The Climate Solutions Worth Funding - Now | Jonathan Foley

The Climate Solutions Worth Funding - Now | Jonathan Foley | TED

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3 ай бұрын

When it comes to climate solutions, "now is better than new, and time is more important than tech," says scientist Jonathan Foley. He presents a six-part framework to more efficiently address climate change, from better aligning capital with carbon to utilizing affordable solutions that are ready to go now. Learn more about what the data says to do - and how the solutions might be cheaper than we think.
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@juliahello6673 3 ай бұрын

I wish he’d explained those categories. What is electricity? Source of electricity, like renewables? Transitioning to electric appliances? What is industry? Does that include commercial buildings? The big part of his talk was passed over.

@MinusEighty 3 ай бұрын

Yeah isn't an economist, so he has no business speaking on how to reduce emissions

@MinusEighty 3 ай бұрын

@@design-strategist He has the basics wrong so....

@design-strategist 3 ай бұрын

@@MinusEighty Kindly share whats wrong with the basics?

@MinusEighty 3 ай бұрын

@@design-strategist He opens his talk by saying there is a climate crisis. There isn't. That is propaganda.

@juliahello6673 3 ай бұрын

It's not my level of knowledge. It's his level of clarity in explaining his terminology. Have a nice day. @@design-strategist

@m.on.a.b. 3 ай бұрын

The title says "solutions worth funding now" yet he doesn't present at least one solution. I'm very disappointed by the clickbait.

@abdelkaioumbouaicha 3 ай бұрын

📝 Summary of Key Points: 📌 Science is crucial in addressing the climate crisis by conducting meta-analyses to determine effective climate solutions. 🧐 Cutting greenhouse gas emissions is the most crucial step in addressing climate change, and early action is essential. 🚀 Different types of climate solutions include emergency brake solutions, infrastructure solutions, and nature-based solutions. 🚀 Efforts should be geographically focused to have the most impact, addressing air pollution caused by fossil fuels. 🚀 Building a portfolio of actions that cut emissions and utilize carbon removal is important. 🚀 Effective action requires evidence-based solutions, affordability, readiness, geographic focus, equity, and alignment with the carbon problem. 🚀 There is a narrow window of opportunity to address climate change, and every action and resource counts. 💡 Additional Insights and Observations: 💬 "Climate change is a cumulative problem, and the longer we wait, the less effective the solutions will be." 📊 Carbon removal has a relatively small impact compared to emissions cuts. 🌐 The importance of using science and data to guide climate interventions and focus efforts where they will have the most impact. 📣 Concluding Remarks: The video emphasizes the importance of using science to guide climate action and highlights the urgency of addressing the climate crisis. It stresses the need for early action, cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and utilizing various types of climate solutions. The video also emphasizes the importance of geographic focus, equity, and alignment with the carbon problem. With a narrow window of opportunity, every action and resource counts in addressing climate change. Generated using TalkBud

@toddhensley880 3 ай бұрын

Great topic, but this was all build-up and no payoff in the form of specific solutions. Just categories of solutions.

@weldsj8847 3 ай бұрын

Great idea to come up with new cheaper alternatives to carbon based fuel but for now, we need that technology. Too much CO2? Plant stuff.

@nanometer6079 3 ай бұрын

Ikr

@mikeharrington5593 3 ай бұрын

Jon Foley does have a suite of solutions in his Project Drawdown website. Perhaps he should have referred listeners to it, but maybe his studio audience knew this. It is admirable that people like Jon are still working tirelessly on climate solutions, whilst govts are basically offering only lip service and NOT implementing their IPCC pledges

@JohanThiart 3 ай бұрын

@@mikeharrington5593it is a shame we generally pay passing interest in his and Bjorn Lomborg’s ideas. Phasing out burning organic materials to generate heat and prepare food in the third world countries… Improve education in third world countries…. Low hanging fruit….. But when we teach kids to hate other humans….. spend taxes to subsidise wealthy people into Tesla’s …… it demonstrate that we have lost the plot. Good speech, though.

@mariaantoniettamontella9173 3 ай бұрын

grazie

@philiprendel3409 27 күн бұрын

The elephant in the room here is the oil lobby. So powerful that it doesn't even need to lobby any more: we are addicted to the stuff in every aspect of our lives and so simply saying 'reduce emissions' is like asking a junkie to go cold turkey

@searchingfortruth619 2 ай бұрын

YEEEEES!!! Michael Shellenberger has been getting at this for years, how the capital allocation for climate solutions is very poor. Cut back r&d, and deploy our best tech today. And..... IT'S NOT ABOUT EVS!!!!!

@teyhoonboon5853 3 ай бұрын

This lecture is great, it seems we still have room to mitigate climate change.

@aldovalkovich755 3 ай бұрын

Never heard such a clear, complete and enlightening analysis concentrated in just a few minutes. Above all understandable to anyone; I also hope from those who have to make decisions in the application of the suggestions presented. I think about politics, and here alarms are triggered.😊

@Josh-ks7co 2 ай бұрын

So this was a 10 minute presentation to say not all climate change is from transportation and energy, and emission reduction can be cumulative. That bit could have been condenced into 1 minute and the rest could have been the 80-20 TLDR on what is the best changes we can do now. Going on a limb pipeline analysis isnt only a small part of that list.

