【TED演讲稿】如何在气候行动中找到乐趣

TED演讲者：Ayana Elizabeth Johnson / 阿亚娜 伊丽莎白 约翰逊

演讲标题：How to find joy in climate action / 如何在气候行动中找到乐趣

内容概要：We can all play a role in the climate movement by tapping into our skills, resources and networks in ways that bring us satisfaction, says climate leader Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. She suggests drawing a Venn diagram to map these questions: What are you good at? What is the work that needs doing? And what brings you joy? Where your answers intersect is where you should put your climate action effort. "Averting climate catastrophe: this is the work of our lifetimes," Johnson says.

气候领袖阿亚娜-伊丽莎白-约翰逊说，我们都可以通过利用我们的技能、资源和网络的方式在气候运动中发挥作用，给我们带来满足。她建议画一个维恩图来描绘这些问题。你擅长的是什么？什么是需要做的工作？什么能带给你快乐？你的答案的交叉点就是你应该把你的气候行动努力的地方。"约翰逊说："避免气候灾难：这是我们一生中的工作。

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【1】People often ask me what they can do to help address the climate crisis.

人们经常问我 他们能做什么来帮助解决气候危机。

【2】But what they usually mean is what's one quick, easy, simple thing they can do.

但他们通常的意思是 他们能做什么快速,容易,简单的事情。

【3】Well, that particular ship has sailed.

好,那艘特别的船已经航行了。

【4】The climate challenge is gargantuan.

气候的挑战是巨大的。

【5】Thanks largely to fossil fuel executives and the PR firms and politicians doing their bidding.

这主要归功于化石燃料高管 以及他们服务的公关公司和政治家。

【6】We need to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from electricity, transportation, agriculture, industry and buildings.

我们需要消除温室气体排放 从电力,交通,农业,工业和建筑。

【7】We need to protect and restore ecosystems.

我们需要保护和恢复生态系统。

【8】We need to change society, policy, economy and culture.

我们需要改变社会, 政策,经济和文化。

【9】This is about transformation, and the stakes for humanity are greater than my heart and mind can fully fathom.

这是关于转型, 人类遇到的风险比我的心和头脑 所能完全理解的要大。

【10】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.

因此,我找到了 对付这个问题的最佳方法 是避免纠结于可怕的科学预测, 而是迅速转向解决方案。

【11】Now, the climate movement and the media all too often ask each of us to do the same things.

现在,气候运动和媒体 都经常要求我们每一个人 做同样的事情。

【12】To vote, protest, donate, spread the word, lower our carbon footprint.

投票,抗议,捐赠,传播信息, 降低我们的碳足迹。

【13】That term, by the way, carbon footprint, was popularized by fossil fuel corporations in an attempt to put the blame on us as individuals.

顺便说一下,碳足迹这个词 是由化石燃料公司推广的 试图将责任推给我们个人。

【14】But yes, it is good to do those things.

但是,做这些事情很好。

【15】I do those things.

我做那些事。

【16】However, all too rarely are we asked to contribute our special talents, our superpowers, to climate solutions.

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,我们的超能力。

【17】And what a failing.

而这是多么失败的事情。

【18】For that would actually enable the radical changes we need.

因为这实际上会促成 我们所需要的根本性改变。

【19】So where do we each begin?

那么我们每个人应该从哪里开始呢？

【20】Here's my best answer.

这是我的最佳答案。

【21】A Venn diagram.

维恩图。

【22】The first circle is: What are you good at, what are your areas of expertise?

第一个圈是: 你擅长什么,你的专业领域是什么？

【23】What can you bring to the table?

你能带来什么？

【24】Think about your skills, resources and networks.

想一想你的技能,资源和网络。

【25】The second circle is: What is the work that needs doing?

第二个圈是: 需要做的工作是什么？

【26】Are there particular climate and justice solutions that you're keen on?

有什么特别的气候和正义解决方案 是你所热衷的吗？

【27】Think about systems level changes, things that can replicate or scale.

想一想系统层面的改变, 可以复制或扩展的东西。

【28】Things like composting initiatives, insulating buildings, restoring wetlands, getting climate candidates elected.

例如堆肥倡议, 绝缘建筑,恢复湿地, 让气候候选人当选等。

【29】And electrifying everything.

并使一切都充满活力。

【30】There are heaps of options.

有很多选择。

【31】The third circle is: What brings you joy or satisfaction?

第三个圈是: 什么能带给你快乐或满足？

【32】There is so much work to be done.

有太多的工作要做。

【33】Please do not choose something that makes you miserable.

