英国卫报：气候危机与文化战争的纠缠(7)

The idea that decarbonisation is inherently elitist is a myth, peddled¹ largely by political figures who have shown little concern for deprived communities in any other context, and who ignore the fact that without a net zero transition it is the very poorest globally and domestically who will suffer most severely².

去碳化本质上是精英主义的想法，主要由政治人物兜售，他们在任何其他情况下都没有表现出对贫困社区的关注，他们忽略了一个事实，即如果没有净零过渡，全球和国内的最贫穷的人将遭受最严重的影响。

But like all effective myths, it is founded on a kernel³ of truth: namely that under successive governments, political decision-making has felt remote and unaccountable, the rich have got richer, and life for a great many of the rest of us has grown harder.

但是，像所有有效的神话一样，它建立在一个真理的内核上：即在历届政府的领导下，政治决策感到遥远和不负责任，富人变得更富有，而我们许多人的生活变得更艰难。

Of course we are jumping on this, but we are jumping on it because we think its a real issue, said Benny Peiser, director of the GWPF, when I questioned him about the organisations shift in focus.

当我问及该组织的重点转移时，GWPF主任Benny Peiser说："我们当然会关注这个问题，但我们关注这个问题是因为我们认为这是一个真正的问题。

He went on: A year ago, if someone asked their MP, Why are you not raising questions about the cost of net zero?

他继续说：一年前，如果有人问他们的国会议员，你为什么不提出关于净零排放成本的问题？

they would say, Well I dont get any letters from constituents⁴ about this issue, so why should I stick my head above the parapet?

他们会说，我没有收到任何关于这个问题的选民来信，所以我为什么要我仗义执言。

And this has changed for the first time in recent months. Now MPs do get letters about that very issue.

近几个月来，这种情况首次发生了变化。现在，国会议员们确实收到了关于这个问题的信件。

The GWPF may have been working behind the scenes to encourage that change, but as Peiser implies, they are able to do so in part because people are experiencing very real anxieties.

GWPF可能一直在幕后鼓励这种变化，但正如Peiser所暗示的，他们能够这样做的部分原因是人们正在经历非常真实的焦虑。

When people like Mackinlay and Baker⁵ start talking about whether the costs and benefits of net zero are going to be distributed equitably⁶, and you consider austerity and the impact of the pandemic, theres something there that a lot of people might find plausible⁷, observed Adam Corner, an independent researcher who has helped lead studies of public attitudes on climate change.

当像Mackinlay和Baker这样的人开始谈论净零排放的成本和收益是否会被公平分配，并且你考虑到紧缩和大流行病的影响，那里有一些东西，很多人可能会觉得有道理，Adam Corner指出，他是一名独立的研究人员，曾帮助领导关于气候变化的公众态度研究。

They're inviting⁸ people to ask themselves: can the same government that made the poorest pay for the banking⁹ crisis really be trusted to design a fair climate policy?

他们请人们扪心自问：让最贫穷的人为银行危机买单的那个政府，真的可以被信任来制定一个公平的气候政策吗？

1 peddled   

（沿街）叫卖( peddle的过去式和过去分词 )； 兜售； 宣传； 散播

参考例句：

• He has peddled the myth that he is supporting the local population. 他散布说他支持当地群众。
• The farmer peddled his fruit from house to house. 那个农民挨家挨户兜售他的水果。

2 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

3 kernel   

n.(果实的)核，仁；(问题)的中心，核心

参考例句：

• The kernel of his problem is lack of money.他的问题的核心是缺钱。
• The nutshell includes the kernel.果壳裹住果仁。

4 constituents   

n.选民( constituent的名词复数 )；成分；构成部分；要素

参考例句：

• She has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
• Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

6 equitably   

公平地

参考例句：

• We should equitably assess historical figures. 我们应该公正地评价历史人物。
• Land was more equitably distributed. 土地得到更公平合理的分配。

7 plausible   

adj.似真实的，似乎有理的，似乎可信的

参考例句：

• His story sounded plausible.他说的那番话似乎是真实的。
• Her story sounded perfectly plausible.她的说辞听起来言之有理。

8 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

9 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。