As German environmental policymakers grappled with the effects of air pollution on aquatic and forest ecosystems, commonly known as acid rain, in the 1970s, they articulated a new principle in their planning for environmental protection. The term is vorsogeprinzip, which can be translated as foresight principle, or responsibility principle. It was originally used as a principle to guide deliberate planning. For the purposes of this lesson, it is translated as responsibility principle.

Timor-LesteappreciatesthepreparatoryprocessundertakenandlooksforwardforaproductiveoutcomeofCOP26forgeneratinginternationalcooperationtoscaleupglobaleffortstofulfillingourobligationsundertheParisAgreementtoprotectourplanetforcurrentandfuturegenerationbasedoncommonbutdifferentiatedresponsibilities

Mr President, I have concentrated my statement at this year’s assembly on the COVID-19 pandemic and Climate Change because they are the two overarching issues that confrontmankind.Dealing with them successfully is what will give future generations a chance to live in peace, prosperity and safety.Those generations are our children and grandchildren.So what future do we want for them?Should we not act to give them the glorious future we want for them, and that they deserve?We certainly should

No country acting alone can move the needle. But if we work together, we can make a substantial impact. If we fail, the consequences will be calamitous for every country and for all humanity.

We are morally obligated to those who have lost their lives to the calamitous climate and biodiversity crises. We are accountable to those who face constant existential threats. And we owe it to future generations to find lasting solutions to protect this planet

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And our grandchildren will know that we are the culpritsand that we were warnedand they will know that it was this generation that came centre stageto speak and act on behalf of posterityand that we missed our cueand they will ask what kind of people we were to be so selfish and so short sighted.

We have a historical responsibility to leave a better world than the one we find, but this is only possible if we take seriously the global transition towards a new ecological, sustainable, inclusive and equitable production model, in line with the sustainable development goals of the 2030 Agenda.

La historia, nuestros hijos, nuestros nietos y los que vendrán, nos juzgarán no por nuestras buenas intenciones, sino que por nuestras actitudes, acciones y resultados frente a este desafío

una misión a cumplir y una responsabilidad con esas generaciones futuras

ulgariawelcomesthereportoftheSecretary-General“OurCommonAgenda”.Weespeciallycommendthefactthatitisfuture-orientedwithastrongfocusonyouth,sincethedecisionstakentodaywillshapelifeoffuturegenerations.

However, to go beyond that and fight for our future and the future of our youth and children, the human will must set a course of action,not mere wordsor callsto action, but concrete commitments, with responsibilities and quantifiable changes in their impact, and qualitative ones intheir ethics

work for the common future of present and coming generations.

52La juventud necesita una visión de esperanza para el futuro. Una investigación realizada recientemente en diez países ha demostrado que la mayoría de los jóvenes sufre altos niveles de ansiedad y angustia por el estado de nuestro planeta.Un 60% de sus futuros votantes se sienten traicionados por sus gobiernos.

Los jóvenes necesitan algo más que apoyo. Necesitan tener un asiento en la mesa. Por ello, nombraré un Enviado Especial para las Generaciones Futuras y crearé la Oficina de la Juventud de las Naciones Unidas. Y las contribuciones de los jóvenes serán fundamentales en la Cumbre del Futuro, tal y como queda recogido en Nuestra Agenda Común.

Los jóvenes heredarán las consecuencias de nuestras decisiones, buenas y malas. Al mismo tiempo, se espera que nazcan 10.900 millones de personas antes de que termine el siglo. Necesitamos sus talentos, ideas y energías. Nuestra Agenda Común propone la celebración,el año que viene, de una Cumbre para la Transformación de la Educación con el fin de abordar la crisis del aprendizaje y ampliar las oportunidades al alcancede los 1.800 millones de jóvenes de hoy.

En sexto lugar, y por último, tenemos que salvar la brecha entre generaciones.

We need to strengthen global governance. We need to focus on the future. We need to renew the social contract. We need to ensure a United Nationsfit for a new era.

We face a moment of truth. Now is the time to deliver. Now is the time torestore trust. Now is the time toinspire hope. And I dohave hope.