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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. David Puttnam looks at Climate Change through different lenses, all of which reveal the unsustainable ways in which we are living. Climate Change is real, but throughout history humans have failed to set political and economic concerns aside for our greater good. Will we ignore this latest warning?
Lord David Puttnam produced award-winning films including Chariots of Fire, Bugsy Malone, and The Mission. He now works at the intersection between education, media, and policy. In 2007 he was appointed Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Draft Climate Change Bill.
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@JoelPit
@JoelPit 5 років тому
when science become political you lose science
@pat4455
@pat4455 5 років тому
Diareah of the mouth not a single scientific fact (cause) just a bunch of speculative reasons for our current state.
@timnray99
@timnray99 5 років тому
exactly....add IPCC and you have the joke
@dyetscott
@dyetscott 5 років тому
What should be made apparent the Sun's impact on global warming it can go the other way cooling there being evidence to support that in Earth's history there being an ice age there should be difference between man made pollution there being an impact from that on our lives having so many people in the world has a impact relating to man made pollution
@Phillip-sv7rr
@Phillip-sv7rr 5 років тому
all those wannabe smart ppl, science gets us the data - interpretation is always subjective and connected with ppls interests
@selfsameday7448
@selfsameday7448 4 роки тому
J Pitman : and .....conscience nor integrity!
@UnoriginalGrimm
@UnoriginalGrimm 7 років тому
Lmao I love the George Carlin nod "The planet is fine, the people are fucked"
@patriciane3551
@patriciane3551 3 роки тому
:) :)
@bonysminiatures3123
@bonysminiatures3123 2 роки тому
yup the people are sheep the planet is laughing
@jacquelinedempsey249
@jacquelinedempsey249 2 роки тому
Please explain which bit of this you don’t agree with and why. 💚🌍💚
@remcovanek2
@remcovanek2 Місяць тому
Yeah, so funny. NOT
@mplaw77
@mplaw77 3 роки тому
Wonderful emotional argument .... not true, the model based "evidence' IS WRONG ....
@AllIsWellaus
@AllIsWellaus 4 роки тому
I think what is frustrating for me is that the environment and the direct impact from what we are doing has been spoken about as early as I can remember. I remember environmental issues been spoken about and even addressed positively in the early 80s, yet we are still talking about it like some new profound awakening. I'm done with the conversation and welcome more in the form of action. Honestly think things will be put be put in place after it is too late, when we won't be able to get back what I have experienced within my early childhood.
@Anita-md9ze
@Anita-md9ze 4 роки тому
Maria Colls the earth can heal but not if we keep plundering it at the rate it is. There needs to be a concerted effort to slow down and move towards greener power, that is what the Paris Agreement was about, it's time governments did what they signed up to do which is lower emissions anyway they can and if that requires moving to sustainable energy then it is up to them to do it. Ultimately the people can vote against it or for it. In the meantime, everyone must live sustainably to encourage the movement for change, look up zero-waste if you don't know already. Going vegan is the most obvious move, This is the way forward while change and policies occur, it won't happen overnight - it will take time that we are running out of.
@McIntoshYoga
@McIntoshYoga 2 роки тому
@@Anita-md9ze It has to be on each individual's effort however. If you drive a car, run your air conditioner, leave lights on, eat meat, etc. you are contributing to global warming. When the people lead, the leaders will follow.
@insomniacbritgaming1632
@insomniacbritgaming1632 Рік тому
It was created by Al Gore so he could rake in money from people who are afraid... In the 80's it was saving the trees, in the 90's it was the Ozone layer, in 2000 it was Global Warming, 2010 it was the Climate Change, 2020, Climate crisis.... ALL of their predictions failed
@insomniacbritgaming1632
@insomniacbritgaming1632 Рік тому
@@Anita-md9ze the planet was much hotter 5000 years ago than it is today, there was a period within the last 1800 years where the water rose over 2 meters. it's a Hoax, It always has been.
@Hellcat-to3yh
@Hellcat-to3yh Рік тому
@@McIntoshYoga In America most people need to drive to have a job. If you don’t have a job, you’ll be homeless. Direct action must be taken from the top to reform society in terms of infrastructure, energy, work, etc.
@desiderata4445
@desiderata4445 6 років тому
Two days ago, it was broadcasted by CP24 in Toronto that 2017 peak temperature was lower as compared to 2016. If the carbon dioxide emission is increasing cumulatively, we should expect straight line increasing temperature, but it is not. The highest recorded temperature in the US was in 1913. Why did the temperature fell if carbon dioxide is increasing?
@clive373
@clive373 2 роки тому
You must be aware that nature never follows a straight line, or maybe you never studied science. Weather and climate are not the same thing. You probably don't think nicotine is addictive either.
@soundbyte99
@soundbyte99 2 роки тому
If you drive 100km and it takes 1hr, your average speed is 100km/h, even though your actual speed throughout the journey was rarely exactly 100km/h. Likewise, the global mean temperature is not the same as day to day temperature. You should look up “Signal to Noise” and how it effects climate data.
@kreag
@kreag 6 років тому
David, I don't need to check your facts. I'm amazed that while you lived through the Cuban Missile Crisis you were so prescient in October 1961 to know about it a year in advance. Cuban Missile blockade was in October 1962.
@Mikeschmidt61
@Mikeschmidt61 2 роки тому
As long as politicians pocket millions of dollars from corporations like oil and gas, there will not be a future, I’m 71 and I am scared for my children.
@saliegharegal8325
@saliegharegal8325 5 років тому
If we cannot agree on climate change, we can agree that fossil fuels is not a sustainable source lf energy. We can agree that the emissions effect our healths.
@fancifulrat
@fancifulrat 4 роки тому
Russians & NASA Discredit ‘Fossil Fuel’ Theory: Demise Of Junk CO2 Science .
@fancifulrat
@fancifulrat 4 роки тому
Nun, Gina12345 Take it up with NASA , it’s their paper .Next you’ll be telling me that oil is a fossil fuel.Leave the basic science books alone and read what the experts have to say.
@johnsacromoni6775
@johnsacromoni6775 4 роки тому
@Nun, Gina12345 So burning coal is good then? Melting ice caps are good? Rising sea levels are good? So more CO2 in the atmosphere = prosperity? Let's live on Venus then! You are one of the prime examples of why natural selection needs to do its job properly.
@toddness305
@toddness305 4 роки тому
“The Duty of Care” to third world people living in extreme poverty: how about those people utilize fossil fuels and capitalism to lift them out of poverty and literally save their lives?
@jochannan7379
@jochannan7379 4 роки тому
That means we have to drastically cut down on our own emissions. A US citizen is responsible for 200 times the emissions of a Congolese. Beside, we are liable for the harm global warming causes to them. Because, those most affected are those who least contributed to it. In third world countries, global warming is killing people already today. The Philippines are annually devastated by superstorms now, in Southern Africa, 45 million in Zambia and Zimbabwe are currently experiencing the drought of the century. In South Asia, 1.5 billion are affected by the receding Himalayan glaciers. Global warming is undoing every bit of progress development aid ever achieved.
@toddness305
@toddness305 4 роки тому
@@jochannan7379 those numbers you cited are nonsense. Someone told you those numbers without backing them up. Fossil fuels are helping those people. Lifting them out of poverty. Cleansing their water and safely heating their food.
@carlbennett2417
@carlbennett2417 4 роки тому
You don't actually care about these people you pretend to, it's all about maintaining your greedy lifestyle, duh!
@stebbieranch
@stebbieranch 4 роки тому
"Have you tried not being poor?"
@danzel1157
@danzel1157 4 роки тому
toddness. Those people you're concerned about are already victims of fossil fuels.
@albertgainsworth
@albertgainsworth 5 років тому
Whether you believe in man-made climate change or not, this man is very wise and made a great case for positive change. The greed of big industry is the greatest sin in the world today. What sort of a world do the CEOs expect to leave for their grandchildren?
@rudigereichler4112
@rudigereichler4112 Рік тому
Why are the left promoting some big captialistic multinational companies but not all ?
@wlhgmk
@wlhgmk 6 років тому
The only niggle I have with this presentation is that we are not the first generation to feel climate change. We decreased the slide into the next glaciation starting about 6000 years ago. This was beneficial. Now we are in the situation of having too much of a good thing
@bradflutey3576
@bradflutey3576 5 років тому
I enjoyed the Ted talk and agreed with everything bar the comments about climate change. 16 minute Ted talk and zero climate change data, science or evidence. In fact I think he only talked about climate change for about a minute, this was more like propaganda than anything else. I'm not a denier, but I can't be a believer either if this is the best they can do...
