各国已经动用了几万亿美元来应对当前的经济困境，加上投资者还有几万亿美元在等候，这就提供了一个在仅仅一年以前还是不可想像的机会，也就是导向一个更为灵巧、使用能源更为高效的解决问题的道路。 这些问题包括气候变化、自然资源贫乏、水资源短缺以及生物多样性的损失。
The trillions of dollars that have been mobilized to address current woes, together with the trillions of investors’ dollars waiting in the wings, represent an opportunity that was unthinkable only 12 months ago: the chance to steer a more resource-efficient and intelligent course that can address problems ranging from climate change and natural-resource scarcity to water shortages and biodiversity loss.