如何在气候行动中找到乐趣

气候领袖阿雅娜·伊丽莎白·约翰逊 (Ayana Elizabeth Johnson) 说，我们都可以通过利用我们的技能、资源和网络以让我们满意的方式在气候运动中发挥作用。她建议画一个维恩图来映射这些问题：你擅长什么？需要做什么工作？什么给你带来快乐？你的答案相交的地方就是你应该把气候行动努力的地方。“避免气候灾难：这是我们一生的工作，”约翰逊说。

People often ask me what they can do to help address the climate crisis. But what they usually mean is what’s one quick, easy, simple thing they can do.

人们经常问我 他们能做些什么来帮助解决气候危机。 但他们通常的意思 是他们可以做的一件快速、简单、简单的事情。

Well, that particular ship has sailed. The climate challenge is gargantuan. Thanks largely to fossil fuel executives and the PR firms and politicians doing their bidding. We need to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from electricity, transportation, agriculture, industry and buildings. We need to protect and restore ecosystems. We need to change society, policy, economy and culture. This is about transformation, and the stakes for humanity are greater than my heart and mind can fully fathom.

嗯，那艘特别的船已经航行了。 气候挑战是巨大的。 很大程度上要感谢化石燃料高管 、公关公司和政客们的竞标。 我们需要消除 电力、交通、农业、工业和建筑的温室气体排放。 我们需要保护和恢复生态系统。 我们需要改变社会、政策、经济和文化。 这是关于转型， 人类的赌注比我的心灵和头脑所能完全理解的要大。

So I find the best way to cope with this is to avoid dwelling on the terrifying scientific projections and instead pivot quickly to solutions. Now, the climate movement and the media all too often ask each of us to do the same things. To vote, protest, donate, spread the word, lower our carbon footprint. That term, by the way, carbon footprint, was popularized by fossil fuel corporations in an attempt to put the blame on us as individuals.But yes, it is good to do those things. I do those things.

所以我发现解决这个问题的最好方法 是避免沉迷于可怕的科学预测，而是迅速转向解决方案。 现在，气候运动和媒体 经常要求我们每个人做同样的事情。 投票、抗议、捐赠、传播信息、 降低我们的碳足迹。 顺便说一句，碳足迹这个词 被化石燃料公司推广， 试图将责任归咎于我们个人。 但是，是的，做这些事情很好。 我做那些事。

However, all too rarely are we asked to contribute our special talents, our superpowers, to climate solutions. And what a failing.For that would actually enable the radical changes we need.

然而，我们很少被要求为气候解决方案 贡献我们的特殊才能、我们的超级大国。多么失败。 因为这实际上会促成我们需要的根本性改变。

So where do we each begin? Here's my best answer. A Venn diagram. The first circle is: What are you good at, what are your areas of expertise? What can you bring to the table? Think about your skills, resources and networks. The second circle is: What is the work that needs doing? Are there particular climate and justice solutions that you're keen on? Think about systems level changes, things that can replicate or scale. Things like composting initiatives, insulating buildings, restoring wetlands,getting climate candidates elected. And electrifying everything.There are heaps of options. The third circle is: What brings you joy or satisfaction? There is so much work to be done. Please do not choose something that makes you miserable. This is the long haul. So it's critical to avoid burnout. Choose things that enliven you.

那么我们每个人从哪里开始呢？ 这是我的最佳答案。 维恩图。 第一个圈子是：你擅长什么，你擅长的领域是什么？ 你能带来什么？ 想想你的技能、资源和网络。 第二个圈是：需要做什么工作？ 您是否热衷于特定的气候和正义解决方案？ 想想系统级别的变化，可以复制或扩展的东西。 并使一切充满活力。 有很多选择。 第三个圈是：什么给你带来快乐或满足？ 有很多工作要做。 请不要选择让你痛苦的东西。 这是长期的。 因此，避免倦怠至关重要。 选择让你充满活力的事物。

The goal is to be at the heart of this Venn diagram for as many minutes of your life as you can.

目标是尽可能多地成为这个维恩图的核心 。

If you're familiar with the Japanese concept of Ikigai for finding your purpose, you can consider this a simplified, climate-focused version of that. Taking this approach will enable way more progress on climate solutions than if we each obsess about our individual footprints.