@rowans44
@rowans44 4 роки тому
Brad Flutey This video isn’t about proving climate change. There are already hundreds of videos on that already. This video is about understanding why nothing substantial is being done about it in regards to economic factors and the nature of profit maximisation. The big issue is that businesses and politicians don’t like negative economic growth which is what they fear will result from serious climate change policy. Basically, this video is trying to show that there can be a decent economy after serious changes just like there was after ending slavery.
@SirrahBeats
@SirrahBeats 4 роки тому
If you are really asking for "evidence for climate change" in 2019, you are already showing your high level of ignorance. its been a thing for more than 40 years. how about you look it up in science books and journals. sigh
@stewartmcintyre4431
@stewartmcintyre4431 4 роки тому
Well said, agree 100%
@stewartmcintyre4431
@stewartmcintyre4431 4 роки тому
Reeno I do, the North Pole is gaining ice as well as the South Pole gaining ice. The Jakobshavn Glacier in western Greenland has been growing for the last 3 years. Something you would never understand, not reading an positive information about the environment for your non-factual text books.
@robertgreen2903
@robertgreen2903 4 роки тому
exactly
@GamingDad
@GamingDad 4 роки тому
In reality our economic system is slowly but surely starting to gravity more along virtual products instead of physical products. You don't really need physical resources to mass produce virtual products. I personally would like to see a more strict efforts into recycling electronic products.
@Datan1234
@Datan1234 2 роки тому
*knock knock* nfts would like a world…earth 2 would like a word
@evelinemussi
@evelinemussi 9 років тому
Thank you David for the very strong points. It is unsettling though how most people I speak to about these issues of climate change, of economic irrationality, etc seem to be so closed off to the truth. As if they are unable, or make themselves unable to see. There seems to be some sort of enchanting magic that the current system has spelt over people. Nicotine is addictive, and consumerism is addictive too...
@Sabhail_ar_Alba
@Sabhail_ar_Alba 5 років тому
Go on, tell us the 'truth' about how much the temp has warmed over the last 2 decades and while you're at it, give up the low down on the medieval warming period.
@mateogarcia3190
@mateogarcia3190 11 місяців тому
Dude I feel exactly the same way but only you're under the spell and all of those like you are part of some new cult religion.
@advaitamadvaitam4123
@advaitamadvaitam4123 7 років тому
Definitely it is a herculean task to protect the earth from this drastic climate change.However,every drop of effort we make today will certainly make an ocean of difference tomorrow.But we need to more aggressively chase our mission to influence the govts.and also create an awareness amongst people.
@cjmerobot1204
@cjmerobot1204 7 років тому
Today I'm going into as many greenhouses I can find and I'm going to yell at all of the healthy plants thriving on excessive Carbon and admonish them for being deniers.
@bassmaster1953
@bassmaster1953 7 років тому
Yeah, greenhouse effect seems benign. Should rename it outhouse effect.
@brucefrykman8295
@brucefrykman8295 7 років тому
"I stink therefore I am" Rene Descartes has been often misquoted on this.
@danzel1157
@danzel1157 4 роки тому
You might as well, because you obviously haven't bothered to read up on the science.
@DouglasHPlumb
@DouglasHPlumb 8 років тому
He states that he wants to incite anger. Anger immediately prevents one from rationally applying reason. Its the Lefty way of doing things.
@iamhewhospeaks
@iamhewhospeaks 2 роки тому
Excuse you. the right uses anger tactics. the left only seek to use that for actual good reasons.
@DouglasHPlumb
@DouglasHPlumb 2 роки тому
@@iamhewhospeaks lol.
@dr.reidsheftalltruthinscie2007
@dr.reidsheftalltruthinscie2007 7 років тому
Excuse the pun but that was 16:34 of hot air. He said nothing about climate change.
@JoyRaptor
@JoyRaptor 4 роки тому
Spot on. "Someone was right about X, therefore IM right about Y"
@rogerm1343
@rogerm1343 4 роки тому
Seriously?! The entire piece gave example after example of how historically humans do not act on evidence. He does not have to present you with all the evidence for the climate emergency, that has been done over and over. His point was how if we don't act when presented with evidence. It was a call to action.
@s00p3rman
@s00p3rman 4 роки тому
@@rogerm1343 that is a logical fallacy, and frankly you should be insulted that someone could say such things and expect you to believe it. Just because one may be a fact does not prove anything about another subject completely unrelated.
@rogerm1343
@rogerm1343 4 роки тому
@@s00p3rmanyour comment makes no sense. And yes we are in a climate emergency. That is a fact with overwhelming evidence. I have been to green land and seen the ice sheet and it's exponential melting with my own eyes. I am well aware of all the facts. The talk in this video makes perfect sense.
@carloammann6127
@carloammann6127 4 роки тому
@@rogerm1343 Greenland?!?! 2018/2019 according to science and the DMI, Greenland gained around 600 billion tons of fresh snow and lost around 100 billions tons so the net gain is around 500 billion tons. Just 4 days ago on July 3d 2019 east Holland had it's coldest July day since record began -1.6 degree celsius below zero, and in Germany today we still had top high temp. of 17 degrees Celsius, in Hannover, which is about 15 degrees BELOW average and the forecast for the whole next week sees an average high of 22 degrees. Since 2017 ocean levels dropped 2 mm!
@jjrider6758
@jjrider6758 2 роки тому
So David Putnam's entire premise is that if someone keeps on saying the the same thing for long enough they will definitely be correct..
@clive373
@clive373 2 роки тому
No, he just showed you a book, that destroys the common deniers claims that 50 years ago something else was predicted
@chadziegler7292
@chadziegler7292 Рік тому
If you tell a big enough lie often enough some people will start to believe it.
@BassBusMusic
@BassBusMusic 6 років тому
While I am never going to say human kind should not cut pollution, I would like to remind Lord Puttnam and anyone else reading this that there are many, many Doctors, Professors and other learned people who work in the field of climate science who have been treated in the same way as Ralph Nader. Why? They dare to question the data that is presented to the World. They dare to question the accepted opinion. The committee that Lord Puttnam chaired also made the choice of who they called to give evidence. That on its own could, by some, be seen to call into question the validity of the evidence that was presented.
@wimahlers
@wimahlers 6 років тому
Name one!
@kurtklingbeil
@kurtklingbeil 5 років тому
Are not the (tobacco-industry-grade) denialists who demand the prioritized indulgence of their narcissistic priviledged entitled greedy attitudes just as vitriolically opposed to competently dealing with pollution ( and ecological degradation, and deforestation....) as they are to any form of mitigation of climate disruption ? What personal benefit do you derive from your facile apologism?
@dalelehar7335
@dalelehar7335 4 роки тому
Give me three recognized scientists or professionals, who question climate change with legitimate facts. I would really like to know they are because I would read their material or listen to their presentations.
@petershaw2566
@petershaw2566 4 роки тому
@@dalelehar7335 the climate is always changing! To do with the sun a nd earth orbits as proved by Milutin Milankovitch in the 1920's
@petershaw2566
@petershaw2566 4 роки тому
@@kurtklingbeil speak english
@aaronmizzou
@aaronmizzou 9 років тому
Simple yet powerful. I agree...if we continue to worship at the altar of Profit then we are surely doomed.
