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1、哈佛大学校长在清华大学演讲稿(中英全文)--大学与气候变化带来的挑战2015年3月20日07:05新浪博客PartySecretaryChenXu,AssistantPresidentShiYigong,distinguishedfaculty,studentsandfriends.ItisaprivilegetobebackatTsinghua,withanopportunitytoexchangeideasonthemostpressingchallengesofourtime.Onechallengethatwillshapethiscenturymorethananyoth
2、erisourchangingclimate,andtheefforttosecureasustainableandhabitableworld—asrisingsealevelsthreatencoastlines,increasingdroughtaltersecosystemsandglobalcarbonemissionscontinuetorise.Thereisaproverbthatthebesttimetoplantatreeis20yearsago—andthesecondbesttimeisnow.WhenIfirstvisitedTsinghuasevenye
3、arsago,IplantedatreewithPresidentGuintheFriendshipGarden.Today,Iamgladtoreturntothisbeautifulcampus,foundedonthesiteofoneofBeijing’shistoricgardens.IamgladtheTsinghua-Harvardtreestandsasasymbolofthemanyrelationshipsacrossourtwouniversities,whichcontinuetogrowandthrive.Morethanever,itisatestame
4、nttothepossibilitiesthat,byworkingtogether,weoffertheworld.ThatiswhyIwanttospendafewminutestodaytalkingaboutthespecialroleuniversitieslikeoursplayinaddressingclimatechange.LastNovemberhereinBeijing,PresidentXiandPresidentObamamadeajointannouncementonclimatechange,pledgingtolimitthegreenhousega
5、semissionsofChinaandtheUnitedStatesoverthenexttwodecades.Itisalandmarkaccord,settingambitiousgoalsfortheworld’stwolargestcarbonemittingcountriesandestablishingamarkerthatPresidentsXiandObamahopewillinspireothercountriestodothesame.Wecouldnothavepredictedsuchasharedcommitmentseven,orevenoneyear
6、ago,betweenthesetwoleaders—both,infact,ouralumni—oneaTsinghuagraduateinchemicalengineeringandthehumanitiesandtheotheragraduateofHarvardLawSchool.Andyetourtwoinstitutionshadalreadysownitsseedsdecadesago—byeducatingleaderswhocanturnmonthsofdiscussionintoaninternationalmilestone,andbycollaboratin
7、gformorethan20yearsontheclimateanalysesthatmadeitpossible.Inotherwords,bydoingthethingsuniversitiesareuniquelydesignedtodo.TheU.S.-Chinajointannouncementonclimatechangerepresentsadefiningmomentbetweenourtwocountriesandfortheworld,amomen