中国气候变化事务特别代表解振华出席中新社等主办的“气候传播与公众意识”主题边会并致辞。俞岚 摄
中新网波兰卡托维兹12月8日电 当地时间7日,来自不同国家的政界、业界和学界人士在联合国卡托维兹气候大会中国角“气候传播与公众意识”边会上围绕气候变化与气候传播、传播干预低碳消费、电影艺术与气候传播等议题各抒己见,并展开了热烈讨论。
此次边会由中国新闻社与中国国家气候战略中心、中国人民大学联合主办,是今年卡托维兹气候大会“中国角”系列主题边会之一。中国新闻社已连续第六年在联合国气候大会期间举办该主题边会。本次边会由国家气候战略中心综合部副主任张志强和中新社德国分社首席记者彭大伟主持。
中国政府气候谈判代表团团长、中国气候变化事务特别代表解振华出席边会并致辞。解振华表示,中国政府高度重视气候变化的传播工作。近年来,中国在提升公众意识等方面开展了很多工作,越来越多地方各级政府、企业、社区和媒体通过多种形式扩大了气候变化的影响力,提升了公众的低碳发展意识。
解振华指出,中国的低碳发展之路任重而道远,气候传播和公众参与还需要从四方面进一步加强,即抓住气候变化的大方向、拓展公众参与的机制设计、将意识转换为实际行动、加强国际合作。
嘉宾出席中新社等主办的“气候传播与公众意识”主题边会讨论环节。陈溯 摄中新社编委、经济部主任俞岚在致辞时表示,当前,全球政治经济格局和全球气候治理都面临很多不确定性。作为媒体人,我们比以往更加迫切地需要向公众讲好气候故事,鼓励更多人自觉加入到应对气候变化的行动中。她认为,在新的数字化时代,媒体在应对气候变化中的角色和定位也要与时俱进,首要担当是倡导气候变化共识,首要任务是提升公共意义和愿景,首要主张是强化技术驱动,最终目标是让全球气候治理更有效率,促进绿色低碳转型。
在主旨发言环节,中国人民大学新闻学院教授、广西大学新闻传播学院院长郑保卫表示,面对新领域、新课题、新挑战,各方应共同努力,将气候传播与健康传播整合起来,融为一体,向着建设美丽中国和健康中国的宏伟目标阔步前进。
张志强介绍了气候传播干预低碳消费的领域和路径。他表示,交通、建筑、日常行为、衣着和饮食是碳排放的主要领域,在宏观层面可通过政策、法规、标准等进行间接干预,微观领域则可通过广告、影视等实施直接干预。同时,青少年则是低碳消费的潜在群体。
IPCC核心专家、印度地球政策中心(TERRE Policy Centre)主席拉杰德拉·山地(Rajendra Shende)介绍了印度和中国在智能生态校园领域的合作实践。
绿色和平波兰分部媒体办公室负责人Katarzyna Guzek援引民调结果指出,与五年前华沙气候大会时“大家都不理解可再生能源理念”相比,如今波兰民众对可再生能源的支持度有了大幅提升,69%的人支持在2030年前彻底退出煤炭能源。她表示,在气候传播的过程中,讲述那些受到影响的普通人和社区的故事是最为有效的,“气候变化不是数字,而是人类正在经历的悲剧”。
绿色金融近年来在中国和世界各国蔚然成风。国际金融论坛副秘书长兼绿色发展中心主任孙轶颋介绍了如何通过金融手段提高公众气候意识,践行可持续消费。爱丁堡大学商学院商业与气候变化中心联合主任梁希探讨了气候金融与投资者交流的前沿问题。
电影艺术与气候传播同样是当天边会探讨的主题。来自世界银行气候变化项目的Kaia Rose以该项目开展的Climate Countdown影视项目为例介绍如何在年轻人当中推广传播气候意识。英国TVE电视公司项目与合作负责人Nick Rance介绍了该公司与UNFCCC合作开展的2018年全球青年气候变化视频竞赛等案例。深圳航都文化产业投资有限公司董事长陈素平则介绍了通过中国(深圳)国际气候影视大会讲述中国故事的历程。
中新社编委、经济部主任俞岚在中新社等联合主办的“气候传播与公众意识”主题边会上致辞。陈溯 摄北京第二外国语学院附属中学校长付晓洁介绍了针对中学生气候与低碳传播意识的调查研究情况。
在边会讨论环节,美国能源基金会传播项目总监荆卉、清华大学气候变化与可持续发展研究院项目主管王彬彬、绿色和平中国分部传播主任关司琪、广西大学新闻学院气候与健康传播中心副主任覃哲等共同讨论了如何将气候意识落实为气候行动、中国媒体报道气候议题的热点话题等议题。(完)
中新网评:处理核污水绝不是日本自家私事****** 中新网北京1月19日电(蒋鲤)日本政府近日称,将于2023年春夏期间开始向海洋排放经过处理的福岛第一核电站核污水。日本罔顾国内民众及周边国家的屡屡反对,企图将核污水“一倒了之”,把一件关乎全球海洋生态环境和公众健康的事当成了自家私事。 资料图:日本福岛第一核电站。2011年,福岛核电站事故发生后,大量放射性物质泄漏到大气层和太平洋,对周围环境造成了难以逆转的伤害,数十万人被迫撤离该地区。时至今日,作为日本邻国之一的韩国仍未解除福岛海鲜禁令。 日本以核污水存储能力即将达到上限为由,在2021年4月13日,正式决定将福岛第一核电站核污水排入太平洋。过去一年多,日本政府和东京电力公司一直在持续推进核污水排海计划。 日本政府辩称,这些核污水经多核素处理系统(ALPS)处理后很安全,甚至“可以喝”,这样的表态无疑在愚弄大众。 事实上,经过处理的核污水仍含有多种放射性物质,核污水一旦排放入海就无法回收,长期来看,将会给海洋生态带来难以估量的潜在威胁,最终危害人类健康。 因此,核污水排海计划推出后,遭到日本民众强烈反对。日本《朝日新闻》2022年3月公布的问卷调查显示,福岛县、宫城县和岩手县受访的42个市町村长中,约六成反对东京电力公司福岛第一核电站核污水排放入海。日本全国渔业协会联合会也多次申明立场,反对该计划。 日本政府认为,核污水排海是最便宜、最省事的解决方案,但此举却将周边国家乃至全世界置于核污染风险中。太平洋非日本一家之海,核污水会随着洋流流动,其影响势必会跨越国界,危害周边国家乃至整个国际社会的公共福祉和利益。 《韩国经济新闻》发文称,相关研究认为,福岛核污水如果排放入海,约7个月后将到达济州等韩国海域,该国水产业和旅游业将遭受相当大的损失。 德国南极海洋机构也曾发出警告,若日本将所有核污水排入海中,不到半年,整个太平洋都将面临高度辐射威胁,包括远在大洋另一端的美国。太平洋地区人民更是对日本该计划持反对意见。 日本作为《联合国海洋法公约》缔约国,有义务保护海洋环境。然而,在核污水排海方案的正当性、核污水数据的可靠性、净化装置的有效性、环境影响的不确定性等问题上,日本未能作出科学、可信的说明。 国际原子能机构技术工作组虽已三次赴日实地考察评估,但尚未就日排海方案的安全性给出结论,并且对日本提出诸多澄清要求和整改意见。在此情况下,日本仍执意推进核污水排海工程建设,这是极不负责任的行为。 太平洋不是日本的下水道,日本必须正视各方合理关切,在与周边国家等相关利益方和国际原子能机构充分协商后,制定合理的核污水处理方案。日本也要着眼长远,若只顾眼前,执意将核污水排放入海,不仅其自身,周边国家乃至全世界都将为之买单,其后果必将会危害数代人。 Fukushima water disposal by no means Japan’s own business By John Lee (ECNS) -- Japan has announced it will release treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean this year. Although Fukushima wastewater disposal affects global marine ecological environment protection and public health, Japan has turned a deaf ear to domestic and international opposition to dumping the contaminated water into the sea, treating the "global" matter as its own business. The Fukushima accident in 2011 had sent large quantities of radiation into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean, causing irreversible damage to the surrounding