
From record-smashing(破纪录的) temperatures, wildfires, hosepipe(软管) bans and thousands of premature deaths, the climate crisis has left its mark(留下印记) across the summer of 2026.
从破纪录的高温、野火、软管用水禁令到数千人的过早死亡,气候危机在2026年夏天留下了深刻的印记。
Tackling the root cause(根本原因) – the burning of fossil fuels – and ending the crisis will take years. So will fixing the UK government’s calamitous failure to protect lives and livelihoods against the long-predicted affects of global heating.(修复英国政府在保护民众生命和生计方面应对全球变暖长期预测影响的灾难性失败,也需要数年。)
解决根本原因——燃烧化石燃料——并结束这场危机将需要数年时间。同样,修复英国政府在保护民众生命和生计方面应对全球变暖长期预测影响的灾难性失败,也需要数年。
But the climate emergency is right here, right now(就在此时此地), and here are 10 policies that Andy Burnham’s government should consider announcing(宣布) urgently.
但气候紧急状况就在眼前,此时此刻,以下是安迪·伯纳姆政府应考虑紧急宣布的10项政策。
1. Reject drilling licences for the Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gasfields
1. 拒绝发放杰克道和罗斯班克油气田的钻探许可
2. Increase windfall tax on fossil fuel giants to pay for adaptation measures
2. 提高对化石燃料巨头的暴利税,以支付适应措施的费用
3. Make grey water reuse mandatory in new buildings and incentivise rainwater harvesting
3. 在新建筑中强制要求灰水回用,并激励雨水收集
4. Bring the water industry under national control
4. 将水务行业置于国家控制之下
5. Invest in proper equipment for firefighters
5. 为消防员投资合适的装备
6. Implement a maximum workplace temperature
6. 实施工作场所最高温度限制
7. Fund cool spaces in every community
7. 为每个社区提供资金建设凉爽空间
8. Launch a national retrofit programme
8. 启动全国性房屋改造计划
9. Plant more trees and protect existing nature
9. 种植更多树木并保护现有自然
10. Encourage regenerative agriculture approaches to increase food resilience
10. 鼓励再生农业方法以提高粮食韧性