Every country should agree to spend 0.05% of its GDP on low-carbon energy R&amp;D. The total global cost would be 15 times higher than current spending on alternative energy research, yet six times lower than the cost of Kyoto. An agreement of this nature could be the new Kyoto treaty for the world – the principal difference being that this protocol would actually make a difference and stand a good chance of global acceptance.
所有国家都应该同意拿出国内生产总值的0.05%用于低碳能源的研究与开发。这样全球总开支将会比目前的替代能源研究开支高出15倍，即便如此依然比《京都议定书》低6倍之多。如此性质的一份协议将成为全世界新的《京都议定书》——主要的不同是这份协议会真正发挥作用，得到全世界认可的机会也更高。