@brucefrykman8295
@brucefrykman8295 7 років тому
RE: "if we continue to worship at the altar of Profit then we are surely doomed." Viva Castro, Viva Mao, Viva Hitler, Viva Stalin...down with profits....All humans are equal, some humans are more equal than others From Hltler's NAZI platform, not at all different from today's Democrats. We demand that the state be charged first with providing the opportunity for a livelihood and way of life for the citizens. If it is impossible to sustain the total population of the State, then the members of foreign nations (non-citizens) are to be expelled from the Reich. All citizens must have equal rights and obligations. The first obligation of every citizen must be to productively work mentally or physically. The activity of individuals is not to counteract the interests of the universality, but must have its result within the framework of the whole for the benefit of all. Consequently, we demand: Abolition of unearned (work and labour) incomes. Breaking of debt (interest)-slavery. In consideration of the monstrous sacrifice in property and blood that each war demands of the people, personal enrichment through a war must be designated as a crime against the people. Therefore, we demand the total confiscation of all war profits. We demand the nationalisation of all (previous) associated industries (trusts). We demand a division of profits of all heavy industries. We demand an expansion on a large scale of old age welfare. We demand the creation of a healthy middle class and its conservation, immediate communalization of the great warehouses and their being leased at low cost to small firms, the utmost consideration of all small firms in contracts with the State, county or municipality. We demand a land reform suitable to our needs, provision of a law for the free expropriation of land for the purposes of public utility, abolition of taxes on land and prevention of all speculation in land. We demand struggle without consideration against those whose activity is injurious to the general interest. Common national criminals, usurers, profiteers and so forth are to be punished with death, without consideration of confession or race. The state is to be responsible for a fundamental reconstruction of our whole national education program, to enable every capable and industrious German to obtain higher education and subsequently introduction into leading positions. The plans of instruction of all educational institutions are to conform with the experiences of practical life. The comprehension of the concept of the State must be striven for by the school [Staatsbürgerkunde] as early as the beginning of understanding. We demand the education at the expense of the State of outstanding intellectually gifted children of poor parents without consideration of position or profession. The State is to care for the elevating national health by protecting the mother and child, by outlawing child-labor, by the encouragement of physical fitness, by means of the legal establishment of a gymnastic and sport obligation, by the utmost support of all organizations concerned with the physical instruction of the young. We demand abolition of the mercenary troops and formation of a national army. For the execution of all of this we demand the formation of a strong central power in the Reich. Unlimited authority of the central parliament over the whole Reich and its organizations in general. The forming of state and profession chambers for the execution of the laws made by the Reich within the various states of the confederation. The leaders of the Party promise, if necessary by sacrificing their own lives, to support by the execution of the points set forth above without consideration.
@bobroberts7305
@bobroberts7305 7 років тому
Spoken like a true NATIONAL SOCIALIST, not unlike today's Democrats - as you said - in many ways, though I did spot a few. A very interesting post and timely, too, considering what happened the last 8 years and the violent, brown-shirt (claiming to be anti-fascist while engaging in the worst fascist tactics) reaction of the losers of the last election.
@stephennielsen8722
@stephennielsen8722 7 років тому
Bob Roberts so your argument is that saying the worship of money will doom us is a lot like what the Nazis thought - hmmmm. Did you know that Jesus Christ said things that were very similar to this? Do you think Jesus Christ was a Nazi, Bob?
@Danny_On_Wheels44
@Danny_On_Wheels44 7 років тому
Stephen Nielsen Some do not get things like Paris Accord is about money and redistribution of wealth. Can't just throw money at it and the issue is fixed.
@stephennielsen8722
@stephennielsen8722 7 років тому
Daniel C some people are mindless. They don't read a single sentence within agreement, but still fully condemn the agreement only because they were told to do so by someone else.
@fiveeyes2802
@fiveeyes2802 4 роки тому
A nice talk from a passionate and caring man.
@photonpattern
@photonpattern 7 років тому
Dear Sir, I'm a concerned scientist and engineer and it bothers me that the term "Climate Change" is vague and mathematically it's very hard to quantify changes in Climate Change over time to answer the important question: is it getting better or worse? Rate of Climate Change change? The derivative of variance of Climate? It's as meaningless as it sounds. Can we please go back to calling it good old Anthropogenic Global Warming? Then we all at least could have a solid socio-political discussion about costs relative to some measurable climate event. I'm okay with paying a dollar a day, how about those folks living on less than... oh yes. You are aware that they'll be required (by the West) to pay part of the bill, are you not? Their industry stunted so that it never rivals that of the West? I'll forgive 6B people for politely declining to follow your lead on this... in which case more viable solutions are needed. This won't win me any liberal or conservative brownie points, but in my opinion the solution is to build lots of nuclear power plants. Get the world off fossil fuels and metals by offering an energy (not resource) intensive better standard of living.
@22burst2020ddsspec
@22burst2020ddsspec 4 роки тому
Yup.
@22burst2020ddsspec
@22burst2020ddsspec 4 роки тому
Time to be the change and future squillionaire by initiating the nuclear revolution.
@dilbertjunkmail
@dilbertjunkmail 4 роки тому
Molten Salt Reactors using Thorium. Uses more of its original fissile material. Creates waste with significantly smaller half life's and can consume old radioactive waste material currently in storage. Biggest reason includes less risky process that leads to runaway reactors.
@boffeycn
@boffeycn 4 роки тому
No. If you were a "concerned scientist and engineer " then you would know AGW & ACC are not the same thing, wouldn't you. Also, nuclear alone is not the answer, a combination of nuclear, solar and wind is,
@boffeycn
@boffeycn 4 роки тому
@@22burst2020ddsspec The first thing you need to do is get all the godbotherers to accept that AGW & ACC are real because most deniers do so based on biblical literalism. Next you have to get these same godbotherers to stop voting for their Orange God Emperor, "Trump Digs Coal". Fun Fact. The PRC is the world leader in R&D and implementation of nuclear, solar and wind energy. Fun Fact. Calling uneducated, gullible and inexperienced idiots and liars uneducated, gullible and inexperienced idiots and liars is not making insults it is telling the truth. Deal with it.
@ChillHammerGaming
@ChillHammerGaming 7 років тому
I read this comment section. So many that are lost and completely miss the whole point. The problem is clear in which this subject becomes irrationally debatable by simple means of misinterpretation. The term "climate change" is a funny one that most react negatively to. I call it a blanket term. It dances around the topic but never actually gets to the root cause. If the term were called "climate reaction", Mr. Putnam's message might be better received. There is no argument to combat that our rate of consumption, waste and pollution is not sustainable. So instead of arguing about interpretation why not argue over things like solutions to base problems. For instance things like plastics, jet engine emissions, nuclear waste and emissions. To turn a blind eye to this topic is to pass the buck to our children to solve it.
@VariantAEC
@VariantAEC 7 років тому
Chill Hammer Climate change isn't caused by humans. However I agree that we really do need to stop polluting our ecosystem because that has a very immediate and negative impact on plant and animal life including *OUR OWN LIVES.* That said how are so many people conflating Global Warming™/climate change with overfishing, poaching and direct habitat destruction (i.e. deforestation). These things aren't caused by the passive and ever climbing amount of CO2 emissions; they're caused by direct human interactions, engagements and wasteful practices with regards to the environment and it's inhabitants. Is that so hard to understand? And why the *FUCK* are people taking a damn filmmakers word as gospel? You know what that bit is just too far beyond explanation. [minor corrections]
@ChillHammerGaming
@ChillHammerGaming 7 років тому
VariantAEC ... filmmakers can play a vital role in making the changes we both discussed. While we don't have to agree with their every word, they can still be an instrument of spreading awareness. Industry will not make these changes and governments won't write legislation for it but they sure will impose taxes related to the subject. We all (as humans) need to come together and understand that this topic should be near the top of the list. There are definitive solutions to solving these problems and while they will be difficult, they'll also be necessary for our species survival.
@VariantAEC
@VariantAEC 7 років тому
Chill Hammer Maybe this filmmaker should focus on real issues related to the environment then? I mean if he's serious why not showcase the harm poaching and overfishing and deforestation does? Instead he's preaching the evils of exhaling (which all living animals do to my knowledge)!
@ChillHammerGaming
@ChillHammerGaming 7 років тому
VariantAEC ... I agree. That's what my original comment addressed. Nobody looks at the root cause instead they all just beat around the bush like a bunch of idiots.
@mwhearn1
@mwhearn1 7 років тому
I agree, we shouldn't take a damn filmmakers word as gospel. That's because he is not a climate scientist. For that matter, neither are you. So why should I take a damn youtube commentor's word as gospel. "Climate change isn't caused by humans." Because? Because you say so? What do climate scientist say in their publicly available published research? Do their conclusions match what this damn film maker is saying?
@Controvi
@Controvi 6 років тому
He makes a argument that you can also turn around and it still works just as good. So that is the weakest argument you can make.
@justh3378
@justh3378 5 років тому
Thank You for your time this late evening. Or early morning. Bless UP
@baytown7951
@baytown7951 5 років тому
You're right. With communism it wouldn't be 1% holding most of the money, it would be .0001% instead. It wouldn't be a thousand major corporations competing, it would just one monopoly. Brilliant solution.
