Author Timothy Jones Date 21.10.2021
Some countries tried to remove findings threatening their economic interests from an IPCC report, documents seen by Greenpeace have revealed. The report comes before a critical round of UN climate talks.
綠色和平看到的文件已經透露，一些國家試圖從政府間氣候變遷專門委員會(IPCC：Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)的一份報告中，刪除威脅其經濟利益的調查結果。該報告是在，一輪關鍵的聯合國氣候談判之前到來。
Australia, Saudi Arabia and Japan were among countries that have tried to make changes to an upcoming UN climate report outlining ways to curb global warming, environmental organization Greenpeace reported on Thursday, citing a major leak of documents.
於星期四(2021年10月21日)，舉出一項重大文件洩露的環境組織綠色和平說，澳大利亞、沙烏地阿拉伯及日本是已經試圖，對概述諸多遏制全球暖化方法，即將發佈之聯合國氣候報告，進行諸多更改的國家。
The documents seen by Greenpeace's Unearthed team consist of comments made by governments and other interested bodies on the draft report of an internationally composed working group of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report is due to be released next year.
此些被綠色和平Unearthed(專門從事環境調查的新聞出版物)團隊看到的文件，是由諸多政府及其他關心的團體針對，IPCC由國際組成之工作小組的草案報告，發表的評論所構成。該報告預定明年發佈。
Although most of the comments submitted to the IPCC by national governments were intended to improve the report, several major coal, oil, beef and animal feed-producing nations pressed for changes to suit their economic interests, Unearthed reported.
Unearthed說，雖然這些由各國政府提交IPCC的評論，大多數旨在改進此報告事項，不過幾個主要的煤炭、石油、牛肉及動物飼料生產國，力促了諸多更改，以適合其經濟利益。
The attempts at lobbying were brought to light just days before the COP26 climate negotiations open in Glasgow, Scotland. The conference is seen by many as crucial in determining whether human-made global warming will cause irreparable damage to the planet.
就在COP26(代表聯合國氣候變化框架公約(UNFCCC：United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)第26屆締約方會議)之氣候談判，在蘇格蘭格拉斯哥開幕前幾天，此些在遊說中的企圖被曝光。在確認人為之全球暖化，是否會對地球造成無法彌補的損害上，許多人認為這次會議至關重要。
In one comment seen by Unearthed, a senior official from Australia questioned the report's finding, considered as incontrovertible by scientists, that phasing out coal-fired power stations was a significant step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive global warming. Australia derives a large part of its national income from coal exports.
在Unearthed看到的一則評論中，來自澳大利亞的一位高級官員質疑該報告，被科學家們認為逐步淘汰燃煤發電站，是邁向減少驅使全球暖化之溫室氣體排放的重要一步，是無可爭議的結論。澳大利亞其國家收入很大部分，來自煤炭出口。
Major beef and animal feed producers Brazil and Argentina lobbied the IPCC team to remove mention of plant-based diets and reduction of meat and dairy consumption as being beneficial to the climate, Unearthed said.
Unearthed表示，主要牛肉及動物飼料生產國，巴西及阿根廷遊說IPCC團隊移除，提及植物性飲食及減少肉類與奶製品消費，對氣候有益的說法。
The leaked comments showed Saudi Arabia, Iran, Australia, Japan and OPEC, a group of petroleum exporting countries, all arguing that carbon capture and storage could be used to prevent greenhouse gas emissions from industrial sites rather than stopping CO2 production at the source.
遭洩露的評論顯示，沙烏地阿拉伯、伊朗、澳大利亞、日本及石油輸出國組織(OPEC：Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)都在爭辯，碳捕獲及儲存能用來防止工業場所的溫室氣體排放，而不是在源頭中止二氧化碳的生產。
This goes against research saying that previously employed methods of keeping CO2 out of the atmosphere have been largely unsuccessful.
這與宣稱先前採用，將CO2排除於大氣中之諸多方法，大半已經不成功的研究背道而馳。
OPEC is particularly against phasing out fossil fuels and, according to the leaks, told the report authors to cut the sentence: "More efforts are required to actively phase out all fossil fuels in the energy sector, rather than relying on fuel switching alone."
根據此些洩露，OPEC特別反對逐步淘汰化石燃料，且囑咐此報告撰文者們刪除，「需要更多努力，來積極淘汰能源部分的所有化石燃料，而不是單獨仰賴燃料轉換。」，這句子。
The vast majority of climate scientists are of the opinion that a rapid phaseout of fossil fuels is necessary if the world is not to suffer from the catastrophic effects of global warming, many of which have become apparent in the past years.
絕大多數的氣候科學家認為，倘若世界不想遭受，全球暖化的災難性影響(其中諸多在過去幾年已經變得顯而易見)，就必須迅速逐步淘汰化石燃料。
In its draft Summary for Policymakers, which was itself leaked earlier this year, the IPCC said limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) and 1.5 degrees Celsius will "involve substantial reductions in fossil fuel use, major investments in low-carbon energy forms, switching to low-carbon energy carriers and energy efficiency and conservation efforts."
在今年早些時候被洩露之決策者的草案摘要中，IPCC表示，限制暖化於2℃(3.6℉)及1.5℃，將"涉及化石燃料使用的實質減少、低碳能源類型的重大投資、轉向低碳能源載體及能源效率與資源保護工作。"
網址：https://www.dw.com/en/leaks-show-attempts-to-water-down-un-climate-report-greenpeace-says/a-59570391
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