0:00:00.039,0:00:02.011 [Citizens of the world] 0:00:02.035,0:00:05.146 [We face a global crisis[br]of unprecedented scale] 0:00:05.170,0:00:07.529 [Please stand by for a message from ... ] 0:00:07.553,0:00:10.746 [the Secretary-General of [br]the United Nations António Guterres] 0:00:10.746,0:00:14.889 The climate emergency[br]is the defining crisis of our time. 0:00:14.913,0:00:17.970 We are in a race against time,[br]and we are losing. 0:00:18.294,0:00:22.009 There is a growing tide of impatience,[br]especially among young people, 0:00:22.033,0:00:23.761 with global inaction. 0:00:23.785,0:00:25.697 We need more ambition from all: 0:00:25.721,0:00:29.850 governments, cities, businesses,[br]investors and people everywhere. 0:00:30.319,0:00:33.636 So I'm pleased you are[br]launching TED Countdown. 0:00:33.660,0:00:36.708 Your influence and ideas[br]can help accelerate momentum 0:00:36.732,0:00:39.387 for a carbon-neutral world by 2050. 0:00:39.836,0:00:43.656 That is the only way to avert[br]the worst impacts of global heating. 0:00:44.074,0:00:47.089 We have the tools, the science[br]and the resources. 0:00:47.526,0:00:51.486 Let us now get into this race[br]with political will and energy. 0:00:51.963,0:00:55.796 To do anything less will be a betrayal[br]of our entire human family 0:00:55.820,0:00:57.669 and generations to come. 0:00:57.693,0:00:58.843 Thank you. 0:00:59.487,0:01:01.183 Announcer: And now, please welcome 0:01:01.207,0:01:03.666 one of the architects[br]of the Paris Climate Agreement 0:01:03.690,0:01:04.849 Christiana Figueres 0:01:04.873,0:01:06.898 and the head of TED, Chris Anderson. 0:01:06.922,0:01:13.922 (Applause) 0:01:14.982,0:01:16.776 Chris Anderson: Welcome, welcome. 0:01:17.540,0:01:20.938 Something remarkable[br]is going to happen in the next hour. 0:01:21.851,0:01:24.486 The world's single[br]most alarming challenge, 0:01:24.510,0:01:26.204 which looks something like this ... 0:01:29.271,0:01:30.817 is about to go head-to-head 0:01:30.841,0:01:33.522 with some of the world's[br]most amazing minds 0:01:33.546,0:01:35.395 and courageous hearts, 0:01:35.419,0:01:37.734 which look something like you. 0:01:38.434,0:01:41.950 The extraordinary audience we have[br]here in New York and around the world. 0:01:41.974,0:01:45.307 Christiana, it's quite the crowd[br]we get to hang out with this morning. 0:01:45.331,0:01:47.387 Christiana Figueres:[br]It sure is, no kidding. 0:01:47.411,0:01:49.736 It's a good thing[br]that everyone is here together, 0:01:49.760,0:01:53.475 because actually, this initiative[br]that we're just about to launch 0:01:53.499,0:01:55.752 needs everyone to participate. 0:01:56.173,0:01:58.240 And here it is. 0:01:58.881,0:02:00.031 Countdown. 0:02:00.358,0:02:04.191 CA: Countdown is a global initiative[br]to cut greenhouse gas emissions. 0:02:04.215,0:02:07.334 It's seeking bold solutions[br]in five big areas, 0:02:07.358,0:02:08.984 imagining what could be achieved 0:02:09.008,0:02:13.656 if different groups broke out[br]of their silos and acted together. 0:02:14.133,0:02:18.044 Starting today, you can go to[br]countdown.ted.com 0:02:18.068,0:02:20.335 and sign up to join the Countdown. 0:02:21.163,0:02:22.893 Early in 2020, 0:02:22.917,0:02:25.028 we'll be sharing plans[br]on how you can connect 0:02:25.052,0:02:27.594 with others in your company,[br]your city or your school 0:02:27.618,0:02:29.256 to engage in this issue. 0:02:30.442,0:02:32.347 It's all leading up to global gatherings 0:02:32.371,0:02:35.156 on 10.10.2020. 0:02:35.180,0:02:38.220 Everyone in the world[br]is invited to participate. 0:02:38.244,0:02:39.418 CF: And so that's why, 0:02:39.442,0:02:42.951 although I've been part[br]of many initiatives along the years, 0:02:42.975,0:02:44.903 I'm really excited about this one. 0:02:44.927,0:02:49.401 Because Countdown[br]is an invitation to everyone, everyone, 0:02:49.425,0:02:51.828 to play their part in saving our planet 0:02:51.852,0:02:55.447 and creating an exciting future. 0:02:55.471,0:02:57.526 Politicians and citizens, 0:02:57.879,0:03:00.149 CEOs and their customers, 0:03:00.173,0:03:03.069 their employees, their investors, 0:03:03.093,0:03:05.244 old and young, 0:03:05.268,0:03:06.593 north and south. 0:03:06.617,0:03:08.926 CA: (Laughs) I see what you did there. 0:03:08.950,0:03:10.586 (Laughter) 0:03:10.982,0:03:13.782 But look, our goal is not to plunge in 0:03:13.806,0:03:15.671 with something new that is competitive 0:03:15.695,0:03:18.703 with the amazing initiatives[br]already out there. 0:03:18.727,0:03:19.877 No. 0:03:19.901,0:03:24.696 It's to identify the best solutions[br]that have already been worked on, 0:03:24.720,0:03:28.101 to cross-fertilize them, to amplify them 0:03:28.125,0:03:29.942 and then activate them 0:03:29.966,0:03:32.886 by bringing together[br]these different groups. 0:03:33.490,0:03:34.697 CF: And if that happens, 0:03:34.721,0:03:38.355 we believe there is a way out[br]of the climate crisis. 0:03:38.379,0:03:40.006 That's what we want to facilitate. 0:03:40.030,0:03:41.790 But now, Chris, question: 0:03:42.815,0:03:46.505 Why are you and TED[br]interested in participating 0:03:46.529,0:03:49.713 and actually activating[br]the climate agenda, 0:03:49.737,0:03:53.370 when I thought you were[br]all about spreading ideas? 0:03:53.394,0:03:57.498 CA: Well, indeed, that has been[br]our focused mission for the last 15 years, 0:03:57.522,0:03:58.988 Ideas Worth Spreading. 0:04:00.022,0:04:01.268 But last summer, 0:04:01.292,0:04:04.450 we concluded that the urgency[br]of some issues, 0:04:04.474,0:04:06.014 and especially climate, 0:04:06.038,0:04:09.014 demanded that we try to do more[br]than just spread ideas, 0:04:09.038,0:04:11.910 that we actually try to activate them. 0:04:12.530,0:04:15.839 Now, we're just a relatively[br]small nonprofit -- 0:04:15.863,0:04:20.172 that would not amount to anything[br]if we fail to bring other people on board. 0:04:20.196,0:04:22.895 But the amazing thing[br]is that that has happened. 0:04:22.919,0:04:27.799 Everyone we've spoken to about this[br]has got excited about participating. 0:04:28.284,0:04:32.389 And one of the key moments, frankly,[br]was when you came on board, Christiana. 0:04:32.413,0:04:36.540 I mean, you were key[br]to the Paris Agreement. 0:04:36.564,0:04:39.905 And the world was stunned[br]at the consensus that emerged there. 0:04:39.929,0:04:43.012 What was the key to creating[br]that consensus? 0:04:43.036,0:04:48.203 CF: I would say it was to really challenge[br]and change people's assumption 0:04:48.227,0:04:53.101 about what is possible[br]if we set a shared intention 0:04:53.125,0:04:57.394 and then collectively[br]pursue it and achieve it. 0:04:57.736,0:05:01.617 So our mantra then, and continues to be: 0:05:01.641,0:05:04.728 "Impossible is not a fact, 0:05:04.752,0:05:06.331 it's an attitude." 0:05:06.649,0:05:08.339 In fact, only an attitude, 0:05:08.363,0:05:10.763 and that is something we can change. 0:05:11.410,0:05:14.626 CA: Well, that mantra, certainly,[br]we're going to have to hold onto 0:05:14.650,0:05:15.824 in the months ahead, 0:05:15.848,0:05:19.250 because the scientific consensus[br]is actually worsening. 0:05:19.989,0:05:21.910 For a quick report from the front lines, 0:05:21.934,0:05:24.373 here's the head[br]of the thousands of scientists 0:05:24.397,0:05:27.909 who make up the IPCC, Dr. Hoesung Lee. 0:05:29.795,0:05:33.446 (Video) Hoesung Lee: We recently released[br]three special reports 0:05:33.470,0:05:38.352 that show the damage and risks[br]of past and future climate change. 0:05:38.376,0:05:41.291 They also show that stabilizing climate 0:05:41.315,0:05:44.522 would imply a drastic reduction[br]in greenhouse gas emissions 0:05:44.546,0:05:45.696 in the near term. 0:05:46.062,0:05:49.863 Society will have to go[br]through unprecedented changes 0:05:49.887,0:05:51.087 to meet this goal. 0:05:51.442,0:05:54.752 Even limiting warming[br]to 1.5 degrees Celsius 0:05:54.776,0:05:57.870 will bring more extreme weather, 0:05:58.403,0:06:00.093 rising sea levels 0:06:00.117,0:06:02.966 and water shortages in some regions, 0:06:02.990,0:06:06.362 and threats to food security[br]and biodiversity. 0:06:06.386,0:06:10.595 Higher temperature will bring[br]more of these damages, 0:06:10.619,0:06:13.190 threatening lives and livelihoods 0:06:13.214,0:06:16.147 of millions of people[br]all around the world. 0:06:16.952,0:06:19.974 CA: We're lucky to have with us[br]another world-leading scientist, 0:06:19.998,0:06:21.625 Johan Rockström here. 0:06:21.649,0:06:26.053 He was responsible for creating[br]the Planetary Boundaries framework. 0:06:26.546,0:06:29.886 Johan, how serious is our situation? 0:06:31.330,0:06:34.092 (Video) Johan Rockström: Last week,[br]we released in "Nature" 0:06:34.116,0:06:37.338 the 10-year update of the risk[br]of crossing tipping points, 0:06:37.362,0:06:40.006 irreversible tipping points,[br]in the Earth system. 0:06:40.030,0:06:42.721 We know 15 such tipping points, 0:06:42.745,0:06:45.466 including the Greenland[br]and West Antarctic ice shelf, 0:06:45.490,0:06:48.617 and the permafrost[br]in the Siberian tundra, for example, 0:06:48.641,0:06:50.625 and we today have observational evidence, 0:06:50.649,0:06:51.989 I mean, empirical evidence, 0:06:52.013,0:06:55.935 that nine of the 15 have woken up[br]and are on the move. 0:06:56.391,0:06:58.344 We haven't crossed the tipping point yet, 0:06:58.368,0:06:59.591 the window is still open, 0:06:59.615,0:07:02.709 but they are warning us[br]that now is the time to truly move, 0:07:02.733,0:07:04.550 because the moment we cross them, 0:07:04.574,0:07:08.390 like, for example, approaching[br]a tipping point in the Amazon rain forest, 0:07:08.414,0:07:10.881 we would risk losing the battle, 0:07:10.905,0:07:14.676 because the planet will be taking over[br]its self-reinforced warming. 0:07:14.700,0:07:18.096 So that is why this initiative[br]is so incredibly important. 0:07:18.120,0:07:19.318 Let's go. 0:07:19.342,0:07:20.492 CA: Well said. 0:07:20.516,0:07:21.695 (Applause) 0:07:21.719,0:07:26.183 So, both are very clear there[br]that this agenda of cutting emissions 0:07:26.207,0:07:28.052 is absolutely crucial. 0:07:28.076,0:07:29.276 How has that been going? 0:07:29.300,0:07:31.887 CF: Not very well,[br]because despite what we know, 0:07:31.911,0:07:34.014 despite everything[br]that science has told us, 0:07:34.038,0:07:35.805 despite everything that we have done, 0:07:35.829,0:07:37.744 including adopting the Paris Agreement, 0:07:37.768,0:07:42.974 we've actually been increasing[br]greenhouse gases consistently 0:07:42.998,0:07:44.451 over the past few decades, 0:07:44.475,0:07:47.760 to the point where[br]we're now at 55 gigatons 0:07:47.784,0:07:49.466 of carbon dioxide equivalent 0:07:49.490,0:07:53.796 that we are collectively, as humanity,[br]emitting every year. 0:07:54.725,0:07:58.469 And as we have heard, we have one path, 0:07:58.493,0:08:01.391 there is one path[br]that we have to follow, and that is: 0:08:01.415,0:08:03.946 Start now to decrease emissions, 0:08:03.970,0:08:05.578 instead of going up, go down -- 0:08:05.602,0:08:07.869 reverse the trend, bend the curve. 