@AXZ1974
@AXZ1974 4 роки тому
It's amazing how many people miss the point of this talk. The man is not a scientist. He did not prepare a speech with scientific facts, because scientists are best suited for that role. And there is overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change exists and is man-driven. His speech is about paying attention to these facts and also paying attention to the fact that there are some very powerful people that have a short-term interest in keeping things as they are, because they profit. And he reminds us of similar past cases. The major difference with this case is that instead of hundreds of thousand of people dying of lung cancer because of the industry lying, it is the world as we know it that is in danger of perishing. Every one that denies climate change should try and think why it really is that they have this opinion. How have they formed it? Through scientific study? Through reading science journals? Or is it through the opinions of others? Who are these others? Do they have anything to gain by saying this? My guess is that, as always, people are afraid of change. They are afraid of the changes that will be needed to combat climate change. They are afraid of the extra taxes needed to pay for large scale programs. So when they hear someone discrediting climate change, they want to believe it. But why isn't anyone thinking that it is the richer that will have to overwhelmingly pay for this? They profited the most from the current economic model that polluted the world. So they will have to pay proportionately more to combat the problem. So the poor many should not be so afraid of that aspect. But more to the point, shouldn't people be afraid of the cost of not doing anything? What is it that makes people so reassured that things will not get bad? Again, this is something for which we have to listen to the experts. And the experts that the human race has created in its intellectual journey through the ages, trying to find the truth about reality, is scientists. Science is what the human race has come up with to give real, provable, testable answers to questions. Few people, of those reading this, I would think, would go to a witch-doctor to treat their illness. Even fewer would stop using their cell phones because they were made by that despicable sect of scientists. Think about the logic (or lack thereof) of this cherry-picking: I have no problem with using cell phones, aeroplanes, toasters etc. but when it comes to climate change, I will not listen to the overwhelming majority of scientists. Science is not an industry. Coal-mining, car-making, oil-drilling are industries. Do people really believe that thousands of scientists around the world have made a pact and have a vested interest in making us believe in climate change? And do people really believe that the coal, oil and automobile industries (to name but a few) do not have any interest in keeping things as they are? If so, then there is nothing more I can say.
@christopheespic
@christopheespic 4 роки тому
Thank you... hope your message will be read by many others... it deserves that.
@iviewthetube
@iviewthetube 4 роки тому
We've been coming out of an ice-age for the last 20,000 years. I am more concerned when that is going to stop.
@keithgibbins4058
@keithgibbins4058 4 роки тому
The warming is not going to stop. The sun warms the oceans and the air it is not going to stop.
@amykulp1683
@amykulp1683 4 роки тому
there have been two temperature spikes similar to today's in the past 400,000 years. Both times the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rose along with the increase in temperature (direct effect of the warming) then fell off much slower than the temperature, which dropped rapidly. (Ice Core Project data and tree ring studies.) There's really no evidence that this will not be the same way. Hint -- look into how carbon dioxide is affected by radiation and specifically which frequencies of radiation cause any warming. Then you will not be afraid. Sorry you can no longer find very many scientific papers on google search anymore -- you'll have to dig to discover what you should know
@roberthollandsworth1809
@roberthollandsworth1809 4 роки тому
The earth is alive. It is a living organism made up on interconnected ecosystems that all work together to create and sustain life. When your body temperature raises 2 degrees, you have a fever. When it raises 5 youre in a coma. Any higher and you’re dead. That’s what’s happening to the life on this planet. It’s too hot, and the forms of live that evolved to live in a cold, low carbon environment are dying off in droves. We evolved to thrive in the last ice age. To change that is to change our chance at survival.
@iviewthetube
@iviewthetube 4 роки тому
@@roberthollandsworth1809 Are you referring to the Gaia theory or the Gaia principle?
@roberthollandsworth1809
@roberthollandsworth1809 4 роки тому
iviewthetube I’m not that familiar with that theory but my understanding is that it’s similar to our scientific understanding of how earths life works.
@wiltonpt1
@wiltonpt1 4 роки тому
I can’t be angry with something that nature does. Climate is always changing!
@solarpark
@solarpark 4 роки тому
But a few among the elite want to make a trillion-dollar business out of it by having control over the world population simultaneously. Don't forget that such treaties are followed by many other control mechanisms, too.
@danzel1157
@danzel1157 4 роки тому
lantern bearer. Yes, and this time we're forcing it to become a lot warmer than it normally would be. Why is that so hard to understand?
@danzel1157
@danzel1157 4 роки тому
@@solarpark The fact that they are the elite means that they already have a lot of control. The scam doesn't make any sense.
@goodtimetraveler8261
@goodtimetraveler8261 7 років тому
When has TEDx scheduled a visit from Lord Moncton?...
@kenevoy5383
@kenevoy5383 4 роки тому
GoodTimeTraveler or dr Patrick Moore
@MauriatOttolink
@MauriatOttolink 4 роки тому
GoodTimeTraveller They daren't bring on Lord Moncton nor Peers Corbyn because they would be saying things that TEDx doesn't want to be passed on to the Globally Hoaxed.
@ilikethisnamebetter
@ilikethisnamebetter 4 роки тому
@@MauriatOttolink When has Lord Monckton done anything at all that would qualify him to give a TED talk?
@MauriatOttolink
@MauriatOttolink 4 роки тому
@@ilikethisnamebetter What ever it is, those biased and loaded Leftie pseudo, self-appointed intellectuals at TT must have had their reasons! This is so far back that I need to go back and find what the blazes I said. However I would reverse the question and ask ''what does TED talks have to qualify them to publish what he says."" I have since, slowly become aware that TED Talks are a bunch of Left wing propagandists on whom I wouldn't waste an overfull, painfully bursting bladder should I encountered them burning to the ground. If I were standing on a railway line (railroad track) and somebody from TED Talks shouted "Look out! There's a train coming," I'd write off immediately to the railroad company for a timetable to check! Hmm.. That rather puts your flimsy question into perspective...don't it just?
@ilikethisnamebetter
@ilikethisnamebetter 4 роки тому
@@MauriatOttolink Please stand on a railway line and wait. You have nothing to offer the world.
@saurabhbhargava4917
@saurabhbhargava4917 7 років тому
nice ,thanks for figuring out what was,is the problem actually . will ? it is in our hands
@brainmurphy8886
@brainmurphy8886 5 років тому
We're supposed to believe these scientists when they tell us how the universe and Earth functions when they really can't even figure out the human body yet.
@scottekoontz
@scottekoontz 4 роки тому
Heartland defended Philip Morris, and for many decades employed "scientists" who reported that cigarettes were not addictive and were OK for your health. Heartland is the same organization that today employs "scientists" to tell you that CO2 is not causing warming. In fact, some of the "cigarettes are great for you" scientists are now telling you what the oil companies want to to think.
@silkee
@silkee 4 роки тому
As opposed to siding with corrupted data from the IPCC commissioned by governments? It's like Climategate never happened.
@NickKautz
@NickKautz 2 роки тому
What do you do when big corporations are diving onto the green bandwagon , and advocating against climate change?
@raulepure9840
@raulepure9840 6 років тому
Just words end emotions, some fact would be better That citation "who is not part of solution...." resembles with abominable "who is not with us is against us" and this no good
@TheRigomoni
@TheRigomoni 22 дні тому
one of the best ted speeches ever
@tonycollyweston
@tonycollyweston 7 років тому
sad to see so many people exhibiting such poor analytical and comprehension skills,looks like the education system let them down
@Brainbuster
@Brainbuster 7 років тому
Play at 1.25x playback speed.
@purge440
@purge440 7 років тому
thank you!!
@theguywithhope
@theguywithhope 5 років тому
😄😄
@reuireuiop0
@reuireuiop0 3 роки тому
Can understand some words, but sentences... Oh wait, who is still interested in the meaning of a full sentence TL/dnr I rather not know
@psiborger7274
@psiborger7274 6 років тому
His first statement, "movie makers can make anything work.." certainly mitigates and qualifies his later accomplishment of producing the first AGHG bill.
@vishy2511979
@vishy2511979 8 років тому
We have now crossed the threshold after which rise in temperature will always exceed any attempt to bring it down. The only thing we can do now is to reduce the pace of climate change.
@FergusScotchman
@FergusScotchman 7 років тому
What climate change? What part of the climate has been irreversibly changing, particularly due to AGW? Temperature? Temperature hasnt increased out of the range of normal cyclicality and ability to measure accurately to date.
@deepkumarjp
@deepkumarjp 4 роки тому
Over indulgence is an emotion humans can't get away with. They can't tell whether it's an individuals' or collective trait of the species. Categorical reduction of it calls for both scientific politics and political science.
