Such decoupling can occur only if we do away with the illusion that pollution is cost-free. We can no longer get away with subsidizing economic growth and standards of living at the expense of the global environment.
我们只有改变污染无须付出代价的观念才能够实现分离。我们无法再以全球环境的代价来换取补贴经济增长和生活水平了。人类人口数量已经太大，无法承受。