The inside story of the Paris climate agreement | Christiana Figueres 

the real heroes are obviously the engineers which made the technology competitive and unstoppable not fancy cliches which she represents. However, as usual, these heroes remain unsung..

Jonny Marshall truth is far more bitter then it looks my friend in this topic of the climate change!!!

Jonny Marshall Agreed

Yep! You got that right!

TED specializes in banal trivia of PC kind

Oi

Exactly. Some people can't take this simple foundational truth but look for the end result 😂

@Aleksandrs Vabelis it's easy to say money will save the planet but what steps are being taken? Ok, we've established the problem now where's the solution. Alot of talk and no idea on where the money is going. No more facts just solutions before I commit.

Just a lot of money will be "pumped" into this thing... Won't end up where its needed

Exactly man, no information about how the money is gonna be used and didn't even mentioned the cost and what it promises to bring😑.

the facts, the real details and all, would've extended the talk to a 6 to 8-hour seminar series.

+tonbonthemon Most likely a lot of talk, while all the data show a worsening trend. Professor Al Bartlett on the subject: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O133ppiVnWY.html

***** Being negative isn't easy, you know. It's quite a dis-ease. But being positive with a weak basis is also fraught with difficulty as well - imagine how bad it would feel to find out it's all a lie. Don't get me wrong - I'm not saying it's all a lie. We really did come to an agreement in Copenhagen. I know there are certain things being done to improve the climate, but every time she said lots and lots of great things were being done, I was disappointed (as a rather uninformed individual) to hear her not give specific examples to back up her incredibly positive claims.

tonbonthemon Politics based on populism does not always yield results that are great for the general population. The main objective is to generate clout for the politicians, such as the speaker in this video. It is about appearing to be doing great things, by spellbinding people with stories that make them feel things. If they are lucky, they get a lot of money and/or power (same thing) for talking more, in the future. Hillary Clinton and Obama are good examples of coat turning career politicians as well, for example. Trump is the more honest fascist, like Mr Hitler himself, basing his politics on agressive bullshit, which feeds the rage of the masses, as a simple shortcut to power.

well, you should do your own research but here is what I think. It is an historic event that has only happened 1-2 times in our history. All these countries got together and signed a treaty to acknowledge climate change. The fact that they got China, Russia, India and the US to sign is actually pretty historic. Now, as for what it does, or better yet, what it forces everyone to do, is nothing. That's right, there are no penalties for not abiding by this treaty. To make it even less stellar is that it lets every country decide on their own what they plan to do to "do their part" of the treaty. Now, china and india said they would close coal mines and other mineral mines that are toxic for the environment but both of them said they wouldn't do it for something like 10-15 years (your going to have to look it up, I don't remember the exact dates) They funny part is that the treaty ends in 2030 and I believe one of these countries "Plan" doesn't start until after 2030...it was basically their way to participate in the treaty, get all the good karma without actually doing anything for the climate. On the flip side, don't worry about the 100 Trillion dollar number they keep throwing around, that is future money that could have been made between now and 2030 if we didn't do what the treaty wants us to do (Again, each country decides what they will do, they aren't forced to do anything). The Paris accords were important in atleast getting all those countries to sign a paper, but in reality, very little is actually done and most of it is for show. I don't agree that the US pulled out but really, us being in or out has no impact on the climate cause we didn't actually have a plan , as part of the treaty, to reach the US lofty goal of 23% reduction in carbon emissions.....which will already happen due to getting off oil and moving to solar , wind and battery.

Exactly, the fact that you have this many nations agreeing to a common goal is historic. And for all the skeptics, it's great to be critical to fix flaws in this agreement, but just assume for a minute that you could be wrong, just assume that the ice caps melting raising sea levels, weather patterns changing, green energy a possible solution (and unless you're psychic you can't assume that neither side is right/wrong), but just imagine that the vast majority of the scientific community is actually right on this, but we go down you're road and do nothing. What is the price to pay then?

+Raphaël Vartore Yeah, people need to get educated and start consuming consciously. If everybody who cared about future generations knew that animal agriculture's impact on the climate is ~1,5-4 times more destructive than all transprotation globally combined, people would know how to easily make a difference.

Little Napoleon Macron should rather get his country in order because its been now 6 months that the yellow vets are protesting and that cannot be good for the French economy. Yellow vests keep going till he resigns. We salute you all. Pity we cannot be with you.

