5 transformational policies for a prosperous and sustainable world | Johan Rockström

In a talk about how we can build a robust future without wrecking the planet, sustainability expert Johan Rockström debuts the Earth3 model -- a new methodology that combines the UN Sustainable Development Goals with the nine planetary boundaries, beyond which earth's vital systems could become unstable. Learn more about five transformational policies that could help us achieve inclusive and prosperous world development while keeping the earth stable and resilient.
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[@devluz]

Play it with 1.5 speed. His voice and way of speaking works perfect with it

[@nigelritson9910]

That people like this guys team, and many other unsung heroes who are working to try and save the earth and all that dwell therein is encouraging and inspiring. I'm doing my best as a Feijoa plant breeder to lift yields, increase nutrient and bio actives content in what often feels like a lone mission. Unfortunately many people with disposable income spent it on vanity projects like an overseas trip, or remodeling their kitchen, instead of helping solve real world problems - even in their local community. We all have choices every day, even the poorest of us, and each choice can place our actions on Johans final chart as part of that green arrow towards survival, or all those red ones towards death.

[@nigelritson9910]

@John Doe There are many mass extinctions in the past, and some scientists living today say that the present rate of species extinctions is higher than at any time in history. There are always choices about how we do things, and new jobs can come from new solutions. e.g Solar in the USA employs many times the number of people employed in the coal industry.

[@insider_english1594]

interesting that the acronym for "safe operating space" is SOS`!

[@johnmivule-novabow8143]

This is a very fascinating topic, more people should be talking about this

[@flavioptferreira]

Wrong. They should be acting on it!

[@johnmivule-novabow8143]

@@flavioptferreira oh yeah true, great thinking

[@MusikCassette]

so, what is it about?

[@DicePunk]

Play it at 0.75, close your eyes and pretend it's Arnold Schwarzennegger.

[@joopvangroot8956]

I agree Doughnut economy is a good book!!!

[@Zahlenteufel1]

Incredible work! Also great presentation, I love the diagrams!

[@The_GuyWhoNeverUploadsAnything]

Great presentation from Johan as usual, sad though that he seems to have been sick before this event causing his voice to cracked. Kudos to him for deciding to do the presentation anyway.

[@StraussBR]

People is the most valuable resource we have We can see people as a pest on this planet, but that is only because of the way we where brought up A single human could help protect nature, help with reforestation and help develop modern sustainable technologies for the future Are we humans going to be a pest in this world or are we going to be the saviors of the dying natural ecosystems? It is up to us

[@sixing822]

This is critical and amazing.

[@duzychujmam]

Nice!

[@alexurbieta2403]

Great video. Several permaculture ethics and principles. We need to re invent our selves and the way we live and consume. Let's do this!!

[@GameShow1050]

amazing and best policies

[@ZElizurBautista]

We can achieve each Global Goal keeping a safe space for humanity through agroecology.

[@e4r281]

I want to clear my throat.

[@theinfamoustroll7265]

Focus

[@RemoteTomato]

Me too

[@jasonzimmer7478]

😂

[@kidaniels8199]

Whar are the limited actions that are subverting us. I believe in earth first now, 4 if we do not address this on the vanguard of theories our earth home can not support humanity. In my view this paradigm shift is essential in order to create a sustainable humanity.

[@devildham]

This roughly correlates with Kate Raworth's doughnut economy model

[@AdamMuzur]

The research that he was part of formed the planetary limits on which Roworth's framework is built

[@whitemansucks]

closer to 12 billion plus

[@zoeskinner2871]

every politician needs to watch this

[@kidaniels8199]

Yes I say yes!

[@heryansyah1239]

Nice

[@tiagoyamazakiizumidaandrad5218]

O difícil é ter um crescimento econômico igual ao da China, sem comprometer o meio ambiente e sem fomentar as contradições existentes no sistema capitalista. O próprio sistema se mantém por meio do consumismo e pela desigualdade social. Para alterar isso, precisaríamos mudar a lógica do sistema, mas será que os grandes corporações, principalmente as gigantes do petróleo, estão mesmo preocupadas com o futuro do planeta.

