Wu Jungang column
With the three years of clearing the zero policy of the three years of population in China, the world has officially entered the stage of coexisting with coronal virus.But how the crown disease happened, it is still a mystery.So far, one of the more convincing claims is to study scientists in human -animal affected diseases.
Dr. Jane Goodall, a world -renowned spiritual zoologist, believes this statement.She said in the book of The Book of Hope: Sadly, scientists who studied crown diseases in fact, in fact, scientists who studied human and livestock diseases have long predicted that they would happen.About 75%of the diseases obtained from humans come from contact between humans and animals, that is, viruses jump from wild animals to human body; crown disease is likely to be one of them.
Why does the virus brought by wild animals infected with humans?The main ways include: humans prey in wild animals, open large wild animal sales markets in some places, and large -scale poultry (including wildlife) farms.It is easy to understand that humans directly eat wildlife and infection.The reason why the wildlife market (wetbahal we call) and farms also occur in animal transmission diseases, mainly because of improper management, poor sanitary conditions, and not well cleaned up.Animals are trapped in harsh environments and died, and those who are in contact with them are therefore easily infected by the same virus.To put it simply, human beings destroy nature, and they will be revealed in turn in turn.
Crown disease is a big disaster for the world. In addition to millions of people in infection and death, the world economy is a rare hit.This once again stimulated human reflection and also made some positive reactions. For example, China made up its minds in 2020 to comprehensively prohibit illegal wildlife transactions from illegal wildlife transactions, eliminating bad habits of wildlife in wild animal animals, and effectively protecting the health and safety of the people.Humans also quickly developed vaccines.
But this plague also diverted people's attention, almost using full energy on resistance, but put a greater crisis on the earth where humans and we survived.This greater crisis is climate change and the earth warms.This is a crisis that endangers the survival of all human beings, and it is also the consequence of human beings brought about by greater destruction of nature.Unfortunately, human beings have not been able to make effective responses so far.Meeting meetings, discussions, and resolutions, but there are very few countries that have been put into action.
The biggest sound is Western countries, we should thank these countries for environmental protection elements.They worked hard to put pressure on the government and promote carbonization.However, the governments of these countries are unwilling to act, because this involves their vested interests, such as asking them to take out hundreds of millions of "compensation" (that is, the so -called loss and damage compensation), and make up for the industrialization to the earth to the earthDestruction, as well as helping developing countries to respond to the increasingly frequent floods, droughts, heat waves and other extreme weather threats, it is equivalent to cutting their meat.The UN Environmental Planning Agency estimates that the cost that developing countries must pay each year in this regard will be $ 300 billion (about $ 400 billion) each year by 2030, and by 2050, 500 billion US dollars per year.Without the funding of developed countries, where does the money come from?
Originally, countries around the world can resist the same morality, alleviate the epidemic as soon as possible, and then turn back to deal with this major crisis.But the actual situation is disappointing.Politicians from various countries are not only unable to cooperate with resistance, but also politically politically.To make matters worse, some major powers still provoked warfare during this period and implemented economic sanctions, leading to the crisis of broken and inflation in the world's supply chain.While American politicians are dealing with Russia, they also gang to gangs, enclosing and targeting China, which has led to the camp of international relations.
Therefore, although the world has entered the stage of coexistence with the virus, geopolitical struggles have become more intense, and the world is more fragmented.How to strengthen cooperation in a split world, overcome the earth's crisis, and respond to future challenges, have become the theme of the World Economic Forum in 2023.The physical forum was held in Davos, Switzerland from the 16th to 20th of this month. It reproduced the crowns before the epidemic.But do you have any practical follow -up operations after the meeting?After all, this is just a forum.
The prospects seem to be optimistic.The United Nations Climate Change Conference is still powerless, let alone this forum.The 2023 Global Risk Report released by the forum before the meeting (January 11) states that the cost of living cost will be the largest short -term risk in the world in the next two years, and poor climate change will be the most serious long -term risk in the world.Last year, after the major oil and natural gas production countries invaded the Agricultural power Ukraine, energy and food costs soared, which induced global inflation.The supply restriction caused by the crown disease has also led to the peak of consumer prices for decades.
The observation of theReport is that these short -term crises may destroy people's efforts to deal with long -term risks, especially those risks related to climate change, biological diversity and human capital investment.In other words, climate issues will continue to be delayed.In fact, in some countries such as Germany, because of the northern stream of gas and pipelines (in conjunction with the US and NATO's sanctions Russia), it has been forced to drive a car. In order to alleviate the domestic energy crisis, it was announced last year that some of the closed coal power plants and oil power plants that have been closed were allowedRe -put into use to save natural gas.
Recently, thousands of German environmentalists have continued to occupy the Village of Lützrat (Lützrath) in the State of North Rhine -Westfa.And conflict with thousands of police.The village is buried with abundant lignite underground.The coal mining giant in the nearby mining of German Rhein Group (RWE) has long wanted to expand, and villagers were actually relocated in 2017.In the Merkel administration, the German government had already agreed with the Rhein Group that it would gradually eliminate coal before 2038.The new government agreed with the Group's new agreement last year to allow the group to develop underground coal mines in the Village of Lubatrate, but the target date of the coal anti -anti -extent was advanced to 2030.Can the road of regret in Germany still follow the original plan?
Due to various self -made disasters, humans cannot repair the destruction of nature in time, so that the earth has to pass a warning through various extreme weather and plague, but it has repeatedly disappointed.Most humans are short -sighted.Today, many people on the surface are still worried about three meals every day. How can they have the power to worry about the earth?In addition, there are many people who are satisfied with the infinite material desires in front of them.
But nearly 90 years old, Dr. Zhen Guder, who is committed to protecting nature and species diversity in his life, still holds eager hope. Human beings have evil aspects, good sides, good forces, and brainstorming.Coupled with the tough self -repairing ability of the earth, the earth still has hope.But first of all, humans must defeat two enemies at the same time: one is an invisible virus, and the other is our own ignorance, greed and selfishness.
Maybe we should add short -sightedness.The short -sightedness made us only see the eyes, and forgot that we live on the earth.If the natural environment of the earth is destroyed and cannot be repaired, climate change will eventually destroy the earth, at least many small islands on the surface will be submerged by the sea.As the National Development Minister Li Zhisheng emphasized at a seminar a few days ago, we have the responsibility to deal with this issue that will have long -term affecting future generations.To this end, Singapore may consume 100 billion yuan or more in the next 50 to 100 years, including investing in the coastal protection, such as the construction of a natural barrier such as the construction of the sea and mangroves.These are long -term investment, which is necessary to ensure future survival, rather than squandering.Singapore has also set a clear goal: in 2030, the amount of greenhouse gas emissions was reduced to 60 million metric tons per year, and net zero emissions were gradually achieved in 2050 or earlier.
From Singapore, the earth may also see hope.
The author is a former journalist, a former member of the Congress
Dr. Zhen Guder, who is committed to protecting nature and species diversity, still has eager hope.Human beings have evil aspects, and there are alsoThe side of goodness, the power of gathered good, and the benefit of brainstorming, coupled with the ability of the earth itself to self -repair, the earth still has hope.But first of all, humans must defeat two enemies at the same time: one is an invisible virus, and the other is our own ignorance, greed and selfishness.