+Jester 34 Jesus, the cringe.

Troll

Jester 34 Your heart's in the right place, and maybe I'm just that jaded of a person, but as such, despite steadfastly believing your text to be cringey, I am sorry to say so.

Yes, grammar is not one of my strong suits. I'll admit the text is a mouthful of awkwardness. However, the highlight we should all be paying better attention to here is the video. Not the banter down in the comments section.

Jester 34 By way of constructive criticism... your grammar is pretty much faultless-style is another story. The overuse of parallel structure, in such an explicit manner, makes it all seem rather trite; particularly when many of the suggestions are practically synonymous, if not already having a considerable amount of overlap.

Climate Change is NOT a myth it's been proven by all scientists. Also the earth is not flat. In order to be educated you need to be willing to read the peer reviewed research or else don't say anything at all.

yeah ... the bill goes to America ....

She continued with anti-cynicism actually.

Im from the future. The US is back, and global cooperation is our only way out from the climate crisis

frankly nobody could have expected Trump

Yes, you are right... i was hopping to know what the agreement is

@@alphaomega1969 Couldnt disagree more with these two comments. She raised awareness and created profound impact in many of us with this speech. She embodies by watching her what true leadership is about

+seijasb Humility may have its upsides in this case... but the carbon footprint of politicians getting together is so negligible that to mention it at all is ridiculous.

+TheGerogero everything we can do to help the environment as individuals, is negligible. The idea is that every little thing helps, and, as world leaders, they should be setting an example. I'm not saying they should avoid travelling, but its kind of illogical to increase your carbon footprint on the days you are supposed to be debating the negative effects of global warming.

seijasb You get nowhere with that kind of priority-neglecting, totalitarian approach. Besides, there's so much that goes into supporting such a diverse and important event-organizers, translators, media, etc.-that the benefits of physically being in one place and being able to talk face to face is invaluable.

What's the % of co2 in the atmosphere ? Any idea ? Co2 is used to put fires out.... This woman looks like Patrick Swayzie....

But " this year will go down in history!" Of course it will. So sad to think about

+Raphaël Vartore Eventually there will be no historical records left, so it is only a temporary problem, from most perspectives.

fucking bunch of wankers, low life thieves and who wil pay for rthis bullshit....us.

100% right

Sunday law is coming, the mark of the beast. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-29g4KQz3MOs.html

Oi Simon

Check out the dates of Klaus Schwab's World Economic Forum, I believe it was set up in 1971. The globalist agenda runs from about then. Good points made in the TED TALK but the counter arguments is something mentioned in the talk... did you miss it? "Legally binding"! That is to say the end of national sovereignty - globalism, especially if moderated by technology currently being rolled out in China; surveillance, censorship and social and financial credit scores. Perhaps you should look at the forced marriages, imposed selection of work - what, where and when, that makes up the atheistic, Marxist, governance system. After a little study one might revise optimism for a realistic appreciation of agendas and the strategies to achieve goals in leadership and control that one has, as yet, never even conceived of. As a Christian I understand a little of the supposed war between Satan and God - God has already won and wins on earth too... if I were a humanistic Atheist, I would see the small part I play in the greater plans of the privileged, wealthy elitist and deduce that if they want only 500 million humans to run their new ideal utopia, where as George Orwell put it "Some are more equal than oyhrts", 500 million is what they are going to get; so I must now voluntarily check with around ten of my family and friends to decide which one of our group we put forward as the sole survivor, or slowly watch as 8 billion humans die through manipulated food shortages and civil unrest. Look for evidence and signs that genuine people are being fed misinformation from the leadership; so sadly using them as unaware useful-idiots.... if you find this evidence beware, even of unbounded optimism. If not, then join the rush to zero carbon, surveillance and Self censorship - for all our benefit. Best wishes, Keith.

I don’t have thumbs. Insensitive >:(

We can't say it's too late though just from our little worlds. It's not.

Read her book

Right..... So environment = politics?

Science is not politics. Just how human rights isn't politics. However, she should've showed more content about climate change as it is a real threat.

@Robbert James Not really. In fact, creating more eco friendly technologies to mitigate climate change creates jobs and profit. It literally helps capitalism. Really the only loser is the oil industry, but oil is running more scarce anyways. It will take years for fossil fuels to regenerate.

