1 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 2 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 3 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 This is not a drill. My name is Greta Thunberg. 4 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We are living in the beginning of a mass exøncøon. 5 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Our climate is breaking down. 6 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Children like me are giving up their educaøon to protest. 7 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But we can søll fix this. You can søll fix this. 8 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 To survive, we need to stop burning fossil fuels. But this alone will not be enough. 9 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Lots of soluøons are talked about. But what about the soluøon that is right in front of us? 10 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I’ll let my friend George explain. 11 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 There is a magic machine that sucks carbon out of the air, costs very li le, and builds itself. It’s called, a tree. 12 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 A tree is an example of a natural climate soluøon. Mangroves, peatbogs, jungles, marshes, seabeds, kelp forests, swamps, coral reefs, they take carbon out of the air and lock it away. 13 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Nature is a tool we can use to repair our broken climate. 14 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 These natural climate soluøons could make a massive difference. 15 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Pre y cool, right? 16 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 But only if we also leave fossil fuels in the ground. 17 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Here’s the crazy part: right now we are ignoring them. 18 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 We spend 1000 øme more on global fossil fuels subsidies than natural based soluøons. 19 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Natural climate soluøons get just 2% of all the money used on tackling climate breakdown. 20 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 This is your money. It is your taxes and your savings. 21 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Even more crazy, when we need nature the most, we’re destroying it faster than ever. 22 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Up to 200 species are going exønct every single day. 23 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Much of the arcøc ice is gone. Most of our wild animals have gone. Much of our soil has gone. 24 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:02.01 --> 00:00:02.02 So what should we do? 25 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:02.02 --> 00:00:02.04 What should you do? 26 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:02.05 --> 00:00:02.09 It’s simple. We need to protect, restore, and fund. 27 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:02.11 --> 00:00:02.16 Protect. Tropical forests are being cut down at the rate of 30 football pitches a minute. 28 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:02.17 --> 00:00:02.20 Where Nature is doing something vital, we must protect it. 29 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:02.21 --> 00:00:02.24 Restore. Much of our planet has been damaged. 30 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:02.25 --> 00:00:02.30 But Nature can regenerate, and we can help ecosystems bounce back. 31 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:02.31 --> 00:00:02.312 Fund. 32 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:02.33 --> 00:00:02.39 We need to stop funding things that destroy Nature, and pay for things that help it. 33 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:02.39 --> 02.40 It is that simple. Protect. Restore. Fund. 34 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:02.45 --> 00:00:02.53 This can happen everywhere. Many people have already begun using natural climate soluøons. We need to do it on a massive scale. 35 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:02.54 --> 00:00:02.55 You can be part of this. 36 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:02.56 --> 00:00:02.58 Vote for people who defend nature. 37 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:02.58 --> 00:00:03.01 Share this video. Talk about this. 38 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:03.02 --> 00:00:03.06 All around the world there are amazing movements. Fighøng for Nature. Join them. 39 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 00:00:03.14 --> 00:00:03.20 Everything counts. What you do, counts.