【COP28】 開幕式內容(筆者中文翻譯)

Full content of COP28 Opening Ceremony
第一段是英文，第二段是中文。可透過左方目錄選取。

Conference in Dubai 2023 about climate change (COP 28) | Climate Chance

"COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber address at opening ceremony"

Excellencies, dear friends, colleagues, members of every delegation, it is an honor to be with you today and I am so glad that this day has finally arrived.

And as my first official act as COP president, allow me to express my gratitude to my very dear friend Shukri. Your excellency, you have led this conference with vision, purpose and integrity. We are indebted to you for your service, your accomplishments, and your commitment to climate progress.

And allow me to also extend my gratitude to every person in this room. We come from different nations, different backgrounds and different generations. Yet, we share something vital, at some point in each of our lives, we all made a choice, a choice to help carry the burden of a great responsibility, to raise our hands and bear some portion of the weight on our shoulder. That choice is why we are all here in the United Arab Emirates today.

The UAE is deeply proud and humbled to be hosting cop 28 at a pivotal time in this critical decade for climate action. We know as you know the gravity of this moment, we feel as you feel the urgency of this world, and we see as you see that the world has reached a crossroad. And yes, since Paris we have made some progress but we also know that the road we have been on with will not get us to our destination in time.

The science has spoken it has been loud and clear, it has confirmed that the moment is now to find a new road, a road wide enough for all of us, free of the obstacles and the detours of the past. That new road starts with a decision on the global stock take. A decision that is ambitious, corrects course and accelerates action to 2030.

Through the global stock take, we have a chance to unite the three core elements of the climate agenda. We can finally bring mitigation, adaptation, and means of implementation which includes Finance under one umbrella. United around higher ambition giving clear direction on nationally determined contributions and connecting everything we agree here to practical action in the real world.

Every Nation, every sector, and every one of us has an urgent and an immediate role to play. For my part, I pledge that I will run an inclusive and transparent process, one that encourages free and open discussion between all the parties.

I ask you to start this COP with a different mindset. I ask you to adopt a different way of thinking. And I ask you to be flexible. We must ensure that this COP delivers the most ambitious Global stock take possible.

So let's work efficiently. Let's agree on the agenda and move to text quickly, please.

We have no time to waste. Friends, I believe that the United Arab Emirates reflects the spirit we need at this COP28. My country is only 2 years older than me and that makes it a young country. In fact, a very young country. It is a nation that rose up from the desert through the vision and foresight of our late Founding Father Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the conviction and aspiration he passed on to the generations that followed .

And now 52 years later, just look around, we may be a young nation but we have big Ambitions and hold fast to principles like collaboration, optimism, through partnership, determination and commitment. These are the ingredients that make up the DNA of the United Arab Emirates. And it's these core values of trust purpose partnership and pragmatism that I believe must define the DNA of COP28. That means it is essential that no issue is left off the table.

And yes, as I have been saying we must look for ways and ensure the inclusion of the role of fossil fuels. I know there are strong views about the idea of including language on fossil fuels and Renewables in the negotiated text. We collectively have the power to do something unprecedented. In fact, we have no choice but to go the very unconventional way.

I ask you all to work together be flexible, find common ground, come forward with solutions, and achieve consensus. And never lose sight of our NORTH STAR of 1.5 . Cuz that is what I am going to stay laser focused on.

Excellencies, dear friends, we all know that a key success factor across climate agenda is Finance. And for too long, Finance has not been available, accessible or affordable. This presidency is committed to unlocking Finance to ensure that the Global South does not have to choose between development and climate actions.

Let this be the year that Climate Finance meets the magnitude of the moment. Let this be the COP where we deliver on our promises from the 100 billion to "Loss and Damage." And on "Loss and Damage," I know how important this issue is to the parties, particularly to the most vulnerable what began in chairmanship and what was given critical momentum and traction in Abu Dhabi earlier this month must now be delivered and actioned here in Dubai.

And allow me here to pause for a moment to honor the memory of our distinguished colleague and my dear friend Salimah. He devoted his entire career to the cause of finding a way to address loss and damage. And I personally benefited from his advice and his experience, particularly on the imperative to shift the world's Focus to the needs of Adaptation.

Excellencies, Adaptation must be at the heart of our action. We must bridge the finance gap and agree on a robust framework for the global goal. Let's put nature, lives and livelihoods at the core of our national plans. Let's finally face the issues that are critical to adaptation like water, food, agriculture and health. And that is why I am proud that this COP28 will be the first to host a Climate Health Ministerial.

Colleagues, I want this COP to be the COP that maximizes momentum on mitigation. Today, countries representing more than 85% of the world's economy are behind COP28's goal of tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030. And we are reaching critical mass on the goal to double Energy Efficiency by 2030. This is how we will transition away from Unabated Coal. Let me also encourage countries to establish Net Zero methan emission targets as part of their next round of NDCs. Zeroing out methan emissions can make a huge impact in the shortest time frame.

