What if we took out more greenhouse gases than we put into the atmosphere? This hypothetical scenario, known as "drawdown," is our only hope of averting climate disaster, says strategist Chad Frischmann. In a forward-thinking talk, he shares solutions to climate change that exist today — conventional tactics like the use of renewable energy and better land management as well as some lesser-known approaches, like changes to food production, better family planning and the education of girls. Learn more about how we can reverse global warming and create a world where regeneration, not destruction, is the rule.
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If im first to watch this video, am i first to save the planet?
Ezra Przytyk, it depends on if you want to take action or not.
Dont forget to tweet out the hashtags
are you going to start composting?
You have to take action then u can
*Life is the art of drawing without an eraser…*
Awesome
what if you draw with acid?
Life is what happens to you when you’re making other plans.
So a marker?
Ok, let’s get on this mortals!
Jesus Christ, could you please get Trump impeached.
Ma savioooorrr
+Twenty one Vultures Well, without global warming there will be no rapture…
Ok I see you everywhere dude
Omg!
The last two years have seen the biggest dip in temp around the globe in the history of man. Stop geoengeneering. That simple. Been going on for decades and now they say they are going to start doing it? Dim more sunlight out making it colder??
That’s actually a workable solution but getting a billon mirrors in the sky will require a lot more than us being more reasonable.
Look at the records of weather data and tell me, its currently lowering.
Global dimming is real but IDK if there is an actual geoengineering processes being
Implemented.
Even though I have heard tons of accusations of chemical spraying, I remain skeptical
That this is due to intentional actions.
100% They are telling us the chemicals and metals help us. Crazy 1984 Minitsry of Truth.
Dude, temperature fluctuatates year to year. Like the stock market, little dips and spikes are expected. Whatever dip you’re referring to definitely wasn’t the biggest in human or even recent history. Even if it were, it doesn’t matter. What matters is the trend, and the trend is still very upwards.
But main question….
Will people do those ?
Tathagata Roy
That’s really optimistic of you.
I guess living in the US has led me to be less than optimistic because of the lack of
cooperation to solve problems.
And I really hope you are right.
+Mike C if we believe we can save humanity and ourselves future
Nope brainwashing doesn’t work
+Mike C No we don’t
will you?
Why can’t we just throw the people responsible for this to outer space
Don’t you breathe?
Why don’t you just go die so you stop poluting
I assume this was a joke, but there are myriad reasons why that would do NOTHING. You are probably a kid, but you need to learn more about economics.
Instead, consider this: rich people should not have more than 1 child per person (i.e. a married couple should only have 2 children). Even better to not breed at all, and adopt if possible.
Well, if do that, effectively we will reduce any potential Climate Change… and also we will reduce the importance of it, since about 7 billion people will be floating in the space…
*Do you believe in climate change?*
Like – Yes
Reply – No
I believe in climate change but that’s many many variables in that.
And global warming just made up so I don’t know why the guy kept saying global warming and make some sounds stupid and is lying.
Any intelligent person knows climate change is real global warming was made up to scare the mass population into doing what they want them to do.
And I have to report this video for being misleading global warming is made up and he keeps saying it
Nope not man-made at least
Herman B
man made global warming is pure propaganda. please look deeper into this and don’t just believe what politicians and mainstream media are telling you. there a multiple video’s on this climate change hoax that have fare better explanations and that can tell you where and how you are fooled by the IPCC etc.
I accept the Climate is changing… and that it could be dangerous.. but I don’t accept yet all the conclusions and LESS the predictions from IPCC
So the cost is roughly equal to the USA military budget. I can we allow voters to choose which one we fund? I would rather fund drawdown then military build up.
+MrWildBrew I would be completely in favor of closing the loophole the oil industry uses.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/oil-tax-break.asp
There are some we could start with. But unfortunately the GOP seems to think taxing the little people and removing taxes for the wealthy is the right solution judging by they last round of taxes law.
+Dan A At least somebody is profiting ftom the truth that is unlike your lies that nobody profit from besides people that want to see america destroyed and the world as well
+MrWildBrew “Taxing the small people”…said without a trace of irony…yikes…
+scottie hall Science can’t lie, Scottie. Only interest groups can. That’s why you HAVE to learn for yourself, and compare against research from different countries/interests.
