But oil prices do not reflect the true costs of fossil-fuel consumption. Beyond the economic and human costs of wars fought to maintain reliable oil supplies are the tremendous costs – which are set to rise substantially in the coming years – associated with human-induced climate change.
但石油价格并不反映化石燃料消费的真实成本。除为确保可靠石油供应而发动战争的经济和人力成本外还有与人类活动引起气候变化相关的重大成本——今后若干年内此类成本一定会大幅提高。