[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.26,0:00:03.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got to start by\Nadmitting that, in many ways, Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.78,0:00:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,me giving a talk about how climate action Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.56,0:00:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can help black communities is surprising. Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.12,0:00:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I grew up poor and black with\Na single mother in Tottenham, Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.83,0:00:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the most deprived areas in London Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.84,0:00:18.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the 1970s and '80s. Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.36,0:00:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Climate change was the\Nlast thing on my mind. Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.98,0:00:23.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And representing Tottenham\Nas its member of Parliament Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.97,0:00:27.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the past 20 years, my focus\Nhas been on trying to reduce Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.85,0:00:30.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the deprivation I grew up around. Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.27,0:00:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the past, the climate\Ncrisis never featured Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.62,0:00:34.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the forefront of my politics Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.51,0:00:36.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it was never one of\Nthe most immediate challenges Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.93,0:00:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my constituents were facing, Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.88,0:00:41.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or at least it didn't feel like it. Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.23,0:00:43.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rising sea levels feel unimportant Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.26,0:00:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when your bank balance is falling. Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.56,0:00:47.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Global warming is not your concern Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.39,0:00:49.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you can't pay the heating bills. Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.66,0:00:51.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you're not thinking about pollution Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.71,0:00:54.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you're being stopped by the police. Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.02,0:00:55.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, perhaps this is why, Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.93,0:00:59.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the Black Lives Matter\Nmovement roared across the world, Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.61,0:01:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's been so little\Nmention of saving black lives Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.82,0:01:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the climate emergency. Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.87,0:01:07.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For too long, those of us who\Ncared about racial justice Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.70,0:01:11.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,treated environmental justice\Nas though it was elitist. Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.20,0:01:12.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at the same time, Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.62,0:01:15.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the leaders who did\Nfocus on climate change Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.21,0:01:19.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were usually white and rarely\Nbothered to enlist the support Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.86,0:01:22.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of black voices in their work. Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.45,0:01:26.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even progressive allies sometimes\Ntook our votes for granted Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.30,0:01:29.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and assumed that our community didn't care Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.10,0:01:30.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or wouldn't understand. Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.75,0:01:34.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The truth is the opposite is true. Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.35,0:01:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Black people breathe in the most toxic air Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.54,0:01:40.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relative to the general population. Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.33,0:01:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are more likely to suffer\Nfrom respiratory diseases Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.38,0:01:44.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like asthma. Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.77,0:01:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it is people of color Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.76,0:01:50.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are more likely to\Nsuffer in the climate crisis. Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.93,0:01:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is no coincidence. Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.66,0:01:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The cheapest housing tends to\Nbe next to the busiest roads Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.24,0:01:59.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many of the lowest paid jobs Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.37,0:02:01.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are in the most polluting industries. Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.87,0:02:05.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of color consistently\Nlie at the bottom Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.27,0:02:08.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the housing, educational,\Nand employment ladders. Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.80,0:02:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This story connects black\Ncommunities across the world, Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.72,0:02:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from London to Lagos to LA. Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.84,0:02:20.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Black Americans are exposed\Nto 56% more pollution Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.41,0:02:21.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than they cause. Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.79,0:02:26.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,White Americans breathe\N17% less air pollution Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.14,0:02:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than they produce. Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.84,0:02:30.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It gives a whole new meaning Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.34,0:02:34.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Black Lives Matter\Nslogan, "I can't breathe." Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.56,0:02:37.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all rightly know the\Nname of George Floyd, Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.89,0:02:40.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was murdered by the police. Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.52,0:02:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we should also know the\Nname of Ella Kissi-Debrah. Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.48,0:02:48.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ella, a nine-year-old mixed-race\Ngirl from Southeast London, Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.61,0:02:52.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was killed by a fatal asthma attack. Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.40,0:02:54.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Evidence suggests this was caused partly Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.95,0:02:59.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the unlawful levels of\Nair pollution near her home. Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.48,0:03:02.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's not only urban\Nareas where black lives Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.57,0:03:06.