Are you understanding, Scottie, my dear? You are being a lazy slob.
+Salterino Kripperino why do you think rebuilding our energy economy based on local renewable energy will distort the USA? Solar now employees 200,000 Americans alone as apposed to 50,000 in the coal industry and the solar industry doesnt kill it’s workers with black lung. Tesla makes the most American made car in the Model 3 unlike GM that is closing factories in North America and shipping jobs to Mexico to build Blazers. So who is destroying America? Oh right the ff Industry that pollutes our air our ground water and kills it’s workers by filling their lungs with coal and quartz dust.
Number 6 and 7 is population control, number 4 is becoming vegan and number 5 is tied to
4 because if we are vegan we no longer need to clear forests for pastures.
The rest is food management technologies.
It’s really easy to make lists but getting people to change is not so easy.
“If we are vegan we no longer need to clear forests for pastures.” Not for pasture, but for soy beans and palm oil. Forests are being destroyed for plant crops right now. If all the world’s governments forced everyone to be vegan tomorrow, that would not solve the deforestation problem because the population is increasing constantly and so agricultural land must increase. Most wildland suitable for agriculture has trees on it.
Increasing population = decreasing forest, no matter what they eat.
Stable population = sustainable resource management, no matter what they eat.
Trying to force omnivores to live like herbivores is ridiculous and doesn’t make any difference in the long run, except diminished brain function from malnutrition. What will work is stabilising the population and we already know how to do it: educate women, provide birth control, eliminate poverty. It has been seen that economically developed societies tend to have stable population numbers.
+David Lemos but you’ll never see the end of it. The world is slowly becoming vegan. Sorry not sorry
Y’all so triggered by the word vegan. Get over yourselves and focus on the real issue, which is our own species.
+violetwitch Not triggered just tired of people trying to force their lifestyles upon others, I’m not against vegans, my cousin is one and I have no problem with him since he doesn’t shove it down my troat and thinks it’s the solution when it’s not! Just live live as you want to live that’s it but stop acting like you’re better than everyone else
+violetwitch And btw yeah it’s a trend, talk to me in 10 years and we’ll see how many of the population is vegan compared to now
This is way more concrete and efficient than the usual “lower the hear” and “air dry your laundry”. This guy shows there are real solutions and we could even make a profit out of it!
The governments who don’t try to make this happen are as guilty as you can be…
+Wayne Alan al gore has the money to buy air filtration and clean water, he can fly his private jet to any climate in the world and how does it make sense to do more of what china is doing? they poison us so you want to poision yourself? ok
Lildizzle420 its not poison, the planet is fine, these people getting wealthy lying to you and living hypocritical lives know it. The Chinese know it. I know it too. The only people not in on the joke are middle class liberals in western nations. They are using you for political power. Stop being a pawn. You can eat a cheeseburger and drive your car. Relax.
+Wayne Alan I sold my car and people living next to freeways have higher rates of asthma and birth defects also people in china are dying from air pollution and they wear masks just to go outside. you keep talking about the chinese but over there people are leaving because they fear for their children’s lives and millionaires and billionaires leave the country at high rates because of economic freedom and environmental concerns
Lildizzle420 sounds like Chinese socialism is working really well. Let’s adopt that here. Gobble up some collectivism to correct all the evils of capitalist America.
In the meantime, I’m going to drive my SUV some more, enjoy my meals, and not feel guilty.
+Wayne Alan you shouldn’t feel guilty. Since we as individuals can only contribute a tiny bit, but everything helps.
But climate change is a fact and what we can actually do is make our politicia s fight for stricter enviromental laws. Which in turn will create new jobs.
Who is the cause of global warming and does not agree to sign international agreements?
The world and humanity will be ruined and sank because of their reproach.
The brainless civilization that sinks the world but at the same time sends satellite to Mars.
Crazy civilization melting polar ice.
Civilization invented and discovered nuclear weapons that could destroy mankind not only once but also thousands of times.
The civilization of sin, rebellion and pleasure!
Circumstance does not make the man; ıt reveals him to himself.
Your life is in your hands, to make of it what you choose.
+Wayne Alan “Liberty, logic, science, opportunity” are not originating from, nor particularly exemplified by the U.S. culture…least of all “opportunity”, which is more of an illusion and a dream of a different time period, than ever before.
Ask a 30-something.