environment, and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to evacuate the area. South Korea still maintains its import ban on Japanese seafood from areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster. On April 13, 2021, Japan announced it had decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea due to dwindling storage space, with the Japanese government and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. promoting the release plan over the past year. The Japanese government argues that the water treated by an advanced liquid processing system, or ALPS, is safe and drinkable, which is undoubtedly fooling the public. In fact, the treated wastewater still includes a variety of radioactive substances and can’t be recycled once discharged into the sea, which will pose a great threat to marine ecology and ultimately endanger human health in the long run. Therefore, the discharge plan has been strongly opposed in Japan. According to a questionnaire conducted by The Asahi Shimbun, nearly 60 percent of mayors of 42 municipalities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures oppose the discharge plan. The National Fisheries Cooperative Federation of Japan has also repeatedly stated its opposition in public. The Japanese government believes that dumping Fukushima wastewater into the sea is the cheapest and most convenient solution, but neighboring countries and even the whole world will be at risk of nuclear pollution. The Pacific Ocean doesn’t belong to Japan and the wastewater flow along oceanic currents will surely break boundaries and endanger public welfare and the interests of neighboring countries and even the international community. The Korea Economic Daily reported that related research concluded that if contaminated water from Fukushima is released into the ocean, it would only take seven months for the contaminated water to reach the shores of Jeju Island, with the country's aquaculture and tourism suffering considerable losses. According to the calculation of a German marine scientific research institute, radioactive materials will spread to most of the Pacific Ocean within half a year from the date of discharge, and the U.S. and Canada will be affected by nuclear pollution. People in the Pacific region also oppose the discharge plan. As a participant of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Japan has the obligation of protecting the marine environment. However, it hasn’t offered a full and convincing explanation on issues like the legitimacy of the discharge plan, the reliability of data on the nuclear-contaminated water, the efficacy of the treatment system or the uncertainty of environmental impact. Though the IAEA has yet to complete a comprehensive review after three investigations in Japan, the Japanese side has been pushing through the approval process for its discharge plan and even started building facilities for the discharge. It is rather irresponsible for Japan to act against public opinion at home and concerns abroad. The Pacific Ocean is not a private Japanese sewer. The country must seriously heed the voices of the international community and make a reasonable plan for the Fukushima wastewater disposal after full consultation with stakeholders and international agencies. If it only seeks instant interest and insists on discharging the contaminated water into the sea, not only itself, but also its neighboring countries and the entire world will pay for the decision and several generations will be forced to bear the consequence.
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