0:08:08.601,0:08:10.998 Reduce emissions, starting in 2020, 0:08:11.022,0:08:16.744 to the point where we will be at one half[br]the current level of emissions by 2030, 0:08:16.768,0:08:22.443 and then continue decreasing them,[br]until we are at net zero by 2050. 0:08:22.467,0:08:24.879 It's the only path that we can accept. 0:08:24.903,0:08:28.806 CA: How do you even begin to start[br]tackling a goal as daunting as that? 0:08:29.157,0:08:33.331 CF: Well, we could starting by breaking 0:08:33.355,0:08:36.498 the simple, yet daunting, challenge 0:08:36.522,0:08:38.768 into its constituent pieces, 0:08:38.792,0:08:40.211 five main areas. 0:08:42.066,0:08:47.161 CA: And so these five together[br]are actually all huge, 0:08:47.185,0:08:50.446 and if we can find compelling[br]solutions in each of them, 0:08:50.470,0:08:54.040 they would actually add up[br]to an action plan 0:08:54.064,0:08:56.597 that matches the scale of the problem. 0:08:57.365,0:08:58.965 Well, here are the five. 0:09:01.111,0:09:02.261 CF: Power. 0:09:02.934,0:09:07.365 How rapidly can we move[br]to 100 percent clean energy? 0:09:08.007,0:09:09.460 CA: The built environment. 0:09:09.484,0:09:13.769 How can we re-engineer[br]the stuff that surrounds us? 0:09:14.793,0:09:15.943 CF: Transport. 0:09:16.252,0:09:21.823 How do we transform the ways[br]we move -- ourselves and goods? 0:09:22.728,0:09:23.878 CA: Food. 0:09:24.323,0:09:28.997 How can we spark a worldwide shift[br]to healthier food systems? 0:09:29.567,0:09:31.499 CF: And certainly, nature. 0:09:31.868,0:09:35.918 How extensively can we re-green the earth? 0:09:36.662,0:09:40.865 Now, it's worth noting[br]that the answers to these questions 0:09:40.889,0:09:43.252 and the measures that we would undertake 0:09:43.276,0:09:45.950 don't just reduce net emissions -- 0:09:45.974,0:09:49.220 they do that, certainly,[br]together, to zero -- 0:09:49.244,0:09:51.823 but they also point the way to a future 0:09:51.847,0:09:55.950 that is much better[br]and genuinely exciting. 0:09:55.974,0:10:00.355 So, think about cool[br]new forms of transport, 0:10:00.379,0:10:04.543 clean air, healthier food,[br]beautiful forests 0:10:04.567,0:10:07.511 and oceans bursting with life. 0:10:08.268,0:10:10.713 So, you know, solving the climate crisis 0:10:10.737,0:10:15.681 isn't about sacrificing[br]and settling for a mediocre future, 0:10:15.705,0:10:18.015 it's about the exact opposite. 0:10:18.039,0:10:21.824 It's about co-creating[br]a much better future for all of us. 0:10:22.804,0:10:25.717 CA: So how do we tackle these questions? 0:10:25.741,0:10:26.931 (Laughter) 0:10:26.955,0:10:30.717 CA: Let's take this question here[br]and think about this. 0:10:30.741,0:10:33.028 How extensively can we re-green the earth? 0:10:33.052,0:10:36.299 I mean, there are obviously[br]many responses to this question, 0:10:36.323,0:10:37.474 many proposals. 0:10:37.498,0:10:38.728 It's fundamentally about, 0:10:38.752,0:10:42.410 "How do we increase the amount[br]of sustainable photosynthesis 0:10:42.434,0:10:43.585 on planet Earth." 0:10:43.609,0:10:46.085 Photosynthesis sequesters carbon. 0:10:46.109,0:10:50.656 There could be proposals[br]around giant kelp forests or seagrass, 0:10:50.680,0:10:53.815 or about forms of plants[br]that have deeper roots 0:10:53.839,0:10:56.856 and can sequester across the planet. 0:10:57.785,0:11:02.499 But suppose a major proposal that came out[br]was about reforestation. 0:11:02.523,0:11:07.183 A massive, global reforestation campaign. 0:11:07.498,0:11:10.649 I mean, a single organization,[br]no matter how big, 0:11:10.673,0:11:12.926 cannot take that on. 0:11:13.815,0:11:16.291 The key is for everyone to join forces, 0:11:16.315,0:11:17.831 for governments (with zoning), 0:11:17.855,0:11:19.172 businesses to invest, 0:11:19.196,0:11:20.979 investors to do that investing, 0:11:21.003,0:11:24.122 environmental groups[br]and philanthropists who support them, 0:11:24.146,0:11:28.836 and just a massive movement[br]among citizens everywhere, 0:11:28.860,0:11:31.710 transforming their lawns, their cities,[br]their neighborhoods, 0:11:31.734,0:11:32.910 going on trips together. 0:11:32.934,0:11:37.091 That is where, suddenly,[br]you can dream about something really big. 0:11:37.538,0:11:39.593 CF: So can we test that theory? 0:11:39.617,0:11:42.744 Because we are fortunate[br]to have with us today 0:11:42.768,0:11:47.649 someone who grew up inside[br]a tree-planting movement, 0:11:47.673,0:11:50.609 probably the most well-recognized[br]tree-planting movement. 0:11:51.030,0:11:54.037 And she is the daughter[br]of the Nobel Prize winner 0:11:54.061,0:11:55.260 Wangari Maathai, 0:11:55.284,0:11:58.640 and she heads up the Wangari Maathai[br]Foundation today. 0:11:58.942,0:12:03.239 So can we invite our very dear[br]friend Wanjira Mathai? 0:12:03.263,0:12:05.366 (Applause) 0:12:05.390,0:12:07.490 (Video) Wanjira Mathai:[br]Thank you very much, 0:12:07.514,0:12:09.300 Christiana and Chris, for doing this. 0:12:09.324,0:12:13.283 Trees have been, indeed, a part of my life[br]for as long as I can remember, 0:12:13.307,0:12:15.537 but we also know that for centuries, 0:12:15.561,0:12:20.742 trees and forests have cushioned us[br]against the harsh impacts 0:12:20.766,0:12:22.076 of climate variation 0:12:22.100,0:12:23.648 for very many years. 0:12:23.672,0:12:24.965 In my lifetime, my mother, 0:12:24.989,0:12:27.727 through the Green Belt Movement,[br]as you mentioned, 0:12:27.751,0:12:32.745 inspired the planting[br]of 50 million trees and counting 0:12:32.769,0:12:35.704 through the work of the Green[br]Belt Movement, one organization. 0:12:35.728,0:12:37.904 But the world now needs us 0:12:37.928,0:12:43.061 to plant 100 times more trees[br]than we did then. 0:12:43.085,0:12:47.482 And the only way to do that[br]is for all of us to come together -- 0:12:47.506,0:12:52.704 cities, citizens, governments,[br]companies, environmental organizations -- 0:12:52.728,0:12:55.220 and we must believe, therefore, 0:12:55.244,0:12:59.585 in the capacity for each of us[br]to be potent agents of change. 0:12:59.609,0:13:02.440 And that together, we are a force. 0:13:02.464,0:13:05.804 And I hope you will all join us. 0:13:05.828,0:13:06.978 (Applause) 0:13:07.002,0:13:08.558 CF: So together we are a force. 0:13:08.582,0:13:11.178 I think Wanjira really hits it[br]right there on the head, 0:13:11.202,0:13:13.205 because it's all about collaborating 0:13:13.229,0:13:16.736 across a pretty broad spectrum of people. 0:13:16.760,0:13:22.347 And happily, there are representatives[br]from all of those groups here today. 0:13:22.673,0:13:26.118 And we will be inviting you[br]toward further engagement. 0:13:26.142,0:13:30.360 But we wanted today to introduce you[br]to a couple of those people, 0:13:30.384,0:13:32.789 speaking from their own perspective. 0:13:32.813,0:13:36.365 So we would like to start[br]with the voice of a politician. 0:13:36.749,0:13:39.997 We are incredibly honored[br]to have with us today 0:13:40.021,0:13:42.505 the former prime minister of Bhutan, 0:13:42.529,0:13:46.236 and I will have you know that Bhutan[br]is the only country in the world 0:13:46.260,0:13:49.959 that actually absorbs more carbon[br]than what it emits. 0:13:50.284,0:13:52.593 Our good friend, Tshering Tobgay. 0:13:52.617,0:13:59.617 (Applause) 0:14:02.441,0:14:07.613 Tshering Tobgay: My country[br]is typical of the global south, 0:14:07.637,0:14:12.299 in that we have not caused[br]this climate-change crisis. 0:14:13.061,0:14:16.053 Indeed, we are blessed 0:14:16.077,0:14:19.403 with lush forests[br]and many bountiful rivers 0:14:19.427,0:14:23.417 that have enabled my country, Bhutan,[br]to remain carbon-negative. 0:14:24.069,0:14:29.187 And yet, climate change[br]threatens to destroy our forests. 0:14:29.966,0:14:32.473 And to turn those very rivers 0:14:33.713,0:14:36.347 into terrible dangers for our people, 0:14:36.371,0:14:41.394 as the Himalayan glaciers melt[br]and threaten both near-term flooding 0:14:42.109,0:14:47.277 and the longer-term loss[br]of our natural water reserves. 0:14:48.458,0:14:52.903 So, I'm proud to join 0:14:52.927,0:14:55.403 this Countdown initiative 0:14:55.427,0:14:58.426 and work with all of you[br]and with you, and with you, 0:14:58.450,0:14:59.609 (Laughter) 0:14:59.633,0:15:05.327 constructively, to find solutions[br]that are both powerful and just. 0:15:06.111,0:15:07.268 Thank you. 0:15:07.292,0:15:09.136 (Applause) 0:15:09.160,0:15:10.395 CA: Thank you. 0:15:10.419,0:15:14.297 (Applause) 0:15:14.321,0:15:16.853 CA: Business, of course,[br]has a crucial role to play, 0:15:16.877,0:15:21.734 and so do those who control the world's[br]vast pools of investment capital. 0:15:21.758,0:15:24.109 I was pleased to make[br]the acquaintance recently 0:15:24.133,0:15:25.943 of the chief investment officer 0:15:25.967,0:15:30.585 of Japan's 1.6-trillion-dollar[br]government pension fund. 0:15:30.609,0:15:33.348 It's actually the world's[br]largest pension fund. 0:15:33.720,0:15:37.064 He's willing and interested[br]to come with us on this journey 0:15:37.088,0:15:38.687 and to bring others with him. 0:15:38.711,0:15:42.972 So, somewhere is, I believe, Hiro. 0:15:42.996,0:15:44.155 Hiro Mizuno. 0:15:44.179,0:15:46.179 And you're live. Welcome, Hiro. 0:15:47.377,0:15:48.680 (Video) Hiro Mizuno: Great. 0:15:48.704,0:15:52.307 Thanks, Chris and Christiana,[br]and the staff of TED, 0:15:52.331,0:15:54.220 for making this possible. 0:15:54.244,0:15:57.976 As a person in charge[br]of the largest pension fund in the world 0:15:58.000,0:16:03.595 and responsible for securing pension[br]benefits for multiple generations, 0:16:03.619,0:16:07.113 it is a hugely important issue,[br]how to manage climate risk. 0:16:07.911,0:16:10.355 We recently analyzed our global portfolio, 0:16:10.379,0:16:12.998 how it's aligned with the Paris Agreement. 0:16:13.022,0:16:14.411 It was diagnosed, 0:16:14.435,0:16:18.092 our portfolio is on the path[br]for more than three degrees. 0:16:18.116,0:16:20.939 Far away from the Paris Agreement goals. 0:16:21.741,0:16:24.328 Our portfolio is not only sizable 0:16:24.352,0:16:28.098 but also one of the most[br]globally diversified portfolios. 0:16:28.122,0:16:30.706 So that means, the world is on that path. 0:16:31.450,0:16:34.347 I'm tired of hearing[br]the same comment repeatedly 0:16:34.371,0:16:39.061 from our portfolio companies[br]and, obviously, investment professionals: 0:16:39.085,0:16:40.352 "We are realistic." 0:16:41.196,0:16:44.648 Sorry, but being "realistic"[br]is no longer an option. 0:16:45.395,0:16:50.394 We are fully aware of our responsibility[br]as the world's largest asset owner 0:16:50.418,0:16:53.141 to inspire changes in the capital market. 0:16:53.165,0:16:57.768 We will be actively engaging[br]with all actors in the capital market 0:16:57.792,0:16:59.283 to move the needle. 0:16:59.887,0:17:04.244 I look forward to participating[br]in this crucial dialogue with you all. 0:17:04.268,0:17:05.601 Thank you. 0:17:05.625,0:17:07.664 (Applause) 0:17:07.688,0:17:12.403 CF: I'm sure all of you know[br]that throughout the past 12 to 18 months, 0:17:12.427,0:17:16.641 what has really been new[br]and powerful and exciting 0:17:16.665,0:17:19.863 is the amazing voices[br]of so many young people, 0:17:19.887,0:17:22.867 millions of young people[br]who are out there on the streets, 0:17:22.891,0:17:24.763 with anger, with outrage, with despair, 0:17:24.787,0:17:27.009 and also, asking us to do our thing. 