A renewed presidency for Donald Trump is likely to be nowhere more consequential than for climate change. The coming decades will determine whether the threat of damaging and irreversible change is averted, or not. Without active US engagement, success seems inconceivable. Even with it, it would be unlikely. But, crucially, it would be conceivable. We know what to do and we know, too, that it is affordable. What is unaffordable is not to do what we need to do. But will we? That is the question.
若唐納•川普(Donald Trump)成功連任,很可能沒有什麼比這件事更能對氣候變化造成重大影響的了。未來十年將決定我們能否避免具有破壞性且不可逆轉的氣候變化的威脅。如果美國沒有積極參與其中,要成功避免它似乎是不可想像的。即使美國積極參與,也不太可能成功。但關鍵之處在於,如果美國參與,那麼成功將是可以想像的。我們知道該做什麼,也知道我們負擔得起這些行動。如果我們不去做我們需要做的事情,其後果纔是我們負擔不起的。但我們會採取行動嗎?問題就在這兒。