They asked themselves a question: If economics could make such a convincing case for early action on climate change, well why can't the same be done for conservation?
他们提出了这样一个问题： 如果从经济学角度考虑问题 能够说服人们在气候变化的初期采取相应措施， 那么在谈论气候问题时引进经济学作为考虑因素能不能达到同样效果呢？