@floydrudolph321
@floydrudolph321 5 років тому
Bring back the Hemp plant
@atenas80525
@atenas80525 3 роки тому
I thought this was supposed to be a lecture on climate change - actually more a lesson in fear propaganda
@McIntoshYoga
@McIntoshYoga 2 роки тому
You got that right.
@firsttorecess1074
@firsttorecess1074 Рік тому
He says at the very beginning that his purpose is to frighten you. This was 7 years. Half of Australia hadn’t burned down and Lake Mead was full and the western US wasn’t a tinder box. There is no propaganda here. It is “justifiable fear” as he calls it.
@Theassemblagestyle
@Theassemblagestyle Рік тому
Lesson in truth whats better
@med.beautyacross.1933
@med.beautyacross.1933 3 роки тому
this planet is gonna blown away by the materialism philosophy , earth has much of our needs not for our greed !
@carolinearaujobaccin4537
@carolinearaujobaccin4537 5 років тому
Could you share the text of his speech?
@berbandis
@berbandis 8 років тому
I like faith. I have a great deal of faith and I am proud of that fact. I do not have faith in this religion though, the prophets don't invoke the spirit with their words.
@jonpreciado3772
@jonpreciado3772 8 років тому
Nice to see someone give Ralph Nader the appreciation he deserves.
@thorsteinssonh
@thorsteinssonh 6 років тому
The guy said "you're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem" What did he exactly mean by that? Can he tell who is part of the solution, and who is not? Maybe some people are providing solutions, but he deems they are not. Maybe some people point out scientific evidence contradicting other evidence, food for scientific debate and thought? What does this "scientist" mean?
@Primer595
@Primer595 4 роки тому
You cannot fake intelligence,talent or ability. You can ignore intelligence, squander talent and lose ability .If you use common sense then intelligence, talent and ability can be embraced and empowered for the benefit of everyone, but this requires leadership, which like intelligence, talent, ability and common sense cannot be faked.
@AndyRutledge901
@AndyRutledge901 6 років тому
He is right on one point the climate is changing... It is always changing and human impact is a very small %. Want to "save the world" fight for clean water and advancements in food to feed the masses. let the climate do its thing.
@killmenow6663
@killmenow6663 2 роки тому
I find it telling that our government and its agencies want to protect us from climate changes (that, as you say are always changing) and will seemingly do anything necessary to convince us of it, but our government agencies do NOTHING to protect us from poisonous food additives and foods that give people diabetes and other diseases and conditions. If they care so much about our safety, wouldn't they want us protected from EVERYTHING?
@EmeraldView
@EmeraldView Рік тому
You sound like someone who knows more than 99% of Climate Scientists.
@bobhope7375
@bobhope7375 4 роки тому
Skillfully ignore the facts, and the flock will follow. !!!!
@benmonson8655
@benmonson8655 4 роки тому
Seems to work where money, vested interests and willful ignorance is concerned
@danzel1157
@danzel1157 4 роки тому
bob hope. Like most of the people commenting here.
@rikkoshop620
@rikkoshop620 7 місяців тому
The main point is the earth is not in trouble, humans are. Our species has only lived within a certain sweet spot - if the earth cools more than 3 degrees or warms more than 3 degrees our climate will not be able to support our ability to grow food in the quantities that can sustain our future and our leaders keep thinking that their wallets are more important than our survival !!!
@lpiavelino6598
@lpiavelino6598 Рік тому
i believe there is no causal prevalence link between atmospheric temperature change and carbon dioxide composition of the atmosphere.
@vishy2511979
@vishy2511979 8 років тому
Dont worry for the Earth. The Earth is fine and can survive xtreme temperatures for billions of years. It has been doing that for billions of years. Worry about yourself. Change for yourself. Coz the Earth has been there when the climate was hostile but we humans were not and the earth will still be there whn the climate will change but we will not.
@randomhuman2595
@randomhuman2595 5 років тому
The Earth as a hole could withstand a lot of things. So could we. That doesn't mean they won't cause damages and deaths.
@wildandwooly
@wildandwooly 5 років тому
To make things better we have to change our economic system such that corrupt leaders as we now have will not find their way to office or, being reasonable candidates, be corrupted by said office.
@aeroearth
@aeroearth 4 роки тому
So there'd be no corruption in communist systems with their unelected leaders then?
@kimweaver3323
@kimweaver3323 3 роки тому
We are now seven years down the road from this and things are only MUCH WORSE. Actually, even seven years ago, it was too late to do anything meaningful which would have reversed the established trend of habitat collapse driven by human activity. Yes, do what you think is right, for the reasons you find compelling, but don't become attached to outcomes.
@vincedee6607
@vincedee6607 3 місяці тому
You should watch the Ted talk by Michael shellenberger.
@bjnz
@bjnz 4 роки тому
The "profitable" 1industriel processes he talks about have allowed whole civilisations to come out of poverty and improve living standards and technology. Many less people die (only 5% relatively) to climate disasters compared to just 100 years ogo
@sasasasasasasasasasasasasa4341
@sasasasasasasasasasasasasa4341 2 роки тому
Only 5%? No way It's not like the number is climbing higher or that 5% is an absolutely massive number or something.
@bjnz
@bjnz 2 роки тому
@@sasasasasasasasasasasasasa4341 it's because most countries have a lot more infrastructure and quicker transport etc to deal with a climate disaster (my point was that this has led to more C02 emissions but also better responses to disasters?
@sasasasasasasasasasasasasa4341
@sasasasasasasasasasasasasa4341 2 роки тому
@@bjnz Currently there is no technology that can stop the disasters that climate change will bring upon us.
@bjnz
@bjnz 2 роки тому
@@sasasasasasasasasasasasasa4341 Such as?
@chrisrjcox
@chrisrjcox 3 роки тому
This man stands there and says he is proud to have created so arbitrary figures that are binding and we have to meet, at all costs, not something to be proud of.
@bradleejones9959
@bradleejones9959 2 роки тому
Nicely put.
@yaboyreggie_
@yaboyreggie_ 2 роки тому
Explain that to me please??
@jamesdavis5517
@jamesdavis5517 4 роки тому
He basically used past, unrelated events and quotes to justify a call to action. (?)
@pistolpete3989
@pistolpete3989 4 роки тому
James Davis true
@thewatcher7425
@thewatcher7425 4 роки тому
James Davis I think so, is to do something that is injustice. Power of the people our voice. When we stop. Everything stop.
@JBattler
@JBattler 4 роки тому
Unfortunate that you can't make those very clear connections...perhaps that is why you don't understand science.
@simonreeves2017
@simonreeves2017 4 роки тому
James Davis - well it would be quite hard to use future events wouldn't it! You posted your comment on his 2014 presentation in 2020. Do you not think that in those six years there have been many examples of the impact of a changing climate? One that springs to mind is the vast bush fires in South Eastern Australia.
@petermorris9592
@petermorris9592 4 роки тому
I noticed that too. I also noted the attempts to maniplate the viewer. For example, the sound played at key times for the purpose of word association; the many, many slogans (some of which had their true meanings twisted); the image of someone standing with smoke photoshopped in, at the exact moment he said "this is not a sustainable future"; and the lack of ANY scientific evidence whatsoever. If you want to convince me of a theory, I suggest using facts and evidence, not cheap trickery. If I am to reach ANY conclusion from this video it is that this man (like many orhers) is using the climate "crisis" as a cover for his anti-capitalism.
@SensibleandSustainable
@SensibleandSustainable 24 дні тому
One of the ways we can be part in slowing down climate change is when we stop our behavior of IMPULSIVE SHOPPING (Shopping for greed and not the need). It takes 2700 litres of water to manufacture just a T-Shirt. Hold the fashion industry accountable, STOP THE GREED, STOP IMPRESSING PEOPLE AROUND YOU WITH IMPULVE & IRRESPONSIBLE SHOPPING.
@SebastianoMauri
@SebastianoMauri 3 роки тому
Thank you
@thatsme8013
@thatsme8013 4 роки тому
Got this in 2019 and the world has not burned up yet
@RJones-Indy
@RJones-Indy 4 роки тому
You obviously haven't been to Australia lately, or Africa, or California, or Greenland, or, ...
@petercoxable
@petercoxable 3 роки тому
Biggest waste of 16 min ever. Analogies and quotes from someone in the film industry. Not one bit of science.🤦🏻‍♂️.
@leoaquino1479
@leoaquino1479 Рік тому
David Puttman ❤️❤️❤️❤️💪💪💪💪💪
@VillianVon
@VillianVon 6 років тому
He’s right the earth is not dying we created a world that humans can’t live on....