[@MEEZANASHRAFQADRI]

I want to give you advice Mr.Ted director Introduction the video with subtitles It's is very useful for beginners

[@artyommaiorov6349]

does anybody know a book where I can read about stuff this guy is talking about?

[@pwollerman]

Try Kate Raworth's book "Doughnut Economics". His diagram is taken from there : ) www.goodreads.com/book/show/29214420-doughnut-economics and/or: www.ted.com/talks/kate_raworth_a_healthy_economy_should_be_designed_to_thrive_not_grow

[@MsAdrinalina]

Greed! Greed my friend. Talk about Greed and Corruption from the big guys.

[@emmanueltoro3853]

1:08

[@ChanhNguyen-dk4ef]

Soo, what is the point of making these? What is its application for the laymen (in this case, me) to actually feel it? Or is this yet another up-there and on-paper? Well, at least those five things look nice, more foods and stuffs.

[@OrdinarySpeaker]

The problem with this is that it seemingly relieves us „normal“ people from our duty to change, by allowing us to think that the change must come from „above“. Each and every one still has to do all the small things which will amount to something in the big picture, like avoiding plastic, eating less meat, reducing electronic waste, speaking up for equality, vote after informing oneself, etc...

[@campusdyno]

Ordinary Speaker: well keep buying energy efficient bulbs and recycling your cardboard. I'm sure government policies have no effect on the planet.

[@OrdinarySpeaker]

campusdyno I am not saying that the governments of this world should not change their policies, that is absolutely necessary. I just wanted to point out that the regular citizen mustn’t lean back telling himself that it is all in the government’s responsibility.

[@scerb100]

Ordinary Speaker while I agree with the fact that the average citizen shouldn’t be lazy about it with a top down approach, you have to consider- we are currently aware of a lot of these things, Like waste, and we know there are resources to do it better. But instead because it’s not as convenient or a little extra money, we choose not to believe and already expect someone else to do it. We live in a capitalist consumer society, everything has to be changed through the ways people consume. Everything operates between the transaction of money. It’s the only way we can enact sustainable measures. You vote for policy, it’s enacted by your dollar. Government policies need to force companies that make what we consume sustainable. While at that, government policies can mandate there is requirement to teach civic engagement to normalize again that as a species we are social group based and need to work as a team. Also for people to put in the amount of effort each should be doing, they may need more personal time, which the poorest people often have the least amount of resources to participate in a sustainable consumer society or have the time to make habitual changes, because most of their time and energy is spent working. With policies set in place to both mediate inequality and policies to provide people with sustainable products it will no longer have to be that those who are well off have a better ability to do those things, because ultimately that still isn’t going to aid with climate action. Government policies don’t have to mean that the state demands to teach or enact the changes to a uniform agenda, it just means these things are required and as long as you meet them in a graded efficiency, do you.

[@campusdyno]

Ordinary Speaker: then I'd ask why have a government at all? I elect so I don't have to think.

[@OrdinarySpeaker]

@@campusdynoYeah, and that's something that needs to change.

[@Merthalophor]

that PPP though

[@gregbarton1970]

What about nuclear power?

[@user-ub4kz8gr1c]

Goood video

[@bentisdale9001]

Why is the comment section a garbage fire?

[@ChessMasteryOfficial]

*We are all born mad. Some remain so.* *-Charles Bukowski*

[@jasenkavukelic5047]

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[@ChessMasteryOfficial]

@@jasenkavukelic5047 ;)

[@ChessMasteryOfficial]

@Bikiron Just trying to promote my channel bro. :)

[@ChessMasteryOfficial]

@Bikiron You are right, I will. I am editing this post as a matter of fact. All the best! :)

[@ChessMasteryOfficial]

@Bikiron Yes, that's serious illness.

