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2009年12月2日，中國駐英國大使傅瑩應邀在倫敦政治經濟學院（LSE）發表題為“氣候變化與中國”的演講，全面闡述中國應對氣候變化的政策、立場及所采取的措施，并現場回答聽眾提問。
氣候變化與中國
中國駐英國大使 傅瑩
倫敦經濟學院
2009年12月2日
Climate Change and China
Fu Ying, Chinese Ambassador to the U.K.
London School of Economics
December 2, 2009
尊敬的CORBRIDGE教授，
女士們，先生們，
Professor Corbridge,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
很榮幸來到倫敦經濟學院，就氣候變化這一重大問題進行交流。我感覺特別榮幸，這是因為倫敦經濟學院以在氣候變化領域的研究著稱，你們的研究為全球討論做出了突出貢獻。
I am honoured to talk to you on such an important subject as climate change. It’s a special honour, because the LSE is well-known for its scholarship on climate change and its crucial contribution to this global debate.
中國是一個有著13億人口的大國，氣候類型多樣，環境脆弱。氣候變化給中國帶來諸多不利影響。
China is a huge country with a population of 1.3 billion. It has diverse climatic conditions and a fragile environment. The effect of climate change is a very real threat which we face everyday.
根據中國科學家的觀察，過去50年里中國的平均氣溫上升了1.1攝氏度，高于同期全球平均升溫水平。在中國的許多地方，極端氣候現象更為頻繁。例如，今年春天中國北方出現50年以來最為嚴重的干旱，給400多萬人的帶來生計困難。
According to Chinese scientists, the average temperature in China has risen by 1.1 degrees centigrade in the last 5 decades. It is higher than the reported global average. We are seeing more frequent bouts of extreme weather in many parts of the country. Last spring, for example, the most severe drought in 50 years hit northern China affecting the livelihood of 4 million people.
環境污染和氣候變化帶來的不利影響對我們來說已是現實。全球空氣污染最嚴重的20個城市中，中國占了一半，70%的河流受到不同程度的污染。中國已成為全球第一大二氧化碳排放國。
Environmental damage and climate change is a reality for us. Out of the world’s most polluted 20 cities, half are in China. 70% of Chinese rivers are polluted to some degree. China has become the largest carbon emitter of the world.
這些問題是如何造成的？中國近年在減貧和提高人民生活水平的同時，也出現了嚴重的環境問題。與你們不同的是，我們是用30年的濃縮時間，走西方國家兩個世紀的工業化進程。
How have we got here? China has reached this stage when it is making great endeavours to lift people out of poverty. Unlike you here, we have condensed 2 centuries of industrialization into only 30 years.
中國人民已經充分認識到氣候變化問題的嚴重性和緊迫性，我們在以發展經濟的同樣熱情投入到實現可持續發展的努力之中。在中國，氣候變化不僅僅是一個討論的話題，舉國上下正在通過政策和行動積極應對氣候變化。我愿與你們分享一些這方面的例子。
Now, the Chinese people have woken to the threat and, with the same zeal that we have embraced industrialization, we are embracing cleaner development. In China, climate change is not just a topic for discussion; It’s backed up with policy and action throughout the country. Let me share some examples with you.
