If we really want a sustainable future for all of humanity and our planet, we shouldn’t plunge ourselves back into darkness. Tackling climate change by turning off the lights and eating dinner by candlelight smacks of the “let them eat cake” approach to the world’s problems that appeals only to well-electrified, comfortable elites.
如果当真希望为人类和地球创造可持续的未来，我们就不应该重新投身到黑暗之中。用关灯享受烛光晚餐的做法应对气候变化有点“让他们吃蛋糕”的味道，仅仅适用于供电充足、生活舒适的精英人群。