An urgent call to protect the world's "Third Pole" | Tshering Tobgay 

We need leaders like Mr. Tshering Tobgay, who work for the environment and for the world. This is the requirement for the present. Time is running out. We need to act upon the solutions proposed by respected sir. And solve this problem effectively and efficiently.

We don't care until we are personally affected. Best line - it's heart touching truth

I AM WITH THIS MAN COMPLETELY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THESE OTHER COUNTRIES!!!! TIME IS DEFINITELY RUNNING OUT!!! I AM FROM ALASKA AND I SEE THE WARMING LOUD AND CLEAR!!!!

Bhutan is the only carbon negative country in the world. Huge respect!

Dear mister prime minister You are one of the most admired person in our region. Thank you very much for the valuable information which I will share with my friends.

He rocked the Ted last time he visited the stage. Kudos from India !

The world needs leader's like him!

Agreed with him I am from uttrakhand India stay near Himalaya.. Last time I visited with my father at our Forest near Himalaya, I seen lot of beautiful lake at same, my Father said to me when we was young these lake didn't exist I couldn't understood? Now we need to work together make our mountain as century ago

This genial monk - earth politician opened my eyes with his talk "this country is carbon negative".. the world needs to study and implement the Bhutan model ASAP! My state Goa has a sacred energyprint like this Himalayan kingdom, but our people have lost the connection to the land, sea, forest and are unable to interpret the warnings from the Universe

He is my new hero... I am so in awe of how he speaks with intelligence and sincerity and he gets the message across, my only hope is that we take his message with all seriousness and see the extent of how global warming threatens our survival as a species not in the future but now and make a collective move to prevent this disaster as global citizens and not as dependents of governments who use politics strictly for the gain of a few!

A video worthy of TED after a long time , Still I don't understand who could dislike it?

Being a Indian, I hope we take this message seriously & get the team together to collaborate with Bhutan & other SAARC countries. The best group to take part in this from India would be Sadhguru’s team

TED talks should be aired live on RU-vid

Mr Tobgay, this is so far the most relevant spiritual message for humanity in the 21st century. Thank you.

"We must think globally and act regionally... " surely this man deserves to be called 'Leader of the Century'... We must think of what we all can contribute to save planet earth and ourselves... My contribution may be small but i know there's some change that i can and should make after hearing this... So instead of pointing finger, lets join hands and make the change

I’m from Nepal and I don’t just want to blame the corrupt government for not caring about the environment. It can’t be solved by the government while the intelligent people are not even in the country, every youths who are highly educated are in Australia, USA or other “LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES”. Everyone must stand together we all can help minimize in a huge amount, just using electrical vehicles would make a great difference. So people, it now is not a thing about nations, it is about the WORLD. Stand together and fight along everyone🙏

Mr Tshering Tobgay is what is called a Prime Minster, a person who listens and actions on behalf of his country. We have egoists leading other countries but what Tobgay commits is convincing. It's an urgent message that many haven't understood still today - because they don't care. Now we have with Mr. Tobgay a person that commits with a global voice - I am deeply impressed by his speech! Thanks

As a bhutanese i have experienced changed in the climate as now every year the weather is getting hotter...Now i see less snows on the moutains as i used to when i was a kid.. Itrs really changing guys we should protect our nature we should make this world a better place for future generation people to live a better and healthy life

I hear you... I admire your courage to come out, to stand and deliver! May we all unite for this cause..Save Planet Earth.😊

I've heard many things like this before and I've never acted on it because like he said it didn't personally affect me. But, your words moved me. When you talked I had goosebumps. Because what you said how you said your emotions match mine because now I'm affected personally

He is an intellectual person who can represent Bhutan 🇧🇹 at global level and convey the best message for the entire world on environment and its issues

This Mister talks real talk. And his delivery is so great that people (at least for someone easily distracted as me) ends up listening attentively and absorbing carefull hia words. Amazing man! I hope more politicians speak as truthfully as him.

I wish all world leaders where shown this TED talk

Thank you so much for saying this a loud... I wish your voice reaches each one and every1 and take steps locally! Your voice has urgency and pain and a determination to save this planet

You are great sir! Myself being a student of Environmental studies, i know how Catastrophic it is

Money is the root of all problems and education is key to solve all problems.

The average CO2 emission for living of a person is much more higher in the west than in the east. Yet we suffer the impacts. If we think together as mankind, limit our pp CO2, stop the greed of corporate, focus together to invent renewable energy and elect those political leaders in power, we can save the mother earth. But things are happening in reverse, countries are choosing more nationalistic and ignorant leaders. We will find so many patriots in the world but find very few earth lover as a whole. We are divided for the interest of corporate and political leaders. May be this the beginning of the end...or not?

Only bhutanese ppl will know We are protecting our forest We care all people on world Only BHUTANESE people will do this.🙏🙏🙏🙏🇧🇹🇧🇹🇧🇹🇧🇹🇧🇹

You have really opened my eyes. The world must wake up and take this message seriously!

