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2、rldhasneverbeenabetterplacetolivein,anditwillkeepongettingbetterbothforhumansandfornature.” Ridleycallshimselfarationaloptimist—rational,becausehe'scarefullyweighedtheevidence;optimistic,becausethatevidenceshowshumanprogresstobebothunavoidableandgood.Andthisiswhathe'ssetouttoprove
3、fromauniquepointofviewinhismostrecentbook,TheRationalOptimist.Heviewsmankindasagrandenterprisethat,onthewhole,hasdonelittlebutprogressfor100,000years.Hebackshisfindingswithhardfactsgatheredthroughyearsofresearch. Here'showheexplainshisviews. 1)Shoppingfuelsinvention Itisreported
4、thattherearemorethantenbilliondifferentproductsforsaleinLondonalone.Evenallowingforthemanypeoplewhostillliveinpoverty,ourowngenerationhasaccesstomorenutritiousfood,moreconvenienttransport,biggerhouses,bettercars,and,ofcourse,morepoundsanddollarsthananywholivedbeforeus.Thiswillconti
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6、er.Takeoneexample.In1800acandleproviding?onehour'slightcostsixhours'work.?Inthe1880sthesamelightfromanoillamptook15minutes'worktopayfor.?In1950itwaseightseconds.Todayit'shalfsecond. 3)Let'snotkillourselvesforclimatechange Mitigating(減輕)climatechangecouldprovejustasdamagingtohuman
7、welfareasclimatechangeitself.?Achildthatdiesfromindoorsmokeinavillage,wheretheuseoffossil??fuel(化石燃料)electricityisforbiddenbywell??meaningmembersofgreenpoliticalmovementstryingtosavetheworld,isjustasgreatatragedyasachildthatdiesinafloodcausedbyclimatechange.Ifclimatechangeprovestob
8、emild,butcuttingcarboncaus