[@dennisliebig7622]

4:25

[@DonBeardy]

He talks about needing to cut carbon emissions by 50% every decade but then doesn't even talk about nuclear energy. If you look at Germany you see that that is not possible.

[@okman9684]

9:41 agree China is grown faster but not within environmental parameters Because most of there environment details are highly censored

[@Bocbo]

At least thats what the grant proposal says...

[@danielsuh2408]

LETS GO HUMANITY!

[@user-un5ib3nm8x]

Hello

[@memyself8043]

there are simply too many people!

[@kidaniels8199]

I like this ah lott# how can this be immediately institute this politically and legally manifesting sustainable reality from theoretical redorich

[@billg9502]

We must address overpopulation first and birth control is the best way to reduce pollution and climate change . There are over 250,000 babies born every day on this planet of 7.7 billion .Promote birth control around the world especially the starving nations that want to migrate to other nations because they are running out of the capacity to feed their starving masses .

[@Sampsonoff]

BILL G he suggests that. You’re right. It needs to be done, especially in Africa

[@SplitLazerGaming]

That’s guys voice cracked more in this talk, then the entirety of my time in puberty.

[@Sampsonoff]

Split Lazer Gaming lol. He’s sick

[@t.a9822]

Halleluja

[@alphastrength3402]

Why the dinosaurs disappeared?

[@finiantsl5573]

meant to say "Sustainable development" is an unrealistic objective...

[@iron60bitch62]

Hi

[@iron60bitch62]

Politically driven goals that will never come to reality

[@rentar282]

ouais mais moi blarod m’a repondu

[@abodhs9014]

First

[@alejandroperales3960]

The way you do that is to prayer and used used the 10 Commandment as your foundation.

[@jamiehay1027]

That moment you realise you've just been trolled 13:21😂👍

[@user-bl5rl3sx2u]

Плохо, нет русских субтитров

[@SpEaRtaKo_24]

Mandkind trying to play God, Earth Savers! You're plans are No different then our current systems,picking winners for My Agenda and Belief. Thank you.

[@ridjf]

I don't think having it so that the top 10% having no more than 40% of the money would just lead to 5 people having 35% of the money rather than a good slope.

[@NietzscheanMan]

If you make more then 27k per year you are in the top 1% of earners in the world. Look it up. All Western socialists are de facto natoonal socialists, it's about their greed and resentment towards their betters.

[@robdood2]

Just have a cough already, man!

[@ahammond2466]

I don’t think anyone really sees that by “gender equality” he means in countries where women are restricted from education. Or that access to better healthcare is in third world countries. gender equality and healthcare, on the global scare, aren’t dire western society issues. We are doing pretty good on those sectors

[@NietzscheanMan]

It's all just neo-marxist bullshit.

[@ahammond2466]

@@NietzscheanMan "All". Very sound argument

[@NietzscheanMan]

What part of "all" don't you understand?

[@elinope4745]

Its about population control but is sold to the public as human rights. I hate the dishonesty in it. Call it what it is.

[@ahammond2466]

@@elinope4745 Advocating for better healthcare in poor countries is not population control. It is quite the opposite. Change our eating habits and we can add billions more of us.

[@petergoestohollywood382]

Damm did he have a cough or something? Usually he’s a great speaker!

