At Rio+20 we will have to say so, clearly, decisively, and in a way that leads to problem-solving and action, not to bickering and defensiveness. Since politicians follow public opinion rather than lead it, it must be the public itself that demands its own survival, not elected officials who are somehow supposed to save us despite ourselves.
我们必须在里约+20峰会上果断地表述清楚，进而解决问题并采取行动，而不是继续喋喋不休地争吵和自我保护。由于政治家顺应民意而不是领导民意，因此不能指望当选官员在公众不知情的情况下拯救公众，而必须由公众自身明确地提出生存要求。政界没有几个人可以称得上英雄，因此根本不可能等待政治家做出决策。