Bush has not obstructed environmental protection
Bush has not obstructed environmental protection
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布什并没有阻挠环境保护
DOI：
10.1038/448749b
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发表时间：
2007
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影响因子：
64.8
通讯作者：
Granta Nakayama
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作者：
Granta Nakayama
SIR-many of the world's most reputable and best-placed scientific organizations，including the American Association for the Advancement of Science，the皇家学会，the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society，已经发布了强有力的和明确的声明，关于世界人口面临的危险，人为气候变化的速度加快。虽然这些声明可以有效地告知公众舆论，从而影响关于这一重要问题的政策，但它们并不是最有力的手段。更有效的方法是让科学组织采取雄心勃勃的高调行动，减少自身对气候变化的贡献。这类活动可以产生重大的宣传效果，并表明各组织正在认真对待气候变化的威胁。它们将发出一个更响亮、更明确的信息，即减排应是优先事项。这些举措虽然必然大胆，但不应损害各组织实现其主要目标的能力。相反，他们应该公开表明，任何组织的环境影响的减少不一定会降低其有效性。一个例子是在科学会议的口头会议上更广泛地采用电视会议设施。另一个可能是引入带有现场音频连接的“虚拟海报会议”。如果实施得当，这些措施实际上会提高会议的有效性，同时减少其对环境的影响。特别是，那些原本不参加的人现在可以参加，这将导致研究成果的传播和本组织成员之间的互动增加。
SIR—Many of the world’s most reputable and best-placed scientific organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Royal Society, the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society, have released strong and unequivocal statements regarding the dangers the world’s population faces as anthropogenic climate change gains pace. Although such statements are effective in informing public opinion and thereby influencing policy on this important issue, they are not the most powerful means available.A more potent approach would be for scientific organizations to make ambitious, high-profile moves to reduce their own contributions to climate change. Such activity could generate significant publicity and demonstrate that the organizations are taking the threat of climate change seriously. They would send a louder, clearer message that emissions reduction should be a priority. Such moves, although necessarily bold, should not impair the organizations’ abilities to achieve their primary aims. Rather, they should publicly demonstrate that reductions in any organization’s environmental impact need not reduce its effectiveness. One example would be the more widespread inclusion of video-conferencing facilities in oral sessions at scientific meetings. Another could be the introduction of ‘virtual poster sessions’ with live audio connections. If well-implemented, such measures would actually increase the effectiveness of a meeting while reducing its environmental impact. In particular, those who would otherwise not attend could now participate, which would lead to an increase both in the dissemination of research findings and in the interaction between members of the organization.