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are disproportionately under\Nthreat from climate change. Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.92,0:03:09.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My parents' home country of Guyana Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.84,0:03:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is one of the most\Nvulnerable countries on Earth Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.44,0:03:15.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the effects of climate change. Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.07,0:03:18.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So far, Guyana has\Ncontributed relatively little Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.07,0:03:21.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the climate emergency,\Nbut it's one of the countries Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.18,0:03:24.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,facing the most serious threats from it. Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.37,0:03:27.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While the annual carbon\Ndioxide emissions per head Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.21,0:03:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the United States is a\Nstaggering 16.5 metric tons, Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.57,0:03:34.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Guyana it's just 2.6. Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.26,0:03:38.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a pattern repeated across the globe. Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.69,0:03:41.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those countries that\Nhave contributed least Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.20,0:03:44.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the climate breakdown,\Nmainly in the global south, Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.86,0:03:46.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will suffer the most from floods, Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.86,0:03:49.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,droughts, and rising temperatures. Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.50,0:03:53.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a pattern of\Nsuffering with a long history. Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.89,0:03:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The exploitation of our\Nplanet's natural resources Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.24,0:04:01.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has always been tied to the\Nexploitation of people of color. Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.96,0:04:05.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The logic of colonization was\Nto extract valuable resources Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.91,0:04:07.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from our planet through force, Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.87,0:04:11.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,paying no attention to\Nits secondary effects. Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.03,0:04:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The climate crisis is, in a way, Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.92,0:04:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,colonialism's natural conclusion. Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.36,0:04:20.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The solution is to build a new coalition Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.12,0:04:24.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made up of all the groups most\Naffected by this emergency: Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.55,0:04:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,black people in American cities Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.70,0:04:29.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are already protesting\Nthat they cannot breathe, Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.74,0:04:32.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people of color in Guyana\Nwatching sea levels rise Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.99,0:04:36.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the point where many of their\Nhomes become uninhabitable, Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.65,0:04:39.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,young people in places\Nlike Tottenham, London, Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.33,0:04:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,afraid of the world that\Nthey will grow old in, Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.30,0:04:44.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and progressive allies from all nations, Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.86,0:04:48.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of all races, religions,\Ncreeds, and ages on their side, Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.38,0:04:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all demanding recognition\Nthat climate justice Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.76,0:04:54.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is linked to racial\Njustice, social justice, Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.81,0:04:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and intergenerational justice too. Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.35,0:04:59.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And let me say something\Nabout how we build Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.58,0:05:02.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this new movement and\Nwhat it must look like. Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.67,0:05:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, we need a recognition\Nthat the climate movement Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.79,0:05:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not only about protecting the planet. Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.13,0:05:11.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is primarily about caring Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.77,0:05:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the people who live on the planet. Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.80,0:05:17.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Globally as well as nationally, Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.30,0:05:21.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to recognize structural\Nimbalances and inequalities. Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.81,0:05:23.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A radical green recovery plan Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.81,0:05:25.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should provide jobs to the people Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.94,0:05:28.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who've been disenfranchised for centuries, Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.67,0:05:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,new jobs planting trees,\Ninsulating buildings, Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.00,0:05:34.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and working on green technologies. Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.35,0:05:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We cannot tackle the climate crisis Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.09,0:05:40.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without addressing racial inequalities. Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.10,0:05:42.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we cannot solve racial inequalities Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.44,0:05:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without fixing the economic system. Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.08,0:05:48.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The new deal the economy\Nneeds is not only green, Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.42,0:05:50.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's green and black. Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.63,0:05:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second, we need more black leaders. Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.83,0:05:58.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It cannot be right in 2020 Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.49,0:06:01.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that almost all the leading\Nclimate change activists Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.99,0:06:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we recognize are white. Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.98,0:06:08.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At Davos this year, five\Nyoung female members Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.01,0:06:10.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Fridays for Future movement Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.20,0:06:12.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,came together to give a press conference Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.60,0:06:14.