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聯合國環境署 (UNEP) 前執行主任、挪威前環境和國際發展部長埃里克·索爾海姆 (Erik Solheim) 10月17日作客中國日報社推出的訪談節目《連線·全球政要看中國十年》。他表示，中共二十大報告反映出中國對氣候環境問題高度關注，過去十年中國在這方面成績斐然，已成為全球新能源和綠色產業的引領者。對此，世界其他國家應客觀看待。綠色轉型不僅將助力中國實現“彎道超車”，也證明生態和經濟完全可以兼顧。
“美麗中國”正從圖景變為現實
索爾海姆說，改革開放的頭三十年里，中國以經濟建設為中心，致力于實現全面脫貧。中國在脫貧攻堅方面卓有成效，但并非沒有代價，這個代價就是嚴重污染。于是中國需要思變求變，即進行產業結構調整。這意味著必須大力減少污染，轉移污染產業，降低污染行業造成的危害。
In the first three decades of opening-up, China prioritized economic growth above everything else to bring everyone out of poverty. China had fantastic success in that, never ever in human history. But there was a cost. The cost was heavy pollution and you needed to change this. That is, of course, to restructure industries, meaning that there must be much less polluting, and restructuring them in the way that they may move to some other places where the harm is less.
過去十年間，中國在污染防治方面取得的成就超過西方三四十年的成就，可謂大獲全勝。中國在各領域不斷完善環境保護制度，值得全世界稱贊，比如長江流域全面禁漁。再比如說，我們已然能從一些城市上看到美麗中國的樣子，深圳、杭州、蘇州就堪為典范。這方面的例子不勝枚舉。在建設美麗中國的過程中，中國人民更加關愛自然，更謙卑地對待自然，我認為這非常好。
In one decade, China achieved more fighting pollution than the West has done in three or four decades. That’s of course an enormous, enormous victory. China has established some systems for caring better for environment everywhere, which are commendable from the entire world. The fishing ban in the Yangtze upper and lower river valleys, one example. The way some Chinese cities like Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Suzhou has developed their beauty, are now the example. There're so many examples of this. I think it's great to mobilize the Chinese people to take better care of nature and to be more humble in nature.
民心所向就是中國共產黨的工作方向
索爾海姆認為，治污和反腐是中國這十年的兩大注腳，很大程度上是因為它們是民心所向。
Fighting pollution and corruption have been two of the trademarks of China in the last decade, very largely because there's such big public support for these campaigns.
中國共產黨成為中國的執政黨，是人民的選擇，關注人民訴求是刻在中國共產黨和中國政府的基因里的。另一方面，政府希望不負人民的支持，而中國人民確實希望在環保領域看到變化。在我看來也是這樣。政府理解人民的訴求，于是開始采取行動。
The CPC came to power in China because at the end they've got the support from most people in China. So, it's kind of the DNA of the Party and the government. But it's also because the government wants the support of the people, and the people of China would really want to see change in this area. That was true from my perspective. The government understood that demand from the people, and started acting.
同樣地，反腐也是刻在中國共產黨的基因里的，也是中國人民的強烈訴求。人民不希望看到政商界領袖成為自己國家的“蛀蟲”。
Very similarly, the campaign against corruption is part of the DNA of the Party, but also a strong demand from the Chinese people: “We don't want to see leaders in business of politics stealing from our country or eating from the cake.”
中國已成為全球綠色行業領軍者
在索爾海姆看來，西方媒體大多數時候對中國的看法過于負面，這會導致西方國家對于真實發生的情況一無所知?，F實是：如果歐美想在一切可再生能源領域和新興環境產業上與中國競爭，就必須得“笨鳥先飛”。目前中國在所有的環保相關行業都處于領先地位。去年，中國生產了全球82%的太陽能電池板、70%的動力電池。你要是買一輛美國電動汽車，沒錯，它可能是在加州組裝的，但它的電池是中國制造的，而電池的成本就占了整輛車的一半。
Largely the view put forward in Western media is far too negative on China. And that makes a very big problem for Western nations, because they don't understand what's happening. A reality now is that Europe and North America need to get up very, very early in the morning, if you want to compete with China in all the renewable energies and all the environment industries which are now coming up. China's now world-leading in every environmental industry: 82 percent of all solar panels in the world were made in China last year; 70 percent of all electric batteries were made in China. If you buy an American car, yes, it's constructed maybe in California, but the battery is made in China and the battery is half the value of the car.
中國企業的實力也不容小覷。而歐美國家卻對此渾然不覺。未來中國將席卷所有市場，而如果我們對中國目前在環保產業幾乎全面領先的現狀一無所知，那么我們將落得滿盤皆輸。
There are so many Chinese companies now leading the charts. Frankly, Europe and North America are not understanding this. China will capture all these markets, and we will lose out in the competition if we do not understand how advanced China now is in basically every environment industry.
生態與經濟兼顧是中國新發展邏輯
索爾海姆指出，在過去，要發展就要產生污染，就要對自然環境造成破壞。不論在哪，煤炭能源都是實現經濟繁榮最便宜的方式。
In the past, there was no way to development without pollution and without some destruction to nature. Coal was everywhere the cheapest way to get into prosperity.
但21世紀這個邏輯就不適用了，因為現在世界上最便宜的能源是太陽能。實現從煤炭到太陽能的轉變，不僅意味著造福地球母親，增進人類健康福祉，也意味著實現經濟發展的提質增效，因為它能夠創造更多就業機會，節省公共資金預算。中國的石油天然氣嚴重依賴進口，但若能代之以太陽能或風能發電，不僅對地球母親來說是件好事，也對國家財政極其有利，因為中國可以將省下的錢用于教育和醫療。
The 21st century is very, very different, because solar energy is now the cheapest energy everywhere in the world. If you switch from coal to solar, not only do you do much more for Mother Earth and for people's health, but you also do much more for the economy. You create many, many more jobs. You save money on public budgets, see the case of China, and nearly all oil and gas is imported. If China can replace that with electricity produced by solar or wind in China, it’s good for Mother Earth, but it's also very, very good for the state budget of China, which can then use this money on education and health.
此外，能源轉型對中國來說尤為重要的另一個原因在于，中國是個后發國家，汽車等傳統工業基礎薄弱，因此中國在上世紀高污染行業的競爭中落了下風。但對中國來說，在未來實現跨越式發展，引領電動汽車產業，就容易得多。如今，中國占據了全球電動汽車行業的半壁江山，全球98%的電動公交車都在中國的道路上行駛，真是不可思議。所以，摒棄那些破壞地球才能發展經濟的陳舊觀念吧，未來是雙贏的，生態保護和經濟發展完全可以兼顧。
And of course, for China, this was also particularly important because China didn't have, say, a major automobile industry. So, it was hard for China to compete in the old 20th century polluting industries, but it's much easier for China to leapfrog into the future, and to be a dominant player in the electric mobility industry. Now you see China's 50 percent of the market for electric cars in the world, and incredibly 98 percent of all electric buses on Planet Earth are running on Chinese roads. So, let's forget this old idea that we need to destroy the planet to have economic progress. The future is win-win, good for ecology and good for economy at the same time.
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