Excellencies, distinguished officials, ladies and gentlemen,
各位阁下,尊敬的代表们,女生们、先生们,
Good morning!
早上好!
I am Li Bingbing, goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Environment Program. I am pleased to be here today because, like many of you, I deeply care about climate change. And I am keen to see leaders take immediate and ambitious action.
Carbon emissions are at unprecedented levels. Human activity and consumer demand are causing so much devastation, including the illegal trade in wild life, another serious concern of mine.
However, I remain optimistic that this climate summit will be about action and solutions as we pursue our common goals of low carbon economy. We have an expression in Chinese, "有志者事竟成". This means "where there is a will, there is a way".
Young people around the world are so eager to see leaders take action on climate change and asking hard questions. The "Why / Why not" campaign" of "Climate Reality Project" asked the young people to submit additional videos asking those questions for a chance to attend this summit. 2,500 videos were submitted from more than 80 countries. The seven winners are here today. And the film you are about to see highlight some of their questions.