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the World Economic Forum. Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.71,0:06:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a picture the\NAssociated Press put out. Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.99,0:06:22.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is the original image. Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.80,0:06:26.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.54,0:06:28.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,herself put it afterwards, Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.31,0:06:32.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You didn't just erase a\Nphoto, you erased a continent." Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.90,0:06:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to look at who\Nis being cropped out Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.72,0:06:39.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of leadership positions in\Nenvironmental organizations too. Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.63,0:06:43.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of color makeup around 40% Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.07,0:06:45.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the United States population. Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.29,0:06:48.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, why is it a University\Nof Michigan study Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.61,0:06:50.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,found that the percentage of minorities Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.87,0:06:54.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in leadership positions in US\Nenvironmental organizations Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.47,0:06:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is less than 12%? Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.53,0:06:58.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Global organizations should consider Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.43,0:07:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,moving their headquarters\Nto the global south Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.32,0:07:03.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and urban areas that are most affected Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.78,0:07:05.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the climate emergency. Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.74,0:07:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There should be new scholarships Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.50,0:07:11.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and bursaries in environmental\Nscience for people of color. Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.75,0:07:13.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Educate yourself. Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.21,0:07:15.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Join great movements\Nthat recognize the links Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.79,0:07:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between climate and race. Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.90,0:07:20.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To name a few, the Black\NEnvironment Network Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.61,0:07:22.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Wretched of the Earth. Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.17,0:07:25.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And finally, racial injustice\Nand climate injustice Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.95,0:07:28.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are both rooted in the evil notion Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.73,0:07:32.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that some lives are more\Nimportant than others. Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.41,0:07:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you march to say Black Lives Matter Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.16,0:07:37.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Minneapolis, London, or Sydney, Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.13,0:07:39.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,please also march for the black lives Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.56,0:07:41.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the Caribbean island of Haiti Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.50,0:07:44.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as its children are displaced by storms. Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.04,0:07:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please also march for the black\Nlives being lost in Darfur, Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.12,0:07:50.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first climate change conflict. Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.53,0:07:53.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And please also march\Nfor the indigenous people Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.53,0:07:55.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Amazon rainforest Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.33,0:07:57.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.82,0:07:59.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,weakens its protections. Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.82,0:08:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we are serious about\Nprotecting black lives Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.81,0:08:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the global south as well as the north, Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.20,0:08:08.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to strengthen international laws. Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.29,0:08:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need a way to apply\Ninternational criminal laws Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.66,0:08:15.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like war crimes or crimes\Nagainst humanity to the planet. Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.69,0:08:18.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need a new international law of ecocide Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.61,0:08:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to criminalize the willful Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.30,0:08:23.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and widespread destruction\Nof the environment, Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.27,0:08:26.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a law that criminalizes\Nthe most severe crimes Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.05,0:08:27.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against nature itself, Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.88,0:08:31.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even for acts don't involve\Ndirect human suffering. Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.93,0:08:34.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Economics, race, and class Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.31,0:08:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are at the center of\Ntoday's political struggles. Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.04,0:08:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Black Lives Matter movement Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.64,0:08:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,needs to wake up to climate injustices Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.84,0:08:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just as the climate movement\Nmust make every effort Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.80,0:08:48.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to include the reality of people of color. Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.75,0:08:50.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Young black boys growing up Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.84,0:08:53.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in single-parent households in Tottenham Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.18,0:08:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,won't have the opportunities I had Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.34,0:08:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a world ravaged by climate chaos. Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.08,0:09:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My distant cousins and\Nrelatives growing up in Guyana Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.56,0:09:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,won't have a future if their\Nhomes are drowning underwater. Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.84,0:09:09.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now is the time for black\Nand climate movements Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.66,0:09:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to come together unequivocally\Nand say, "We can't breathe." Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.79,0:09:15.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.