This year, record temperatures around the world were more than 40 degrees Celsius, sparking the breakout of many wildfires. In Japan, record-breaking hot days continued from June.
Furthermore, torrential rains caused f looding while rivers and lakes dried up.
In 2006, the American movie “An Inconvenient Truth,” pointing out the horrors of abnormal weather caused by global warming, was screened to sound an alarm to the world.
Prior to that, in 1997, the Kyoto Protocol was enacted to establish an international framework for combating the threat of climate change.
In 2016, the United States and China, the largest greenhouse gas emitters, agreed to the protocol. But then TRUMP, a global warming skeptic, became the president of the United States and announced the withdrawal from the agreement.
Global warming was an inconvenient topic for the Trump administration, which advocates for a resurgence of manufacturing. Due to this, it was reported that he had a number of pseudoscientists tell the public that global warming was not credible.
7. Regardless of its credibility, President-elect BIDEN announced his intention to return to the agreement shortly after taking office.
Amidst issues of global warming, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine occurred in February of this year. In Japan,due to energy shortages, the re-use of nuclear power plants is about to begin, despite the risks involved.
With neither global warming nor the threat of viruses subsiding, the people, who seek to cling to immediate gains, and the politicians, who seek to exploit the public mind under the mask of justice, continue to have a history that is as sterile as ever.
( From November issue, 2022 / 2022年11月号より)
世界各地で
sekai’kakuchi de
around the world
気温が
kionn ga
temperatures
40度
yonnjuu do
forty degrees
記録し、
kiroku shi,
record were
山火事
yama’kaji
(many) wildfires
発生しました。
hassei shi mashita.
sparking the breakout
記録的な
kiroku’teki na
record-breaking
猛暑日が
mousho’bi ga
hot days
続きました。
tsuduki mashita.
continued
集中豪雨で
shuuchuu’gouu de
torrential rains
発生しました。
hassei shi mashita.
caused
地球温暖化
chikyuu’onndann’ka
global warming
異常気象
ijou’kishou
abnormal weather
恐ろしさを
osoroshisa wo
the horrors
指摘する
shiteki suru
pointing out
アメリカ映画
amerika eiga
the American movie
「不都合な真実」が
“futsugou na shinnjitsu” ga
An Inconvenient Truth
上映され、
jouei sare,
was screened
警鐘を
keishou wo
an alarm
鳴らしたのは
narashita noha
to sound
2006年でした。
nisenn roku nenn deshita.
in two thousand six [year]
1997年
senn kyuuhyaku kyuujuu nana nenn
nineteen ninety-seven [year]
気候変動
kikou’henndou
climate change
脅威対策
kyoui’taisaku
combating the threat
国際的枠組みを
kokusai’teki’wakugumi wo
an international framework
京都議定書が
kyouto gitei’sho ga
the Kyoto Protocol
成立しました。
seiritsu shi mashita.
was enacted
2016年
nisenn juu roku nenn
two thousand sixteen [year]
温室効果ガス
onnshitsu’kouka’gasu
greenhouse gas
大排出国の
dai’haishutsu’koku no
the largest emitters
アメリカ
amerika
the United States
協定
kyoutei
the protocol
同意します。
doui shi masu.
agreed
地球温暖化に
chikyuu’onndann’ka ni
global warming
懐疑的な
kaigi’teki na
a skeptic
トランプが
torannpu ga
(then) Trump
アメリカ大統領に
amerika daitouryou ni
the president of the United States
協定
kyoutei
the agreement
離脱を
ridatsu wo
the withdrawal
表明しました。
hyoumei shi mashita.
announced
温暖化は、
onndann’ka ha,
global warming
製造業
seizou’gyou
manufacturing
復活
fukkatsu
a resurgence
唱える
tonaeru
which advocates
トランプ政権
torannpu seikenn
the Trump administration
不都合な出来事
fu’tsugou na dekigoto
an inconvenient topic
に関して、
ni kannshite,
due to
疑似科学者に、
giji’kagaku’sha ni,
pseudoscientists
温暖化に
onndann’ka ni
global warming
信ぴょう性は
shinnpyou’sei ha
credible
語らせた
kataraseta
he had (tell the public)
報道もありました。
houdou mo ari mashita.
it was reported
信ぴょう性
shinnpyou’sei
credibility
ともかく、
tomokaku,
regardless
次のバイデン大統領は、
tsugi no baidenn daitouryou ha,
President-elect Biden
就任直後に
shuuninn’chokugo ni
shortly after taking office
協定復帰を
kyoutei’fukki wo
his intention to return to the agreement
表明しました。
hyoumei shi mashita.
announced
温暖化が進む
onndann’ka ga susumu
issues of global warming
ロシアによる
roshia ni yoru
Russia's
ウクライナ侵攻が
ukuraina shinnkou ga
invasion of Ukraine
起きました。
okori mashita.
occurred
エネルギー不足
enerugi-’busoku
energy shortages
にもかかわらず
nimo kakawarazu
despite
原発
gennpatsu
nuclear power plants
再使用が
sai’shiyou ga
the re-use
始まろうとしています。
hajimarou to shite i masu.
is about to begin
温暖化
onndann’ka
global warming
脅威も
kyoui mo
the threat
収まらないまま、
osamara nai mama,
with neither subsiding
すがろうとする
sugarou to suru
who seek to cling
民衆
minnshuu
the people
仮面をつけて
kamenn wo tsukete
under the mask
民衆の
minnshuu no
public
利用しようとする
riyou shiyou to suru
who seek to exploit
政治家は、
seiji’ka ha,
the politicians
相変わらず
aikawarazu
as ever
不毛な
fumou na
that is as sterile
歴史を歩んでいます。
rekishi wo ayunnde i masu.
continue to have a history