0:17:28.002,0:17:30.533 And they have been inspired[br]by Greta Thunberg 0:17:30.557,0:17:33.995 but by so many other[br]fantastic young people 0:17:34.019,0:17:35.884 in almost every country of the world. 0:17:35.908,0:17:40.577 And today, we are delighted to have[br]four young activists 0:17:40.601,0:17:42.663 come join us today. 0:17:42.687,0:17:45.647 (Applause) 0:17:45.671,0:17:47.502 (Cheers) 0:17:47.526,0:17:54.526 (Applause) 0:17:55.959,0:17:57.681 Alexandria Villaseñor: This Friday, 0:17:57.705,0:18:00.181 I'll have been[br]on climate strike for 52 weeks. 0:18:00.205,0:18:01.879 That's an entire year. 0:18:02.435,0:18:03.657 During that time, 0:18:03.681,0:18:06.418 I found that many people[br]don't know about climate change 0:18:06.442,0:18:08.918 or how serious the climate crisis is. 0:18:08.942,0:18:11.498 So I founded Earth Uprising International 0:18:11.522,0:18:14.133 to teach young people[br]about climate change, 0:18:14.157,0:18:17.323 because when they know[br]the science and the impacts, 0:18:17.347,0:18:19.014 they want to take action. 0:18:19.498,0:18:22.497 Being an activist[br]means making change happen. 0:18:23.077,0:18:25.077 Jamie Margolin:[br]I became a climate activist 0:18:25.101,0:18:26.807 because my life depends on it. 0:18:26.831,0:18:28.498 I'm applying to colleges right now, 0:18:28.522,0:18:30.236 trying to plan for my future. 0:18:30.260,0:18:32.188 There will be nothing to look forward to 0:18:32.212,0:18:35.172 if we don't take urgent action[br]to stop the climate crisis now. 0:18:35.803,0:18:40.874 I started the youth climate justice[br]movement called Zero Hour back in 2017, 0:18:40.898,0:18:44.279 because this is zero hour[br]to act on climate change. 0:18:44.303,0:18:45.835 We have no more time. 0:18:45.859,0:18:47.014 It became clear to me 0:18:47.038,0:18:49.474 that our leaders were not[br]going to take real action 0:18:49.498,0:18:51.537 unless the people stood up[br]and demanded it, 0:18:51.561,0:18:53.815 so that's exactly what we did. 0:18:53.839,0:18:56.211 Natalie Sweet: I became[br]a climate-justice activist 0:18:56.235,0:18:59.481 because if I don't fight[br]for the rights of the people today, 0:18:59.505,0:19:01.084 and for the people in the future, 0:19:01.108,0:19:02.258 who will? 0:19:02.282,0:19:04.893 Xiye Bastida: I became[br]a climate justice activist 0:19:04.917,0:19:09.474 when I realized that the climate crisis[br]impacts marginalized communities the most, 0:19:09.498,0:19:11.617 including my town in Mexico. 0:19:11.641,0:19:13.724 I strike with Fridays for Future 0:19:13.748,0:19:14.909 every Friday, 0:19:14.933,0:19:17.804 because our movement[br]is not about gaining momentum 0:19:17.828,0:19:20.311 but about igniting cultural change. 0:19:20.335,0:19:24.473 But the fact that thousands[br]of students strike for climate 0:19:24.497,0:19:27.172 means that we are already[br]implementing climate justice 0:19:27.196,0:19:29.418 into every aspect of our lives, 0:19:29.442,0:19:31.726 which is already redefining the world. 0:19:32.398,0:19:34.168 JM: Over the course of our lifetimes, 0:19:34.192,0:19:37.191 we've seen the Earth deteriorate[br]at a rapid speed 0:19:37.215,0:19:39.618 and groups of people[br]traumatized and displaced 0:19:39.642,0:19:42.477 by an ever-increasing number[br]of natural disasters. 0:19:42.905,0:19:45.421 In 2030, I'll be 28 years old. 0:19:46.001,0:19:47.833 AV: I'll be 24 years old. 0:19:48.152,0:19:49.707 XB: I will be 27. 0:19:50.103,0:19:51.540 NS: I'll be 26. 0:19:51.564,0:19:54.669 We want to be able to hand[br]the planet over to our children 0:19:54.693,0:19:56.224 and our children's children, 0:19:56.248,0:19:58.724 just like many of you[br]have been able to do. 0:19:59.193,0:20:01.097 AV: So unless everyone -- 0:20:01.121,0:20:05.855 governments, companies, schools,[br]scientists and citizens -- 0:20:05.879,0:20:10.442 make a united commitment[br]to reversing the damage that we've caused, 0:20:10.466,0:20:12.466 it will be too late. 0:20:13.644,0:20:16.882 XB: We are not only asking you[br]to take care of our future, 0:20:16.906,0:20:19.844 we are also asking you[br]to take care of our past. 0:20:20.183,0:20:24.982 Indigenous people have been taking care[br]of the Earth for thousands of years, 0:20:25.006,0:20:28.291 which is why indigenous[br]philosophy is crucial 0:20:28.315,0:20:30.515 when implementing climate action. 0:20:32.427,0:20:36.053 JM: This climate crisis can feel[br]like an impossible thing to fix. 0:20:36.077,0:20:37.239 But it's not. 0:20:37.263,0:20:38.415 And it can't be, 0:20:38.439,0:20:40.363 because failure is simply not an option. 0:20:40.387,0:20:42.412 Failure means losing everything we love 0:20:42.436,0:20:44.315 and everything that matters. 0:20:44.339,0:20:47.720 So many of us are already working[br]to save the future of our world, 0:20:47.744,0:20:50.712 but it can't just be[br]on the next generation to fix. 0:20:50.736,0:20:54.204 This is too much of a burden[br]to just put on young people's shoulders. 0:20:54.982,0:20:57.768 It is time for you to go all hands on deck 0:20:57.792,0:21:02.434 and do everything within your power[br]to save everything before it's too late. 0:21:02.800,0:21:03.950 Are you with us? 0:21:04.519,0:21:05.682 Audience: Yes. 0:21:05.706,0:21:12.706 (Applause and cheers) 0:21:12.730,0:21:19.373 (Applause) 0:21:19.397,0:21:21.299 CA: Thank you. Thank you, thank you. 0:21:21.323,0:21:22.477 And then, of course, 0:21:22.501,0:21:26.371 there's a crucial role to be played[br]by the world's storytellers, 0:21:26.395,0:21:30.704 and those with influence[br]on social media platforms. 0:21:30.728,0:21:32.887 Each of the following[br]has expressed excitement 0:21:32.911,0:21:34.204 to be part of this project. 0:21:34.228,0:21:36.141 They've lent us their names and support. 0:21:36.165,0:21:37.728 We have some of them here today. 0:21:37.752,0:21:39.885 Thank you so much for being here. 0:21:40.228,0:21:42.649 And let's hear from one of them, actually. 0:21:42.673,0:21:44.355 Jimmy Kimmel: Hi, I'm Jimmy Kimmel, 0:21:44.379,0:21:47.655 and I was asked to explain[br]why I'm passionate about climate change. 0:21:47.679,0:21:50.306 And the reason I'm passionate[br]about climate change 0:21:50.330,0:21:55.274 is the same reason people who are drowning[br]are passionate about lifeguards. 0:21:55.298,0:21:58.331 I care about this planet,[br]because I live on it. 0:21:58.355,0:21:59.879 I don't want to move to Mars, 0:21:59.903,0:22:01.196 Mars seems terrible. 0:22:01.220,0:22:04.744 I want my kids and their kids[br]to be able to live on Earth, 0:22:04.768,0:22:07.561 with air they can breathe[br]and water they can drink. 0:22:07.585,0:22:10.291 That's why I care about climate change. 0:22:10.315,0:22:13.006 And also, I have a crush[br]on Leonardo DiCaprio. 0:22:13.030,0:22:15.752 (Applause) 0:22:15.776,0:22:18.279 CF: So with all these[br]people coming together, 0:22:18.303,0:22:22.537 we have an opportunity to explore[br]a new space of possibility 0:22:22.561,0:22:25.672 for solutions based on working together, 0:22:25.696,0:22:27.204 challenging each other 0:22:27.228,0:22:29.124 and inspiring one another. 0:22:29.466,0:22:31.490 So in October next year, 0:22:31.514,0:22:35.149 we will be inviting[br]more or less 1,000 people 0:22:35.173,0:22:39.728 from different constituencies[br]to meet in Bergen, Norway 0:22:39.752,0:22:44.886 to align on specific answers[br]to our five big questions. 0:22:45.395,0:22:47.995 CA: It will certainly be an epic event. 0:22:48.482,0:22:50.990 But even more significant[br]than what happens in Norway 0:22:51.014,0:22:53.855 is what happens elsewhere in the world. 0:22:53.879,0:22:55.934 Because on the final day[br]of that conference, 0:22:55.958,0:23:00.577 we're planning a major activation[br]of our global TEDx community. 0:23:01.315,0:23:05.216 TEDx allows initiatives[br]to organize local events, 0:23:05.240,0:23:08.321 and there are now[br]4,000 such events annually. 0:23:08.345,0:23:10.145 Here's what they look like. 0:23:12.550,0:23:15.505 They take place in more than 200[br]different countries, 0:23:15.529,0:23:18.339 generate more than a billion views[br]annually on YouTube. 0:23:18.363,0:23:21.006 We're expecting to see events[br]in hundreds of cities. 0:23:21.030,0:23:23.213 We'll be connecting our TEDx organizers 0:23:23.237,0:23:27.791 with city mayors committed[br]to a clean future for their cities. 0:23:27.815,0:23:29.053 This is the key to this. 0:23:29.077,0:23:31.100 It's this connection between the powerful, 0:23:31.124,0:23:34.013 who usually own the conversation, 0:23:34.037,0:23:35.973 and millions of people around the world. 0:23:35.997,0:23:39.640 Because of the zeitgeist shift[br]that's happened in the last year or two, 0:23:39.664,0:23:42.077 suddenly, ignition can happen here, 0:23:42.101,0:23:44.180 because there's enough[br]critical groundswell. 0:23:44.204,0:23:46.442 If we can give people[br]visibility of each other, 0:23:46.466,0:23:47.704 connection to each other, 0:23:47.728,0:23:49.379 let's dream a little here, 0:23:49.403,0:23:51.347 and give each other permission to dream. 0:23:51.371,0:23:54.529 CF: So our goal here[br]is to build connections 0:23:54.553,0:23:59.117 with and among all of the other[br]organizations that are working on climate. 0:23:59.141,0:24:00.292 For example, 0:24:00.316,0:24:02.648 the Solutions Project[br]is a wonderful initiative 0:24:02.672,0:24:05.733 founded by Mark Ruffalo and Don Cheadle. 0:24:06.347,0:24:10.212 And let's hear from some of the leaders[br]that they have supported. 0:24:10.236,0:24:11.934 CA: Welcome, you're live. 0:24:11.958,0:24:12.989 (Laughter) 0:24:13.013,0:24:16.751 (Video) Wahleah Johns:[br]Hi, my name is Wahleah Johns, 0:24:16.775,0:24:18.498 I'm with Native Renewables, 0:24:18.522,0:24:24.045 and we are working to provide[br]solar power for tribes 0:24:24.069,0:24:25.712 throughout the world. 0:24:25.736,0:24:29.712 We have over 15,000[br]Native American families 0:24:29.736,0:24:32.329 that don't have access to electricity, 0:24:32.353,0:24:37.266 and we are working to provide solar[br]plus battery storage for these families 0:24:37.290,0:24:38.536 in the United States 0:24:38.560,0:24:40.950 that don't have access to electricity. 0:24:40.974,0:24:43.506 And they are located on my reservation, 0:24:43.530,0:24:44.730 the Navajo Nation. 0:24:45.411,0:24:46.799 Anna Lappé: Hi, everyone, 0:24:46.823,0:24:49.616 I am Anna Lappé with Real Food Media, 0:24:49.640,0:24:54.045 and we work to uplift the stories[br]of farmers and ranchers 0:24:54.069,0:24:56.942 as a key solution to the climate crisis. 0:24:56.966,0:25:00.633 The global food system right now[br]is a huge contributor to this crisis, 0:25:00.657,0:25:02.156 but it doesn't have to be. 0:25:02.180,0:25:03.831 Farmers and ranchers we really see 0:25:03.855,0:25:07.235 as on the front lines[br]of being part of solving the crisis. 