Sunday law is coming, the mark of the beast. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-29g4KQz3MOs.html

Also the hypotheses become lacking IF, as some argue, the climate signs depict a nature induced temperature rise, FOLLOWED by the associated CO2 rise, before a slip back into planet cooling - most likely caused by volcanic eruptions and many years of sunless summers; so mass starvation and justifiable mass human migration. Plans for this need to be radically different to those currently on offer - boosting the world's food production in the face of the obvious climate changes being the most important and ORGANISING LEGAL PLANNED mass immigration the next most important. Incidently, what is currently being done, if we cannot stop climate change- WHATEVER THE CAUSE - will cause mass starvation through crop failures and the ensuing civil unrest. Perhaps that is the objective of The World Economic Forum established so long ago by Klaus Schwab, who now boasts that his 'WEF Young Leaders' have "penetrated the cabinets (of the major governments around the world"! Gives one food for thought. Yours, Keith

Just the fact that the United States CANNOT withdraw until Nov 2020 is evidence it has legal teeth.

quite funny now

miTTTir get more countries out, and eventually crush Paris and then eventually UN

China and India have to make very large CO2 cuts, and have to develop mainly renewable energies.

Do you mind a question olli? Respectfully, how much of your current quality of life would you give up for a better across the board international standard? I've thought about this myself. I can see some great things but I'm not sure it's worth the sovereignty that would have to be given up. It seems the standards are never raised to the highest common denominator but reduced to the lowest. Warmest regards!

If they invested the same time and money into renewable resources they would have a period of economical depression, but they would bounce back stronger because they would have the most advanced systems in the world because they started first.

Hey olli tuovinen... India and china are cutting emissions encouraging solar power and conserving water... Which the governments themselves are encouraging with stipends and tax benefits... Plus india and china are not the major contributors in co2 emissions... Both the nations are agriculture based... If you are counting on number of people breathing in india and china as emissions and not the number of cars, industries and wastes generated you are still not making a point there. compared to the sparely populated rest of the world generating these two highly populated nations are doing better.

They haven’t signed to the big global policies but they have their own targets, which at the moment is better than what the US is doing

Good points, but the counter arguments is something mentioned in the talk... did you miss it? "Legally binding"! That is to say the end of national sovereignty - globalism, especially if moderated by technology currently being rolled out in China; surveillance, censorship and social and financial credit scores. Perhaps you should look at the forced marriages, imposed selection of work - what, where and when, that makes up the atheistic, Marxist, governance system. After a little study one might revise optimism for a realistic appreciation of agendas and the strategies to achieve goals in leadership and control that one has, as yet, never even conceived of. As a Christian I understand a little of the supposed war between Satan and God - God has already won and wins on earth too... if I were a humanistic Atheist, I would see the small part I play in the greater plans of the privileged, wealthy elitist and deduce that if they want only 500 million humans to run their new ideal utopia, where as George Orwell put it "Some are more equal than oyhrts", 500 million is what they are going to get; so I must now voluntarily check with around ten of my family and friends to decide which one of our group we put forward as the sole survivor, or slowly watch as 8 billion humans die through manipulated food shortages and civil unrest. Look for evidence and signs that genuine people are being fed misinformation from the leadership; so sadly using them as unaware useful-idiots.... if you find this evidence beware, even of unbounded optimism. If not, then join the rush to zero carbon, surveillance and Self censorship - for all our benefit. Best wishes, Keith.

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Yes we did. And the ozone hole is half closed.

Yeah, i remember when they were planned to be banned in Europe (i live in france) because they were dangerous for the environment. That must have been planned for 2013, but as usual Europe isn't as green/lobby-resistant as it is sometimes famed to be.

The ozone opens and closes all the time. eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/49000/49040/ozone_omi_201010.jpg

Go us !!

Hopefully you can make something better than the COP21... which was just a joke.

I don't deny climate changes IDIOT!. It's cooling.