如果您熟悉日本的 Ikigai 概念 以找到您的目的， 您可以认为这是一个简化的、以气候为中心的版本。 与我们每个人都痴迷于自己的足迹相比，采用这种方法将使气候解决方案取得更大的进展。

For example, nine months after being inspired, when I took him to his first climate protest, Boris Khentov, a financial tech executive,launched a climate impact investing fund. And honestly, I don't care if Boris never goes to another protest again. Sarah Stillman,a journalist who covers systemic injustices in immigration and worker's rights, has started including a deep and nuanced climate context for these issues in her reporting. And my own mother, a retired English teacher, became a small but mighty part of getting fracking banned in New York state. And is now mothering chickens and converting her lawn into a model for small-scale regenerative farming.

例如， 在受到启发 9 个月后， 当我带他参加他的第一次气候抗议活动时， 金融科技高管鲍里斯·肯托夫 (Boris Khentov) 推出了一个气候影响投资基金。 老实说，我不在乎鲍里斯是否再也不会参加另一场抗议活动。 报道移民和工人权利方面的系统性不公正现象的记者莎拉·斯蒂尔曼 (Sarah Stillman)已经开始 在她的报道中为这些问题提供深刻而微妙的气候背景。我自己的母亲，一位退休的英语老师，成为纽约州水力压裂被禁止的一个小而强大的部分。现在正在养鸡，并将她的草坪改造成小型再生农业的模型。

I call these climate action Venn diagrams, and having now seen many of them, in doing crayon versions by children, delightfully detailed versions by adults, this is one of my favorites. I have a few additional parameters to offer before you draw your own.

我将这些气候行动维恩图称为气候行动维恩图， 现在已经看到其中的许多， 儿童画的蜡笔版本， 成人的令人愉快的详细版本， 这是我的最爱之一。 在你自己画之前，我有一些额外的参数要提供。

This does not necessarily mean you should quit your job, or go start a non-profit. Quite possibly, you are most powerful in your existing roles, where you already have specialized knowledge and robust networks. So how might you lean in to those talents?Can you help your town, company, church or school charge ahead with climate solutions? Because what we need is change in every sector and in every community. And be gentle with yourself on the "what are you good at" question. Set your insecurities aside and simply consider what you have to offer.Over the last year since I've been sharing this concept, lots of people have been drawing their own and posting them on Instagram. It's been super exciting to see what people have been coming up with. But I’ve noticed that a lot of them are landing on some version of: “Communicate about climate.” Now, I fully appreciate the irony, given that I am standing here talking to you about climate, but we can't all just talk about it. We need doers, we need mutual aid organizers and city council members. We need green building retrofitters and wind turbine installers and bike lane planners. We need culture shapers and policy nerds.We need employees pushing their corporate employers to change.

这并不一定意味着你应该辞掉工作， 或者去创办一个非营利组织。很可能，您在现有角色中最强大， 您已经拥有专业知识和强大的网络。 那么，您如何才能发挥这些才能呢？ 您能帮助您的城镇、公司、教堂或学校 提前解决气候问题吗？ 因为我们需要的是每个部门和每个社区的变化。 在“你擅长什么”问题上对自己温和一点。 把你的不安全感放在一边 ，简单地考虑你必须提供什么。 自从我分享这个概念以来的去年， 很多人都在画自己的画并将它们发布在 Instagram 上。 看到人们想出什么是非常令人兴奋的。 但我注意到他们中的很多人都在使用某种版本的： “交流气候”。 现在，鉴于我站在这里和你们谈论气候，我完全理解这种讽刺， 但我们不能都只谈论它。我们需要实干家，我们需要互助组织者和市议会成员。我们需要绿色建筑改造人员、风力涡轮机安装人员和自行车道规划人员。我们需要文化塑造者和政策书呆子。我们需要员工推动他们的企业雇主做出改变。

Here's where I will offer what I consider to be the sexiest word in the English language: implementation.

在这里，我将提供 我认为是英语中最性感的词： 实施。

Because we already have most of the solutions we need. We need to get to work and to pick up the pace. We need to build the biggest, strongest team possible to tackle this most enormous challenge humanity has ever faced.

因为我们已经拥有了我们需要的大部分解决方案。 我们需要开始工作并加快步伐。 我们需要建立最大、最强大的团队 来应对人类所面临的这一最巨大的挑战。

Another word I love that is perfect for this moment is leaderful. I learned this term from Black Lives Matter activists who use it as an organizing principle. Social movements can be fragile when they're helmed by a few prominent leaders. We need many leaders to accelerate this transformation from a fossil fueled economy to a regenerative one. Maybe you are one of those leaders. Or maybe you don't want to be out front. That is more than OK. This is not about being a hero or an influencer. This is about being useful. and advancing solutions. Contribute to an existing effort, make it possible, build the website, raise the funds, plan the events, recruit the talent. The question should not merely be, "What can I do to help address the climate crisis?"But, "What can we do together?" Join something. And if you need a bit of inspiration, here is a list of some climate solutions to consider.