@Brian-gk2hg
@Brian-gk2hg 4 роки тому
does the speaker KNOW the percentage increase of co2 in the atmosphere? well an increase of 0.01% co2 from 0.03% to 0.04%,,in over 100 years, 2 more molecules per every 20 000 molecules! is that something dangerous? and to think water vapour and cloud is 10-20X more abundant, its all just a bit weird what the actual reality is which he never mentioned,,
@MusaM8
@MusaM8 4 роки тому
Try ingesting 0.04% of your body weight in a powerful poison and see what effect it has. A small percentage doens't mean a small impact. Atmospheric CO2 has increased from 330 PPM to 415 since 1985. Just 1000 PPM has been shown to have significant negative effects on cognitive abilities, and rising outside levels will also increase the CO2 levels inside buildings which already commonly reach such levels.
@budbud2509
@budbud2509 3 роки тому
@@MusaM8 .......... Go check the ice cores ......... CO2 has been as high as 8,000PPM
@drkstrong
@drkstrong 11 місяців тому
@@budbud2509 You will not find times in the ice cores when the CO2 content was over 280 ppm. They only go back about a million years. When CO2 levels were that high the only life on the planet was one-cell creatures that lived in the oceans and ate CO2 to produce O2. The % of CO2 in the atmosphere is not relevant, it's the number of CO molecules between the surface and space (the partial pressure - see the fundamental gas laws).
@markvegar33
@markvegar33 4 роки тому
Of course, the climate is changing, that's a no brainer. Its been changing since the beginning of time regardless of man's influence. So what!
@seancassidy4812
@seancassidy4812 4 роки тому
@Tyler Stearns i reckon the real problem is that Mark is not a sheeple. His statement is actually correct. The so called human impacts are easily deniable. Try reading history to see the real facts. Check out Tony Heller, among others, on youtube and you will see the truth.
@seancassidy4812
@seancassidy4812 4 роки тому
@Tyler Stearns Mark is correct. Lets shut down the oceans and plug up all the volcanoes. They produce more co2 than anything else on the planet. Anyone who thinks humans can change the climate is delusional. Extinction is natural
@twalgoolan4249
@twalgoolan4249 4 роки тому
@@seancassidy4812 You suggest reading the real facts, and then go on and make a ridiculous statement like plugging up all the volcanoes, and shutting down all the oceans. Oceans and volcanoes are not man made, and the C02 emanating from them is not man induced. Nature over millennia has adjusted conditions on this planet so that man can survive. Humans have been the cause of excessive Co2 for at least three decades, to a point it is interfering with the normal order of things. Try putting too much of a good thing into a fishbowl and see what happens to the fish.
@seancassidy4812
@seancassidy4812 4 роки тому
@@twalgoolan4249 Hiya T. thank you for your reply. I would like to know where all the extra co2 is coming from, given that there is only so much co2 available on the planet. No one is making new co2. Nature has not done anything just so that mankind can survive. Nature does not love humanity. All gasses are actually recycled. For instance, it is known that millions of years ago, the concentrations of oxygen were far higher than today, which resulted in animals and even insects being much larger, followed by climatic events which wiped out life to a great extent. Subsequent to these events, the levels of gasses were altered, resulting in different lifeforms which were adapted to exist in those environments. So, given that plants require co2 to exist and the fact that plants exposed to large doses of co2 will actually increase in size massively compared to those plants receiving less co2, could you please explain why we are not completely surrounded by greenery? Incidentally to this, I want you to know that I do believe that the planet has been damaged by mankind, but co2 is only the latest scapegoat, not the problem. Our biggest problem is physical pollution and waste. Most of the figures that are being bandied about come from computer modelling, based on equations that can be made to fit. There are historic records that show that nothing is actually any different from 100 years ago. The newspaper reports from around the world that describe events with recorded weather that show this. In the 1970s and 1980s, people were saying that we would be in an ice age by the year 2020. These articles are easily found in newspaper archives. There are loads of them from the USA at that time. Believe nothing you hear and half of what you see and you may find some truth. If you put me in your fish bowl what will happen is that I will probably eat your fish. (sorry mate, i couldn't resist the last bit) Peace to you.
@seancassidy4812
@seancassidy4812 4 роки тому
@@twalgoolan4249 hot off the press T, on youtube, USA Today Grants The Arctic A 20 Year Reprieve. Definitely worth a look. It's Tony Heller who is worth a look because he actually searches for the facts, which is what all people should do when faced with any situation. Please understand, I am not attacking anyone when I make my statements. Nor, do I want to upset anybody. I just want everyone to know the truth. My main reasons for doubt are based on weather records that one of my friends has taken himself in his fishing diaries which go back almost 40 years. He is extremely precise about everything. We have learned a lot from reading similar diaries from history, which is where the idea came from. Tony Heller is definitely worth a look. You will see that climate is cyclical in nature and you will recognise that billions are being funneled into creating equations that are fit for the purpose of garnering more billions. A massive racket, just like wars. Man cannot adjust nature, but can adapt to changes in nature, as they always have.
@eugenemichalak7586
@eugenemichalak7586 7 років тому
In 2007, he chaired the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Draft Climate Change Bill. He is a very learned person but he is still just another movie producer . He is right on a duty of care . Where was the reality of climate change ?
@iancampbell6925
@iancampbell6925 4 роки тому
I too believe in climate change, but could some of the experts please tell me when and what the climate was like before climate change?
@AmbientMorality
@AmbientMorality 4 роки тому
Unclear what you're asking. Like climate pre-industrialization or something else?
@lochinvar5589
@lochinvar5589 4 роки тому
I thought "form" was a euphemism for "criminal record".
@samiam1150
@samiam1150 8 років тому
Aha, a consensus of tobacco experts say that tobacco isn't addictive. It must be settled science.
@michaelcohlinsky6293
@michaelcohlinsky6293 8 років тому
+samiam1150 Lol, indeed.
@samiam1150
@samiam1150 8 років тому
+MightySpaj There's something wrong with making a profit? Do you work for nothing? If so, how about cleaning my toilets?
@samiam1150
@samiam1150 8 років тому
+MightySpaj Any company that doesn't make a profit goes out of business. The intention of every company is to make a profit. There is no such thing as profit mongering. It's a term created by socialists to vilify business. Similarly there is no such thing as excess profit. There is only profit or loss. Some companies are well run and some aren't.
@samiam1150
@samiam1150 8 років тому
+MightySpaj The only one that you can change is you.
@TheSaltyAdmiral
@TheSaltyAdmiral 8 років тому
+samiam1150 No, the difference was that in regard to the tobacco industry they said it *against* the evidence. More and more evidence showed it was addictive, and scientists not on the payroll of big tobacco had said it for years. The situation with global warming is the complete opposite.
@22burst2020ddsspec
@22burst2020ddsspec 4 роки тому
'We have an overriding duty of care for future generations' - Why?
@rameshg2717
@rameshg2717 25 днів тому
We have the craziest leaders that we can ever have at the worst time of the century. I don't think the current generation will be willing to give up all the luxury and neither will the leadership take bold decisions. Humans have crashed a beautiful Earth .m
@ilikethisnamebetter
@ilikethisnamebetter 4 роки тому
To everyone here who says "he didn't talk about the science of climate change", the reason for this is that the science of climate change is as settled as Newton's Laws of Motion. He was explaining why there is such a huge backlash against this settled science. He should perhaps have mentioned the startling ignorance and political bias evident in comments on UKposts.
@roberthollandsworth1809
@roberthollandsworth1809 4 роки тому
Great so to fight climate change all we need to do is end human and corporate greed in time before the North Pole melts. 4 years should be plenty of time.
@ilikethisnamebetter
@ilikethisnamebetter 4 роки тому
@@roberthollandsworth1809 There's plenty of money to be made from solar panels, wind turbines, electric cars, etc., etc.
@roberthollandsworth1809
@roberthollandsworth1809 4 роки тому
ilikethisnamebetter I don’t care about continuing the planet eating economic machine we have built. There is a 0% chance humans become a positive influence or presence on this planet. Whether we have solar panels or windmills won’t stop Indonesia from burning the Borneo rainforest to grow palm oil. It won’t stop Brazil from burning the Amazon for soy and cattle. It won’t stop Congo from burning their rainforest to grow food. When I tell you the arctic ice was no thicker than 1.5 meters during the September minimum this year, what does that mean to you? Because to me it spells global disaster when the jet stream shifts to center around the remaining ice on Greenland in a few years. Our ability to grow food in mass quantities is over. Crop production in the US was 90% 2 years ago. It’s down to 55% this year because of all the flooding and non stop rain, drought, and flood again. Everything they said would happen has happened and it’s worse than we could have imagined.
