一份报告称，气候变化问题尚可应对，但前提是人们愿意接受生活方式上的重大改变。报告的作者们列出了一系列减少碳足迹的最佳方法。

 

The study's authors say governments are mainly focused on economic growth when their primary responsibility should be ensuring a stable climate on Earth. They urge the public to contribute by adopting the top ten ways to cut carbon emissions¹.

这项调查的作者们表示，各国政府主要关注经济发展，但其首要责任应当是确保地球气候的稳定。作者们敦促公众作出贡献，采纳他们列出的十大减少碳排放的方法。

 

The most important, they say, are stopping flying and selling your petrol or diesel² car, if you have one. Going vegan will help, but two people going vegan for a year would be outweighed³ by just one long-haul flight. Getting an electric car makes a good contribution, along with home insulation⁴ and renewable energy.

他们表示，最重要的是停止飞行；卖掉你的汽油或柴油汽车。改吃纯素会有帮助，但两人吃一年纯素所减少的碳排量要小于一次长途飞行的碳排量。买电动汽车、安装家居隔热材料和使用再生能源都能作出很好的贡献，

 

The report's authors say the ten most effective changes can all be achieved without recourse to controversial new technologies. But they have bad news for ardent⁵ recyclers. Recycling saves resources and is worthwhile, they say, but it doesn't reduce CO2 much.

这项报告的作者们表示，这十大最有效的改变都能在不诉诸有争议性的新科技的情况下实现。但对于热衷于回收利用的人们来说，这是个坏消息。因为虽然回收利用能节约资源，也是值得的，但这样做并不能大量减少二氧化碳的排放量。

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