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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.72,0:00:04.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to build\Na weather service for water.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.24,0:00:07.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet, until we collectively\Ndemand accountability,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.63,0:00:10.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the incentives to fund it will not exist.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.80,0:00:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first time I spoke at a conference\Nwas here at TED, eight years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.77,0:00:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fresh out of grad school,\Nlittle did I know
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.08,0:00:20.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that in those few minutes onstage,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.96,0:00:23.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was framing the questions\NI was going to be asked
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.52,0:00:24.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the next decade.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.60,0:00:28.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, like too many 20-somethings,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.14,0:00:30.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I expected to solve\Nthe world's problems --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.64,0:00:33.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more specifically,\Nthe world's water problems --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.41,0:00:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with my technology.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.04,0:00:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had a lot to learn.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.63,0:00:40.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was seductive,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.14,0:00:44.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,believing that our biggest\Nwater quality problems persist
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.49,0:00:46.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they're so hard to identify.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.53,0:00:49.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I presumed
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.22,0:00:54.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we just needed simpler, faster\Nand more affordable sensors.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.07,0:00:56.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.51,0:01:01.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While it's true that\Nmanaging tomorrow's water risk
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.66,0:01:05.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is going to require better data\Nand more technology,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.75,0:01:10.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,today we're barely using\Nthe little water data that we have.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.81,0:01:15.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our biggest water problems persist\Nbecause of what we don't do
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.52,0:01:18.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the problems we fail to acknowledge.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.15,0:01:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's actually little question
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.79,0:01:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about what today's water data\Nis telling us to do as a species:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.66,0:01:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to conserve more,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.47,0:01:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we need to pollute less.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.36,0:01:34.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But today's data is not going to help us\Nforecast the emerging risks
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.71,0:01:36.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,facing businesses and markets.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.95,0:01:40.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's rapidly becoming useless for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.04,0:01:41.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It used to carry more value,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.02,0:01:46.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's never actually told us\Nwith any real accuracy
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.04,0:01:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how much water we have
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.61,0:01:48.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or what's in it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.90,0:01:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's consider the past decade\Nof water usage statistics
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.31,0:01:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from each of the G20 nations.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.56,0:01:59.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, what these numbers do not tell you
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.13,0:02:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that none of these countries\Ndirectly measures how much water they use.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.22,0:02:05.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are all estimates,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.53,0:02:08.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're based on outdated models
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.18,0:02:11.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that don't consider the climate crisis,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.03,0:02:14.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nor do they consider its impact on water.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.04,0:02:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2015, Chennai,\NIndia's sixth-largest city,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.10,0:02:23.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was hit with the worst floods\Nit had seen in a century.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.10,0:02:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, its water reservoirs\Nare nearly dry.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.86,0:02:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It took three years to get here,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.89,0:02:34.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three years of subaverage rainfall.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.23,0:02:38.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, that's faster than most nations\Ntabulate their national water data,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.96,0:02:40.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including the US.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.20,0:02:43.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And although there were forecasts
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.83,0:02:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that predicted severe shortages\Nof water in Chennai,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.09,0:02:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,none of them could actually help us\Npinpoint exactly when or where
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.62,0:02:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this was going to happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.54,0:02:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a new type of water problem,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.60,0:03:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the rate at which\Nevery aspect of our water cycle changes
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.94,0:03:03.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is accelerating.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.39,0:03:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a recent UN warning\Nthis month revealed,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.74,0:03:12.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are now facing one new\Nclimate emergency every single week.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.09,0:03:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are greater uncertainties\Nahead for water quality.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.34,0:03:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's rare in most countries\Nfor most water bodies to be tested
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.16,0:03:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for more than a handful\Nof contaminants in a year.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.04,0:03:27.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead of testing, we use\Nwhat's called the "dilution model"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.22,0:03:28.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to manage pollution.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.01,0:03:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, imagine I took\Nan Olympic-sized swimming pool,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.70,0:03:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I filled it with fresh water\Nand I added one drop of mercury.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.06,0:03:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That would dilute down\Nto one part per billion mercury,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.91,0:03:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is well within what\Nthe World Health Organization
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.50,0:03:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,considers safe.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.06,0:03:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if there was any unforeseen drop\Nin how much water was available --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.30,0:03:52.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less groundwater, less stream flow,\Nless water in the pool --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.24,0:03:54.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less dilution would take place,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.22,0:03:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and things would get more toxic.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.05,0:04:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is how most countries\Nare managing pollution.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.44,0:04:03.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They use this model to tell them\Nhow much pollution is safe.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.15,0:04:06.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it has clear weaknesses,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.30,0:04:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it worked well enough\Nwhen we had abundant water
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.96,0:04:11.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and consistent weather patterns.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.75,0:04:15.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now that we don't, we're going to need\Nto invest and develop
