π Acknowledgement
This essay by George Monbiot, a columnist for The Guardian, is part of his book This Can’t Be Happening, a collection of his writings on environmental issues. It was first published in The Guardian on 20 December 2017 and later posted on the author’s website. We are grateful to Monbiot for allowing us to translate it to Chinese and republish his essay here.
💡 Due to copyright reasons, please check the full original text at The Guardian.