But they found that while we are told to recycle, no government in the western world is advising its citizens to limit their number of offspring.

他们发现，尽管人们被教导要回收利用废品，但是没有一个西方政府提倡其公民节制生育。

The study found that the other three main choices people can make in order to cut the amount of carbon dioxide they produce are to eat less meat, get rid of their car, and fly less.

研究发现，为减少二氧化碳排放，人们可以做的另外三件事是：少吃肉，不开车，少乘飞机。

After analyzing 39 studies and government reports assessing the impact individual lifestyle choices make on reducing CO2 levels, the researchers concluded that many of the ‘green’ activities governments recommend – such as recycling or fitting energy-saving bulbs – only make small reductions.

研究人员分析了39项调查和个人生活方式选择对减少二氧化碳排放影响的政府评估报告后，得出结论：政府提倡的诸如回收利用废品或安装节能灯泡等所谓环保行动，减排效果微乎其微。

Lead author Seth Wynes – who does not have any children – said: ‘There are so many factors that affect the climate impact of personal choices, but bringing all these studies side-by-side gives us confidence we’ve identified actions that make a big difference.

塞思•温斯是该研究报告的第一作者，他本人没有孩子。塞思表示：“个人选择对气候的影响由很多因素构成，但是把这些调查结果罗列起来研究后，我们确信已经找到了能大幅降低碳排放量的行为。”

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