100 solutions to reverse global warming | Chad Frischmann

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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[Triastase]

He did such a good job at showing that it's not climate action OR an economy that benefits most people, but that action on the climate crisis WILL benefit most people. Changing our way of living to reduce climate change will not make our lives worse, but better! Thank you for this talk!

[jamiehay]

*Do you believe in climate change?*

Like - Yes
Reply - No

[ktozkan]

One of the best presentations I have ever listened. Not only governments but only ordinary people should take into consideration what have been explained in this video! We all need to take action! I am gonna share it on twitter and send it my friends!

[chromacosm]

I think this is the best way to confront this subject. Empowering people to take action instead of trying to scare them into action. It's nice to see so many solutions. I will continue to help in the implementation of them.

[MattRoszak]

Let's all try not to buy stuff we don't need.
Good for the planet, but also good for our personal finances!

[AliciaOnlineGameplay]

The problem is no corporate will ever do something about this, since they don't care about sustainability and renewability, they care about rapid exponential growth and about grabbing as much cash as they can as fast as they can with no thought on consequences. The flaw in today's world is that everything needs to grow, expand and make more money than the year before, no businesses are happy until they have grown to own all the money in the entire world. We need to change the entire system.

[rea]

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...

[Lavenderainn]

They literally just gave us the solution we need to do stuff with this. Show it everywhere, market it, teach it in schools, something. I never thought I'd say this but it seems so easy to just start.

[Ben-kver]

everybody should share this on social media, and everywhere else

[noodleheadclub]

This video still holds up, however, another problem is how willingly nations are willing to work together in combating these issues. Vote peoples!

[Bfould]

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.

[connieliew]

This is why #Ecosia is my favourite search engine.

[kiki]

Ok this makes so much sense that all the problems are connected and can be solved by looking at the big issue. The solution to global warming is the solution to global food security, and the solution to equal rights among minorities. We have to listen to people like this, these ideas are so important for everyone to know. This is how we overcome our issues.

[abhimanyugaur]

I reckon this talk concluded the ongoing global warming issues along with the potential parameters. The figures are impressive, great job Mr. Chad and thanks to TED.

[s.j.villalobos]

Family planning, please hear this man!

[zedshan]

I'm from Pakistan n the 2 solutions i.e women education/ family planning & food waste are actually applicable if we try even once.... Thanks

[zazenora]

This man raises some great points, however we're faced with a big problem that's preventing these holistic solutions.
Corporate greed, a fundamentally historic barrier that is keeping ideas like this from gaining ground.
Our society has been raised on a monetary system where the success of a few comes at the cost of many.
I could repeat many points that have already been discussed about this problem, but until more people see the benefits of replacing the
monetary system with something that will truly benefit everyone and put us all on equal ground, these solutions will just remain dreams...

It's hard to motivate change on this scale on all levels of society, not just at the top. People struggling to get by are entranced by money, and believe it to be the only way to have a better quality of life. You can't blame people for feeling this way, but the effort needed to make this monumental shift will require more effort on educating entire populations on ways to replace the monetary system with something that will be fair to everyone.

Now, I'm not here to debate the ifs and abouts of this problem, I'm only presenting the biggest barrier that I feel is keeping our society from moving forward with these critical solutions. I don't know what the solutions would look like, but if we're ever going to gain any ground on solving these big issues, it has to start with serious discussions on all levels of human society and push for the willingness to change how people are able to grow and succeed in life.

There has to be an alternative to using money as the driving force of innovation and success. Money has definitely served our civilization greatly as a means to motivate people to to both good and bad things, but we're now at a point where we could replace the way we do a lot of things with technology.

If we could at least figure out a way to provide a "safety net" to everyone, meaning that every single person has the right to basic human needs no matter what, it would enable us to better implement these kinds of solutions.

I know I sound like a netflix documentary lol, but if we're ever to reach the next step in civilization we have to do more than make documentaries and TED talks about these issues and start finding ways to discuss these solutions (and barriers of) in broader contexts where more people will take them seriously.

I just hope this can actually happen before it's too late.

[neiloakey]

Has to be the best ted talk ever.. wow.. let's do it..

[timann]

I know it's a long time ago, but this video need some more attention, because it is not a protest, it's peacfull solution presentation that shows solution that have a relative small impact on the suciety, compared to some other says "simple" solution, eks vagain, this is a change for the individual, not for politics that is relative far from the indevidual. Love you man ❤️

[DebjeetDasjeet]

This talk is gold mine, very beautifully articulated