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在聯合国气候峰会即将召开之际，联合国环境规划署发布的新报告显示，世界各国并没有积极行动来兑现减排承诺，照此下去，全球气温会上升至少2.7摄氏度，这将会产生灾难性的后果。

The world is squandering the opportunity to “build back better” from the Covid-19 pandemic， and faces disastrous temperature rises of at least 2.7C if countries fail to strengthen their climate pledges， according to a report from the UN.

联合国的一份报告指出，世界正在浪费新冠疫情带来的“重建”机会，如果各国依然无法兑现气候承诺，全球气温会上升至少2.7摄氏度，这将是灾难性的。

Tuesday’s publication warns that countries’ current pledges would reduce carbon by only about 7.5% by 2030， far less than the 45% cut scientists say is needed to limit global temperature rises to 1.5C， the aim of the Cop26 summit that opens in Glasgow this Sunday.

10月26日发布的这份报告警告称，各国目前的承诺如果能够兑现，也只能在2030年前将碳排放量降低7.5%左右，远远低于科学家所说的将全球气温升幅限制在1.5摄氏度以内所需的45%。将全球升温幅度控制在1.5摄氏度以内也是本周日（10月31日）在格拉斯哥召开的Cop26联合国气候峰会的目标。

António Guterres， the UN secretary-general， described the findings as a “thundering wake up call” to world leaders， while experts called for drastic action against fossil fuel companies.

联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯将这一结论描述为向世界领导人“敲响振聋发聩的警钟”。与此同时，专家呼吁对化石燃料公司采取严厉措施。

Although more than 100 countries have promised to reach net zero emissions around mid-century， this would not be enough to stave off climate disaster， according to the UN emissions report， which examines the shortfall between countries’ intentions and actions needed on the climate. Many of the net zero pledges were found to be vague， and unless accompanied by stringent cuts in emissions this decade would allow global heating of a potentially catastrophic extent.

联合国的碳排放报告称，尽管已有100多个国家承诺在本世纪中叶实现零排放目标，但是仍不足以避免气候灾难。这份报告检视了各国的承诺和应对气候危机所需采取的行动之间的落差。许多国家的零排放承诺都很含糊，然而，除非这个十年按照承诺实行严格的减排措施，否则灾难性的全球变暖将不可避免。

Guterres said： “The heat is on， and as the contents of this report show， the leadership we need is off. Far off. Countries are squandering a massive opportunity to invest Covid-19 fiscal and recovery resources in sustainable， cost-saving， planet-saving ways. As world leaders prepare for Cop26， this report is another thundering wake-up call. How many do we need？”

古特雷斯表示：“事态变得紧急，而且据这份报告的内容显示，我们所需的减排领导力很不够。远远不够。新冠疫情带来的大好转型机会正在被各国浪费掉，他们原本可以借此机会投资可持续的节省成本的环保资源。……