【外刊英语精读】拜登重返巴黎协定 | Biden returns to Paris accord

Biden  returns US to Paris climate accord hours after becoming president拜登就职后迅速宣布重新加入巴黎气候协定Biden  administration rolls out a flurry of executive orders aimed at tackling climate crisis拜登政府紧急开展一系列行政命令，以应对气候危机。Joe  Biden has moved to reinstate the US to the Paris climate agreement just hours after being sworn in as president, as his administration rolls out a cavalcade of executive orders aimed at tackling the climate crisis.在宣誓就职后几小时之内，乔·拜登立即恢复美国巴黎协议成员国身份，其政府推出了一系列行政命令，以应对气候危机。Biden’s  executive action, signed in the White House on Wednesday, will see the US rejoin the international effort to curb the dangerous heating of the planet, following a 30-day notice period. The world’s second largest emitter of greenhouse gases was withdrawn from the Paris deal under Donald Trump.周三，拜登于白宫签署该行政行动，在30天通知期后，美国将加入国际行动，以遏制气候变暖。作为世界第二大温室气体排放国，美国在特朗普政府时期却退出了巴黎协议。The  change in direction from the Trump era was profound and immediate – on the White House website, where all mentions of climate were scrubbed out in 2017, a new list of priorities now puts the climate crisis second only behind the Covid pandemic. Biden has previously warned that climate change poses the “greatest threat” to the country, which was battered by record climate-fueled wildfires, hurricanes and heat last year.该政策转变深入且迅速，2017年特朗普政府曾删去了白宫网站上所有气候议题相关信息，拜登政府则将气候危机作为其第二工作重心，仅次于新冠疫情。拜登曾警告气候变化给美国带来了“最大的威胁”，去年该国遭受了史无前例的气候火灾、飓风和高温天气。“It’s  just a huge day to get rid of this myopic, benighted administration and welcome in a new president who manifestly is committed to strong, meaningful action,” said Todd Stern, who was the lead US negotiator in Paris. “Rejoining Paris is just the first step, but it’s a big first step.”“在今天这个重要的日子里，我们告别了目光短浅、愚昧无知的特朗普政府，拜登总统明确表示将采取强有力且有深远意义的行动。”巴黎协定美国首席谈判托德·施特恩表示，“重新加入巴黎协议只是第一步，但这是重要的第一步。”Biden  is expected to convene an international climate summit in the spring to help accelerate emissions cuts and will probably submit a new US emissions reduction goal to help it reach net zero emissions by 2050.拜登预计将于今年春召开国际气候峰会以帮助加快减排，而且将可能提交新的美国减排目标，以达成2050年前净零排放目标。“We  can’t be afraid or diffident about exercising leadership again but we need a sense of humility in light of what has occurred over the past four years,” Stern said of America’s return to climate diplomacy. “The message is ‘we are back, let’s move hard.’ It will be deliberate, aggressive and strategic.”“我们将不畏艰险、信心满满，重新领导气候治理，但是鉴于过去四年的种种，我们也需要谦逊的态度，” 施特恩在谈到美国重返气候外交时表示。“我们想告诉世界，‘美国回归了气候治理，让我们共同努力’，我们将谨慎行动、目标高远且富有战略。”Gina  McCarthy, Biden’s top climate adviser, said Biden will in all reverse “more than 100” climate-related policies enacted by Trump.拜登首席气候顾问吉娜·麦卡锡表示，拜登将总共废除“超过100个”特朗普颁布的气候相关政策。The  twice-impeached Republican repeatedly dismissed the science of climate change and spent his term as president weakening or overturning rules to limit pollution from cars, trucks and power plants.作为共和党的特朗普曾两次被弹劾，反复多次否定气候变化科学，在其任职总统期间，弱化或废除汽车、卡车以及发电厂的限排规定。McCarthy  said climate change poses an “existential threat” and the administration’s opening salvo “will begin to put the US back on the right footing, a footing we need to restore American leadership, helping to position our nation to be the global leader in clean energy and jobs”.麦卡锡表示气候变化对“人类生存构成威胁”，拜登政府的上任三把火“将使美国回到正确的立足点，重新树立美国领导力，使美国成为清洁能源和就业的全球领军国家。”前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动