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.81,0:04:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,new data-collection strategies.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.16,0:04:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before we do that, we have to start\Nacting on the data we already have.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.94,0:04:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a jet fuel fire.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.09,0:04:26.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As many of you may be aware,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.95,0:04:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,jet fuel emissions play\Nan enormous role in climate change.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.31,0:04:33.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What you might not be aware of\Nis that the US Department of Defense
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.96,0:04:36.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the world's largest\Nconsumer of jet fuel.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.77,0:04:38.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when they consume jet fuel,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.53,0:04:42.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they mandate the use\Nof the firefighting foam pictured here,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.58,0:04:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which contains a class\Nof chemicals called PFAS.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.83,0:04:49.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nobody uses more of this foam\Nthan the US Department of Defense,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.66,0:04:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and every time it's used, PFAS\Nfinds its way into our water systems.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.58,0:04:59.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Globally, militaries have been using\Nthis foam since the 1970s.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.51,0:05:03.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know PFAS causes cancer, birth defects,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.08,0:05:05.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's now so pervasive\Nin the environment
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.95,0:05:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we seem to find it in nearly\Nevery living thing we test,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.26,0:05:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.07,0:05:17.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But so far, the US Department of Defense\Nhas not been held accountable
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.26,0:05:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for PFAS contamination,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.04,0:05:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nor has it been held liable.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.97,0:05:24.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And although there's an effort underway\Nto phase out these firefighting foams,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.96,0:05:28.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're not embracing safer,\Neffective alternatives.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.49,0:05:31.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're actually using\Nother PFAS molecules,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.35,0:05:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which may, for all we know,\Ncarry worse health consequences.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.97,0:05:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So today, government accountability\Nis eroding to the point of elimination,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.54,0:05:49.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the risk of liability\Nfrom water pollution is vanishing.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.03,0:05:54.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What types of incentives does this create\Nfor investing in our water future?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.19,0:06:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the past decade, the average\Nearly stage global investment
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.94,0:06:03.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in early stage water technology companies
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.39,0:06:06.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has totaled less than\N30 million dollars every year.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.92,0:06:13.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's 0.12 percent of global\Nventure capital for early stage companies.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.04,0:06:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And public spending is not going up\Nnearly fast enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.63,0:06:23.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a closer look at it reveals\Nthat water is not a priority.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.37,0:06:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2014, the US federal government\Nwas spending 11 dollars per citizen
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.80,0:06:31.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on water infrastructure,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.72,0:06:35.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,versus 251 dollars on IT infrastructure.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.48,0:06:39.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when we don't use the data we have,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.82,0:06:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don't encourage investment\Nin new technologies,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.48,0:06:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don't encourage more data collection
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.67,0:06:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we certainly don't encourage\Ninvestment in securing a water future.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.82,0:06:52.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So are we doomed?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.48,0:06:55.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Part of what I'm still learning
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.21,0:07:00.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is how to balance the doom\Nand the urgency with things we can do,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.36,0:07:03.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because Greta Thunberg\Nand the Extinction Rebellion
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.21,0:07:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't want our hope --\Nthey want us to act.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.39,0:07:06.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what can we do?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.87,0:07:12.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's hard to imagine life\Nwithout a weather service,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.81,0:07:15.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but before modern weather forecasting,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.14,0:07:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we had no commercial air travel,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.22,0:07:21.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was common for ships to be lost at sea,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.11,0:07:24.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a single storm could produce\Na food shortage.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.46,0:07:27.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once we had radio and telegraph networks,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.92,0:07:31.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all that was necessary\Nto solve these problems
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.25,0:07:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was tracking the movement of storms.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.70,0:07:39.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that laid the foundation\Nfor a global data collection effort,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.11,0:07:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one that every household\Nand every business depends upon today.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.99,0:07:47.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this was as much the result of\Ncoordinated and consistent data collection
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.75,0:07:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as it was the result of producing\Na culture that saw greater value
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.18,0:07:58.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in openly assessing and sharing everything\Nthat it could find out and discover
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.05,0:08:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the risks we face.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.11,0:08:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A global weather service for water\Nwould help us forecast water shortages.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.77,0:08:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could help us implement rationing\Nwell before reservoirs run dry.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.94,0:08:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could help us detect\Ncontamination before it spreads.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.22,0:08:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could protect our supply chains,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.62,0:08:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,secure our food supplies,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.50,0:08:21.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, perhaps most importantly,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.17,0:08:24.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would enable\Nthe precise estimation of risk
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.64,0:08:27.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,necessary to insure against it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.06,0:08:31.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know we can do this because\Nwe've already done it with weather.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.28,0:08:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's going to require resources.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.68,0:08:37.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to encourage\Ngreater investment in water.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.51,0:08:39.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Investors, venture capitalists:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.65,0:08:43.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a portion of your funds and portfolios\Nshould be dedicated to water.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.72,0:08:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nothing is more valuable
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.28,0:08:49.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, after all, businesses are going\Nto need to understand water risks