0:25:07.259,0:25:11.873 So we try to share the stories[br]of the millions of farmers 0:25:11.897,0:25:15.230 from Andhra Pradesh, India[br]to the highlands of Oaxaca 0:25:15.254,0:25:20.768 that are using regenerative agriculture[br]to build healthy, carbon-rich soil, 0:25:20.792,0:25:21.983 grow good food 0:25:22.007,0:25:26.108 and foster the kind of resilient[br]communities that we need. 0:25:27.736,0:25:30.865 Rahwa Ghirmatzion: Hello[br]from PUSH Buffalo -- my name is Rahwa -- 0:25:30.889,0:25:34.966 where every day, residents[br]are visioning, planning and designing 0:25:34.990,0:25:38.093 an equitable, holistic[br]and sacred neighborhood, 0:25:38.117,0:25:41.538 like where I'm phoning in from, School 77, 0:25:41.562,0:25:43.831 a renovated vacant school building 0:25:43.855,0:25:48.673 that has the first 100 percent[br]affordable community solar array 0:25:48.697,0:25:49.895 in New York state 0:25:49.919,0:25:51.807 installed by local residents. 0:25:51.831,0:25:55.450 It's also serving 30 affordable[br]senior apartments 0:25:55.474,0:25:58.863 and a mix of intergenerational spaces 0:25:58.887,0:26:00.847 that serves as a community hub, 0:26:00.871,0:26:03.347 where we're practicing[br]new economy strategies 0:26:03.371,0:26:05.038 towards a livable planet. 0:26:06.006,0:26:07.157 CF: Thank you. 0:26:07.181,0:26:08.466 CA: Bravo. 0:26:08.490,0:26:11.269 (Applause) 0:26:11.293,0:26:12.491 CA: It's so great. 0:26:12.515,0:26:13.725 (Applause) 0:26:13.749,0:26:15.648 CF: So you see, this is about everyone. 0:26:15.672,0:26:16.826 It's about cities, 0:26:16.850,0:26:19.074 it's about grassroots organizations, 0:26:19.098,0:26:21.489 but it's also, of course, about business. 0:26:21.879,0:26:24.545 And so we're inviting all companies -- 0:26:24.569,0:26:26.268 underlined "all" -- 0:26:26.292,0:26:27.918 to join this initiative, 0:26:27.942,0:26:32.910 to engage with your employees[br]on how you can best protect the planet 0:26:32.934,0:26:35.714 and your future, at the same time. 0:26:36.188,0:26:39.506 So early next year,[br]we'll be sharing a toolkit 0:26:39.530,0:26:41.256 that can guide companies 0:26:41.280,0:26:45.403 toward moving quickly[br]towards science-based targets, 0:26:45.427,0:26:49.863 which gets them then to net zero emissions 0:26:49.887,0:26:52.594 by 2050 at the latest. 0:26:53.307,0:26:54.498 CA: So think about this, 0:26:54.522,0:26:56.617 because as an individual, 0:26:56.641,0:27:00.553 many individuals[br]feel powerless on this issue. 0:27:00.577,0:27:05.497 But if you were to team up[br]with others in your company, 0:27:05.521,0:27:08.187 you might be amazed at how much[br]power you actually have. 0:27:08.211,0:27:13.489 Almost all emissions come from[br]a company somewhere on the planet. 0:27:13.513,0:27:16.536 And the thing is, many CEOs today 0:27:16.560,0:27:19.473 are actually eager[br]to help solve the problem. 0:27:19.497,0:27:24.172 We just heard this morning[br]from Anand Mahindra, 0:27:24.196,0:27:26.569 who heads India's biggest business group, 0:27:26.593,0:27:28.799 that he is personally[br]committed on this issue 0:27:28.823,0:27:31.029 and wants to be part[br]of this journey with us -- 0:27:31.053,0:27:32.683 he's a supporter of Countdown. 0:27:33.434,0:27:36.492 CEOs will be able to move much faster 0:27:36.516,0:27:42.768 if there's a group of employees there[br]to brainstorm with, to support them, 0:27:42.792,0:27:47.501 to keep that sort of sense[br]of urgency on the topic. 0:27:47.929,0:27:51.691 Our website will help you connect[br]with others in your company 0:27:51.715,0:27:54.762 and give you guidance[br]on smart questions to ask, 0:27:54.786,0:27:56.723 initiatives to suggest, 0:27:56.747,0:28:00.828 because if companies can be persuaded[br]to do the right thing, 0:28:00.852,0:28:04.794 suddenly, this problem[br]seems to become solvable. 0:28:05.533,0:28:10.838 CF: So all of these efforts are building[br]toward one fantastic day: 0:28:10.838,0:28:13.974 Saturday, October 10, 2020 -- 0:28:13.998,0:28:18.910 that is, "10.10.2020." --[br]easy to remember -- 0:28:18.934,0:28:22.783 when this fantastic gathering[br]will take place around the world. 0:28:23.284,0:28:25.958 And we hope to have, by then, 0:28:25.982,0:28:29.434 thrilling news of the report[br]of the very specific solutions 0:28:29.458,0:28:33.798 that nations, cities, companies, citizens 0:28:33.822,0:28:36.848 are actually already[br]collaborating on by then. 0:28:37.326,0:28:40.540 It's a day when every[br]citizen of the planet 0:28:40.564,0:28:42.625 is invited to participate. 0:28:42.649,0:28:46.839 Your one ticket of entrance[br]is you are a citizen of the planet. 0:28:46.863,0:28:51.873 CA: Key to the success of the event[br]is for this to happen at scale. 0:28:51.897,0:28:54.524 We want to make it easy[br]for anyone and everyone 0:28:54.548,0:28:57.880 to find out about the initiative[br]and to play an active part in it. 0:28:57.904,0:28:59.190 But how do you do that? 0:28:59.214,0:29:01.283 You know, the world's a noisy place. 0:29:01.307,0:29:03.950 I mean, the TED platform[br]can help a bit, maybe, 0:29:03.974,0:29:07.641 but there's a much bigger[br]content platform out there. 0:29:07.665,0:29:09.901 It's called YouTube. 0:29:10.249,0:29:13.939 And we're delighted to be working[br]with them on this endeavor. 0:29:13.963,0:29:16.368 We'll be inviting[br]many of their top creators 0:29:16.392,0:29:18.600 to be part of Countdown. 0:29:19.257,0:29:22.280 Collectively, they could reach[br]an audience in the many millions. 0:29:22.304,0:29:23.842 In fact, let's meet one of them, 0:29:23.866,0:29:25.835 Dr. Joe Hanson of "Hot Mess," 0:29:25.859,0:29:29.954 a new web series about the impact[br]of climate change on all of us. 0:29:31.284,0:29:33.260 (Video) My name's Joe Hanson, 0:29:33.284,0:29:34.637 and I am a YouTube educator. 0:29:34.661,0:29:36.601 And you can count me in. 0:29:36.625,0:29:40.111 I work with tomorrow's scientists,[br]inventors and leaders, 0:29:40.135,0:29:43.687 and they deserve to know the truth[br]of what the science says, 0:29:43.711,0:29:47.804 so that they can help us invent[br]a better future for everyone. 0:29:49.720,0:29:51.840 CA: Imagine that multiplied[br]by many others -- 0:29:51.864,0:29:53.889 it's very, very exciting, honestly. 0:29:54.561,0:29:57.609 CF: And of course, when it comes[br]to spreading the word, 0:29:57.633,0:30:01.594 every one of you in this room[br]can actually play your part. 0:30:02.014,0:30:05.517 So if you have any way of reaching anyone 0:30:05.541,0:30:08.259 who is concerned[br]about building a better future -- 0:30:08.283,0:30:11.188 and that should be[br]every single one of us -- 0:30:11.212,0:30:14.149 please, invite them to join Countdown. 0:30:14.173,0:30:16.125 CA: There's one more card up our sleeve. 0:30:16.149,0:30:20.698 We're excited to unveil[br]a global media campaign. 0:30:20.722,0:30:22.761 This is a campaign with a difference. 0:30:22.785,0:30:24.912 Just as TEDx exploded 0:30:24.936,0:30:28.460 by being allowed to grow[br]as a grassroots phenomenon, 0:30:28.484,0:30:33.685 this campaign is designed[br]to be co-opted everywhere on the planet. 0:30:34.421,0:30:37.198 If you happen to own a billboard company, 0:30:37.222,0:30:39.284 or a TV station, or a radio station, 0:30:39.308,0:30:40.768 or a website, 0:30:40.792,0:30:43.942 or a social media account, 0:30:43.966,0:30:47.253 we invite all of you to take the images[br]you're about to see 0:30:47.277,0:30:49.991 and to just spread them far and wide. 0:30:50.015,0:30:52.285 Our website will make this easy. 0:30:52.309,0:30:54.896 We actually plan to translate them[br]into many languages, 0:30:54.920,0:30:59.825 courtesy of our volunteer army[br]of more than 20,000 translators worldwide. 0:30:59.849,0:31:01.293 Some of them are with us here. 0:31:01.317,0:31:04.250 If you're a TED translator,[br]would you wave, please? 0:31:05.539,0:31:06.701 CF: There we go. 0:31:06.725,0:31:08.863 (Applause) 0:31:08.887,0:31:12.053 CA: Your work carries powerful ideas[br]to every corner of the earth. 0:31:12.077,0:31:14.315 We're so proud of you, so grateful to you. 0:31:14.339,0:31:17.688 So this campaign's designed[br]to grab attention 0:31:17.712,0:31:20.847 and to communicate, yes, urgency 0:31:20.871,0:31:23.141 but also a little smidgen of hope. 0:31:23.165,0:31:27.688 We think it might be that combination[br]is what is needed to really drive action. 0:31:27.712,0:31:31.768 We'd love you to let us know[br]what you think of these. 0:31:31.792,0:31:32.947 CF: Right now. 0:31:32.971,0:31:34.293 [Choose your future.] 0:31:34.317,0:31:37.500 (Applause) 0:31:37.524,0:31:39.537 [Turn fear into action[br]Join the countdown.] 0:31:39.561,0:31:42.728 (Applause) 0:31:43.090,0:31:44.299 [Action inspires action 0:31:44.323,0:31:46.577 Join the countdown.[br]The Earth will thank you.] 0:31:46.601,0:31:47.752 (Applause) 0:31:47.752,0:31:50.331 [10.10.2020 [br]Climate's Day of Destiny. You're invited.] 0:31:50.331,0:31:51.720 CF: Remember the date. 0:31:51.744,0:31:54.110 [Mass destruction. No biggie.[br](If we prevent it.)] 0:31:54.134,0:31:55.728 (Applause) 0:31:55.752,0:31:59.021 [Giant asteroid heading our way[br]The common enemy that can unite us.] 0:31:59.045,0:32:01.674 (Applause) 0:32:02.099,0:32:04.695 [We love natural disasters[br]anyway -- said no one ever. 0:32:04.719,0:32:06.180 So why are we causing them?] 0:32:06.204,0:32:07.711 (Applause) 0:32:08.292,0:32:10.799 [Relax, there's nothing[br]you can do about the climate 0:32:10.823,0:32:13.201 Unless you work for a company.[br]Or live in a city. 0:32:13.205,0:32:14.601 Or own a phone. Or a brain.] 0:32:14.625,0:32:16.982 [Cause of death: Apathy.[br]But there's an antidote.] 0:32:17.006,0:32:19.544 (Applause) 0:32:19.568,0:32:20.983 [Stop f*cking everything up 0:32:21.007,0:32:23.365 Inaction on climate is obscene.[br]We can fix this.] 0:32:23.389,0:32:24.556 CA: Too much? 0:32:24.580,0:32:26.549 CF: No, not too much, yay, go for it. 0:32:26.573,0:32:27.754 (Applause) 0:32:27.778,0:32:29.500 [Have you gotten any action lately? 0:32:29.524,0:32:31.991 Here's your chance.[br]Help turn the tide on climate.] 0:32:32.015,0:32:33.197 (Laughter) 0:32:33.221,0:32:35.715 CA: I didn't like this one,[br]but my team, you know -- 0:32:35.739,0:32:38.017 CF: Apparently, there are many[br]who do like it. 0:32:38.041,0:32:40.334 (Laughter) 0:32:40.358,0:32:41.771 [We give up. Sincerely, TED. 0:32:41.795,0:32:44.514 Spreading ideas isn't enough.[br]It's time to act. Join us?] 0:32:44.538,0:32:46.800 CA: This is, unfortunately,[br]truer than you know. 0:32:46.824,0:32:49.070 [Some things matter more[br]than partisan politics 0:32:49.094,0:32:51.087 Come fight the enemy that can unite us.] 0:32:51.111,0:32:52.168 (Applause) 0:32:52.192,0:32:53.343 [Stop burnout 0:32:53.367,0:32:55.237 Your company can help save the earth.] 0:32:55.261,0:32:57.380 [Give the planet more[br]than you take from it 0:32:57.404,0:32:59.188 Join the countdown.] 0:32:59.212,0:33:00.559 [Despair, meet hope 0:33:00.583,0:33:03.611 We can avoid climate catastrophe[br]if we take urgent action now.] 0:33:03.635,0:33:04.786 CA: That's it. 0:33:04.810,0:33:07.852 (Applause and cheers) 0:33:07.876,0:33:09.359 CF: To bring this full circle, 0:33:09.383,0:33:12.519 we would like to bring[br]someone very special in. 0:33:12.543,0:33:14.209 (Video) Hi, I'm Claire O'Neill. 