@franciscojose6496 3 ай бұрын

Intelligent channel no doubt

@reginaerekson9139 3 ай бұрын

2:34 considering climate change and associated costs of housing… I think we should try out housing design that takes advantage of the weather and biomass for energy needs and maybe we should use composting toilets…. They have a luxury earthship in New Mexico I think it’s air bnb? It will teach you to be mindful of resources from a daily living perspective.

@maxrose8845 3 ай бұрын

A lot of misguided hate on this video. It’s not about the details of the solutions, he’s telling us that we need to rethink our climate based investments, and where we get the most results from the smallest amount invested.

@ericdanielski4802 3 ай бұрын

Interesting video.

@ShahrezadNorMohammadiy9116 3 ай бұрын

“Because I haven’t yet learned the simplest and most important thing of all: the world is difficult, and we are all breakable. So just be kind.” -Caitlin Moran

@solyya9318 3 ай бұрын

Question: You mentioned that gold spraying is a method to balance our climate. Why does that help? B: Because it reflects the idea of sunlight returning to space and cooling the planet. And it's also beautiful and wonderful, forever. About gold: ...It never decays into anything else. So the symbol is the idea of the present moment, eternal, infinite, within the present moment. So those who can resonate with that idea can use gold or gold alone in that way to speed up their own vibration, to align with it, but again, that's just one License is like any other license. It will work and work for some people, but for others it simply won't work because it doesn't relate to what they're exploring.

@solyya9318 3 ай бұрын

CHEMTRAILS and those responsible for them. B: In a sense, they're under the false impression that they need to do something in some way to balance the climate on your planet, but the idea is that they're actually emitting more more toxic substances in the air because they don't necessarily use substances that actually work. ABOUT GOLD If they used it, it would actually balance the climate on your planet with absolutely no bad side effects.

@China-129 3 ай бұрын

When we tell ourself that our life will get better if someone significant to us changes, we are putting our mood in another person’s hands. That situation invites chaos and confusion, disappointment and depression. Soften what is rigid in your mind. Lasting peace comes to us through our own actions and thoughts and never through attaching our hopes on the actions and thoughts of another. Please don’t ever give another person the power to affect your emotions to the point where you need them to do something before you will feel good. Realize that the power to feel positively resides within us. Even if you are waiting for someone to apologize or acknowledge that they've hurt you, you are giving them power over you. Forgive them for your own sake and move forward. You will feel lighter and happier as soon as you break that emotional expectation. Live from your own center and set your intentions each day only for yourself.

@China-129 3 ай бұрын

Taking responsibility for ourselves rather than trying to control others may be challenging. We may be use to telling people how they should act or even doing things for them. That is a prescription for unhappiness. Someone else’s behaviors are exclusively their responsibility. People learn by experiencing fully the consequences of their actions. People grow through experiencing the consequences of their actions. Covering up someone’s behaviors so that they escape the consequences of their actions is harmful to them and to our own integrity. Most importantly, focusing on someone else’s life keeps us from examining our own life. Spend some time at the beginning of each day setting intentions for yourself. Keep your thoughts peaceful and positive and focused on improvements you can make to your own precious and valuable life. Let everybody else focus on other life.

@j.e.9017 3 ай бұрын

So I was doing a bit of studying the other day and the idea of the bering land bridge came up which is scientifically accepted to have formed and melted countless times throughout the history of planet Earth. My question is that if vehicle and industrial co2 pollution is causing the seas to rise and glaciers to melt like they tell us...then was it vehicle and industrial co2 pollution which caused previous the climate changes and glacial melting tens of thousands of years ago? And before that? And before that? And before that? And if so...is it then quite possible that we just haven't dug deep enough to find evidence of these ancient vehicles and technologies?

@valeriezaitzieff1462 3 ай бұрын

Its not industrial polution causing the glaciers to melt & the sea levels to rise. Its the solar flares emited by our sun. But no climate change activist ever mentions this because no one can control the sun or make money from the truth!

@cybersekkin 3 ай бұрын

A lot of just trust us, we will be fair and spread the costs and hurt to everyone. Sadly like each plan so far, the costs are all focused on the middle and lower classes, as is the sacrifice. In short he is more than willing to offer our money and our restrictions, while the leader class will do as they wish relying on our sacrifices. Just "trust me bro"is not a plan to those of us getting tired of being stepped all over.

@China-129 3 ай бұрын

Perfection isn't human. Human beings are not perfect. What evokes our love is the imperfection of the human being. So, when the imperfection of the real person peaks through, say, 'This is a challenge to my compassion.' Then make a try, and something might begin to get going, a relationship of one kind or the other. *-Joseph Campbell,* Pathways to Bliss

@tomshinde103 3 ай бұрын

There are two types of speakers on climate change. The majority makes an emotional appeal, while there is a minority that gives you numbers to give a thought to. The speaker falls in the minority, and pleasantly so. It is highly unburdening to hear about the work in the field of climate change where the problems are getting talked about with statistical evidence.