Most who express a concern over climate change know climate change IS happening but do not attribute it to the effects of CO2. Primarily this is because research shows the world's climate temperature rises due to solar-system natural effects, this graphical rise is FOLLOWED by a rise in CO2 levels. However, the concern other 'deniers' have is based on the chosen actions of those who state they are fully behind anthropogenic climate change, BUT sadly - knowingly or unknowingly - do not allow for the eventuality of NOT being able to stop climate change, this situation could occur if the climate change IS man-made OR if energies outside of our control ARE causing a natural cycle. IF we can't stop climate change ALL - and I mean all - our efforts need to go towards boosting worldwide food production, along with its distribution as well as facilitating legal immigration away from areas that no longer have viable food security or viable living; due to temperature rises or temperature falls. The next priority is to move much of the housing and shopping and manufacturing underground in borderline environments, as has been done to lesser extent in both desert - hot - and frosty - cold - places. This insures against either future scenario, neither of which can be faced by much of the population, come heat or cold. Since the above is NOT being done, but what I would call futile efforts to tweet the climate are absorbing all our efforts, which in reality will only be available to the few that survive the unservivable, I conclude my or your survival is not top of the agenda of any globalist elitists, if of course any such breed can be found :-(

It doesn't matter as long as the United States gets screwed.

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Hindi mo po ba nakita ang pagbuka ng lupa dahil sa pagka tuyo, sanhi ng pagkaubos ng mga puno sa buong mundo, at ang pagkatunaw ng gabundok na yelo sanhi ng matinding init ng araw, nanaisin po ba nating maganap ang isang lindol na wawasak sa buong mundo, ang the big one ay hindi natin maiiwasan kung hindi tayo kikilos ng masmaaga, nasusulat ito sa bible, na isng lindol na malakas ang magaganap sa buong mundo, at walang bansang makatutulong sa kapuwa bansa sapagkat kung maganap ito ang lahat ay lugmok, sinong tutulong kung ang lahat ay lugmok, ang lahat ng ito ay balanse. Salamat po kaibigan.

That's a fact man, President Trump was right when he took the united states off the paris agreement.

It's a setup. Klaus Schwab World Economic Forum all governments doing this NWO idea using Climate Change and digital government Artificial intelligence. Doomsday clock in new York to reach 1.5°C by 2030. Called UN Agenda 2030. Paris Accords Agreement made by Emmanuel Macron France of the European Union and UN Secretary General Antiono Gutierrez and World Bank. 2023-2030 rapture happens before they can completely implement everything. Temple Mount and 2 state solution. Israel 3rd temple is being built. red Heifers ready to go. Great Tribulation 7 years= COVID-19 Great Reset Klaus Schwab World Economic Forum Climate Change agenda 2030 1.5°C brought about the New World Order.

Check out Dr. Shiva he explains it's all a scam.

Your economy is a pyramid scheme what are you talking about? The bottom pays all the taxes, the top 1% pay nothing yet get richer.

@@MattWhite-pg2ro Check out NASA showing exactly how it's not a scam.

She's a dirty dancer.

+Huginn & Muninn PTED Politics Technology Entertainment Design The P is silent like in 'Swimming'.

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All they're interested in is Agenda21 and moving everyone into stack and pack cities.

Definitely living in the middle of it right now... And that quote is why I'm here

I dont know but if there is one i would love to read it

+saltnlightful Basically because physics and our current technology I guess

+saltnlightful You do realize that modern engine design ans use of composites have improved fuel efficiency by almost 25% (avg.) in 20 years? For U.S. airlines, domestic flights now average 0.54 aircraft-mile per gallon of jet fuel (0.23 kilometer per liter), an increase of more than 40 percent since 2000. There's also been progress for the heavier jets on international flights: a 17 percent improvement to 0.27 mpg (0.12 km/l.) news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/04/130423-reshaping-flight-for-fuel-efficiency/

+saltnlightful What's also surprising is that the global airline industry is largely free of tax too, making other forms of transportation less competitive: books.google.co.uk/books?id=erFDNidxIPYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Solar+Economy+Scheer&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22The%20decision%20to%20accord%20tax-exempt%20status%22&f=false

Simple. Without assistance for the airline industry. You would need a network of 200 Km/H trains to go medium distences & 300-350 Km/H trains to cross countries. For the longest & busiest routes build 500 km/h maglevs. No can do though. Governments have only got debt. Trillions of $ rising debt.

You know most of what she says is not the way to fix the problem

and?

yup, almost all ted talk need a speed boost :P

2x masterrace

+roidroid me too

I did 1.5 speed on this one.

Love Always - Lana Capric she was good in ghost & roadhouse .