请不要选择让你痛苦的一些事情。

【34】This is the long haul.

这是一个漫长的过程。

【35】So it's critical to avoid burnout.

因此,避免倦怠是至关重要的。

【36】Choose things that enliven you.

选择能使你活跃起来的事物。

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

目标是在你生命中尽可能多的时间里 处于这个维恩图的中心。

【38】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.

如果你熟悉日本人的Ikigai概念 以找到你的目的, 你可以让认为这是一个简化的, 以气候为中心的版本。

【39】Taking this approach will enable way more progress on climate solutions than if we each obsess about our individual footprints.

采用这种方法将使气候解决方案 取得更大的进展, 如果我们每一个人 都痴迷于自己的足迹相比。

【40】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.

例如, 在受到启发的九个月后, 当我带他参加他的第一次 抗议气候活动时, 金融技术主管鲍里斯-肯托夫 发起了一个气候影响投资基金。

【41】And honestly, I don't care if Boris never goes to another protest again.

老实说,我不在乎鲍里斯是否还会 参加任何一场抗议活动。

【42】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.

莎拉-斯蒂尔曼 是一名报道移民和 工人权利方面系统性不公正 现象的记者, 她已经开始为这些问题 提供深刻而细致的气候背景 在她的报道中。

【43】And my own mother, a retired English teacher, became a small but mighty part of getting fracking banned in New York state.

而我自己的母亲, 一位退休的英语老师, 成为禁止开裂的一个小而强大的部分 在纽约州。

【44】And is now mothering chickens and converting her lawn into a model for small-scale regenerative farming.

而且现在正在养鸡, 并将她的草坪改造成 小型再生农业的规模。

【45】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.

我把这些气候行动成为维恩图, 现在已经看到了许多这样的图 孩子们用蜡笔画的版本, 成人的令人愉快的详细版, 这是我最喜欢的图之一。

【46】I have a few additional parameters to offer before you draw your own.

我有几个额外的参数要提供 在你自己画之前。

【47】This does not necessarily mean you should quit your job, or go start a non-profit.

这并不一定意味着你应该辞掉工作, 或去创办一个非营利组织。

【48】Quite possibly, you are most powerful in your existing roles, where you already have specialized knowledge and robust networks.

很可能,你在你 现有的角色中是最强大的, 在那里你已经拥有 专业的知识和强大的网络。

【49】So how might you lean in to those talents?

那么,你如何才能发挥这些才能呢？

【50】Can you help your town, company, church or school charge ahead with climate solutions?

你可以帮助你的城镇, 公司,教会或学校 提前解决气候问题吗？

【51】Because what we need is change in every sector and in every community.

因为我们需要的是每个部门 和每个社区的改变。

【52】And be gentle with yourself on the "what are you good at" question.

在“你擅长什么”的问题上 对自己温和一点。

【53】Set your insecurities aside and simply consider what you have to offer.

把你的不安全感放在一边 简单地考虑你能提供什么？

【54】Over the last year since I've been sharing this concept, lots of people have been drawing their own and posting them on Instagram.

在过去的一年里, 自从我分享这个概念以来, 许多人都在画他们自己的图 并将它们发布在Instagram上。

【55】It's been super exciting to see what people have been coming up with.

看到人们想出的主意 是非常令人兴奋的。

【56】But I've noticed that a lot of them are landing on some version of: "Communicate about climate."

但我注意到他们中的很多人 都在使用某种版本: “交流气候”。

【57】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.

现在,我完全可以理解这种讽刺, 因为我站在这里和你们谈论气候, 但我不能都只谈论它。

【58】We need doers, we need mutual aid organizers and city council members.

我们需要行为者, 我们需要互助组织者 和市仪会成员。

【59】We need green building retrofitters and wind turbine installers and bike lane planners.

我们需要绿色建筑改造商 和风力涡轮机安装者, 以及自行车道规划者。

【60】We need culture shapers and policy nerds.

我们需要文化塑造者和政策书呆子。

【61】We need employees pushing their corporate employers to change.

我们需要员工去推动 他们的企业雇主做出改变。

【62】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: 执行。

【63】Because we already have most of the solutions we need.

因为我们已经拥有了 我们需要的大部分解决方案。

【64】We need to get to work and to pick up the pace.

我们需要开始工作并加快步伐。

【65】We need to build the biggest, strongest team possible to tackle this most enormous challenge humanity has ever faced.

我们需要建立尽可能 最大,最强的团队 来应对人类有史以来 所面临的这一最巨大的挑战。

【66】Another word I love that is perfect for this moment is leaderful.