After 100's years later in future ,people will be watching this and say if only we had listen to him. 🙏

Excellent Mr.PM Tshering Tobgay wish India had leader like you. Thanks

We should give more efforts in spreading climate change awareness across the globe.. Sadly, media does not seriously relay the threats and problems that humanity will have to face in the near future.. It may not kill us yet in our lifetime, but it could be life threatening to our children and our children's children. We have been so abusive and hungry for power and wealth. If we won't stop, who will save us?

Respect & honour for Mr. Tshering Tobgay & Bhutan. We must hear & follow for the survival of earth, for the survival of human civilization.

Eww, shame on the 150 people who disliked this. Tshering Tobgay is AMAZING

I wish everyone is as concerned as Our ex PM. Well said la Dasho.

PROUD TO BE A BHUTANESE 🕊️

Well said we must understand sense of urgency over these promblems ..# lots of love from India ❤

I am from India..and I am so disappointed that the government here has not taken the issue seriously . RESPECT AND SUPPORT TO BHUTAN🙏

Please share this TED talk as more people need to see evidence of climate change and so many of us are in disbelief of the subject.

Bhutan one of my best countries. ❤️ Tshering Togbey a great mentor. ❤️

I tried to sleep listening to his vioce like my normal nights with other videos, but no, he speaks in a circle and once you get his point, you flow to the next and the next and the next, I've never met a speaker/politician like him.

Being an Indian I feel ashamed that my Govt is not so thoughtful like Bhutan's. If every President or Prime minister of all the countries of the world come together and think plus act like the Bhutan, then will change be brought together.

Huge respect from India, we need leaders, businesses and people who cares about the world and people.

One of the best Ted videos for me😍

Glacier lakes can really wreck havoc. This is so true. Flash flood caused due to a similar lake near the sacred temple Kedarnath in india has taken lives of thousands of pilgrims. Being a native of the Himalayas, I know how majestic and fragile these mountains are. This is so tragic that to make a few people super rich, whole world is bearing the concequences. This needs to change. Help save our earth and our Himalaya.

Good prime minister of Bhutan

Omggg this message moved me. I promise I will do my best.

Did u hear what he said ? We must come together, only together we can. 💯

I feel like we should set up a Company that should be used to develop and protect environments: (Can be named) EDP: Environmental Development and Protection. Could be used to help protect countries in environmental problems and Terraform planets. Mixing the 2 would be great because the Protection side can share info with Development to start up terraforming which they test plants and animals that live extreme conditions and make an environment. We need to research Water Bears more.

“Things do not descend upon anything that is not ready to receive them.” ― Sadhguru, Of Mystics & Mistakes

We need to hear more from this man.

What a touching speech!

This is heart breaking. I totally agree with him. We don't have time. All the powerful people in the world should take this seriously and implement policies which help fight climate change. We need more forests, way better drainage systems and processing facilities before exporting waste to our waters, use public transport over personal cars, more plant based food over meat and no plastic. #bhutan #globalwarming

The one country that comes between Bhutan and Maldives and Bhutan and Nepal is India whose politicians wouldn't even have noticed what happened

I wish we had politicians like him in the US

I wish everyone can watch videos like this instead of "trash vidz". I wish your call will be heard and every leaders out there will emulate the best practices from your beautiful country Bhutan. God bless you Sir.

What about these climatologists with about 40 years of experience saying our climate, droughts, floods, hurricanes etc. was way worse in 1950, and even worse in 1930, but the current stats go only back to 1960.

"I fully agree with this man!" they said, while sitting in their chairs comfortably and awaiting doom, watching RU-vid all day. Sad truth.

Still nothing happens. My own country (Germany) keeps failing to get anywhere concerning climate change. Even though we are fully capable dealing with the problem. It is just one big mess and I fear it is going to end very bad for everyone.

Get this man together with David Attenborough asap

he is true 👏

Such a great speaker and an inspirational man

We Indians want it to But the problem is We have a good gdp If we stop it all of it cars , factories ,bikes ,trucks , trains Ee can also be carbon neutral But then people will lose jobs Then they will not earn money How will they buy things like food , home , land ,dress. If we have low gdp and somehow have the tribes to help us with food We have political enemies like xhina , who will use their military to take over us and do the same thing we are doing now Basically we have bad luck Either save ur people Or save the other people Both can't be done simultaneously It's like Either lose father or whole family

India, Pakistan and China to work together to save the Himalayas... well my bets are on the glaciers becoming completely non existent. and that's sad

Thank you.

Excellent.

Melting of the third cap also effects the albido of the planet and absorbs more heat and is a planetary issue.