Aunty Agony yeah. No opportunity in America at all. /roll eyes
Progressives are mentally ill.
+Wayne Alan “At all”…Republicans seem to have some sort of mental problem with the concept nuance…everything is Black or White. That is illogical. Very sick-minded, really.
I mean…you think anyone against you is a Progressive. I don’t have to guess what you are, because you just told me.
+Wayne Alan Ask ANY late-20/early-30-something if things are going as well for them, as they were for their parents. My fiance is in Finance, and he did very well for a time…but not recently. And we are both simply not at the level our parents were at, at our age.
Politics has nothing to do with this, you dumb, tribalistic animal. ASK SOMEONE YOUNG, OLD FART.
Anyway…yeah…they can’t or won’t change. Too much brainwashing. Our culture perfected that, as well…
These are the solutions and we all collectively benefit from doing them. The missing part of the plan is the individual. For example, the reason modern agriculture is a net emitter is because it is profitable. If a farmer changes their method of framing to be a carbon sink but is at a competitive disadvantage they will not stay in business. We need make it cost more to pollute, then these ideas will be more widely adopted. A revenue neutral GHG fee that increases he cost of GHG intense products or services, then returns all fees collected to everyone as a averaged rebate is needed. This will give the needed financial signals for change without taxing the consumer.
I know people like the idea of protecting farmers but its a dying industry and drones are taking over, people need to start organic farming and composting in their yards it needs to be standard practice to at least produce a portion of your daily greens and herbs its much more beneficial on a wide scale to convert our yards and farming will sustain population growth or will become protected land.
I have the book Drawdown and it’s been a wonderful learning tool for me! The 20 Coming Attractions are especially interesting
We have to balance our food habit.. less meat and lot of green vegetables and fruits is good replace ment
No, it’s not.
Ruminants are able to convert some cellulose to human-useful food. So why not use this source?
4everfatjoe I’m not a vegan nor a vegetarian but it is a handy solution half of the crop we grow around the world goes towards feeding livestock
On a 1.6 acre property you can grow 33 thousand pounds worth of fruit and vegetables each year when it takes 9 acres to produce 600 pounds of meat.
Less Vegetables and more meat got it chief!
It’s called Permaculture – look it up
nice job. God bless you
This clear and concise list of valid ways to reduce greenhouse gasses and reverse global warming seems well researched, but unless there is a global refusal, resistance, rebellion and revolt against the giant corporations that are corrupting governments and polluting the earth the increase in our carbon footprint will not only keep growing, it will keep accelerating in that deadly growth. The real question is how to stop greedy Wall Street traders and the Banksters from exploiting people and planet before it is too late and we are doomed with runaway heating that will be unstoppable.
This TED talk is at once inspiring and depressing because the challenge to accomplish any of these things, let alone all 80 of these, is truly daunting based on current trends. I think anyone with clear eyes, without rosy glasses, would have to wonder if the catastrophic climate disasters (wildfires, droughts, storms, floods, heatwaves, dislocations, climate wars, famines) will be reduced in time to avoid economic, environmental, societal and global collapse. What do YOU think?
It is truly frightful to see how many people in the comments are still unironically claiming that global warming isn’t real or isn’t caused by humans. I always try to be hopeful, but if people will continuously question the existence of a global phenomenon that has been proven to exist by so many studies that it is nothing but laughable to question it, makes me actually lose faith in this humanity.
muh lose faith in humanity muh global warming muh veganism
man made global warming is pure propaganda. please look deeper into this and don’t just believe what politicians and mainstream media are telling you. just search for climate change hoax, and you ll find excellent material on this.
RabbdisFan it’s real but it’s used for political gain and manipulation of people who think they are doing good such as the Paris agreement which is completely useless and a scam. Come up with a real clean energy supply solution before taking down the current ones not before hand, it’s insane.
The problem is that much of that 80 trillion global GDP is coming from the operation and expansion of the systems that would need to be replaced. The money needed to make these changes (and grow the economy at the same time) therefore can’t simply be shifted from the old systems to the new. There are some exceptions, like the car industry moving from fossil fuels to electric, but that’s just a change to the method of manufacturing cars. Complete replacements of one industry with another—coal to solar, for example—result in inherent competition that impedes progress. I don’t have any answers, I just wanted to point out that problem.