Colleagues, and let history reflect the fact that this is the presidency that made a Bold Choice to proactively engage with oil and gas companies. We had many hard discussions. Let me tell you that wasn't easy. But today, many of these companies are committing to zero methane emissions by 2030 for the first time and now many national oil companies have adopted Net Zero 2050 targets for the first time.

And I'm grateful that they have stepped up to join this gamechanging journey. But I must say, it is not enough. And I know that they can do much more. They can lead the way and then leading the way will ensure that others follow and catch up.

At the same time as part of this presidency's action agenda, we are engaging with other high emitting sectors like heavy transportation, aluminum, steel, and cement. All in an effort to accelerate decarbonization at scale. I'm calling on all Industries to engage to innovate, to modernize and invest in clean technologies.

Colleagues, my friends, my partners, the next two weeks will not be easy. Let's remember our task is not only about negotiating text or putting words on paper. It is about improving lives, it is about people from the students I met in Bangladesh, to the young entrepreneurs I saw in Nairobi, to indigenous communities I visited in the Amazon basin. All of us want and need the same things, clean air, clean water, healthy food, economies and opportunities for ourselves and our families.

And of course, we want a safe and a secure future.

Is that too much to ask?

Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, my friends and my partners, we all made a choice to be here at this time. We understand the gravity of the situation and I know that we all respect the science. Today, we need to follow through take that new road and let's bring everyone on board with us if we want to accelerate progress across the climate agenda, we must apply a positive Can-Do vision to get a GST(global stock take) decision with the highest ambition. We must translate the negotiated outcomes and to real results in the real world.

And we must use the next two weeks wisely, take a No Nonsense approach with no delays. Let's restore faith in multilateralism, let's bring back the lost trust in multilateralism and let's deliver some good news to the world that really needs it today . And friends I'll be right there at your side every step of the way. I will roll up my own sleeves alongside you let's rise above our differences to make the difference for future generations right now, here in the United Arab Emirates. I'm calling you all to unite, to act ,and to deliver.

I thank you.

中文

各位領導、親愛的朋友、同仁，各位代表團的成員，非常榮幸今天能與各位相聚於此，我也相當高興這一天終於來臨了。

作為COP28的主席，請允許我的第一個正式行動。我要向我非常親愛的朋友Shukri表達我的感激。是你如此地傑出，才能讓本次COP28有如此的遠識、目標與正直。對於您的服務、成就，以及對氣候發展的承諾，我們深感蒙恩。

我也要感謝在場每個人。我們來自不同的國家、不同的背景與不同的世代。然而，我們共享著一些至關重要的任務，在我們每個人的生活中，都曾做出選擇，選擇承擔重大責任的一部分，並且舉起了我們的雙手，將一些重任扛上肩。正是這些讓我們今天能齊聚於阿拉伯聯合大公國的主因。

阿拉伯聯合大公國能夠在這關鍵的氣候行動中舉足輕重的黃金十年之時刻舉辦COP28，我們深深感到自豪並且謙卑。

眾所皆知，此刻之重要性、緊迫性，這個世界已來到一個關鍵的十字路口。

沒錯，自巴黎協定以來，我們確實取得了一些進展。但我們也知道，我們現在身處的這條路，並不能讓我們及時抵達目的地。

科學已經打響了警鐘，此刻正是尋找新的途徑之時刻。這個途徑是一條能容納我們所有人，能擺脱過去的障礙及彎曲的新路。而這條新路，便是來自開始對全球盤點。面對2030年的到來，希望透過這個具雄心的決定、修正航向，並加速我們的行動。

透過全球盤點，我們有機會一統氣候綱要中的三個核心要素。在考量經濟發展的前提，我們終於可以將減緩、韌性和實施手段融合在一範疇中。透過更高的抱負之團結行動，將對國家自主貢獻給予明確的方向，並將我們在這裡取得的一切與現實世界中的實際行動進行鏈結。

每個國家、每個區域，以及我們每一個人，都有緊迫且立即的角色需要扮演。就我的部分，我承諾將運行一個包容與透明的流程，鼓勵各方之間的自由和公開討論。

我要求您，以不同的心態開始此次COP28；我要求您，採以不同的思維方式；我要求您保持靈活彈性。我們必須確保本次COP28提供最具抱負的全球盤點之可能性。

讓我們一同有效率的合作吧。讓我們就綱要達成共識，並迅速落款，再次拜託各位了。

朋友們，我們沒有時間可以浪費。我相信阿拉伯聯合大公國展現了COP28所需的精神。我的國家只比我大兩歲，因此這是一個年輕的國家。事實上，真的是一個非常年輕的國家。這個國家是由我們已故的奠基之父扎扎耶德·本·蘇爾坦·阿勒納哈揚描繪的遠見和洞察力，以及他傳遞給後代的信念和志向而崛起的。

現今，52年後，看看四周，雖然我們可能是個年輕的國家，但我們懷有遠大的抱負，我們堅守合作、樂觀、通過合作夥伴、決心與承諾。這些都是阿拉伯聯合大公國的基因之構成要素。

