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The wealthiest ten percent of the global population generates environmental damage amounting to $5.7 trillion annually, according to a landmark study.

根据一项具有里程碑意义的研究，全球最富有的百分之十人口每年造成的环境破坏高达 5.7 万亿美元。

Published by researchers at the University of Oxford and the University of Leiden, the findings underscore how consumption patterns among mega-consumers have reached unprecedented levels.

这项由牛津大学和莱顿大学的研究人员所发表的发现，凸显了超级消费者的消费模式如何达到了前所未有的水平。

The environmental cost now surpasses the gross domestic product of every nation on Earth except the United States and China.

这项环境成本目前已超越了除美国和中国以外，地球上每个国家的国内生产总值。

These mega-consumers are disproportionately concentrated in the global north, with more than half the population of the United States falling into this category.

这些超大型消费者不成比例地集中在北半球，其中美国有一半以上的人口属于这一类别。

In the European Union, approximately forty to forty-five percent of the population qualifies as part of this high-consuming group.

在欧盟，大约有百分之四十至四十五的人口符合资格，被归类为这个高消费群体的一部分。

One researcher involved in the study described the damage tally as utterly extraordinary, emphasizing that the figure eclipses global funding gaps designated for tackling the climate and biodiversity crises.

参与该研究的一位研究人员将损害统计形容为极其惊人，并强调该数字使旨在应对气候和生物多样性危机的全球资金缺口显得微不足道。

The study identified food and energy as the two most destructive categories of consumption.

该项研究指出食品和能源是破坏性最强的两大消费类别。

Red meat consumption emerged as a primary driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss worldwide.

红肉消费已成为全球森林砍伐和生物多样性流失的主要驱动力。

Energy expenditure, encompassing aviation, residential heating and cooling, and the burning of fossil fuels, constituted the other major contributor to climate damage.

能源支出——包括航空、住宅供暖与冷却，以及化石燃料的燃烧——构成了气候破坏的另一个主要因素。

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Were these consumption patterns to persist unchecked, the researchers cautioned, the cumulative toll on planetary ecosystems would prove irreversible.

研究人员警告，若这些消费模式持续不加控制，对地球生态系统造成的累积破坏将被证实是不可逆转的。

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The monetary figure was derived from estimates of the impacts of climate disruption, biodiversity loss, nutrient pollution, and freshwater depletion.

该货币数字是根据对气候破坏、生物多样性流失、营养盐污染和淡水枯竭的影响估算得出的。

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On an individual basis, the average annual environmental damage bill for someone in the global top ten percent ranged from $2,300 to $7,500.

以个人为单位计算，全球前百分之十富裕人口中，每人每年平均造成的环境破坏账单金额落在 2,300 美元至 7,500 美元之间。

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For those residing in the United States, however, the figure soared to between $19,000 and $63,000 per person annually.

然而，对于居住在美国的人来说，该数字飙升至每人每年 19,000 美元至 63,000 美元之间。

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Not only do wealthy nations bear the greatest responsibility, but emerging economies are rapidly closing the gap as well.

富裕国家不仅承担着最大的责任，新兴经济体也正在迅速缩小差距。

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Notably, the average environmental cost attributed to China's top ten percent has already overtaken that of Germany's wealthiest consumers.

值得注意的是，归因于中国前百分之十人口的平均环境成本，已经超越了德国最富裕消费者的环境成本。

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global north

technical term

A term used to refer to wealthier, highly developed countries, typically located in North America, Europe, and parts of Asia and Oceania.

全球北方、发达国家群

解释： 这是一个社会经济学与地缘政治学术语，用来指代世界上经济较发达、科技较先进的国家（不完全受地理上的北半球限制，例如澳大利亚也属于此范畴）。与之相对的是 global south（全球南方/发展中国家）。

范例： Many environmental policies are criticized for placing unfair burdens on the global south while the global north continues to consume the most resources.

fossil fuels

technical term

Natural fuels such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

化石燃料

解释： 指煤炭、石油和天然气等不可再生能源。在讨论环境保护、碳排放和气候变化时，这是一个极为核心的专业术语。

范例： The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is crucial for reducing carbon emissions.

persist unchecked

collocation

To continue to exist or develop without any control, restraint, or prevention.

任其发展、未受控制地持续下去

解释： 由动词 persist（持续）与形容词/副词 unchecked（未受制止的、未受检查的）组合而成。常用于警告某种负面趋势、疾病、破坏或社会问题如果没有人去干预或阻止，将会继续恶化。

范例： If inflation persists unchecked, it could lead to a severe economic recession.

emerging economies

technical term

Nations' economies that are progressing toward becoming advanced, characterized by rapid growth and industrialization.

新兴经济体

解释： 经济学术语，指那些市场正在快速成长、工业化程度不断提高，但尚未完全达到发达国家标准的国家（如中国、印度、巴西等）。

范例： Emerging economies are playing an increasingly important role in global trade and climate negotiations.

‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study finds研究：食品与能源“超级消费者”每年给环境造成5.7万亿美元损失

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