我喜欢的另一个非常适合这一刻的词 是领导力。 我从 Black Lives Matter 活动家那里学到了这个词， 他们将其用作组织原则。 当社会运动由少数著名领导人掌舵时，它们可能很脆弱。 我们需要许多领导者来加速从化石燃料经济向可再生经济的转变。也许你是那些领导者之一。或者，也许你不想站在前面。这还不错。这与成为英雄或影响者无关。这是关于有用的。和推进解决方案。为现有的努力做出贡献，使其成为可能，建立网站，筹集资金， 策划活动，招募人才。 问题不应该仅仅是 “我能做些什么来帮助解决气候危机？”但是，“我们能一起做什么？” 加入一些东西。 如果您需要一点灵感， 这里列出了一些需要考虑的气候解决方案。

So what will you do? Or how will you step it up? Actually draw this out. What are you good at? What is the work that needs doing? And what brings you joy? Also try to avoid diagramming your way to what you’re already doing. Think about this expansively. Start with a blank slate, and consider how you can make your best impact. Remember: this is about action.

那你会怎么做？或者你将如何加强它？ 其实把这个画出来。 你擅长什么？需要做什么工作？ 什么给你带来快乐？ 还要尽量避免用图表来实现你已经在做的事情。 广泛地考虑这一点。 从一张白纸开始，考虑如何发挥最大的影响。 请记住：这是关于行动的。

I've emphasized the importance of everyone contributing to climate solutions.

我已经强调了 每个人都为气候解决方案做出贡献的重要性。

So before I close, I want to mention one of the major barriers to participation. Inequality. Perhaps you know that around the world, it's people of color who are most heavily impacted by the effects of climate change, whether that's air pollution, hurricanes, droughts or floods. But you may not know that it is also people of color who are most concerned about climate and most likely to want to be a part of the solutions. In the US, where we have robust data on this, 49 percent of white Americans are concerned about climate, compared to 57 percent of Black Americans and 69 percent of Latinx Americans. Imagine the huge and additional contributions these folks could make if unburdened from the dangerous distraction that is racism. And goodness, do we need all of that ingenuity and leadership. In other words, help us, help you, help us all save the planet.

所以在我结束之前， 我想提一下参与的主要障碍之一。 不等式。也许你知道，在世界各地，受 气候变化影响最严重的是有色人种，无论是空气污染、飓风、干旱还是洪水。但您可能不知道，最关心气候并且最有可能希望成为解决方案的一部分的也是有色人种。在美国，我们有这方面的可靠数据，49% 的美国白人关注气候，相比之下，57% 的黑人和 69% 的拉丁裔美国人关注气候。想象一下这些人可以做出的巨大而额外的贡献 如果摆脱了种族主义的危险分心。 天哪，我们是否需要所有这些独创性和领导力。 换句话说，帮助我们，帮助你，帮助我们所有人拯救地球。

My last challenge to you, then, since all our fates are intertwined,is in addition to leveraging your talents, can you help others in using theirs? And let's work to demolish the societal barriers that prevent people from fully devoting themselves to climate solutions.

那么，我对你的最后一个挑战， 既然我们的命运交织在一起， 除了发挥你的才能， 你能帮助别人使用他们的天赋吗？ 让我们努力消除阻碍人们充分致力于气候解决方案的社会障碍。

This is what I know. There are innumerable possible futures. I know we each get some say in which future we'll collectively have, and a chance to help build it. I know that every 10th of a degree of warming we prevent, every centimeter of sea level rise we avoid, every bit of nature we protect and restore matters I know that our actions add up. This? This is an invitation. Find your role if you haven’t already, encourage others to find theirs.

这是我所知道的。 有无数种可能的未来。 我知道我们每个人都对我们共同拥有的未来有一定的发言权， 并有机会帮助建立它。 我知道，我们防止每 10 度的变暖，我们避免 每厘米的海平面上升， 我们保护和恢复的每一点自然， 我知道我们的行动加起来。 这个？这是一个邀请。 如果你还没有找到你的角色， 鼓励其他人找到他们的角色。

Averting climate catastrophe: this is the work of our lifetimes.

避免气候灾难： 这是我们一生的工作。