從 COP15 到 COP31：我們依然需要一場系統性的綠色變革

由Gemini 撰寫 改寫 

給 COP31 全球代表與公民社會的公開信

面對日益加劇的氣候危機、極端氣候災難、生物多樣性崩潰與資源過度掠奪，我們必須直面問題的核心：以無限經濟成長與利潤為導向的資本主義體制，無法解決它自己所創造的危機。 如同愛因斯坦所言：「我們不能用製造問題時的同一水平思維來解決問題。」

過去數十年來，將大氣與自然資源商品化的「碳交易」、「碳抵銷」與單純仰賴技術市場化的方案，已被證明無法及時遏止全球暖化。我們需要的不是小修小補的綠色洗白，而是一場以生態保育與世代正義為中心的系統性變革（Systemic Transformation）。

我們呼籲 COP31 各方代表與全球公民，重視以下六大變革方向：

1. 擺脫市場教條，回歸生活步調的根本轉型

氣候危機本質上是關於「時間」與「存在方式」的選擇。將氣候問題簡化為碳價交易，讓大型企業買賣排放權，只是將大自然進一步納入市場殖民。我們需要碳市場以外的非市場機制（Non-Market Approaches），透過減慢現代文明過度運轉的步調、推動「慢活」與社區轉型，讓每個人都能真正參與減碳與生活變革。

2. 反思 AI 與高耗能科技：技術不應加劇地球負擔

在盲目追逐人工智慧（AI）與數位化轉型的當下，我們必須清醒地認識到：龐大的算力中心、數據中心與晶片製造，正帶來前所未有的高耗能、高耗水與電子廢棄物危機。若 AI 的發展僅是為了服務資本市場的無限擴張、刺激更多過度消費，甚至耗盡綠能資源，那這並非技術進步，而是生態災難。技術的研發與應用應受到嚴格的生態倫理監管，優先用於氣候監測、生態復育與資源循環，而非無止境的商業擴張。

3. 重塑曆法與生活節奏，尊重生態多樣性

現行以高強度生產為導向的作息制度，留給自然界復育與繁衍的時間過於匱乏。我們應尊重各在地社群的傳統文化與生態曆法，將生態網絡與多元文化結合，給予非人類生命足夠的時間與空間休養生息。

4. 以「縮短工時」作為氣候減害工具（去成長與氣候罷工）

生活模式與工作時間是控制碳排放最直接的變數。推動縮短工時（如週休三日/四日）、全球性的「休養生息期」或氣候罷工，能立即降低過度的生產、消費與能源消耗。相較於轉型新技術漫長的溝通與商業化進程，調整工時與降低消費是公民與社區即刻就能採行的減碳行動。

5. 建構全球尺度的跨國生態保護網

原始森林與海洋是全人類與地球生命的公共財，絕非各國政府或財團競爭開發的資源。我們主張以「生態社群」超越傳統「民族國家」的邊界意識，沿著國界與重要棲地劃設國際生態保護區，給予野生動物與整體生態系統完整的生存空間。

6. 反思貨幣制度，終結無限膨脹的資本擴張

驅動人類無止境掠奪資源的根源之一，在於以「利息」與「無限增長」為核心的貨幣體系。我們需要重新設計能反映生態價值的綠色經濟制度，扭轉貨幣像病毒般不斷擴張並殖民自然界的現狀。

7. 簽署《氣候和平公約》，將軍費全面轉向氣候調適

真正的安全不取決於軍備規模，而取決於我們能否在地球限度內和平共存。全球應推動《氣候和平公約》，要求各國（特別是軍費大國與碳排大國）同步削減軍事預算，將原本用於槍砲、戰機與軍備的資源，轉移至氣候災難救助、生態復育與永續城市建設。軍事與國防領域必須納入氣候責任與監督範疇。

結語： 氣候危機的威脅遠大於地緣政治的競爭。我們需要的是勇氣與想像力，去建立一個擺脫極限開發、尊重生命邊界、讓人類與地球共榮的綠色未來。

From COP15 to COP31: We Still Need a Systemic Green Transformation

An Open Letter to the COP31 Delegates and Global Civil Society

In the face of the intensifying climate crisis, extreme weather disasters, biodiversity collapse, and endless resource exploitation, we must directly confront the root cause: a capitalist system driven by infinite economic growth and profit cannot solve the crisis it created. As Albert Einstein famously stated, "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."

Over the past decades, market-driven mechanisms such as carbon trading, carbon offsets, and purely technological solutions have proven insufficient to halt global warming. What we need is not greenwashing or incremental tweaks, but a Systemic Transformation centered on ecological conservation and intergenerational justice.

We call on the COP31 delegates and global civil society to consider six fundamental shifts:

1. Beyond Market Dogma: Slowing Down the Pace of Civilization

The climate crisis is fundamentally a question of time and our way of existence. Reducing climate action to carbon pricing and allowing corporations to trade emissions rights is merely extending market colonization over nature. We need non-market approaches that slow the relentless pace of modern life, foster "slow living," and empower individuals to actively participate in climate solutions outside the carbon market.

2. Rethinking AI and High-Energy Technologies: Tech Must Not Burden the Earth

Amid the uncritical rush toward Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digitalization, we must confront a stark reality: massive data centers, computation power, and chip manufacturing are driving unprecedented energy consumption, water depletion, and e-waste. If AI development primarily serves infinite market expansion, fuels overconsumption, and drains renewable energy grids, it represents an ecological catastrophe rather than progress. Technology must be governed by strict ecological ethics, prioritizing climate monitoring, ecosystem restoration, and resource circulation over reckless commercial growth.

3. Reimagining Calendars and Ecological Diversity

Our current production-oriented calendar leaves little room for non-human life to thrive and regenerate. We must honor local traditional ecological calendars and integrate natural cycles into our societies, giving ecosystems the time and space required to heal.

4. Reduced Working Hours as a Climate Mitigation Tool (Degrowth & Climate Strikes)

Work hours and consumption patterns directly dictate greenhouse gas emissions. Promoting shorter workweeks (e.g., a 4-day workweek), global sabbatical periods, or climate strikes offers immediate reductions in overproduction, consumption, and energy use—delivering rapid climate results where slow-moving commercial technology cannot.

5. Global Habitat Protection Networks

Primary forests and oceans are global commons, not resources for national or corporate exploitation. We advocate replacing traditional nation-state boundaries with "ecological communities," establishing international protection corridors along national borders to preserve Earth's biodiversity.

6. Rethinking the Monetary System and Debt-Driven Growth

The endless impulse to turn nature into commodities stems from a monetary system built on interest and perpetual expansion. We must design green economic frameworks that reflect true ecological value and end the viral expansion of financial capital over the biosphere.

7. A Climate Peace Pact: Diverting Military Budgets to Climate Action

True security is not measured by military power, but by living peacefully within Earth's ecological boundaries. Nations—especially major military powers and historical emitters—must adopt a Climate Peace Pact, reallocating military expenditures toward climate disaster relief, ecological restoration, and sustainable urban transformation.

Conclusion: The threat of climate change far outweighs geopolitical rivalries. We need the courage and imagination to build a green future that respects ecological limits and allows humanity and nature to thrive together.