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清华校长演讲稿

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哈佛大学校长在清华大学演讲稿】

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.onechallengethatwillshapethiscenturymorethananyotherisourchangingclimate,andtheefforttosecureasustainableandhabitableworld—asrisingsealevelsthreatencoastlines,increasingdroughtaltersecosystemsandglobalcarbonemissionscontinuetorise.

thereisaproverbthatthebesttimetoplantatreeis20yearsago—andthesecondbesttimeisnow.whenifirstvisitedtsinghuasevenyearsago,iplantedatreewithpresidentguinthefriendshipgarden.today,iamgladtoreturntothisbeautifulcampus,foundedonthesiteofoneofbeijing’shistoricgardens.iamgladthetsinghua-harvardtreestandsasasymbolofthemanyrelationshipsacrossourtwouniversities,whichcontinuetogrowandthrive.morethanever,itisatestamenttothepossibilitiesthat,byworkingtogether,weoffertheworld.thatiswhyiwanttospendafewminutestodaytalkingaboutthespecialroleuniversitieslikeoursplayinaddressingclimatechange.

lastnovemberhereinbeijing,presidentxiandpresidentobamamadeajointannouncementonclimatechange,pledgingtolimitthegreenhousegasemissionsofchinaandtheunitedstatesoverthenexttwodecades.itisalandmarkaccord,settingambitiousgoalsfortheworld’stwolargestcarbonemittingcountriesandestablishingamarkerthatpresidentsxiandobamahopewillinspireothercountriestodothesame.wecouldnothavepredictedsuchasharedcommitmentseven,orevenoneyearago,betweenthesetwoleaders—both,infact,ouralumni—oneatsinghuagraduateinchemicalengineeringandthehumanitiesandtheotheragraduateofharvardlawschool.andyetourtwoinstitutionshadalreadysownitsseedsdecadesago—byeducatingleaderswhocanturnmonthsofdiscussionintoaninternationalmilestone,andbycollaboratingformorethan20yearsontheclimateanalysesthatmadeitpossible.inotherwords,bydoingthethingsuniversitiesareuniquelydesignedtodo.

theu.s.-chinajointannouncementonclimatechangerepresentsadefiningmomentbetweenourtwocountriesandfortheworld,amomentworthyofcelebration.chinadeservesgreatcreditforallithasdoneandisdoingtoaddressacomplexsetofeconomicandenvironmentalissues.whilelifting600millionpeopleoutofpoverty,youhavebuilttheworld’slargestcapacityinwindpowerandsecondlargestinsolarpower.asoneharvardclimateexpertputit,china’s“investmentstodecarbonizeitsenergysystemhavedwarfedthoseofanyothernation.”andlastyear,china’

semissionindeeddiddroptwopercent.

yet,evenaswemakerealprogress,thescaleandcomplexityofclimatechangerequirehumilityandlong-termthinking.wehavemadeabeginning.butitisonlyabeginning.therecentvideounderthedomeremindsushowmuchworkislefttobedone.thecommitmentsofgovernmentscanbecarriedoutonlyifeverysectorofsocietycontributes.industry,education,agriculture,business,finance,individualcitizens—allarenecessaryparticipantsinwhatmustbecomeanenergyandenvironmentalrevolution,anewparadigmthatwillimprovepublichealth,carefortheplanet,andputbothofournationsonthepathtowardaprosperous,low-carboneconomy.

nooneunderstandsthisbetterthanthestudentsandfacultyoftsinghua,wherethesesubjectsareresearchprioritiesandyouroutgoingpresidentchenjining,agraduateoftsinghua’sdepartmentofenvironmentalscienceandengineering,hasjustbeenappointedministerofenvironmentalprotection.hehasbeencalledabridge-builder,amanofvisionandfreshideas,andaninspiringleader.

thepromiseofthe2014jointclimatepledgewillrequirethosequalitiesofallofus.itwillcalloneachofustodoourparttotransformtheenergysystemsonwhichwerelyandmitigatetheharmtheycause,to“thinkdifferent,”asapple’sstevejobsusedtosay—toimaginenewwaysofseeingoldproblemsand,asheputit,to“honorthepeoplewho?

canchangetheworldforthebetter.”universitiesareespeciallygoodat“thinkingdifferent.”thatisthepointiwanttoemphasizetoday.toeverygenerationfallsadauntingtask.thisisourtask:

to“thinkdifferent”abouthowweinhabittheearth.wherebettertomeetthischallengethaninbostonandbeijing?

howbettertomeetitthanbyunlockingandharnessingnewknowledge,buildingpoliticalandculturalunderstanding,promotingdialogueandsharingsolutions?

whobettertomeetitthanyou,themostextraordinarystudents,imaginative,curious,daring.thechallengewefacedemandsthreegreatnecessities.

thefirstnecessityispartnership.globalproblemsrequireglobalpartners.climatechangeisaperfectexample.webreathethesameair.wedrinkthesamewater.wesharetheplanet.wecannotliveinacocoon.thestakesaretoohigh.

inanessaywidelyreprintedinchinesemiddleschooltextbookscalled“thegeesereturn,”naturalistaldoleopolddescribesaneducatedwoman,anoutstandingcollegestudent,who,andiquote,“?

hadneverheardorseenthegeesethattwiceayear[flyabove]herwell-insulatedroof.”

couldthiswoman’svaunted“education,”heasks,benomorethan,inhiswords,“tradingawarenessforthingsoflesserworth?

