Name: 【環境議題】關於「氣候變遷」我們能做些什麼？ (Climate Change: What Can We Do? | Quick Learner)
Uploaded: 2024-11-20T21:01:30.000Z
Duration: 2 min 15 s

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Fighting climate change may feel too daunting for any one person to take on.

抗擊氣候變化可能讓人感覺過於艱鉅，任何一個人都無法承擔。

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But a recent report shows that if enough of us change our behaviors and promote change in our communities, we can reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 37% over the next three decades.

但是，最近的一份報告顯示，如果我們有足夠多的人改變自己的行為，並在我們的社區推動變革，我們就能在未來三十年內將全球溫室氣體排放量減少多達 37%。

Here are some of the changes we can make that will have an impact.

以下是我們可以做出的一些會產生影響的改變。

While individuals can't revolutionize the shipping, flight, and automobile industries overnight, we can make sustainable choices every time we need to go somewhere.

雖然個人無法在一夜之間徹底改變航運、飛行和汽車行業，但我們可以在每次需要去某個地方時做出可持續的選擇。

Public transportation, carpooling, biking, and walking are all great alternatives when feasible.

在可行的情況下，公共交通、拼車、騎自行車和步行都是不錯的選擇。

For a bigger impact, choose a fuel-efficient vehicle when purchasing.

為了產生更大的影響，購買時應選擇省油的汽車。

Powering your home with solar or wind is still one of the best ways to fight climate change.

利用太陽能或風能為家庭供電仍然是應對氣候變化的最佳方法之一。

The good news is that solar panels are becoming increasingly more affordable across the world.

好消息是，太陽能電池板的價格在全球範圍內越來越實惠。

Another way to help is to make your next stove, water heater, and electric rather than gas.

另一種幫助方法是將下一個爐灶、熱水器和電熱水器換成電動的，而不是燃氣的。

If these are not feasible options, switching all light bulbs to LEDs, unplugging electronic devices while they aren't in use, washing your clothes in cold water, and cleaning or replacing your HVAC filters every three months are small ways to help.

如果這些方法都不可行，那麼將所有燈泡換成 LED 燈、在不使用電子設備時拔下插頭、用冷水洗衣服、每三個月清洗或更換一次暖通空調過濾器等都是小方法。

After fossil fuels, the food industry, specifically the beef and dairy sectors, is one of the biggest contributors to climate change.

繼化石燃料之後，食品工業，特別是牛肉和乳製品行業，是造成氣候變化的最大因素之一。

If cattle were their own nation, they would be the world's third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, after China and the US.

如果牛是自己的國家，它們將是世界第三大溫室氣體排放國，僅次於中國和美國。

You don't have to go vegan or vegetarian to make a difference.

你不一定非得吃素或素食才能有所作為。

Reducing your beef consumption or using dairy alternatives are ways to help reduce this impact.

減少牛肉消費或使用乳製品替代品是幫助減少這種影響的方法。

Not only do small actions like these add up, social scientists have found that when one person makes a sustainably oriented decision, other people do too.

社會科學家發現，不僅這些微小的行動可以累積起來，當一個人做出可持續發展的決定時，其他人也會這樣做。

 And, as we all know, climate change won't be solved by individual habits alone, but will require broad policy solutions from governments, nonprofits, and industries around the world.

而且，我們都知道，氣候變化不是單靠個人的習慣就能解決的，而是需要全球各國政府、非營利組織和各行各業採取廣泛的政策解決方案。