0:33:14.233,0:33:18.712 I am the COP president-designate[br]for next year's Conference of the Parties, 0:33:18.736,0:33:21.633 the annual UN climate change talks,[br]which will be in the UK, 0:33:21.657,0:33:23.958 and we're looking forward[br]to welcoming you there. 0:33:23.982,0:33:26.768 But right now, I'm in Spain, in Madrid, 0:33:26.792,0:33:29.410 at COP25, this annual event 0:33:29.434,0:33:32.688 where we send negotiators and activists[br]from all over the world 0:33:32.712,0:33:35.387 to see what we can do[br]to reduce CO2 emissions. 0:33:35.411,0:33:38.545 But the problem is this:[br]emissions are going up, not down. 0:33:38.569,0:33:41.609 And what I'm feeling is that 2020[br]is the year of action, 0:33:41.633,0:33:43.443 the year where we have to stop talking 0:33:43.467,0:33:44.815 and we have to start acting. 0:33:44.815,0:33:47.014 And not just here,[br]in these conference centers, 0:33:47.014,0:33:48.165 but everybody. 0:33:48.189,0:33:50.740 And so the value of the TED process, 0:33:50.764,0:33:52.791 the value of what we're all doing together 0:33:52.815,0:33:54.950 is that we're spreading out[br]the conversations 0:33:54.974,0:33:58.268 and the solutions from inside this space 0:33:58.292,0:33:59.688 out to everybody. 0:33:59.712,0:34:02.529 And I'm really looking forward[br]to working with the TED group 0:34:02.553,0:34:03.744 over the next year. 0:34:03.768,0:34:06.824 2020, for me, will be the most[br]important year for climate action, 0:34:06.848,0:34:09.602 and we're all going[br]to deliver this together. 0:34:09.626,0:34:12.277 (Applause) 0:34:12.301,0:34:14.248 CF: OK, friends, so we're nearly there 0:34:14.272,0:34:17.688 but just a few more very special snippets. 0:34:17.712,0:34:22.140 First, a word from one[br]of the many great minds 0:34:22.164,0:34:25.125 who will be accompanying us[br]on this journey. 0:34:25.149,0:34:29.688 A message from the great author,[br]historian and futurist 0:34:29.712,0:34:30.862 Yuval Harari. 0:34:31.927,0:34:34.721 Yuval Harari: Climate change [br]is about inequality. 0:34:34.745,0:34:38.768 Inequality between the rich,[br]who are mainly responsible for it, 0:34:38.792,0:34:41.392 and the poor, who will suffer the most. 0:34:41.792,0:34:44.562 Inequality between us, Homo sapiens, 0:34:44.586,0:34:46.180 who control this planet, 0:34:46.204,0:34:49.622 and the other animals,[br]who are our helpless victims. 0:34:50.355,0:34:52.760 Inequality between the scientists, 0:34:52.784,0:34:55.776 who painstakingly search for the truth, 0:34:55.800,0:34:57.815 and the professional deceivers, 0:34:57.839,0:35:00.805 who spread falsehoods[br]at the click of a button. 0:35:01.950,0:35:04.776 Climate change is about making a choice. 0:35:04.800,0:35:07.831 What kind of planet do we want to inhabit, 0:35:07.855,0:35:10.588 and what kind of humans do we want to be? 0:35:11.371,0:35:14.679 A choice between greed and compassion, 0:35:14.703,0:35:17.774 between carelessness and responsibility, 0:35:17.798,0:35:20.814 between closing our eyes to the truth 0:35:20.838,0:35:23.742 and opening our hearts to the world. 0:35:24.696,0:35:26.807 Climate change is a crisis, 0:35:26.831,0:35:31.299 but for humans, a crisis is always[br]also an opportunity. 0:35:31.744,0:35:35.228 If we make the right choices[br]in the coming years, 0:35:35.252,0:35:38.188 we cannot only save the ecosystem, 0:35:38.212,0:35:41.760 but we can also create a more just world 0:35:41.784,0:35:44.226 and make ourselves better people. 0:35:46.228,0:35:53.022 (Applause) 0:35:53.046,0:35:56.300 CF: So isn't that a powerful framing[br]of what we have ahead of us, 0:35:56.324,0:35:59.806 and honestly, I think it is tragic 0:35:59.830,0:36:03.545 that the power of transformation[br]that we have ahead of us 0:36:03.569,0:36:08.136 is so severely diminished by those[br]who would want to politicize the issue 0:36:08.160,0:36:11.525 and separate it into partisan politics. 0:36:11.549,0:36:14.168 It cannot be a partisan issue, 0:36:14.192,0:36:16.392 it cannot be a politicized issue. 0:36:16.768,0:36:19.561 Happily, there are some[br]who are working against that. 0:36:19.585,0:36:22.434 Today, we have one of those people, 0:36:22.458,0:36:25.768 a fantastically courageous[br]climate scientist, 0:36:25.792,0:36:27.728 who is a committed Christian, 0:36:27.752,0:36:29.594 and who has been working on this issue 0:36:29.618,0:36:33.944 with conservatives and with the religious[br]and spiritual communities for years, 0:36:33.968,0:36:36.142 with incredible courage. 0:36:36.572,0:36:37.722 Katharine Hayhoe. 0:36:38.437,0:36:40.524 (Applause) 0:36:40.548,0:36:43.790 Katherine Hayhoe: When someone[br]says climate change, we often think, 0:36:43.814,0:36:45.764 "Oh, that's just an environmental issue. 0:36:45.788,0:36:48.431 People who are tree huggers[br]or scientists care about it, 0:36:48.455,0:36:51.897 or maybe people who are on the left[br]hand-side of the political spectrum." 0:36:51.921,0:36:54.084 But the reality is,[br]whether we know it or not, 0:36:54.108,0:36:57.347 we already care about climate change,[br]no matter who we are. 0:36:57.371,0:36:58.539 Why? 0:36:58.563,0:37:02.117 Because climate change affects[br]everything we already care about today. 0:37:02.141,0:37:03.553 It affects our health, 0:37:03.577,0:37:05.307 it affects the food we eat, 0:37:05.331,0:37:08.077 the water we drink,[br]the air that we breathe. 0:37:08.101,0:37:11.403 Climate change affects the economy[br]and national security. 0:37:11.427,0:37:15.339 I care about a changing climate[br]because it is, as the military calls it, 0:37:15.363,0:37:16.902 a threat multiplier. 0:37:17.331,0:37:19.926 It takes issues like poverty and hunger, 0:37:19.950,0:37:22.403 disease, lack of access to clean water, 0:37:22.427,0:37:24.260 even political instability, 0:37:24.284,0:37:26.550 and exacerbates or amplifies them. 0:37:27.069,0:37:29.172 That's why, to care[br]about a changing climate, 0:37:29.196,0:37:31.307 we don't have to be[br]a certain type of person. 0:37:31.331,0:37:33.633 A thermometer isn't blue or red, 0:37:33.657,0:37:35.229 liberal or conservative -- 0:37:35.253,0:37:38.156 it gives us the same number[br]no matter how we vote. 0:37:38.180,0:37:41.577 And we are all affected[br]by the impacts of a changing climate. 0:37:41.601,0:37:43.410 So to care about a changing climate, 0:37:43.434,0:37:45.196 all we have to be is one thing: 0:37:45.220,0:37:47.276 a human, living on planet Earth. 0:37:47.300,0:37:48.958 And we're all that. 0:37:49.831,0:37:52.807 (Applause) 0:37:52.831,0:37:53.982 CF: And finally, 0:37:54.006,0:37:58.720 the man who brought this issue[br]so powerfully to everyone's attention 0:37:58.744,0:38:00.228 years ago 0:38:00.252,0:38:05.367 and has continued tirelessly[br]to work on that issue ever since. 0:38:05.391,0:38:08.516 The one and very only, Al Gore. 0:38:08.907,0:38:12.278 (Applause) 0:38:12.302,0:38:13.608 (Video) Al Gore: Thank you. 0:38:13.632,0:38:14.955 (Applause) 0:38:14.979,0:38:16.434 Thank you so much, Christiana, 0:38:16.458,0:38:19.163 and thank you for[br]your outstanding leadership, 0:38:19.187,0:38:23.042 and thank you, Chris Anderson[br]and the entire TED community, 0:38:23.066,0:38:26.669 YouTube and all of the others[br]who are joining 0:38:26.693,0:38:28.843 in this fantastic initiative. 0:38:29.479,0:38:31.244 I have just three messages. 0:38:31.268,0:38:34.883 Number one, this crisis[br]is incredibly urgent. 0:38:35.495,0:38:38.819 Just yesterday, the scientists[br]gave us the report 0:38:38.843,0:38:41.573 that emissions are still going up. 0:38:41.597,0:38:42.883 Every single day, 0:38:42.907,0:38:48.765 we're putting 150 million tons[br]of man-made global warming pollution 0:38:48.789,0:38:52.281 into the thin shell of atmosphere[br]surrounding our planet. 0:38:52.305,0:38:56.688 The accumulated amount now[br]traps as much extra energy every day 0:38:56.712,0:39:01.928 as would be released by 500,000[br]first-generation atomic bombs 0:39:01.952,0:39:04.217 exploding every single day. 0:39:04.543,0:39:07.805 And the consequences[br]are increasingly clear -- 0:39:07.829,0:39:10.752 all that mother nature is telling us, 0:39:10.776,0:39:12.569 the fires, and the sea-level rise, 0:39:12.593,0:39:14.696 and the floods, and the mud slides, 0:39:14.720,0:39:16.672 and the loss of living species. 0:39:16.696,0:39:21.535 But the second message that I have[br]is the hope is very real. 0:39:21.559,0:39:25.615 We actually do have[br]the solutions available to us. 0:39:25.639,0:39:28.656 It is unfortunately true at this moment, 0:39:28.680,0:39:34.536 that the crisis is getting worse faster[br]than we are mobilizing these solutions. 0:39:34.560,0:39:36.656 But renewable energy and electric vehicles 0:39:36.680,0:39:38.958 and batteries[br]and regenerative agriculture, 0:39:38.982,0:39:40.768 circular manufacturing, 0:39:40.792,0:39:44.749 and all of these other solutions[br]are gaining momentum. 0:39:45.162,0:39:46.908 The late economist Rudi Dornbusch, 0:39:46.932,0:39:50.702 in articulating what's known[br]as Dornbusch's law, said, 0:39:50.726,0:39:54.210 "Things take longer to happen[br]than you think they will. 0:39:54.234,0:39:57.490 But then, they happen much faster[br]than you thought they could." 0:39:57.919,0:40:00.316 We can pick up the pace. 0:40:00.340,0:40:02.086 We are gaining momentum 0:40:02.110,0:40:04.895 and soon, we will be gaining[br]on the crisis. 0:40:04.919,0:40:07.936 But it is essential that everyone join -- 0:40:07.960,0:40:10.149 of every political persuasion, 0:40:10.173,0:40:12.387 every ideological persuasion, 0:40:12.411,0:40:13.654 every nationality, 0:40:13.678,0:40:18.403 every division has to be obliterated,[br]so that we, humanity, 0:40:18.427,0:40:20.442 can join together. 0:40:20.466,0:40:24.601 And in closing, I would just say[br]that for anyone who doubts 0:40:24.625,0:40:27.372 that we as human beings 0:40:27.396,0:40:31.173 have the ability to rise to this occasion, 0:40:31.197,0:40:33.299 when everything is on the line, 0:40:33.323,0:40:37.982 just remember that political will[br]is itself a renewable resource. 0:40:38.885,0:40:39.886 (Laughter) 0:40:39.910,0:40:46.910 (Applause) 0:40:50.554,0:40:51.752 CA: Thank you so much. 0:40:51.776,0:40:54.418 Thank you so much, Al,[br]for your leadership on this issue 0:40:54.442,0:40:55.642 for so many years. 0:40:56.617,0:40:58.409 None of this would be possible 0:40:58.433,0:41:02.156 without an extraordinary[br]and fast-growing list of partners. 0:41:02.180,0:41:04.047 I'd like to acknowledge them. 0:41:04.791,0:41:08.888 (Applause) 0:41:08.912,0:41:10.110 If you're watching this, 0:41:10.134,0:41:12.825 you believe your organization[br]should be part of this, 0:41:12.849,0:41:14.539 you can help in some way, 0:41:14.563,0:41:17.015 join us, email me, chris@ted.com. 0:41:17.434,0:41:19.505 This is going to take everyone. 0:41:19.887,0:41:21.807 OK, before the Q and A, 0:41:21.831,0:41:25.164 I just want to ask you a question[br]personally, Christiana. 0:41:25.188,0:41:27.082 Like, what do you really think? 