”—addingthatthegoosewho“tradeshis[awareness]issoonapileoffeathers.”weallriskbecomingaproverbial“pileoffeathers”unlesswecultivateawarenessofeachotherandourcommonenvironmentalcrisis,andthenworktogethertosolveit.

wehaveseenthepowerofpartnerships.formorethanacentury,harvardandchinainparticularhavebenefittedfrompartnershipswithhistoriesthatinspireus:

johnkingfairbankin1933,whocaughtthesilverandbluebustotsinghuabeforedawntoteachhisfirststudentstheperspectivesofchinesescholarshiphehadabsorbedfromprofessorjiangtingfu,oneofchina’smosteminenthistoriansandthechairoftsinghua’shistorydepartment.thoseexperienceschangedfairbank’slife.andtheychangedharvard,wherethefairbankcenterforchinesestudiestransformedthefield,andwherethestudyofeastasianowencompassesmorethan370coursesfromhistoryandliteraturetogovernmentandplantbiology.

ernestheywilsonin1908,whonavigatedtheyangtzeriverwithateamofchineseplantcollectors,documentingcultureswithphotographsandcollectingthousandsofplantspecimensforharvard’sarnoldarboretum.wilson’slong-termcollaboration—thesubjectofaforthcomingcctvspecial（andexhibitattheharvardcentershanghai）—establishedoneofourdeepestconnections,celebratingtheextraordinarybeautyanddiversityofchina’snaturalworld.

zhukezhenin1918,whoreceivedhisph.d.fromharvardafterpassingascholarshipexamattheschoolthatwouldbecometsinghua.hebecamethefatherofchinesemeteorology,pioneering5,000yearsofchineseclimatedata,andasauniversitypresidentandvicepresidentofthechineseacademyofsciences,shapedchineseeducationby“cultivatingscientists,”asheputit,andiquote,in“the‘scientificspirit’?

thepursuitforthetruth.”

thatspiritdefinestheharvardchinaproject,foundedin1993asaninterdisciplinaryprogramtostudychina’satmosphericenvironment,energysystemandeconomy,andtheroleofenvironmentinu.s.-chinarelations.basedatharvard’sschoolofengineeringandappliedsciences,itscollaboratorshavespannedmorethanhalfofharvard’sschoolsandmorethanadozenchineseinstitutions,includingsomesevendifferentdepartmentsattsinghua.whentheprogrambegan,beforeclimatechangemadedailyheadlines,evenitsfounders—professormichaelmcelroyandprojectdirectorchrisnielsen,soonjoinedbytsinghuaprofessorcollaborators—couldnotfullyimagineitsimpact.ithasbeenamodelpartnershipandanengineofbroadenvironmentalknowledgethathasinfluencedpolicyinbothcountries,andimprovedthelivesofourcitizens.

ofessionaltraining,caojingstudyingeconomicsandpublicpolicyatharvard’skennedyschoolandwangyuxuan,atsinghuagraduategettingherharvardph.d.inatmosphericchemistry.botharenow

tsinghuafacultymembers.drivenbycommonquestions,theycametogetherasmembersofateamstudyingchinesecarbonemissions.overseveralyearstheyworkedacrossdisciplines,inbothcountries,withenvironmentalengineersandhealthscientiststoassesscostsandbenefitsofemissioncontrolpolicyoptionsandtheireffectonhumanhealth.theteam’sfindingsweregroundbreaking,demonstratingforpolicymakersthattheycouldinfactachieveenormousenvironmentalbenefitsatlittlecosttoeconomicgrowth.suchcollaborationswithtsinghuacontinuetoshapechina’scleanenergyfuturewithnewideas,fromlinkingwindfarmswithelectrifiedspaceheatingtoevaluatingtheeffectsofachangingclimateonrenewableenergysources.

ourcollaborationsinthefieldofdesignarepowerfulaswell,shapingtheresponsestourbanizationandenvironmentalchangeinbothcountries.whatmightanecologicallyconceivedcitylooklike?

howcanavillagegrowintoone?

harvard’snewcenterforgreenbuildingsandcitiesisworkingwithtsinghua’severgranderesearchinstitutetomeasureenergyusefordifferentbuildingtypesinchina,akeytocreatingmoreefficientbuildingsandcities.anewcollaborationwithpekinguniversityadvancesmoresociallyandecologicallyinclusiveurbandesign.partnershipslikethese,betweenharvard’sgraduateschoolofdesignandchineseinstitutions,aregeneratinginnovationsinurbanplanning,greenbuildingandsustainabledevelopmentthatwillchangehowwelive.forexample,walkalongthereed-linedriverbankparkinshanghai,asihave,w