From previous generations we have inherited the result of decades of industrial growth, energy systems and consumption built on energy sources that are, in the truest sense of the word, unsustainable.
我们从前人那里继承了几十年工业增长、能源系统和建立在能源基础上的消费的结果，这些结果从最根本的意义上讲是不可持续的。