INDIA is in a weird position , having 132 cr population it produces 7 to 8 % of the total CO2 emission , China with similar no. of population produces 30 % of total CO2 gases and USA with a meagre 35 cr produces 25% of CO2

I always like the smile in his face it makes me happy too 😊

Huge respect from Vietnam

I salute Mr Prime minister's farsightedness.when all the developed countries focus on the financial issues and busy to establish their supremacy above others, then, only PM of undeveloped country talks about the upcoming water crisis and several natural calamities which could be the result of glacier's melting. He call the big giants of Asia especially China and India, to come ahead for the rescuing ours natural resources. This is the need of this time to think about the unimaginable destruction which lies ahead, if, we ignore the present scenario.

"Elementally beautiful. Elementally, worth preserving." "Protect what matters most: Mother Earth, and all the beauty and life she has born. Mother Earth, the elemental basis of all our lives, and all our loves." "My fealty is to the mountain. Majestic it stands, above all, to see all, to support all, to sustain all. I subject my heart, to its heart." "In Nature, and in human nature, mountains come to be. Especially now, I bow to those standing tall... for all." ~ Paul Jung

Everyone cant do everythings,but everyone can do somethings.We are connected with nature !! Save our planet..Peace with Love🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

India needs to stand up to protect Himalayas

In the US, Glacier Natural park has already lost over 100 out of approximately 125 glaciers. I think ( do not quote me on this ) in total the lower 48 has lost over 65% of total glaciers and roughly over 80% total ice stored there. ( I would have to look up the current numbers and it's 1 am so that's not happening till morning ). And we have so much push back against the science that we elected an idiot as president. Sighs.

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 we must come together ..

And he was the prime minister of Bhutan, If he lasted longer, that would've been great!

God in heaven heard him and hence the current pandemic will help restore the glacier.

Facts 💯

What an incredible speaker

Wish the Presidents of the countries who are part of the Amazon would do the same thing.

11:40 "Because thinking globally acting locally does not work"....Means we all should look for long term effects of our behaviour and with a vision as the Bhutan to save mother earth as continued to gnaw(tore) by humans.

If there are people who are worthy of talking about climate change, its the people in Bhutan. Cuz their country havent is the only carbon negative country in the world.

eye opening, improvement of micro climate could contribute a micro part for its restorement by reducing refraction, and reflection of light.

We will act on the verge of lost of humanity, because of ego and development

All countries must work together now to prevent the planet from getting warmer. We all have to work together, all governments, all citizens, we all have to protect our climate, our environment, and our planet. We have to do everything in our power to prevent disasters caused by global warming from happening. We must save and protect our planet which is also our home. There is no planet B.

"A balance between sustainable ecology and sustainable human life, on the one hand, and the unfettered drive for profit, on the other, is just an oxymoron." ~ David Suzuki "There is no health, without honesty. There is no humanity, without heart. There will be no humankind, without both." ~ Paul Jung "Live by truth or suffer. It’s that simple." "The end of separation is the salvation for all." ~ Adyashanti "Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear." ~ Mahatma Gandhi "Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure." ~ Paulo Coelho

Great speech!

STOP BURNING FOSSIL FUELS/ COAL.... Pressure governments EVERYONE. We need to come together. For our children, for nature, animals and insects. We are all connected.

We need no speach we need actions But i Respect and love this man becuase he is the only man i saw doing their duties he work socially than politically

my country Nepal and his Bhutan can't do nothing but complain and sit because of all these nuclear power and industrial countries sorrounding us. such a sad reality

respect !!

watching this on 14th June 2022, only 0.164 million views till now. Don't where we are heading today?

exactly what happened in Uttarakhand

I truly hope something could and WILL be done regarding this... but it starts from us...we are all buying too many things! That’s why that many things are produced (and the production sites are releasing the most CO2)

Yes him again!

"I agree with you and will fight by your side!" Said the person who would not remember a single word from this video 1 week later.

We can not stop climate change. The only constant in Earth's history and life itself is change. Reforestation is a great idea. Building new forests is a great idea. I would note that ice/mud cores dating back over 600,000 years shows carbon is not the biggest issue. Even Dinosaurs had more carbon yet lived in a green world. There is a natural cycle that takes place involving the sun and the grand solar cycle of around 25,000 years. Even global disasters that caused the climate to change rapidly and violently occur fairly often, long before people were ever an issue. Bottom line. We can maybe hold it off, but we cannot illuminate it. Desalinization of ocean water on a massive scale is likely the best way to keep water supplies stable. If we blocked out the sun, less plants would grow. More carbon would build up as a result of slower plant growth. Destroying the meat supply would only ruin the natural fertilizer supply furthering this crisis. The real solution is advancing technology that accepts the inevitability of climate change. Historically we are at a very low carbon point in the last several million years. What is unnatural is thinking this brief window we live in is something we will be able to hold onto forever. Lots of love for Bhutan and all its doing. It's doubtful it will ever be enough though. They are making better choice than our greedy and power-hungry leaders ever will. Freedom to farm and raise your animals is essential.

I do respect and care your wise concerns and foreseeing wisdom. This is the real issue. People are busy with fighting each other and bullying and exploiting less privileged fellows humans or animals alike and the environment. They are challenging the Nature. Nature get back at them not only them but others who do not harm.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. --Voltaire