我喜欢的另外一个词非常适合这一刻 是领导力。

【67】I learned this term from Black Lives Matter activists who use it as an organizing principle.

我是从“黑人的性命至关重要” 活动家那里学到这个词 他们把它作为一个组织原则。

【68】Social movements can be fragile when they're helmed by a few prominent leaders.

社会运动会很脆弱 由少数着名领导人掌舵时。

【69】We need many leaders to accelerate this transformation from a fossil fueled economy to a regenerative one.

我们需要许多领导者来加速这种转变 从化石燃料经济到再生经济。

【70】Maybe you are one of those leaders.

也许你是那领导者之一。

【71】Or maybe you don't want to be out front.

或者也许你不想站在前面。

【72】That is more than OK.

这是很正常的。

【73】This is not about being a hero or an influencer.

这与成为一个英雄或影响者无关。

【74】This is about being useful.

这就是要成为有用的人。

【75】and advancing solutions.

并推进解决方案。

【76】Contribute to an existing effort, make it possible, build the website, raise the funds, plan the events, recruit the talent.

为现有的努力做出贡献, 使其成为可能, 建立网站,筹集资金, 计划活动,招募人才。

【77】The question should not merely be, "What can I do to help address the climate crisis?"

问题不应该只是, “我可以做什么来帮助气候危机？”

【78】But, "What can we do together?"

但是,“我们能一起做什么？”

【79】Join something.

加入一些东西。

【80】And if you need a bit of inspiration, here is a list of some climate solutions to consider.

如果你需要一点灵感, 这里列出了一些 可以考虑的气候解决方案。

【81】So what will you do? Or how will you step it up?

那么你会怎么做？ 或者你会如何加强它？

【82】Actually draw this out.

事实上是把这个画出来。

【83】What are you good at? What is the work that needs doing?

你擅长的是什么？需要做什么工作？

【84】And what brings you joy?

什么给你带来快乐？

【85】Also try to avoid diagramming your way to what you're already doing.

还要尽量避免用图表 来完成你已经在做的事情。

【86】Think about this expansively.

广泛地思考这个问题。

【87】Start with a blank slate, and consider how you can make your best impact.

从一张白纸开始, 考虑如何发挥最大的影响。

【88】Remember: this is about action.

请记得:这是关于行动。

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

我已经强调了 每个人对气候解决方案 做出贡献的重要性。

【90】So before I close, I want to mention one of the major barriers to participation.

所以在我结束之前, 我想提一下参与的主要障碍之一。

【91】Inequality.

不平等。

【92】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.

也许你知道在世界各地, 受气候变化影响最严重的 是色种人 无论是空气污染, 飓风,干旱或洪水。

【93】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.

但你可能不知道 也是有色种人最关注气候问题 并也最有希望成为解决方案之一。

【94】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.

在美国,我们有这方面的可靠数据, 49%的美国白人关注气候, 而75%的美国黑人 和69%的拉丁裔美国人关注气候。

【95】Imagine the huge and additional contributions these folks could make if unburdened from the dangerous distraction that is racism.

想象一下,这些人可以做出 巨大和额外的贡献 如果摆脱种族主义这一危险的干扰。

【96】And goodness, do we need all of that ingenuity and leadership.

天哪,我们需要所有这些 独创性和领导力。

【97】In other words, help us, help you, help us all save the planet.

换句话说, 帮助我们,帮助你, 帮助我们所有人拯救地球。

【98】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?

那么,我对你最后一个挑战是, 竟然我们的命运交织在一起, 除了发挥你的才能之外, 你能否帮助别人利用他们的才能？

【99】And let's work to demolish the societal barriers that prevent people from fully devoting themselves to climate solutions.

让我们努力拆除社会障碍 这会阻止人们完全致力于 气候解决方案。

【100】This is what I know.

这是我所知道的。

【101】There are innumerable possible futures.

有无数种可能的未来。

【102】I know we each get some say in which future we'll collectively have, and a chance to help build it.

我知道我们每个人都对 我们共同拥有的未来有一些方言权, 并有机会帮忙建立它

【103】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

我知道,我们每防止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 的每一点自然都很重要,

【104】I know that our actions add up.

我知道我们的行动加起来很重要。

【105】This?

这个？

【106】This is an invitation.

这是一个邀请。

【107】Find your role if you haven't already, encourage others to find theirs.

如果你还没找到你的角色, 鼓励其他人找到他们的角色。

【108】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。

【109】Thank you.

谢谢。