@DharmikKothari 3 ай бұрын

If all people on earth become Jain then all problem on earth will be solved.. Hypothetically u can think of it and come to conclusion easily. No scientific procedure will solve this issue but a physiological will do. So good religion should to spread

@ayushvyas1606 4 күн бұрын

My colony has many jains who waste a hug amount of water to clean their expansive cars and homes. Never saw them. Planting tree or doing good work. Religion is not solution untill we work on ground level.

@AssadUllaah 3 ай бұрын

I am.first

@homewall744 3 ай бұрын

Seems to have little meat about what exactly to do.

@jennifersmart1550 3 ай бұрын

Talk to your Bank Manager then take your money to a bank with a low carbon footprint / financing of the oil industry.

@peterdollins3610 3 ай бұрын

Pure waffle. Not one concrete thing.

@WiDEEyeDSmILes 3 ай бұрын

Guy explained like 4 methods of combating climate crisis, the interconnected politics, and how we need to go about them. And alot of yall are pretending he didn't tell us specifics on what or how XD. Jesus christ, watch the video again or pick up a book

@thewefactor1 3 ай бұрын

The underlying need to the damaging effects of capitalism and its effects to the planet - Really whether communism, socialism or capitalism the real problem is there are too many human beings living on the planet, but it seems that all of these global issues with the climate stem from the massive exploitation of Earth to support its equally massive population. This all seemingly has happened during the rise and fall of capitalism... However, a worldwide birth control so as the natural death rate surpasses the live birth rate until the human populations of the world fall under 1 billion (1800's levels), but ideally closer to population levels prior to the pre-industrial society. Starting with a 5 year stop birth worldwide...

@brucermarino 3 ай бұрын

The science and meta analyses have been so disturbed it is a joke. Thanks!

@arthurzettel6618 3 ай бұрын

Without Cabon Dioxide plants, trees can not make oxygen. So carbon netzero is out of the question. Without oil, electric vehicles can not be made and the list keeps right on .

@karlwheatley1244 3 ай бұрын

"Without Carbon Dioxide plants, trees can not make oxygen. So carbon netzero is out of the question." Just to clarify the meaning of the word, "net zero" simply means that humans stop digging up and burning fossil fuels, thus INCREASING global levels of CO2. There will still be plenty of CO2, and in fact, there's already too much CO2 in the air for the wellbeing of land ecosystems, oceans, and the creatures that live in them.

@ShahrezadNorMohammadiy9116 3 ай бұрын

A woman brought you into this world, so you have no right to disrespect one

@sixvee5147 3 ай бұрын

“I accepted to come to this meeting to have a sober and mature conversation. I’m not in any way signing up to any discussion that is alarmist. There is no science out there, or no scenario out there, that says that the phase-out of fossil fuel is what’s going to achieve 1.5C.” - Sultan Al Jaber, President of COP 28, also CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Mukhtar Babayev will be the president for COP 29; he is also a former executive of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijian Republic. Seems more and more likely, scenario SSP5-8.5 of the IPCC assessment may come to fruition (or at least the higher end of the spectrum). I say enjoy what you can, while you still can; pity the generations to come.

@vthilton 3 ай бұрын

Save Our Planet

@johnschnberg4767 3 ай бұрын

Nothing new in this Ted Talk….all old news. And he has no answers to HOW

@BobQuigley 3 ай бұрын

Over several years as our old appliances etc timed out we replaced with heat pump dryer inverter refrigerator heat pump water heater heat pump HVAC. Bought used model 3 and used leaf. When residing our 72 yr old house new insulation and sheathing. EVs alone save $1,800 annually. Heat pump is superior system for air quality and noise. Water heater uses 300: Watt when running, dryer has no exhaust hole in our house. Eliminated gas fees of $45/month before gas cost. So far so good. Took 10 years

@michaellovullo7363 3 ай бұрын

More people , more health care, and supporting global trade in the first world is an awesome solution. Money is a man made thing that is part of the problem. Pollution is the problem which is supported by the side that cares.

@TennesseeJed 3 ай бұрын

Pandora left hope in the jar, because hope prolongs suffering in a predicament. We are simply not sapient enough to deny the negative sum game Moloch has laid out for us. We have inadvertently sacrificed our children to the maximum power principle. Bless our hearts.

@pnkbiankii 3 ай бұрын

OMG, so much doublespeak devoid of new content or new viable solutions. How can I get these wasted ten minutes back??

@jaycoldwell 3 ай бұрын

Net zero is the wrong target. We need to bring carbon down below 350 ppm. Net zero will leave it much higher.

@maikel0245 3 ай бұрын

More C02 = greener Earth

@hughwalden1183 3 ай бұрын

This hasn’t provided any solutions plus renewables are not the answer, too intermittent

@GreenGoDude29 3 ай бұрын

Sure, he only missed the information that fossil fuels are also responsible for the human development and medicine advances (which made people lives better and longer)