0:41:27.554,0:41:28.577 (Laughter) 0:41:28.601,0:41:31.545 No, you've been in so many of these. 0:41:31.569,0:41:33.903 Does this initiative have a chance? 0:41:35.394,0:41:38.037 CF: Well, first of all, 0:41:38.061,0:41:41.584 we are at the point[br]where everything plays. 0:41:41.608,0:41:43.410 Everything plays. 0:41:43.434,0:41:46.045 And I'm really excited about this, 0:41:46.069,0:41:51.727 because it has been very painful to me[br]to see how over the past 12 to 18 months 0:41:51.751,0:41:55.100 because of the tragically[br]insufficient response 0:41:55.124,0:41:56.879 that we have had to climate change, 0:41:56.903,0:42:00.188 how that zeitgeist has been changing[br]from where we were in Paris, 0:42:00.212,0:42:02.498 which was pretty positive and optimistic, 0:42:02.522,0:42:06.070 to, now, despair, helplessness, anger. 0:42:06.602,0:42:08.896 That's what is out there,[br]roaming on the streets. 0:42:08.920,0:42:11.397 And I don't blame them,[br]and I have the same feelings. 0:42:11.421,0:42:12.657 But the point is, 0:42:12.681,0:42:17.376 we have to be able to transform that[br]into making the difference. 0:42:17.400,0:42:22.368 And I think this is what this initiative[br]is actually potentially ready to do, 0:42:22.392,0:42:26.672 which is to give every single person[br]who feels helpless -- 0:42:26.696,0:42:29.482 give them a tool to do something. 0:42:29.506,0:42:31.808 Some will contribute small efforts, 0:42:31.832,0:42:33.614 some will contribute large efforts -- 0:42:33.638,0:42:37.084 depends on what your influence area is. 0:42:37.108,0:42:42.514 And to those who feel angry[br]and despairing, 0:42:42.538,0:42:47.347 well, give them also an opportunity[br]to channel that energy -- 0:42:47.371,0:42:49.197 which is very powerful energy -- 0:42:49.221,0:42:51.450 into solutions. 0:42:51.815,0:42:54.855 And finally, what is very[br]exciting about this 0:42:54.879,0:42:56.918 is the scale, Chris, right? 0:42:56.942,0:43:00.783 I mean, just look at those partners[br]that are going to be there. 0:43:00.807,0:43:04.175 We have attempted many, many things[br]to bring to scale. 0:43:04.199,0:43:09.206 But this, I think, is the most promising[br]initiative that I have seen, 0:43:09.230,0:43:11.437 to be able to bring people to scale, 0:43:11.461,0:43:13.855 to bring efforts and solutions to scale. 0:43:13.879,0:43:15.553 And speed. 0:43:15.577,0:43:20.474 Because if there's one thing[br]that we cannot, cannot fail on, 0:43:20.498,0:43:21.998 is addressing climate change, 0:43:22.022,0:43:23.180 but not only that, 0:43:23.204,0:43:24.871 to do so in a timely way. 0:43:25.625,0:43:27.815 CA: Thank you, that is eloquent. 0:43:27.839,0:43:28.998 And thank you. 0:43:29.022,0:43:30.175 That's it. 0:43:30.199,0:43:37.199 (Applause) 0:43:37.561,0:43:43.442 OK, we have many members[br]of the world's leading media here. 0:43:43.466,0:43:44.911 We're going to have a Q and A, 0:43:44.935,0:43:47.236 they should probably have[br]priority on questions. 0:43:47.260,0:43:50.275 If it all goes deathly silent,[br]someone else can ask a question. 0:43:50.299,0:43:52.556 If you're a member of the media here, 0:43:52.580,0:43:56.114 please feel free to put your hand up --[br]we'll throw a mic to you, 0:43:56.138,0:43:58.072 and we'll do the best we can. 0:43:59.022,0:44:01.053 Rachel Crane: Hi, Rachel Crane from CNN. 0:44:01.363,0:44:04.379 My question for you[br]is about more specific action 0:44:04.403,0:44:05.966 that will come out of Countdown. 0:44:05.990,0:44:07.141 We heard a lot today 0:44:07.165,0:44:09.657 about how this is mobilizing[br]the globe on this issue, 0:44:09.681,0:44:12.775 breaking people out of their silos,[br]companies out of their silos, 0:44:12.799,0:44:15.070 but I'm curious to know,[br]paint a picture for us, 0:44:15.094,0:44:18.419 of what the action[br]that will come out of this initiative 0:44:18.443,0:44:19.785 could potentially look like. 0:44:19.809,0:44:21.594 I'm sure it's all in early phases, 0:44:21.618,0:44:23.689 we won't hold you specifically to this. 0:44:23.713,0:44:27.830 CA: There's an intense process[br]going on between now and October, 0:44:27.854,0:44:29.227 where we're trying to engage 0:44:29.251,0:44:32.727 all of the world's best[br]thinking on climate 0:44:32.751,0:44:34.640 around those five big areas. 0:44:34.664,0:44:38.057 What we're hoping to have there[br]is multiple proposals in there 0:44:38.081,0:44:42.725 that collectively take a huge bite[br]out of those issues. 0:44:42.749,0:44:46.424 Some of them, there may be[br]one big one that dominates. 0:44:46.448,0:44:48.606 You know, so transport, for example. 0:44:49.455,0:44:51.607 Could we accelerate the end 0:44:51.631,0:44:53.723 of the internal[br]combustion engine, somehow? 0:44:53.747,0:44:54.932 What would that take? 0:44:54.956,0:44:57.603 That would be a classic problem[br]made for this approach, 0:44:57.627,0:45:00.524 because what governments decide right now 0:45:00.548,0:45:03.869 depends on what they see[br]happening elsewhere. 0:45:04.259,0:45:06.727 Would the decisions[br]of auto executives be shifted 0:45:06.751,0:45:09.588 if they saw millions of people[br]on social media saying, 0:45:09.612,0:45:11.639 "I will never buy a combustion engine"? 0:45:11.663,0:45:15.361 Would they be shifted by the market signal[br]of a few hundred mayors, saying, 0:45:15.385,0:45:19.488 "We are creating[br]a carbon-zero zone in our city, 0:45:19.512,0:45:21.306 and we're going to expand it, 0:45:21.330,0:45:22.641 and we're doing that soon"? 0:45:22.665,0:45:26.657 Would they be shifted by a visionary[br]auto CEO taking the risk 0:45:26.657,0:45:28.094 and coming forward and saying, 0:45:28.094,0:45:31.115 "You know when we said[br]we were going to continue this till 2050? 0:45:31.139,0:45:33.003 No. We can see the writing on the wall, 0:45:33.027,0:45:35.075 we want to be on[br]the right side of history, 0:45:35.099,0:45:36.352 we're doing this in 2030." 0:45:36.376,0:45:38.423 We think there might be a pathway to that. 0:45:38.447,0:45:39.783 So on some of these issues, 0:45:39.807,0:45:44.847 it's going to depend on a massive amount[br]of discussion, bringing people together, 0:45:44.871,0:45:48.396 showing -- this is what[br]you're so masterful at -- 0:45:48.420,0:45:50.918 is showing that other people[br]don't have the attitudes 0:45:50.942,0:45:52.244 that you think they have. 0:45:52.268,0:45:54.323 They're actually shifting,[br]you better shift. 0:45:54.347,0:45:58.474 And so it's mutually raising[br]everyone's ambition level. 0:45:58.863,0:46:01.315 And that is a cycle that happens, 0:46:01.339,0:46:03.125 and we've already seen it happening. 0:46:03.149,0:46:06.141 And so, on each of these issues,[br]that's what we're looking for. 0:46:06.165,0:46:07.783 The biggest, boldest things. 0:46:07.807,0:46:09.696 Dream bigger than we normally do, 0:46:09.720,0:46:13.402 because there are more people at the table[br]than there normally are, 0:46:13.426,0:46:16.506 i.e. millions of citizens engaged in this. 0:46:16.530,0:46:19.117 That's the process,[br]and while that is happening, 0:46:19.141,0:46:23.061 there'll be multiple other engagements[br]in companies and cities around the world. 0:46:23.085,0:46:27.109 We hope that it all comes together[br]in a thrilling manner in October 0:46:27.133,0:46:28.812 and we have something to celebrate. 0:46:28.836,0:46:31.273 Dominique Drakeford:[br]My name is Dominique Drakeford 0:46:31.297,0:46:35.267 with MelaninASS, or social media[br]as a form of media. 0:46:36.836,0:46:39.823 In understanding the inherent correlation 0:46:39.847,0:46:45.085 between the accumulation[br]of carbon in the atmosphere 0:46:45.109,0:46:47.675 and the cumulative exploitation 0:46:47.699,0:46:52.458 and extraction, extractivism economy, 0:46:52.482,0:46:56.736 which creates sacrifice zones[br]for black and indigenous communities, 0:46:56.760,0:46:59.029 how do we plan to, 0:46:59.053,0:47:04.609 or how do you guys plan to mitigate[br]those systems of oppression 0:47:04.633,0:47:09.710 as part of your strategies[br]within those five various components, 0:47:09.734,0:47:13.131 so that we can really[br]begin to reduce emissions? 0:47:13.829,0:47:16.586 CF: If the transformation[br]in our economy and our society 0:47:16.610,0:47:22.251 does not include inequality closing[br]and social justice issues, 0:47:22.275,0:47:24.091 then we're doing nothing. 0:47:24.115,0:47:26.663 Because all of those things[br]will come back to bite us. 0:47:26.687,0:47:30.251 So we have to put our arms[br]around the entire package. 0:47:30.275,0:47:32.537 That is not easy,[br]but it is entirely possible. 0:47:32.561,0:47:35.926 And that's one of the things[br]that I am so excited about climate change, 0:47:35.950,0:47:40.029 because it is at the front[br]of this transformation, 0:47:40.053,0:47:43.855 but it will bring many of the other issues 0:47:43.879,0:47:49.947 that have been relegated to nonattention. 0:47:49.971,0:47:52.249 It will bring those issues[br]to the fore as well. 0:47:52.273,0:47:56.670 So the transformation[br]has to be an integrative transformation. 0:47:56.694,0:47:58.617 Ellen Maloney: Hi, Chris, hi, Christina. 0:47:58.641,0:48:01.363 My question is, are individual efforts, 0:48:01.387,0:48:05.688 like ditching plastic straws[br]or going vegan, 0:48:05.712,0:48:06.966 making a difference 0:48:06.990,0:48:10.149 or are they just tokenistic[br]drops in the ocean? 0:48:10.173,0:48:11.355 CF: Good question. 0:48:11.379,0:48:12.807 CA: It's a good question. 0:48:12.831,0:48:15.149 CF: They are totally important. 0:48:15.173,0:48:16.697 Absolutely important. 0:48:16.721,0:48:19.951 Because it's not just[br]about the one straw that I use. 0:48:19.975,0:48:22.547 It's about me not using that straw, 0:48:22.571,0:48:24.800 going to a restaurant[br]and telling the waitress, 0:48:24.824,0:48:27.371 "Excuse me, I don't want[br]a plastic straw, because --" 0:48:27.395,0:48:28.918 and giving her a little lesson, 0:48:28.942,0:48:32.432 then she goes up to the manager,[br]the manager comes to the table and says, 0:48:32.456,0:48:34.551 "Excuse me, could you explain that to me?" 0:48:34.575,0:48:36.088 Then you go through the lesson. 0:48:36.112,0:48:37.401 And sooner than you think, 0:48:37.425,0:48:39.668 you have that restaurant,[br]plus the other ones. 0:48:39.692,0:48:42.266 Actually, information is contagious. 0:48:42.736,0:48:46.395 And wanting to do the right thing[br]is also contagious. 0:48:46.419,0:48:50.442 So don't look at it as just[br]simply, you know, "What is a straw? 0:48:50.466,0:48:56.018 Am I using the straw[br]or am I not using plastic bags, 0:48:56.042,0:49:02.900 I have my plant-based bags[br]to go shopping," etc., etc. 0:49:03.575,0:49:05.220 All of that counts. 