[@nikolademitri731]

I’m not even going to look through these comments, not that I typically do anymore, anyway.. I’m quite certain that there will be plenty of hardline right wing ppl freaking out, calling climate change a hoax, calling this dude an “SJW” bc he dared to talk about equality, and calling him a social bc he dared talk about wealth redistribution. You can settle down, my fascy friends, he’s clearly still talking about economic growth within a capitalist paradigm. Speaking of capitalism, I wonder if the model accounted for the crises of capitalism we’re seeing right now: the rise of hardline, authoritarian far right, and yes, fascist leaders and movements, across the globe. By the sounds of it, the economic goals that the model seeks to hit wouldn’t be workable within the current neoliberal economic era, and I do think moving towards a social democrat state would improve economic conditions in such a way that would push back against this far right movement, but economics aren’t good enough to account for the problem. He mentioned education, and a lack of education definitely accounts for the problem to a large degree, but that’s only going to be especially effective on future generations, and much less effective on folks currently brainwashed by these movements. This is not a small problem, it’s an existential threat to life on this planet (eg - Bolsonaro’s privatization of the rainforest, Trump writ large, etc), and it absolutely has to be addressed/extinguished if a plan like this is ever going to work. Let’s just hope that can happen without serious war, maybe world war, maybe even nuclear war, taking place. I’d really like to know if this model accounts for all of these things, bc if it doesn’t, it seems rather incomplete.

[@shlomosilversteinberg5785]

If you want to push back against far-right growth, then stop immigration. Completely. Now. Anything else, you're just being delusional.

[@brokkoliomg6103]

I agree Nikola.

[@v.prestorpnrcrtlcrt2096]

Fckng essay

[@NietzscheanMan]

Communism kills, how much more bodies do you need to see on the pile before your willing blindness, greed and vanity is satisfied.

[@MrNight-co4ed]

Increase your attention span.Take a life's moment and WATCH.

[@thefoprce]

not enought data, false alarm you dont't know enough of the data, where is the hard proof?

[@jacobmortimore]

How's this guys voice still going thru puberty?

[@k5rakitan]

Population control.

[@JimGriffOne]

Can they fit more Agenda 21 trigger words in the title? _EDIT: __00:56__ - Oh, I see. More trigger words here._

[@BobQuigley]

wear your tunfoil hat abd the 'trigger' words are changed to unicorn puppy Santa etc

[@alexanderhall2239]

Technology has taken away humanities self reliance, because the knowledge of how to do things manually has been forgotten. If you don’t know how to make flour, or sugar, or salt, or yeast, how could you dream of making bread. What part of the wheat makes flour? What does real wheat look like? Where do you mine salt? How do you grow yeast? See you’re doomed. What part a cow is sirloin? How do you make gun powder? How do you Smith steel? What metals are milled and mixed to make steel?If you don’t know those things you can’t get food. You can’t even make a knife. And you won’t learn because you have money. Money is the root of all evil. Smart people don’t need money. Rich people pay some mart people to do things for them. The more money you have the less need you have for intelligence. Medicine has destroyed our chances entirely because we no longer have the immune strength to fight pathogens without medicine. Wealth has made us lazy weak and stupid because we can pay others to solve our problems instead of solving them ourselves. Get rid of needless crap and be happy with basic necessities. That whole list is bullshit because #1 on the list is no poverty. Poverty is associated with financial attainment, aka money. Money only works if there are hired guns to enforce its use. Since you don’t know how to make your food from scratch, and you are too spoiled learn how, you need money. I don’t. GMO crops are plants that have seeds that do not sprout. Remember seedless watermelon? Seeds that sprout must be bought from MonSanto corporation. Growers must by new seed every year. In order to produce food. This is the roots of Supply side economics. The root of human slavery on earth. A corporation controls the food supply and we are forced to do as they please. They hire police and military to enforce there regime. They choose the politicians we vote for and pay the government paycheck. They have already disarmed the public by selling us inadequate weaponry to combat the military. Do you think a 9mm will beat a tank? If we revolt, in any way, they will deploy the national guard and repress us. So we are stuck. For the moment. Next time you think of Richie rich as smart. Think twice. He’d be dead if it weren’t for me. Xoxo

[@iron60bitch62]

Paris agreement failed politically motivated people work

[@rmz4504]

std's?

[@brandontanner97]

I find it funny that America has improved its carbon footprint since leaving the Paris climate summit. And Trump just passed legislation to get the oceans and lakes cleaned up.

