This endless search for the true locus of responsibility (both causal and remedial) is not restricted to the realm of climate change. In a globalized world, for example, citizens of nation-states might wonder (as many have) why a financial crisis a hemisphere away causes their countries’ banks to collapse abruptly.
没完没了地追究责任的真正元凶（不管是肇事责任还是补救责任）并不是气候变化领域独有的现象。比如，在全球化的世界中，民族国家的公民可能会困惑（许多人确实如此），为何半个地球之外的金融危机会让他们国家的银行突然间倒闭。