@ilikethisnamebetter
@ilikethisnamebetter 4 роки тому
@@roberthollandsworth1809 If it won't help then everyone should carry on doing exactly what they want to. Is that what you are advocating?
@roberthollandsworth1809
@roberthollandsworth1809 4 роки тому
ilikethisnamebetter it’s not an ideal situation but we’re about 50 years past all the geologic markers for runaway climate change. It’s here with a vengeance, and here we are almost in the year 2020 with people like Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Jair Bolsonaro, Rodrigo Duterte, Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Xinping running their countries with the intention of setting the planet on fire of it means profits and GDP. I say we live our lives the best we can. There is no stopping the 6th mass extinction, there is no stopping the 8 degrees of warming we could see in a century. The worst predictions 30 years ago didn’t even come close to the reality of our situation. I’m just trying to live my life as honest as I can, and that means accepting that human civilization is currently collapsing all around us. There’s also zero technology available to us that can cool the planet. Our best hope is to reduce our carbon emissions, there is no such thing as sequestering warmth. The laws of thermodynamics are not on our side.
@DonaldHughesAkron
@DonaldHughesAkron 7 років тому
David Puttnam, is many things... Film, politics, education... But he is NOT a climate change scientist.
@DaveKahn
@DaveKahn 7 років тому
He explains at the beginning of the talk why he is knowledgeable on the subject
@RogerRocks
@RogerRocks 7 років тому
And neither are you. And I'm guessing that you don't believe what climate scientists say. Do you?
@DonaldHughesAkron
@DonaldHughesAkron 7 років тому
Yes, sir. I believe the verdict is still out on the subject.History is a great teacher of man's follies, no doubt. I did listen to what he had to say here in this video. I am a man of the scientific principles. I believe that more needs to be done in the observation and science on the matter. I would really love to find more science on the subject, especially with the science of the SUN on the climate change subject. In my opinion there is a great deal of hubris on both sides of climate change. What can man do IF in fact we are facing a serious climate change situation? Again, especially IF the SUN plays any part in this equation. Yes, I understand CO2 in the atmosphere. Who’s to say that the CO2 levels are bad or good? What is the optimum level of CO2 in the atmosphere? A more serious question might be what is the SUN doing? Is it cooling, expanding, spotting, ect. What really could we do about all this and when.Yes, I also believe the oil/coal and gas are limited resources and that using ALL of them in a relative short period is not a good thing. But again, I have to ask myself what can man do? I’m trying to think outside the box here. I’ve seen some outrageous ideals long ago on the subject. For example, “growing algae in the desert” for Bio fuel. Not only does this reverse CO2 in the atmosphere but also produces fuel for cars. What is a smart thing both left and right can agree on? How can we balance curbing our appetite for cheap fuel, EPA clean power plans, and NOT repeating error like Solyndra. I hope both sides of the climate change debate can agree to work together and temper everything with a bit of common sense and science.
@DaveKahn
@DaveKahn 7 років тому
If you're genuinely interested and not just concern trolling go to skepticalscience.com
@DonaldHughesAkron
@DonaldHughesAkron 7 років тому
So, I go to your site mentioned above and watch the entire video called: “Global weirding with Katharine Hayhoe: Episode 6”. Thank you by the way, I’ll keep an eye on that site above. I have two separate takeaways, as my first impressions of this site. Please read BOTH below. First, here is my problem. In the first few moments in the video, I hear that “flood insurance in Minnesota tripled over the last 20 years”. So it gets me thinking and searching the internet for more information. For example, I’m asking myself, what has the population done over the past 20 years? What has the median home values in Minnesota for past 20 years? Both are easily up. I also see lakeshore properties are increasing. So I decide there are no clear irrefutable facts here. The climate change folks need to provide better science in general here. The issue comes across as how someone feels about it. We need more FACTS. But wait there is more… I did learn about “urban heat islands” also in this video. I’m reading the wiki on “urban heat islands” and doing more studying here. This “urban heat islands” is one I’ve not heard anything about. I have often felt the effects of it myself but it really never registered as anything of a concern. It makes clear sense to me and has been studied since the 1800’s I read. Wow, now there is some science and “green” in that “urban heat islands” that I could easily get behind and support. This is the type of information we need more of. Thanks again. I’ve become interested lately over this topic because of the President-elect Trump 2016 winning. Trump recently meet with Al Gore. I strongly despise Al Gore. I do like Trump. I also like that Trump is listening to Al Gore. I sincerely hope that President Trump finds the correct agenda for Climate Change or green initiatives. I also hope that the democrats give Trump a chance and little room to decide priorities.
@MikeBrown-ex9nh
@MikeBrown-ex9nh 4 роки тому
Whether you believe in climate change or not, there is no way you can look at, smell, or breathe man made pollution without knowing it is bad for humans. He is correct, the planet will go on without us. Now it's just a matter of how long do we wish to exist with any quality of life.
@tonycollyweston
@tonycollyweston 7 років тому
I am referring to the comments posted
@genxgina1106
@genxgina1106 9 років тому
Those tobacco execs were so full of it. Omg I can't handle it.
@theforestero
@theforestero 9 років тому
''TedTalks'' is like the CIA'S palygorund,just a bunch of pointless weirdos and perverts wh ohave noauthority, and are servents of a very complicated,business-criminal enterprise..the TePresenters cannot say much of anything here..
@paulw8356
@paulw8356 9 років тому
Gemeral dis Just a bit too intellectual for you, are they? I can tell, by the utterly bollocks response you posted.
@evadd2
@evadd2 9 років тому
***** Hey aren't you late for the liars convention? Bullshit can't hide because it smells so bad. kinda like a trollfart...or your words..
@grahamlyons8522
@grahamlyons8522 9 років тому
***** Yes, Putnam's a first class logician: Slavery is bad, cigarettes are bad, seat belts are good...... therefore, global warming isn't a hoax. [from Jennifer Jones below] Two of many points: - CO2 isn't pollution. It's in our lungs, from the day we are born till the day we die, in a concentration 400 times the ppm in the atmosphere. - Millions, every day, consume carbonated drinks that contain more CO2 than would the ocean under an atmosphere of pure CO2.
@paulw8356
@paulw8356 9 років тому
Wow...the sheer lack of understanding of CO2 science in this previous comment is AWE-INSPIRINGLY evident! You take a real fact--our exhalations are ~100 times as rich in CO@ as the ambient air--and then falsely extrapolate an utter idiocy from that...wow.
@30secondamerican19
@30secondamerican19 4 роки тому
Emotional presentation loaded with platitudes, solving nothing and stoking the growth of ignorance. This guy is no scientist.
@RJones-Indy
@RJones-Indy 4 роки тому
Yet, you can't find a single incorrect statement he makes.
@philliplawson4199
@philliplawson4199 4 роки тому
Amen
@innit1407
@innit1407 4 роки тому
Over population is our biggest problem, not a few degrees Celsius or a couple of cm in sea rise. Warmer the planet gets, the better our crops will grow. The planet is greening nicely at the moment. Scare mongering is what has made us pay silly carbon taxes without questioning the science.
@MrKerri888
@MrKerri888 4 роки тому
"Believe". Legal loophole. Table the science.
@Abdced
@Abdced 8 років тому
"THE" reality about climate change. Isn't climate and its changes a little more complex than that. It would be like saying "THE" reality about human history, kind of..
@throwaway692
@throwaway692 2 роки тому
The reality is that you've forecast doom and gloom for 40 years and not a single prediction has actually come to pass.
@bonysminiatures3123
@bonysminiatures3123 2 роки тому
exactly
@StephenGrew
@StephenGrew 2 роки тому
Precisely!
@drkstrong
@drkstrong 11 місяців тому
Predictions that have come true: Global temperatures will continue to rise. Oceans will acidify. Many species will start to die off. Weather will become more extreme .... need I go on?
@rudigereichler4112
@rudigereichler4112 Рік тому
As soon as someone meaure climate with costs of extreme weather events you know they know nothing about the topic. A much better measure is how many people died due to extreme weather. We build lot of more and more expensive houses etc over time. Evidently the same weather would today cause higher costs than x years ago, but also cause less death, thanks to better resilience.
