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聚焦气候变化挑战
共话可持续未来
On the afternoon of November 17, the Bay Area Tea Talk on COP29: The Challenges of Climate Change was successfully held at the UniCenter. Organized by the Bay Area International Exchange Service Center and hosted by the Bao’an Foreign Language Association (BAFLA), the event attracted nearly 100 citizens interested in global climate change, who came to listen to insightful discussions.
11月26日下午，由湾区国际交流服务中心主办、宝安外语协会承办的湾区茶话会：气候变化的挑战在壹方中心成功举办，吸引了近百名关注全球气候变化问题的市民前来，共同聆听智慧之声。
Theme: The Challenges of Climate Change
主题：气候变化的挑战
Keynote Speakers:
主讲人：
Hans d’Orville
Chair of Advisory Committee to International Centre for Creativity and Sustainable Development(ICCSD), Honorary Professor at South China University of Technology, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, and Shandong University of Art & Design, and former Deputy Director-General of UNESCO.
联合国教科文组织国际创意与可持续发展中心咨询委员会主席，华南理工大学、广东外语外贸大学、山东工艺美术学院名誉教授，前联合国教科文组织副总干事。
Mehri Madarshai
Vice Chair of the Asia-Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation, Honorary Professor at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and other institutions, and former Senior Economist at the United Nations.
亚太交流与合作基金会副主席，广东外语外贸大学等大学名誉教授，前联合国高级经济师。
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Hans d’Orville provided an in-depth analysis of key topics from the COP29 Climate Summit in Baku Azerbaijan, including extreme weather events, the establishment of a new collective quantified goal on climate finance (NCQG), and greenhouse gas emissions. He highlighted that in 2024, the global average surface temperature has exceeded the 1.5°C threshold set by the Paris Agreement at COP21, marking the first time this critical limit has been reached since the Industrial Revolution.
活动上，Hans d’Orville深入剖析了COP29巴库气候大会的焦点，包括极端天气事件、气候融资新集体量化目标（NCQG）的确定、温室气体排放等议题。他特别指出，2024年全球平均地表温度已超越COP21《巴黎协定》所设定的1.5°C警戒线，标志着在工业革命以来首次达到这一关键阈值。
What is COP?
什么是COP？
The United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP) is the annual meeting of countries that have signed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), adopted in 1992. The convention calls for collective action to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at levels that prevent dangerous anthropogenic (human-induced) interference with the climate system. COP29, held this year in Baku, Azerbaijan, marks the 29th conference of the parties.
联合国气候变化大会（COP）是签署了《联合国气候变化框架公约》（UNFCCC）的国家组成的团体的大会。该公约制定于1992年，要求各国共同行动，将温室气体浓度稳定在“防止气候系统受到危险的人为（人类活动引起的）干扰的水平”。此后，缔约方或各国几乎每年都举行会议。今年在阿塞拜疆首都巴库举办的COP29则是第29次缔约方大会。
Five Key Topics of COP29:
本次COP29五大看点：
1. Establishing the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance.
气候融资新集体量化目标（NCQG）的确定
2. Updates to Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
国家自主贡献（NDCs）的更新
3. Loss and Damage Fund.
损失与损害基金
4. Creating a unified global carbon market.
建立全球统一的碳市场
5. National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).
国家适应计划（NAPs）
Mehri Madarshahi introduced the Earth·Home concert, organized by the Melody for Dialogue among Civilizations Association in September at UNESCO headquarters.
She also presented a video shown during the concert, which was created using artificial intelligence (AI). The video depicted the impacts of global warming, forest fires, melting glaciers, excessive plastic use, smog, and overfishing — highlighting both natural disasters and the consequences of human activity.
This visual experience provided the audience with a more immediate understanding of the urgency of environmental crises, fostering greater environmental awareness and encouraging reflection on the future.
Mehri Madarshahi向参与茶话会活动的观众介绍了今年9月“文明间对话旋律”协会在联合国教科文组织总部举办的“地球·家园”音乐会，并向现场观众展示了一段在音乐会作为背景的影像。
影像由人工智能（AI）制作，内容包括全球变暖、森林火灾、冰山融化、过度使用塑料、雾霾、过度捕捞等自然灾害及人类活动造成的影响，让观众更加直观地感受环境灾难的紧迫性，增强市民环保意识，引发对未来的思考。
During the closing Q&A session, audience members eagerly posed questions on topics such as climate change and the potential for humans to settle on Mars. Hans d’Orville and Mehri Madarshahi engaged in a lively dialogue with participants, exploring pathways to sustainable development.
活动进行到最后的问答环节，现场听众就气候变化、人类未来移居火星等问题踊跃提问。Hans d’Orville和Mehri Madarshahi与市民进行了热烈的互动，共同探讨未来可持续发展的道路。
In her remarks, Mehri Madarshahi emphasized, “The planet we call home is irreplaceable. We are all its guardians. We must nurture it, protect it, and fight for its survival.”
Mehri Madarshahi活动中强调：“我们称之为家园的星球是无可替代的，我们都是它的守护者。我们必须培养它，保护它，为它的生存而奋斗。”
The lecture was hosted by Frank Chen, the executive director of Bay Area International Exchange Service Center, and creator of Bay Area TEA Talk.
活动由湾区国际交流服务中心执行主任、湾区茶话会创始人陈逸群主持。
The event received strong support from the Uni-center, ensuring its success.
本次活动得到了壹方中心的大力支持。
外语圈：BAFLA's Chinese channel 中文频道
