
全球GDP影響率
Without action against climate change, increasing global temperatures could significantly impact world economies by 2050.
倘若沒對氣候變遷採取行動的話,全球氣溫上升可能在2050年前對全球經濟產生重大影響。
significantly (adv.)顯著地,很大程度地
According to a 2021 report by the major insurance company Swiss Re Institute, worldwide economic output could be affected by as much as $23 trillion as a result of sea levels rising, crop yields falling and diseases spreading.
根據一份由大型保險公司「瑞士再保險」在2021年所做的報告指出,海平面上升、農作物產量下滑和疾病擴散對全球經濟產出的影響可達23兆美元。
insurance (n.)保險 ;take out insurance買保險output (n.)產量
Following the 2015 Paris accord, which is an agreement among many nations to combat climate change, the global goal is to hold temperature increases to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
根據2015年的巴黎協定,也就是多國間一同對抗氣候變遷的協議,全球的目標是將氣溫升幅控制在不高於工業化前水準的攝氏2度以內。
accord (n.)協定,條約combat (v.)打鬥,打擊;combat terrorism 打擊恐怖主義,combat racism打擊種族歧視,combat inflation打擊通貨膨脹
If this goal is achieved, only 4% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) may be affected by 2050.
如果能達到這個目標的話,在2050前,全球GDP將只有4%會受到影響。
goal (n.)目標=target=aimachieve(reach, attain) your goal 達成你的目標
However, this percentage could drastically grow to 18% if no actions are taken, and temperatures increase by 3.2 degrees Celsius.
然而,如果沒有採取任何行動的話,這個百分比可能會大幅升至18%,氣溫也將上升攝氏3.2度。
take action 採取行動=take measures
The report’s findings also show that “climate risk affects every society, every company and every individual,” as all areas of the world could experience different effects depending on the scenarios.
這份報告的結果也顯示「氣候的風險會影響每個社會、每間企業和每個人」,因為世界各地視情況不同,都可能受到不同的影響。
finding (n.)發現depend on 取決於……, 依賴scenario (n.)情形,情況;worst-case scenario 最糟的情況
Within the projected 2-2.6 degree Celsius range of likely global temperature gains, Asian countries, especially those in Southeast Asia, could potentially experience severe economic impacts.
在全球氣溫可能上升攝氏2到2.6度的幅度下,亞洲國家,特別是東南亞國家,可能遭受嚴重的經濟影響。
projected (adj.)估計的,推斷的;project (v.)估計,推算severe (adj.)嚴重的=serious
Due to the lack of resources to offset, and adapt to, the negative effects of global warming, the GDPs of these countries’ economies might be reduced by as much as 29%.
這些國家的GDP將因為缺乏資源彌補和適應全球暖化所造成的負面影響,而減少高達29%。
offset (v.)補償,抵銷,彌補