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李奧納多國際和平日演說—一小群對於他們的信念及任務堅定不移的靈魂可以改變人類的歷史—

小群意志堅定的人，可以改變 歷史。
—Sonia Johnson—

We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.

       
       每年的9月21日是國際和平日，這個紀念日原本是為了促進國際間的和平，平息世界上的國家間與人民間的敵對行為而定的。然而今天，飽受戰亂的敘利亞人民仍然無法企求一個安全、不受戰爭摧殘的家園，而世界上更有越來越多的難民，流離失所，成為各國間的「人球」。造成難民的原因非常的複雜，氣候變遷、極端的氣候使得原本環境的生物承載力下降到不足以維持當地人們的需求，就是其中一個很重要、但是卻非常容易被忽略的因素。李奧那多今天在紐約慶祝國際和平日的典禮上的一席演講值得我們借鏡，而他所極力倡議的更值得我們身體力行。

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在他的演講中，李奧那多提及「peace」這個英文字其實有多個不同的意義，而目前全世界所面臨的對和平的重大考驗大多是來自於貧窮、疾病、（人權）迫害。他在當聯合國的和平大使的兩年中，親身體驗到人為的環境破壞是如何成為造就「氣候難民」的因素，而這個在未來也將成為世界和平的嚴厲考驗。他也提及，在接下這個大使的任務之初，曾經，他恐懼著全世界對於環境保護的行動已經太遲去遏止那些發生的乾旱、洪水、飢荒、雨林的破壞、和珊瑚的瀕臨滅亡，但是現在他明白解決和改善這些問題的方法是有的，而且是可行的，只要我們現在開始努力摒棄唯利是圖的化石燃料工業，追求可恆久持續的和平和保護這個我們共有的地球。

去年12月，在巴黎簽訂的巴黎公約為世界的環境保護（阻止全球暖化）和和平帶來了希望。世界上近200個國家，史無前例的達成了共識將共同致力於對抗氣候變遷。然而這個協約僅只是一個開端，遏止對於地球環境的破壞仍有賴許多重要的國際組織、聯盟的合作，也唯有如此才能將各國在巴黎協約中的國家誓約轉化為太陽能及風力發電廠、使用乾淨能源的交通系統、支持永續發展的全球經濟。畢竟巴黎合約只是一個中繼點，要達到對抗氣候變遷的目的，減少排放溫室氣體、促成化石燃料工業的轉型和增進能源使用的效率仍是不可或缺的。而這一些，將取決於我們全體的態度跟作為。

李奧那多也在它的演講中提及「我們」究竟能以怎麼樣的行動來參與保護地球的活動。他說除了自己要不斷的充實「環境教育」，把票投給能夠即時反應環境課題而且支持「終止補貼化石燃料工業（稅額）」、「讓碳排放不再免費」、「全心支持快速發展可更新能源」的政治領袖外，我們可以「用現金」讓支持環境永續發展、採取低碳製程的良心產品「下架」，我們也可以志願地投入幫助弱勢的人們、動物、環境、產業適應氣候變遷造成的困境的工作。他在演講的最終提及他所體認的「和平的種子跟氣候變遷的解決方法」，就是社會每一個份子的覺知、參與跟支持，並以甘地曾說過的一具名言作為他的結論：（即便是）一小群對於信念矢志不移的靈魂可以改變人類的歷史。

這是一句多麼有力的話語，值得我銘記於心。綠色奇蹟必須以信念跟意志灌溉。那樣的力量，即便是歷史也能被改變。與所有的讀者共勉之。

影片英文譯文：

The word “peace” has many possible meanings, and the messenger of peace program has been vital to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time head on poverty, disease,human suffering issues which defy the very concepts of peace. The past two years, as a world messenger of peace for climate change, I witnessed unimaginable human-caused devastation across our planet with the potential of hundreds of millions of climate refugees. This could be the future that will be anything but peaceful. When I began this journey at the request of the secretary-general, I feared that it was already too late to stop the droughts, the floods, the famine, and the devastation of everything from ancient rainforest to timeless coral reefs. Since then I recorded the impact of climate change for this new documentary that you just saw the preview of before the flood and what I witnessed firsthand and what will you also see in the movie should terrify you, but it should also give you hope that the solution are available and they're available today if we began to make real progress right now, which raises the question how could mankind wait so long and accept so much suffering and self-destruction, would we ever be wise enough to stop these forces of greed for fossil fuel profit to finally bring lasting peace and protection to our shared planet.

Then, in last December Paris, the world was hopefully, the answer would be yes! Almost two hundred nations came together for the first time in two decades and reached what amounts to a peace agreement was global consensus for tackling climate change achieved in large measure. Thanks to the tireless efforts of secretary-general Ban Ki-moon. Let's give a round of applausecities climate finance leadership alliance, a group of 50 UN development agencies, financial institutions from all corners of the global and NGOs that led by R20 Regions of Climate Actions alliances, can turn the pledges of Paris into solar and wind power plants, into clean transportation systems and ending the concept of ways into a global economy that is sustainable for generations to come. Massive new infrastructure like that, thanks in large part of the Paris agreement, will get us halfway there, halfway to the necessary reduction of greenhouse gases and begin a meaningful shift of our global economy away from fossil fuels to clean renewable energy and efficient use of our precious resources. The rest is up to all of us. Yes! Each of us must play a part in holding our leaders accountable for their Paris promises and persuading them to finish the job..To be sure this deal is only the beginning but how else can we stop the destruction of planet Earth except by building a global coliation and all working together. Coalitions like the secretary-general's

We must educate ourselves about the problem speak up on the behalf the solutions and most importantly, vote for leaders who respond before it is too late for things like ending tax break for fossil fuels, putting a price on carbon and a rapid transition to a hundred percent of renewable energy. We can use our purchasing power to support companies that understand the same thing and deliver sustainable low-carbon products and services to the world. We can support volunteer for community organizations that are helping us to adapt to some of harsh realities that climate change is ready wrecking our oceans, our cities, our farms, our health, and natural world all around us. We have waited too long and are already suffering the consequences, but I've also seen the seeds of peace and the solution to climate change -- Ideas and innovation planted in the minds of school children, world leaders, entrepreneurs, faith leaders, mothers and fathers--. It is in that awareness and willingness to take action that we must place our faith and hopes in the future, so, my friend, my message to you today can be summed up by another messenger of peace. The great "Mahatma Gandhi" who said "a small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.” Let today be the day we all become "determined spirits" together. I have faith that we can alter the course of our planet's history before it is too late. But it is up to all of us. Thank you so much.