[@lanbuddyatgmail]

Soooo many assumptions in this talk. I wonder if anyone is considering that if we rebuild lost soil in brittle climate regions (80% of land mass) we can sink all the carbon spewed out since 1900 in one inch of topsoil and it’s bio matter.

[@fionafiona1146]

... And other places are a sunk "artificial reaf" apart from being build up by sand from other places. I don't say you are wrong or we used all alternatives but space to live is a basic need and keeping it as is reduces conflict.

[@AlexReyn888]

Peace and justice is 16th and gender equality is 5th, that's all you need to know about this program, really

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[@jasa766]

Horrible speaker. Too many acronyms. Not a clear flow to the presentation. Could have been an interesting topic... sad

[@redcedarsky]

This is what happens when ideology trumps science. So many of these policies would do the OPPOSITE of what they are trying to accomplish like redistribution schemes and investing in wind and solar. Why wont these guys see that top down solutions do not work.

[@firebornliger]

Because they aren't designed to work. They're designed to sound good enough that people will go along with them, even as the policies destroy their nation and reduce them to the lifestyle of the third world. All while concentrating power in the hands of the state.

[@aronlinde1723]

And effectively committing genocide while they do so. Easiest way to make a top down model work, reduce the 'scale' till its manageable. Too bad that scale is 7 billion lives. So in the end they will wipe out 80% of humanity to get their way.

[@malcolmthebear]

So where's your evidence that contradicts the video presenter's evidence?

[@captainheat2314]

@@malcolmthebear thinking that respreading the wealth making everyone more poor is a good thing

[@redcedarsky]

@@malcolmthebear well for example when he says "renewables" im pretty sure he means wind and solar and those dont help lower carbon emissions like people think they do. www.livescience.com/2324-solar-power-greenhouse-emissions-measured.html or they lead to wildlife deaths www.audubon.org/news/will-wind-turbines-ever-be-safe-birds www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-solar-bird-deaths-20160831-snap-story.html What really needs to have more investment in nuclear fusion which has the potential to be cheap(and plentiful) to fuel, clean, and can be placed anywhere.

[@bjornsoderberg6583]

Rubish. Power through fear. Intend to be scientific makes people to believe.

[@Sampsonoff]

Björn Söderberg what’s your solution? Are you a libertarian flat earther? 🤣

[@familygtale3622]

The world is flat .

[@lindseye4300]

“... it should actually not even be referenced outside of this room”... seems like something a charlatan would say to make his audience feel special and more intelligent for being there ... just an observation. Interesting talk though.

[@NietzscheanMan]

Marxist bs. Green on the surface, red at the core.

[@Rickbearcat]

This is the far left trying to worm their way in on the grounds of needing to save the planet from ourselves. While the planet does need some help to protect itself from our misgivings, I don't subscribe to the planet and its people becoming socialistic along the way. We are not ready to have the utopian Star Trek future on us just yet.

[@gentlydown41]

@@Rickbearcat why not? it is clear that the world will burn if we stick to pure capitalism. you don't have to take 12 billion people down on your ideological ship

[@neosmith3633]

The number thing on this list should be going vegan. The least sustainable industry is animal agriculture, period.

[@scerb100]

Blake NoLast veganism/plant based eating would probably be an aspect of both food production, starvation and climate action since it’s all related there, I don’t think it requires its own step.

[@SuperTjizzy]

We need communism

[@acho8387]

you most definitely do NOT want communism

[@paskowitz]

No, what we really need is fewer generic and impetuous statements of no consequence.

[@leos6724]

I was summoned! Where are the means of production to seize?

[@NietzscheanMan]

Communism kills, how much more bodies do you need to see on the pile before your willing blindness, greed and vanity is satisfied.

[@osopolarmovies]

True, but today we call it "alarmism".

[@satpiegaming6756]

Would someone just force Trump to watch this ?