0:49:05.244,0:49:06.956 It counts for you, first of all, 0:49:06.980,0:49:12.054 because it is a personal reminder[br]of who you are and what you stand for, 0:49:12.078,0:49:16.110 but it is also a very important tool 0:49:16.134,0:49:18.403 to educate everyone around you. 0:49:18.721,0:49:21.261 CA: Right, and I think[br]the core of our initiative is, 0:49:21.285,0:49:23.432 all that stuff matters -- what you eat, 0:49:23.456,0:49:25.861 how you transport yourself, etc.,[br]it matters a lot. 0:49:25.885,0:49:29.817 But there is another piece of power[br]that individuals have 0:49:29.841,0:49:33.291 that they don't think about[br]as much, perhaps, 0:49:33.315,0:49:35.895 and that we think that they should,[br]we invite them to, 0:49:35.919,0:49:38.061 which is what they can do as an employee 0:49:38.085,0:49:40.101 and what they can do[br]as a member of a city. 0:49:40.125,0:49:41.847 There's a coming together here, 0:49:41.871,0:49:44.871 where by getting organized,[br]by connecting with others, 0:49:44.895,0:49:48.543 we think there is a direct route[br]to changing decisions 0:49:48.567,0:49:51.737 that will have an even bigger[br]impact on the problem. 0:49:51.761,0:49:55.367 So it's yes, all of that,[br]but more as well. 0:49:55.391,0:49:56.574 (Laughter) 0:49:56.598,0:50:00.899 CF: There is an online [question],[br]from a classroom of children. 0:50:00.923,0:50:02.552 CA: From a classroom of children? 0:50:02.576,0:50:03.907 CF: "What can students do?" 0:50:03.931,0:50:06.712 Yay, I love that question,[br]totally love that question. 0:50:06.736,0:50:08.426 So first of all, 0:50:08.450,0:50:10.584 Fridays, 11 o'clock, go strike. 0:50:11.668,0:50:13.291 I mean, honestly, right? 0:50:13.315,0:50:14.680 (Applause) 0:50:14.704,0:50:16.061 Let's go, let's go. 0:50:16.085,0:50:18.649 And that pressure has to be maintained. 0:50:18.673,0:50:21.196 I'm totally delighted[br]that there's some people here 0:50:21.220,0:50:24.109 who've been here doing it for 52 weeks. 0:50:24.133,0:50:25.888 The problem with this is, folks, 0:50:25.912,0:50:28.626 this is not a sprint, it's a marathon. 0:50:28.650,0:50:32.856 So you better get ready[br]for many more 52 weeks, right? 0:50:32.880,0:50:34.411 And get more people involved, 0:50:34.435,0:50:36.649 because this is not easy. 0:50:36.673,0:50:38.553 If it were easy, we would have done it. 0:50:38.577,0:50:40.903 This is going to be a long-term effort. 0:50:40.927,0:50:43.561 But fantastic to be out there[br]in the streets, 0:50:43.585,0:50:46.125 you are getting so much[br]more attention from the media, 0:50:46.149,0:50:49.244 from us stupid adults[br]who have not done our job -- 0:50:49.268,0:50:50.418 it is fantastic. 0:50:50.442,0:50:52.799 So, you know, get your voices out there. 0:50:52.823,0:50:54.434 Also, in school, 0:50:54.458,0:50:57.712 you can definitely go and improve -- 0:50:57.736,0:50:59.926 The question that you just asked to TED, 0:50:59.950,0:51:02.974 that's the question every student[br]should be asking their school: 0:51:02.998,0:51:04.590 "Where's my energy coming from?" 0:51:04.614,0:51:05.851 Let's get with it, right? 0:51:05.875,0:51:07.277 Students in colleges -- 0:51:07.301,0:51:10.304 how is it possible that we still have[br]colleges and universities 0:51:10.328,0:51:13.493 that are not 100 percent clean energy 0:51:13.517,0:51:17.581 and that haven't shifted[br]their capital and their endowment 0:51:17.605,0:51:19.629 over to low carbon? 0:51:19.653,0:51:21.156 I mean, it's just incredible. 0:51:21.180,0:51:23.101 (Applause) 0:51:23.125,0:51:27.363 And finally, the most important thing[br]that young people can do 0:51:27.387,0:51:30.117 is ask your parents, 0:51:30.141,0:51:32.882 "What the hell are you doing[br]about my future?" 0:51:33.300,0:51:36.480 Because here is an amazing thing. 0:51:37.241,0:51:39.725 I have spoken in --[br]I was thinking how many -- 0:51:39.749,0:51:45.185 I've spoken to at least three if not four[br]CEOs from the oil and gas industry. 0:51:45.209,0:51:49.543 I've spoken to three or four[br]major investors, 0:51:49.567,0:51:51.670 heads of their investment firms, 0:51:51.694,0:51:54.932 who come up to me, usually in private, 0:51:54.956,0:52:00.655 and say, "Christiana, the reason[br]why I'm changing what I do in my business 0:52:00.679,0:52:03.949 is because my daughter, or my son, 0:52:03.973,0:52:09.298 asks me at night, 'What the hell[br]are you doing about my future?' " 0:52:10.209,0:52:13.122 That is a very powerful question, 0:52:13.146,0:52:16.066 and only young people[br]can ask that question. 0:52:16.090,0:52:18.353 Use that tool -- 0:52:18.377,0:52:22.117 ask your parents what are they[br]doing about your future. 0:52:22.141,0:52:23.674 Sorry about the h-word. 0:52:24.322,0:52:31.083 (Applause) 0:52:31.107,0:52:33.440 Jo Confino: Hi,[br]I'm Jo Confino, the HuffPost. 0:52:33.464,0:52:35.583 Christiana, a question for you, 0:52:35.607,0:52:38.794 which is one of the things[br]that didn't come out so much 0:52:38.818,0:52:41.283 and this is about the spiritual traditions 0:52:41.307,0:52:43.585 and the role they play, 0:52:43.609,0:52:45.216 because what we're seeing 0:52:45.240,0:52:47.539 is that, actually,[br]old wisdom is coming out 0:52:47.563,0:52:49.082 in terms of interdependence 0:52:49.106,0:52:51.119 and nothing is separate[br]from anything else. 0:52:51.143,0:52:53.651 What is the spiritual tradition[br]we can bring to this 0:52:53.675,0:52:55.393 that will make, also, a difference? 0:52:55.417,0:52:58.731 CF: What I think is very powerful[br]about understanding, 0:52:58.755,0:53:02.291 whether you happen to be[br]a spiritual person 0:53:02.315,0:53:06.107 that pursues meditation and mindfulness 0:53:06.131,0:53:08.670 or whether you're a religious[br]person or not, 0:53:08.694,0:53:10.773 what I think is very powerful 0:53:10.797,0:53:15.712 about the spiritual understanding[br]of the human presence on this earth, 0:53:15.736,0:53:20.021 is to understand that we are not separate. 0:53:20.371,0:53:23.481 It's not like,[br]"Over there is planet Earth, 0:53:23.505,0:53:25.672 and then humans are over here." 0:53:25.696,0:53:28.606 And we are totally interconnected[br]with all other species 0:53:28.630,0:53:30.387 and with all other living beings, 0:53:30.411,0:53:34.077 and doing the responsible thing by them, 0:53:34.101,0:53:36.172 does the responsible thing by us. 0:53:36.196,0:53:37.522 And vice versa. 0:53:37.546,0:53:39.363 And so that interconnectedness 0:53:39.387,0:53:41.847 is one that comes[br]from the spiritual traditions, 0:53:41.871,0:53:45.077 but you don't have to be religious[br]or spiritual to understand that. 0:53:45.101,0:53:46.474 You know, the fact is, 0:53:46.498,0:53:50.108 every single drop of water[br]that we drink comes from nature. 0:53:50.132,0:53:52.545 Every single morsel of food that we eat 0:53:52.569,0:53:53.720 comes from nature. 0:53:53.744,0:53:56.109 And we've got to heal that connection. 0:53:56.133,0:53:57.680 CA: We would welcome engagement. 0:53:57.704,0:54:01.353 (Applause) 0:54:01.815,0:54:04.926 Kaley Roshitsh: Hi, Kaley Roshitsh[br]from Women's Wear Daily. 0:54:04.950,0:54:07.697 Obviously, the fashion industry[br]is responsible for a lot 0:54:07.721,0:54:09.234 of the carbon output, 0:54:09.258,0:54:13.099 so I wondered what is your perspective[br]on conscious consumption? 0:54:13.496,0:54:18.003 CA: The key goal here is to align,[br]at the same time, 0:54:18.027,0:54:20.266 to change opinion on what companies do, 0:54:20.290,0:54:22.528 what employees do, what consumers do. 0:54:22.988,0:54:27.662 It's the shifts all happening[br]at the same time that can make change. 0:54:27.686,0:54:29.869 Right now, someone else[br]is always the problem. 0:54:29.893,0:54:32.027 "Our investors wouldn't allow[br]us to do that." 0:54:32.051,0:54:35.624 "There is no market for this better,[br]more sustainable product." 0:54:35.965,0:54:39.036 And so, all the pieces[br]need to happen at the same time. 0:54:39.060,0:54:40.782 That's our hope. 0:54:40.806,0:54:42.974 And so the lead on this is not us, 0:54:42.998,0:54:46.386 it's employees and CEOs[br]and leadership teams 0:54:46.410,0:54:48.807 working in that industry. 0:54:49.657,0:54:52.218 Get together, make something happen. 0:54:52.242,0:54:56.982 And ride the tide of the zeitgeist shift[br]that is happening -- 0:54:57.006,0:54:59.978 it's going to work out[br]from the business point of view as well. 0:55:00.002,0:55:01.658 CF: Can I jump on that as well? 0:55:01.682,0:55:05.293 Because for years, for centuries, 0:55:05.317,0:55:10.341 we have been on a consumer[br]extract-and-consume mentality. 0:55:10.365,0:55:12.268 They way we go about our life 0:55:12.292,0:55:14.379 and the way that businesses are created 0:55:14.403,0:55:18.077 is extract, use, discard,[br]extract, use, discard. 0:55:18.101,0:55:21.351 That's a simplification, but honestly,[br]it's about as simple as that. 0:55:21.375,0:55:25.978 And to understand that that linear[br]extraction to discard 0:55:26.002,0:55:29.017 can no longer be the case,[br]that it needs to be circular now, 0:55:29.041,0:55:32.564 we have to go into a circular economy 0:55:32.588,0:55:35.480 that uses every single resource[br]that we extract -- 0:55:35.504,0:55:37.330 because we will continue to extract -- 0:55:37.354,0:55:40.453 that uses it not once[br]but two, three, four, five, 10 times, 0:55:40.477,0:55:41.992 around and around in circles. 0:55:42.016,0:55:43.387 That's a circular economy. 0:55:43.411,0:55:45.490 And we have to get to that point, 0:55:45.514,0:55:50.085 because frankly, we're running out[br]of resources to continue to extract. 0:55:50.109,0:55:52.371 Jodi Xu Klein: Hi, my name[br]is Jodi Xu Klein. 0:55:52.395,0:55:57.442 I'm with the South China Morning Post,[br]a Hong Kong publication here in the US. 0:55:57.466,0:56:00.968 So, we've been reporting on trade war[br]for more than a year, 0:56:00.992,0:56:03.599 and we're actually living in a world 0:56:03.623,0:56:06.507 where countries are decoupling[br]from each other. 0:56:06.531,0:56:11.865 How do you overcome that trend[br]and bring everyone together? 0:56:11.889,0:56:13.087 CA: We don't know, 0:56:13.111,0:56:14.833 these are really challenging issues. 0:56:14.857,0:56:17.769 What we do know is that we have to bring[br]everyone to the table 0:56:17.793,0:56:19.031 and have the discussion. 0:56:19.055,0:56:20.714 There are so many people in China, 0:56:20.738,0:56:22.127 including, on many occasions, 0:56:22.151,0:56:25.547 the Chinese government has made bold steps 0:56:25.571,0:56:27.452 to tackle this issue. 0:56:27.476,0:56:31.061 There's a lot that the West can learn[br]from what's happening in China. 0:56:31.085,0:56:32.236 CF: I would say, 0:56:32.260,0:56:37.474 in a world in which we're seeing[br]a wave of nationalism and populism, 0:56:37.498,0:56:41.337 the way we go at this[br]is actually to expand 0:56:41.361,0:56:44.314 the breadth of engagement, 0:56:44.338,0:56:49.136 so not to let the responsibility[br]of engaging on climate 0:56:49.160,0:56:51.542 be in national government hands only. 0:56:51.566,0:56:53.218 Yes, they have an important role, 0:56:53.242,0:56:55.798 but we can bring it down as well 0:56:55.822,0:57:00.218 to a different level of engagement[br]which is every single human being. 0:57:00.242,0:57:03.357 And once we understand[br]that we're all human beings 0:57:03.381,0:57:05.151 and that we all have a common future, 0:57:05.175,0:57:07.595 there's no such thing[br]as all of us being in a boat 0:57:07.619,0:57:10.841 and only the one closest to the hole[br]in the boat are going to sink. 0:57:10.865,0:57:12.016 No. 0:57:12.040,0:57:14.111 Either we all sink[br]or we all float together. 