菲利普·里奇斯，国际争端解决律师，国际环境法庭联盟官员。
Philip Riches is an international dispute resolution barrister and a director of ICE Coalition.
在菲利普·里奇斯看来，建立国际环境法庭的提议给中国提供了一个在环境问题上占据道德和外交制高点的良机。
A proposal for an international court for the environment offers China the opportunity to seize the moral and diplomatic high ground on environmental issues, writes Philip Riches.
除非我们可以给出一个在政治上富有吸引力的低碳经济方案，否则没有人会为了别人的问题而采取行动。
Fear of the distant horrors of climate change isn't enough to drive anything more than just political talk and hand-wringing
中国正在尝试利用水交易来解决保证供应公平和避免生态破坏这个双重问题。
China approaches water trading with the twin problems of ensuring equity of supply and avoiding ecological damage
早在40年前，新加坡领导人就意识到一个社会在污染环境中的生活成本要比在清洁环境中高得多。中国也能认识到这一点吗？
Singapore’s leaders realised 40 years ago that it is much more expensive for a society to live in a polluted environment than a clean one