@tylsimys67
@tylsimys67 6 років тому
If you are a heavy (pack a day or more) smoker and get lung cancer it's pretty much accepted. Then there are dozens of other type of cancers which hit you regardless, even if you've lived like a saint (whatever that means). To be really safe: don't drive a car, don't make any house repairs.
@MrRobtwothirds
@MrRobtwothirds 7 років тому
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed - and hence clamorous to be led to safety - by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." "The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false face for the urge to rule it." H L Mencken
@g4training
@g4training 4 роки тому
Well said. In this case politicians like Trump are using the threat of climate change activists taking away your freedom to scare and alarm you. Trump might save you from crazy climate changers but you won't have a liveable planet to enjoy your freedom on. Wake up!
@boffeycn
@boffeycn 4 роки тому
AGW & ACC are real. Grow up.
@anonaki-mt6xb
@anonaki-mt6xb 6 років тому
UN Climate Chief: "Climate change is about a fundamental restructuring of the world economy"...economy? Doesn't 'economy' mean money? Hmmm...Also, what is the Iron Mountain Report? What are the 'functions of war" and what is the Iron Mountain report's suggestion for a replacement for War? Therefore, if 'Climate Change' and the 'world economy' and 'war' are all interrelated, how, and why?
@petec9686
@petec9686 2 роки тому
I get a kick out of how he gets his jab in on Nixon for sacking the guy who got the warning label put on cigarettes. Did he mention who hired the guy? And how many people do you suspect that warning stopped from smoking? I would say damn few.
@pmelby4569
@pmelby4569 3 роки тому
Las Vegas hit 114 degrees on Sunday, Set, 6 - an all-time September record for the valley, the National Weather Service
@mickwest7918
@mickwest7918 4 роки тому
Silent Spring 50 Years Ago - and I still hear the birds. the crows in the spring bother me so I know that they are there.
@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869
@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869 3 роки тому
People don't realize that the decline of raptor birds was based on the slaughter of wolves and the subsequent rise of coyotes who eat the small rodents that the raptors rely on.
@drkstrong
@drkstrong 11 місяців тому
Bird populations are falling worldwide. According to Cornell University, bird populations have fallen by 30% since 1970.
@northernpharma
@northernpharma 5 років тому
When I stood up in front of a lecture theatre of fellow scientists to deliver my honours project results I was asked to justify a claim that I had made. So I pointed to two stone cold pieces of evidence that strongly supported my theory. If I'd have said "Well 97% of scientists who have looked into this agree with me that I'm right, so just accept it." I'd have been laughed out of the room quite rightly. Having to fall back on nonsense like that shows how weak the theory is. It is completely unscientific to try to use consensus to prove a theory. And regarding this talk, well it's just weird! Yes I do get what he's saying completely but a talk consisting entirely of anecdotes is poor. "My talk is about climate change, so I'm going to mention slavery, tobacco, seat belts, the industrial revolution (ironically based on coal!) the cuban missile crisis, F.D.R., the insurance industry, vietnam war protests, in fact, everything but climate change. Like I said before, I understand his angle. He thinks the science debate is over so he's moved on to what to do next. The problem is that the debate is far from over, it hasn't even begun properly. It has steamrollered the issue to the point that a retired filmaker and non scientist can stand up with complete confidence and self belief and predict such doom as this. It is just wrong, espe ially as millionaires like Lord Putnam are completely immune to any cost rises in fuel or other monetary issues related to this.
@commonsense31
@commonsense31 5 років тому
But you are not intelligent enough to understand the DATA. Would you also argue that you could perform a Heart surgery?
@insomniacbritgaming1632
@insomniacbritgaming1632 Рік тому
97% of government funded scientists...
@drkstrong
@drkstrong 11 місяців тому
You need to ask yourself why there is a consensus. Perhaps it is because there is overwhelming evidence of r it and no other viable explanation. That is where we are in the scientific debate - basically game over unless someone can come up with an entirely new theory that explains the rising temperatures and why the GHGs/aerosols are not having the effect that they should be.
@lukealberti5094
@lukealberti5094 4 роки тому
Why is the sound quality so terrible?
@DavidInSydney1
@DavidInSydney1 5 років тому
So the abolition of slavery meant that people had to develop new forms of power and lead to a great deal of innovation. But there was no slavery in the UK and the new forms of power, steam and coal, were used in factories in the UK. This seems historically inaccurate. I gave up after five minutes.
@raymamba1962
@raymamba1962 2 роки тому
Did you just say there we no slaves in UK. Im guessing you did HW by now.
@gabb159
@gabb159 8 років тому
I've been doing my own research in the whole climate change issue since I'm not one that likes to be just be told what's what. I think it's very important to do your own research to be a truly informed individual on any subject matter. People, please do your research. The only honest research is one that is willing to look at all sides of the argument even if your pre conceived conclusions disagree with the argument. I believe that if you do you will find that the "science" on this matter isn't as conclusive as many would want you to believe. There are a lot of lies and deceptions on both sides. But which side is telling the biggest lie? Don't ever trust what people are saying you should believe on face value, especially when it comes to a heavily politicized topic. Anything involved in politics is drowning in bullshit.
@SoIcanpostinblogs
@SoIcanpostinblogs 8 років тому
+Gerry Abbett Thank you Gerry, for taking the time to study the topic and come to your own conclusions. We need more people like you who can objectively look at all the evidence, pro and con, (like a REAL scientist) and come up adult ideas and conclusions. Unfortunately, science has been hijacked by political extremists and global warming fanatics, which is just a sorry sight to see. They would all make horrible scientists. Goons for the NWO.
@Aanthanur
@Aanthanur 8 років тому
Steve Young LOL NWO..... you nutters
@neighborhoodguy7565
@neighborhoodguy7565 8 років тому
+Gerry Abbett Climate change may be real, but man made climate change is fake and a global conspiracy. A secret organization is paying 97% of the physicists and climate scientist to claim that it is real. Only the remaining 3% scientist with true moral integrity are telling the correct facts. Even NASA is bought and paid for by the Democratic party in USA. They may cut NASA's annual budget on paper, but all NASA scientists are getting paid handsomely to keep up this charade.
@Aanthanur
@Aanthanur 8 років тому
Neighborhood Guy you must be kidding
@neighborhoodguy7565
@neighborhoodguy7565 8 років тому
Aanthanur DC I am not. This is the hard truth. NASA and scientists (not associated with oil and gas industry) are corrupting our great nation with lies and unverified theories. Until it has become a law, I would not accept. For example, Einstein only gave a theory of gravity, but Newton gave a law of gravitation.
@MrSupriseme
@MrSupriseme 5 років тому
The climate changes everyday and I’ve got nothing to do with it.
@OngoingDiscovery
@OngoingDiscovery 5 років тому
i think u might mean the weather
@karthikckrishna
@karthikckrishna 5 років тому
One of the good ted talks ... motivating .. thanks for uploading
@gokulaashiq9372
@gokulaashiq9372 6 місяців тому
Great speech 👍
@paddydiddles4415
@paddydiddles4415 7 років тому
Describing lots of 'analogies' becomes tedious because they could simply be false analogies. One could equally describe a long list of hoaxes. Would that get us anywhere? - No! Just give us data and facts please otherwise you can be dismissed as simply a film maker trying to weave a narrative
@lunairies
@lunairies 5 років тому
Well, did you go online to check his sources like he said at the beginning of his talk?
@Sabhail_ar_Alba
@Sabhail_ar_Alba 5 років тому
This " expert" has no science degree and there's no evidence he gas ever studied math or anything technical but the master communicator knows all about the 'madness of crowds'. Mr Puttnam, can we start talking about facts such as the earth hasn't warmed in 25 years while CO2 has risen slightly to 400 ppm but the central thesis states temp vs CO2 emissions are directly proportional.
@valentinl7867
@valentinl7867 4 роки тому
What's your documentation, expert-guy ?
@drkstrong
@drkstrong 11 місяців тому
Did you not hear his introduction?
@DavidBrowne-wx7cm
@DavidBrowne-wx7cm 4 роки тому
So what he is arguing is that the means of production did not need slaves. What does he then call the workers who drove those mills? I would argue that they were one step up from being slaves. Which is why unionism grew as it did.
@danpoen5916
@danpoen5916 7 років тому
I love clean air and clean water and healthy food,,,that"s what is important to me and the world The world climate has always like the all things in this world ARE ALWAYS CHANGING...
@brucefrykman8295
@brucefrykman8295 7 років тому
You can only have them with "fossil fuels" otherwise its Mogadishu for you.
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