国际英语资讯:UN chief asks banking sector to invest in climate action
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 22-- <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disinvest">disinvest</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Principles">Principles</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Responsible">Responsible</span> <span word="Banking">Banking</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>, <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>, <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="and">and</span> (<span word="economies">economies</span>)," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span>.</p><p><span word="Given">Given</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="renewable">renewable</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="angle">angle</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Place">Place</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="bets">bets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="future">future</span>."</p><p>"<span word="To">To</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="align">align</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sustainable">Sustainable</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Goals">Goals</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="exceeding">exceeding</span> 300 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 2-3 <span word="trillion">trillion</span>-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sustainable">Sustainable</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Goals">Goals</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="minuscule">minuscule</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="women">women</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lifeblood">lifeblood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
页:
[1]