发达国家的领导人——不能一边声称致力于1.5度目标,一边继续扩大化石燃料生产。”他表示,要让全球商定的将全球变暖限制在1.5摄氏度以内的目标保持可实现,到2035年煤电必须至少下降75%。
Guterres and several countries are pushing for the talks to progress a proposal from last year’s Cop hosts, Brazil, for countries to develop detailed plans to move away from fossil fuels Guterres told the conference: “Leaders – and in particular those from developed countries – cannot keep expanding fossil fuel production while claiming to be committed to 1.5 degrees.”He said to keep the globally-agreed goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C within reach, coal power had to fall by at least 75% by 2035.
他说,到2040年,未减排的煤电——即未安全捕集二氧化碳排放而产生的煤电——“必须基本全部淘汰”,石油和天然气使用量削减三分之一。
Unabated coal power – that is, coal generated without safely capturing the carbon dioxide emissions – “must be all but phased out” by 2040, and oil and gas use cut by a third, he said.
“每个政府都必须相应地调整其政策、投资和基础设施计划。这首先要从可信的国家路线图开始,以摆脱化石燃料——保护工人和社区。
“Every government must align its policies, investments and infrastructure plans accordingly. That starts with credible national roadmaps to transition away from fossil fuels — protecting workers and communities.
“这意味着不再新建煤电。不再新建会让1.5度目标更加遥不可及的石油和天然气基础设施。”随着气温和极端天气不断恶化,古特雷斯一直直言不讳地批评化石燃料生产和游说活动以及气候行动缺失。
“That means no new coal. No new oil and gas infrastructure that puts 1.5 degrees further out of reach.”Guterres and he has consistently called out fossil fuel production and lobbying and the lack of action on climate change as temperatures and weather extremes have worsened.
前绿党领袖、现任澳大利亚保护基金会首席执行官亚当·班特说,阿尔巴尼斯“直截了当地无视了”秘书长的信息。
Adam Bandt, the former Greens leader and now chief executive of the Australian Conservation Foundation, said Albanese had “bluntly ignored” the secretary general’s message.
“总理的讲话不仅错失了一次机会,而且拒绝遏制煤炭和天然气扩张、甚至一次都未提及,这是对秘书长说出真相呼吁的怠慢,”他说。
“The prime minister’s speech wasn’t just a missed opportunity, but by refusing to rein in coal and gas expansion or even mention it once, it was a snub to the secretary general’s call to tell the truth,” he said.
“在这次峰会上,澳大利亚因开设新的煤炭和天然气矿而一再被点名,政府无法永远回避。”气候分析组织澳大利亚首席执行官、缔约方会议老将比尔·黑尔说,阿尔巴尼斯未能提及化石燃料“令人不安”。
“At this summit, Australia is getting repeatedly called out for opening new coal and gas mines and the government can’t dodge it forever.”Bill Hare, the Australian chief executive of Climate Analytics and a veteran of Cop meetings, said it was “disturbing” that Albanese had failed to mention fossil fuels.
作为主要化石燃料出口国,他说“负责任的领袖”应该谈论发展脱离化石燃料的路径。
As a major fossil fuel exporter, he said a “responsible leader” would have talked about developing a pathway out of fossil fuels.
“它仍然是一个脏话。它是房间里的大象,”他说,指向自2022年该政府上台以来、阿尔巴尼斯政府批准的38个化石项目。
“It still seems to be a dirty word. It’s the elephant in the room,” he said, pointing to 38 fossil projects approved by the Albanese government since it was elected in 2022.
澳大利亚和土耳其正在寻求支持,以实现全球目标:到2035年,最终用能中来自电力的比例将从当前约五分之一上升至35%。
Australia and Turkey are seeking support for a global goal to see 35% of final-use energy coming from electricity by 2035 – up from about a fifth today.
在向国家元首和世界领导人进行点名时,鲍文表示,世界正在询问多边主义能否应对“多危机”——气候变化、能源安全、冲突以及人工智能的权力需求。
Speaking during a roll-call of heads of state and world leaders, Bowen said the world was asking if multilateralism could rise to a “polycrisis” of climate change, energy security, conflict and the power demands of artificial intelligence.
“国际合作还有没有前进的路?在这两周内,我们可以用简单的答案回应这些合理的顾虑和问题:有。”鲍文说。
“Is international cooperation still a way forward? This fortnight we can answer those legitimate concerns and questions with a simple answer: Yes,” said Bowen.