0:57:14.135,0:57:16.960 Justine Calma: My name is Justine Calma,[br]I'm with The Verge, 0:57:16.984,0:57:18.593 thanks so much for this. 0:57:18.617,0:57:24.252 My question is about TED and YouTube's[br]own carbon footprint. 0:57:24.276,0:57:28.347 Streaming video eats up[br]a huge amount of energy, 0:57:28.371,0:57:33.697 and I'm curious what TED and YouTube 0:57:33.721,0:57:37.339 might be doing to reduce[br]their own greenhouse gas emissions 0:57:37.363,0:57:39.289 connected to that. 0:57:40.323,0:57:42.534 CA: I can't speak for YouTube, obviously. 0:57:42.868,0:57:46.756 I will say that, to quote[br]a line from George Monbiot, 0:57:46.780,0:57:49.137 all of us are hypocrites in this movement. 0:57:49.161,0:57:51.074 If you've ever bought something 0:57:51.098,0:57:54.611 or you're wearing clothes,[br]or you're eating food, 0:57:54.635,0:57:57.008 you're a hypocrite,[br]you're creating emissions. 0:57:57.032,0:57:58.746 It's part of life. 0:57:58.770,0:58:02.814 And I think perfection is -- 0:58:03.182,0:58:04.926 There's a risk that perfection, 0:58:04.950,0:58:08.752 that an overpursuit and focus on that 0:58:08.776,0:58:11.852 and the judging that comes with it[br]can slow everyone down. 0:58:12.178,0:58:15.686 We want this to be a coalition[br]of the willing who accept 0:58:15.710,0:58:18.099 that they're not perfect[br]but are willing to act. 0:58:18.123,0:58:22.321 Now, this whole process[br]has sparked a huge conversation in TED 0:58:22.345,0:58:25.141 about how we act more responsibly, 0:58:25.165,0:58:26.487 and that will continue. 0:58:26.511,0:58:30.301 We're certainly not going to stop[br]streaming videos. 0:58:30.325,0:58:31.968 At some point you have to do math, 0:58:31.992,0:58:35.055 it's like that -- give to the planet[br]more than you take from it, 0:58:35.079,0:58:39.150 I think is the golden rule[br]that I personally really believe in. 0:58:39.174,0:58:43.666 And so if an idea, powered[br]by a little bit of electricity, 0:58:43.690,0:58:45.808 can ignite in someone's brain, 0:58:45.832,0:58:49.205 I would bet on the idea[br]over saving the electricity. 0:58:49.229,0:58:50.855 But there's no perfection in this. 0:58:50.879,0:58:53.521 And we definitely have a lot[br]that we need to improve on. 0:58:53.545,0:58:54.918 Let's go here and then back. 0:58:54.942,0:58:58.543 Lane Florsheim: Hi, I'm Lane Florsheim[br]from the Wall Street Journal Magazine 0:58:58.567,0:59:00.773 and Chris, I really liked[br]what you were saying 0:59:00.797,0:59:03.511 about the fashion industry[br]and what they can do to change 0:59:03.535,0:59:06.118 and how it requires employees[br]and CEOs to meet together 0:59:06.142,0:59:09.174 because who understands an industry[br]better than the people in it 0:59:09.198,0:59:11.103 and their processes and infrastructure, 0:59:11.127,0:59:14.625 but I'm wondering, what about companies[br]with huge footprints, 0:59:14.649,0:59:18.474 and two that come to mind first[br]are Amazon and Zara, 0:59:18.498,0:59:19.863 where, by all accounts, 0:59:19.887,0:59:22.776 the workers, the employees there[br]don't have very much power 0:59:22.800,0:59:27.156 and the CEOs don't have[br]very much incentive to change right now. 0:59:27.180,0:59:30.283 What would you say[br]about those kinds of companies? 0:59:31.307,0:59:34.702 CA: So this is going to be such[br]an important conversation going forward, 0:59:34.726,0:59:36.982 because we're in the ironic position 0:59:37.006,0:59:40.649 where the people who can do[br]the most to solve this problem 0:59:40.673,0:59:43.419 are the people who are currently[br]the worst offenders. 0:59:43.443,0:59:44.606 So what do we do? 0:59:44.630,0:59:47.228 Do we make them part[br]of the conversation or not? 0:59:47.252,0:59:49.315 I say we make them[br]part of the conversation, 0:59:49.339,0:59:51.992 so long as we see serious engagement. 0:59:52.434,0:59:53.585 So take Amazon. 0:59:53.609,0:59:58.532 Jeff Bezos has actually listened[br]to what many of his employees have said -- 0:59:58.556,1:00:00.990 they've been very vigorous,[br]the employee base there, 1:00:01.014,1:00:02.283 about carbon footprint -- 1:00:02.307,1:00:05.672 has listened, has engaged[br]with you and with others. 1:00:05.696,1:00:09.851 And they have announced,[br]I think it's correct to say announced -- 1:00:09.875,1:00:11.041 CF: Yes, they have. 1:00:11.065,1:00:13.713 CA: ... an acceleration[br]of their own commitment 1:00:13.737,1:00:19.333 to go to, basically, a net zero track[br]by 2040, if I have it right. 1:00:19.357,1:00:24.611 It's the companies with the thousands,[br]the tens of thousands of trucks 1:00:24.635,1:00:26.611 and the packaging and all the rest of it. 1:00:26.635,1:00:29.149 That is how this problem will get solved. 1:00:29.173,1:00:34.601 So I say we invite these CEOs[br]to be part of this, 1:00:34.625,1:00:37.903 and urge them to take it seriously 1:00:37.927,1:00:42.061 and to go fast and maybe even faster[br]than they're completely comfortable doing. 1:00:42.085,1:00:44.018 But that's, I think, what we have to do. 1:00:44.042,1:00:48.194 Not to defame, denounce, 1:00:48.218,1:00:51.931 before we've at least had[br]a serious conversation about, 1:00:51.955,1:00:53.415 "It's time, 1:00:53.439,1:00:54.939 your employees want to do this, 1:00:54.963,1:00:56.617 your customers want to do this, 1:00:56.641,1:01:00.402 your investors increasingly[br]want to do this, let's do this." 1:01:00.807,1:01:01.958 That's our hope. 1:01:01.982,1:01:04.958 CF: And the wonderful thing[br]about companies the size of Amazon, 1:01:04.982,1:01:06.470 or Walmart when they did it, 1:01:06.494,1:01:09.236 is that they have a huge[br]trickle-up effect. 1:01:09.260,1:01:11.299 Because when Jeff Bezos came out and said, 1:01:11.323,1:01:14.200 "I'm going to make Amazon[br]climate-neutral by 2040 -- " 1:01:14.224,1:01:15.474 Paris Agreement says 2050, 1:01:15.498,1:01:18.004 of course he wants to do[br]everything better than that, 1:01:18.028,1:01:19.585 so 2040 is for Amazon. 1:01:19.609,1:01:21.633 Well good, we're going to keep him to it. 1:01:21.657,1:01:23.864 Now, the amazing thing about that 1:01:23.888,1:01:28.022 is that in order for Amazon[br]to be climate-neutral by 2040, 1:01:28.046,1:01:31.156 they have to work[br]with all their supply chain going up. 1:01:31.180,1:01:33.466 They have to work[br]with all of those companies 1:01:33.490,1:01:35.783 that deliver services and goods to them 1:01:35.807,1:01:38.330 for them to also be climate neutral ASAP. 1:01:38.354,1:01:41.014 Because otherwise, they can't meet[br]their own commitment. 1:01:41.038,1:01:46.013 So large companies are actually[br]very, very key and instrumental to this, 1:01:46.037,1:01:48.855 because it's not just[br]about their footprint, 1:01:48.879,1:01:54.117 it's about the embedded footprint[br]that they inherit in their supply chain. 1:01:54.141,1:01:57.236 And the transformation of that[br]is really huge. 1:01:57.888,1:01:59.650 CA: Last question. 1:01:59.674,1:02:02.163 Jackie Padilla: My name is Jackie[br]with NowThis News, 1:02:02.187,1:02:04.628 and every day, I work[br]with young climate activists 1:02:04.652,1:02:06.207 like the ones we've heard today, 1:02:06.231,1:02:08.125 but when we do stories on them, 1:02:08.149,1:02:09.839 you know, including Greta Thunberg, 1:02:09.863,1:02:12.649 I see fierce criticism that they face 1:02:12.673,1:02:14.997 and largely, it's because[br]of a generational gap. 1:02:15.395,1:02:18.291 I don't know if you're familiar[br]with the phrase "OK Boomer," 1:02:18.315,1:02:23.365 but it seems like there's a lot[br]of guilt or accountability 1:02:23.389,1:02:24.664 that some are looking for, 1:02:24.688,1:02:27.403 and on the other end,[br]we're looking at a lack of education 1:02:27.427,1:02:28.966 or just ignorance on the issue. 1:02:28.990,1:02:33.534 So what is your advice to young people[br]to respond to that criticism 1:02:33.558,1:02:36.400 to foster constructive conversations? 1:02:36.424,1:02:38.487 CF: We should probably ask them. 1:02:38.511,1:02:40.847 XB: Hi, thank you for your question. 1:02:40.871,1:02:42.538 CA: Come here. 1:02:42.562,1:02:44.521 (Applause) 1:02:46.506,1:02:49.141 XB: It is true that we[br]increasingly face criticism, 1:02:49.165,1:02:52.283 and it's not only when we speak to people,[br]with climate deniers 1:02:52.307,1:02:53.458 or things like that, 1:02:53.482,1:02:55.355 but also on social media. 1:02:55.379,1:02:58.760 It is as much a tool to spread information 1:02:58.784,1:03:00.090 and organize our strikes 1:03:00.114,1:03:02.029 and get the information out there, 1:03:02.053,1:03:05.172 but it's also a tool for people[br]who want to undermine us, 1:03:05.196,1:03:07.569 to personally attack us. 1:03:07.593,1:03:11.244 And the way in which we stay resilient 1:03:11.268,1:03:14.990 is when we build community[br]with each other, 1:03:15.014,1:03:16.363 when we organize, 1:03:16.387,1:03:18.720 we mimic the world we want to see. 1:03:18.744,1:03:21.371 There is no hierarchy in our organizing, 1:03:21.395,1:03:25.133 we are all working towards[br]the same goal constructively, 1:03:25.157,1:03:30.499 choosing our passions towards[br]making the strike the best it can be. 1:03:30.523,1:03:34.206 We got 300,000 people[br]striking in New York, 1:03:34.230,1:03:36.600 we put together a whole concert, 1:03:36.624,1:03:39.131 people called it[br]"Climchella," it was great. 1:03:39.505,1:03:41.298 (Laughter) 1:03:41.322,1:03:45.219 But the point is that[br]it's not going to stop us. 1:03:45.243,1:03:47.132 The criticism is not going to stop us. 1:03:47.156,1:03:49.815 And even though we know that we are kids, 1:03:49.839,1:03:52.868 and we are not here to tell you[br]all the solutions 1:03:52.892,1:03:55.807 that already are out there. 1:03:56.125,1:03:58.488 We are going to do it, 1:03:58.512,1:04:00.950 because every kid who cares[br]about the climate crisis 1:04:00.974,1:04:05.625 is going to grow up to study[br]through an environmental lens 1:04:05.649,1:04:08.386 and to change the world through that. 1:04:08.752,1:04:12.206 So we are here to tell you, 1:04:12.230,1:04:16.599 personally, climate activists that I know[br]don't use "OK Boomer," 1:04:16.623,1:04:21.336 because we strive[br]for intergenerational cooperation. 1:04:21.840,1:04:26.221 And I think that blaming[br]and dividing each other 1:04:26.245,1:04:28.570 is not going to get us anywhere, 1:04:28.594,1:04:30.205 which is why we don't use it, 1:04:30.229,1:04:31.944 and I don't think it should be used, 1:04:31.968,1:04:36.593 and I actually want to thank everybody[br]who is doing something, 1:04:36.617,1:04:39.723 because action inspires action. 1:04:40.033,1:04:42.661 And you inspire us, 1:04:42.685,1:04:45.484 and we're glad[br]that we inspire you as well. 1:04:45.508,1:04:52.267 (Cheers and applause) 1:04:52.291,1:04:55.378 (Applause) 1:04:55.402,1:04:56.553 CA: Wow. 1:04:56.577,1:04:57.630 (Applause) 1:04:57.654,1:04:59.164 CF: There you have it. 1:04:59.188,1:05:02.751 (Applause and cheers) 1:05:02.775,1:05:08.285 (Applause) 1:05:08.309,1:05:13.190 CA: There is no better note[br]on which to end this. 1:05:13.214,1:05:14.365 Thank you. 1:05:14.389,1:05:21.088 (Applause)