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.08,0:08:52.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to remain competitive\Nin the world we are entering.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.22,0:08:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aside from venture capital,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.48,0:08:58.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are also lots of promising\Ngovernment programs
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.78,0:09:02.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that encourage economic development\Nthrough tax incentives.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.66,0:09:05.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A new option in the US\Nthat my company is using
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.52,0:09:07.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is called "opportunity zones."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.65,0:09:11.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They offer favorable tax treatment\Nfor investing capital gains
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.58,0:09:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in designated distressed\Nand low-income areas.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.94,0:09:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, these are areas
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.76,0:09:19.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are also facing\Nstaggering water risk,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.40,0:09:22.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so this creates crucial incentives\Nto work directly with the communities
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.98,0:09:24.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who need help most.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.78,0:09:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you're not looking\Nto make this type of investment
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.13,0:09:30.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you own land in the US,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.68,0:09:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did you know that\Nyou can leverage your land
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.26,0:09:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to conserve water quality permanently
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.20,0:09:39.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a conservation easement?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.24,0:09:42.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can assign the perpetual right\Nto a local land trust
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.88,0:09:44.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to conserve your land
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.51,0:09:46.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and set specific water quality goals.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.47,0:09:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you meet those goals,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.20,0:09:52.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can be rewarded with\Na substantial tax discount every year.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.44,0:09:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many areas could\Nour global community protect
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.87,0:10:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through these and other programs?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.44,0:10:05.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're powerful because they offer\Nthe access to real property
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.94,0:10:10.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,necessary to lay the foundation\Nfor a global weather service for water.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.02,0:10:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this can only work if we use\Nthese programs as they are intended
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.78,0:10:20.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not as mere vehicles for tax evasion.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.07,0:10:23.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the conservation easement\Nwas established,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.36,0:10:26.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nobody could anticipate how ingrained\Nin environmental movements
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.64,0:10:28.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,corporate polluters would become.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.94,0:10:33.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we've become accustomed to companies\Ntalking about the climate crisis
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.68,0:10:36.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while doing nothing about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.74,0:10:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has undermined the legacy\Nand the impact of these programs,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.40,0:10:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it also makes them\Nripe for reclamation.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.11,0:10:48.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why not use conservation easements\Nas they were intended,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.23,0:10:52.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to set and reach\Nambitious conservation goals?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.60,0:10:56.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why not create opportunities\Nin opportunity zones?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.46,0:11:01.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because fundamentally,\Nwater security requires accountability.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.44,0:11:08.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Accountability is not corporate polluters\Nsponsoring environmental groups
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.19,0:11:09.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and museums.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.02,0:11:12.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are conflicts of interest.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.08,0:11:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.13,0:11:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Accountability is:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.14,0:11:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making the risk of liability too expensive
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.43,0:11:28.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to continue polluting\Nand wasting our water.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.43,0:11:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can't keep settling for words.\NIt's time to act.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.23,0:11:35.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And where better to start\Nthan with our biggest polluters,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.72,0:11:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particularly the US Department\Nof Defense, which is taxpayer-funded.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.83,0:11:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who and what are we protecting\Nwhen US soldiers, their families
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.52,0:11:48.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the people who live near\NUS military bases abroad
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.04,0:11:50.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are all drinking toxic water?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.88,0:11:55.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Global security can no longer remain\Nat odds with protecting our planet
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.35,0:11:56.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or our collective health.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.81,0:11:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our survival depends on it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.40,0:12:00.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Similarly,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.18,0:12:05.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,agriculture in most countries\Ndepends on taxpayer-funded subsidies
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.08,0:12:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are paid to farmers to secure\Nand stabilize food supplies.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.04,0:12:14.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These incentives are\Na crucial leverage point for us,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.44,0:12:18.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because agriculture is responsible\Nfor consuming 70 percent
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.100,0:12:21.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of all the water we use every year.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.06,0:12:24.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fertilizer and pesticide runoff
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.74,0:12:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are the two biggest sources\Nof water pollution.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.46,0:12:31.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's restructure these subsidies\Nto demand better water efficiency
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.25,0:12:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and less pollution.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.100,0:12:38.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.74,0:12:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally:
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.22,0:12:41.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can't expect progress
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.72,0:12:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we're unwilling to confront\Nthe conflicts of interest
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.62,0:12:46.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that suppress science,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.50,0:12:48.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that undermine innovation
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.47,0:12:50.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that discourage transparency.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.96,0:12:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is in the public interest
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.78,0:12:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to measure and to share everything\Nwe can learn and discover
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.75,0:12:59.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the risks we face in water.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.88,0:13:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reality does not exist\Nuntil it's measured.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.48,0:13:07.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't just take\Ntechnology to measure it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.30,0:13:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It takes our collective will.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.20,0:13:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.56,0:13:15.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)