氣候變遷與科學的正直—美國國家科學院225位成員的聯署公開信 (中英對照)
氣候變遷與科學的正直—美國國家科學院225位成員的聯署公開信(中英對照)
高雄市立瑞祥高中地球科學科莊福泰老師/國立台灣師範大學地球科學系陳正達教授責任編輯
We are deeply disturbed by the recent escalation of political assaults on scientists in general and on climate scientists in particular. All citizens should understand some basic scientific facts. There is always some uncertainty associated with scientific conclusions; science never absolutely proves anything. When someone says that society should wait until scientists are absolutely certain before taking any action, it is the same as saying society should never take action. For a problem as potentially catastrophic as climate change, taking no action poses a dangerous risk for our planet.
我們對最近許多針對科學尤其是針對氣候科學家的政治攻擊逐步擴大感到非常憂心,所有的公民應該了解某些科學事實,科學結論都具有某種不確定性,科學無 法完全證明每一件事情的對錯,當某些人說社會應該等到科學家完全確認問題之後再採取行動,這樣也等同於要社會完全不採取行動一樣,對一個像氣候變遷這種潛在可能帶來巨大災難的問題,不採取行動就是將我們的星球置於危險境地。