我相信這些信任、目標、合作夥伴關係以及務實等核心價值觀，也必須是定義COP28的基因。這也意味著任何問題都不容忽視。

正如我一直在說的，我們必須想方設法以確保包含化石燃料的角色。我知道對於在協商主軸中。包含有關化石燃料和可再生能源的內容，各方觀點迥異。但我們集體有能力來做出前所未有的事情。而實際上，我們也別無選擇，只能走上一條非比尋常的道路。

我在此要求各位攜手合作、保持靈活彈性、找出彼此共同點，提出解方，並達成共識。

絕不要忘了1.5度是引領我們的向前邁進的北極星。同時這也是我將一直專注的重點。

各位領導、親愛的朋友，我們都知道在氣候綱要中的一個關鍵成功因素是財政支持。財政支持長期以來一直處於 無法獲得、無法接觸以及無法負擔。這屆主辦國承諾解開財政支持的鎖鏈，確保全球無需在發展與氣候行動之間做出抉擇。

就讓今年成為氣候財政支持與時俱進的一年吧！
就讓這次COP28來實現我們對1000億美元的損失與損害的承諾吧！

關於損失與損害，我知道這個問題對各方有多重要，尤其是對最弱勢的一群。這個問題在我主持的主席國開始時已經被提出，。而且在本月早些時間，在阿布達比也獲得了重要的動力和推動力

此時、此刻，必須就在杜拜開始動起來。

在這裡，請允許我稍停片刻，向我們尊敬的同事和我親愛的朋友Salimaha致敬。他將他整個職業生涯都奉獻於，尋找解決損失與損害的方式。而我個人深深受益於他的建議和他的經驗，特別是針對將世界焦點轉移到「韌性」的迫切性。

各位領導，「韌性」必須成為我們行動的核心。我們必須彌合財政差距，並就全球目標之堅實框架達成共識。讓我們把自然、生命和生計放在我們國家計畫的核心位置。最終，讓我們一同面對，對韌性有著至關重要的這些問題，例如水、食物、農業和健康。

這就是為什麼我會為這屆COP28能夠成為首次舉辦氣候衛生會議而感到驕傲的原因。

同仁們，我希望這次的COP28將能夠成為推動減緩氣候變遷力道最大化的一次。

如今，代表全球85%以上經濟體的國家都支持COP28到2030年將可再生能源容量提高三倍的目標。而且，我們也正在積極朝著到2030年將能源效率提高一倍的目標邁進。這將是我們擺脫絲毫未減的燃煤之方法。我鼓勵各國在未來更新自己的國家自主貢獻目標時，將零甲烷排放納入目標。消除甲烷排放是在最短的時間內，最能產生巨大影響的。

同仁們，歷史或會記下這一筆吧！作為COP28主辦國，選擇積極與石油和天然氣公司合作的主辦國，我必須說這真的是一個大膽的抉擇。

我們也真的進行相當多艱鉅的討論。說真的，不容易啊！

但今天，許多這些公司首次的承諾到2030年實現零甲烷排放，現在許多國家的國家石油公司也首次制定了到2050年實現零碳排放的目標。我真的很感激他們加入了這個深具影響力之旅程。但我必須說，這還遠遠不夠。我知道，他們都還可以做得更多。他們可以引領潮流，進而引導其他人跟進這些目標。

同時，這屆COP28主辦國的行動綱要當中，我們也與其他高排放行業，如重型運輸產業、鋁業、鋼鐵和水泥業進行接觸，力求廣泛加速減少碳排放。我呼籲所有產業參與、革新、現代化，並投資於潔淨能源的技術。

同仁們，我的朋友，我的夥伴們，接下來的兩周並不會輕鬆。記住，我們的任務不僅僅是協商文件或是堆砌詞藻。這是個關於改善生活、改善人類，從我在孟加拉國遇見的學生，到我在奈洛比看到的年輕企業家，再到我在亞馬遜流域訪問的土著部落。

我們所有人都想要與需要相同的目標：乾淨的空氣、乾淨的水、健康的食物、經濟和機會，為我們自己與我們的家人。

當然，我們也希望有一個安全的未來。

這樣的要求過分了嗎？

各位領導，女士們和先生們，我的朋友和夥伴們，我們都選擇在此時、此刻匯聚於此。我們都了解情況的嚴重性，而且我知道我們都尊重科學。今天，我們必需跟上並採取這條新的道路，讓我們所有人一起。

如果我們希望加速氣候綱要的進展，我們必須採取更積極進取的願景，以最高抱負達成全球盤點之決定。我們必須把這些個協商的結果轉化為真實世界之真正成果。我們必須採取毫不拖延的態度，明智地利用接下來的兩周，。

讓我們重建對多邊主義的信任吧！讓我們恢復對多邊主義失去的信任吧！

讓我們現今正需要好消息的這個世界，來傳遞一些好消息吧！

朋友們，吾將與爾等同心協力，共赴前程。

我們一同努力，超越分歧，為未來世代做出當下的差異，就在此地，阿拉伯聯合酋長國

呼籲大家團結一心，動起來，並兌現承諾。

感謝各位。