Margaret Thatcher - UN General Assembly Climate Change Speech (1989)

[@jameswhyard2858]

"She was reportedly prouder of becoming the first Prime Minister with a science degree than becoming the first woman, and as Prime Minister..."

[@ericcecil989]

Rightly so. The second is an immutable characteristic

[@kuribojim3916]

It amazes me that so many conservatives today are climate change sceptics or are against taking action. Thatcher - the quintessential conservative - speaks clearly and powerfully on the topic, and saw the problem clearly.

[@uptwisting]

I think your POV is flawed for the reason Thatcher was so hated; party political narratives. Most conservatives aren't sceptics but the anti-conservative media arent going to tell you that. The difference is how we achieve better, deliverable outcomes and the anti-conservative media call anyone with a different approach, deniers, rather than sceptics. Sceptics still engage in change, deniers dont.

[@joemccarthy7120]

What makes you think conservatives are against taking action? Everyone wants clean air, water etc.. Conservatives would prefer solutions that actually work rather than wind and solar which are only enormous fiscal drains on all of us.

[@kuribojim3916]

@@joemccarthy7120 Conservatives in many countries - especially my own - have fought tooth and nail against any form of climate change action. In fact, they rolled back a free market solution that we'd implemented here (carbon trading scheme), which they themselves had supported about a decade earlier. So, conservatives have a pretty terrible track record around this - on the science, and on practical solutions. I think Thatcher would be appalled by many modern conservatives. To the extent that folks are going back to her wise messages here as forms of inspiration...that can only be a good thing.

[@alwoo5645]

Thatcher did if for a reason get rid of the minners and foreign oil and use nuclear

[@kuribojim3916]

@@uptwisting The problem isn't the anti-conservative media. It's the right-wing media. After all, the right-wing media is constantly obstructing and obfuscating any meaningful action or discussion on climate change. If conservatives - of Thatcher's ilk - really care about climate change and believe in the science, then I think they should be putting pressure on conservative networks to convey their true feelings.

[@CodeLeeCarter]

Our old Maggie, She sure warned them back then, though some still deny it's happening.

[@hannelindblad9470]

It was because she used it to stop the strikes!!! It was not a fact!! It's proven that she did that!

[@kaatteey]

Warned? Introduced the plan rather to enslave the population. Little lizard puppet

[@TryHardCryHarder]

@@kaatteey How soundly some sleep under the lullaby of the Globalists is nauseating and insufferable.

[@texasray5237]

The fact that Margaret Thatcher was the first to introduce the subject is absolute proof that it's a load of BS. CO2's part of the greenhouse effect is minuscule in comparison to that of water vapor. And for that matter the greenhouse effect does not drive the climate. Ozone is a genuine issue and CFCs should be banned. But that has nothing to do with carbon dioxide. Notice the threat to poor countries that their forests belong to the whole earth not to them. Also notice the push for nuclear power. This was just after her big battle with the coal miners in the UK. She wanted to end dependence upon coal and oil and to break the unions of the coal miners. Nobody, including Thatcher ever imagined doing away with fossil fuels. What they want to do is seize control of all oil gas and coal from the countries where it exists and transfer that power to their NWO global governance. _

[@FaBB10_FS24]

Its snowing right now.

[@MorrisJP283]

Wow this Lady was something, I'm only 57 years old, 22 when this speach was made, as an Americam I always admired Margaret Thatcher, for me one of Great Britain's best Prime Ministers, we had Reagan and Britain had her, I would feel much better if we had either of them back again than what we have now.....!!!!! 🇺🇲🇬🇧🇺🇲🇬🇧🙏🙏🙏.............2024

[@MorrisJP283]

Oops that's Speech..........😊

[@andrewdolling5669]

M, I am on your team... strong UK/US ... and I have to say as a British Aussie... this description of CC is outstanding... she has really listened to scientists. She is also practical re power of nations. I miss this kind of logic... and an optimism in the UN (I miss that too)

[@JohnSmall314]

The other thing we have to thank M Thatcher for is the ozone layer. If she hadn't got behind the Montreal Protocol to ban CFCs then by now we wouldn't have an ozone layer.

[@thebionicwoman1762]

I can't believe I'm 55 & only just heard this speech... She was my PM when I first left school... but I never heard this speech before...

[@PalladiumTV]

Mee Too/ Fantsatic Speech

[@alandixon2345]

I agree, it is the most sensible and balanced speech on climate change too!

[@calum.macleod]

They don't want you to hear this speech. And for so many different and conflicting reasons. If only we had listened.

[@charlesashurst1816]

Holy cow. Why hadn't I even heard of this speech until now? Talk about prescient to the year 2019.

[@charlesashurst1816]

1989 through 2019: The Empire had struck back.

[@kaatteey]

Predictive programming, they had over 30 years to do smth about huge corporations polluting and damaging the Earth, but all they did was encourage it so we can now be dumb and docile and sit quietly while we're being exterminated

[@akaitv6606]

The bullshit scare campaign been going on for 30 years now ,

[@sunray9941]

Also , you probably didnt hear her private conversations where she talks about population reduction by viruses. Hmm yeah...long planned things are happening.

[@uptwisting]

Because it would destroy a false narrative.

[@marcelofasurnacchie7482]

“Man-made climate change”. She spelled it as clear as ever for thirty straight minutes. Someone show this to Nigel Farage and the MAGA robots, please

[@pieman3007]

There aren't many things I agreed with Margaret Thatcher on, but she was a hard headed scientist and could look at the evidence with a clear eye and make this warning decades ago. The failure of meaningful action by our politicians since then is to the shame of us all.

[@nicolaallen7698]

She also had the ball's to go with what she believed and what was good for the country, always country first

[@stephenhardy312]

Absolutely!

[@olivermorrison7127]

UK Annual CO2 emissions when she gave this speech: 10.2t per person UK Annual CO2 emissions now: 4.7t per person

[@pieman3007]

@@olivermorrison7127 moving the right direction. I'm interested to know if your figures include the carbon footprint of all our food imported from Europe/ around the world as well as our goods produced elsewhere, namely China?

[@adamcourtenay]

@@pieman3007 goods that Britain exports offsets this mostly and UK's energy Grid is getting greener every day

[@santanukarmakar7099]

A respected personality with vast knowledge. One of the best speeches on climate changes. This is preserved for my child.

[@RaiderReborn]

Coming back here after Boris Johnson reduced climate change to "bunny hugging" on TV. Reminding myself what real intellect and leadership looks like.

[@ruthmarcano631]

Here here🇬🇧🇺🇲

[@kevinmaylam1680]

Plane ride that misses thousand miles of villages(WHAT EYE DONT SEE)petrol for...

[@kevinmaylam1680]

If boris goes giggly for election then serious afterward then we have A safe parliament

[@adolflenin4973]

@@kevinmaylam1680 Use kilometres please. Milez iz zo uza

[@danyoutube7491]

@@adolflenin4973 No it's not, miles has always been the default in Britain. Try looking at a road sign next time you are on the road.

[@marclenaerts3354]

Clarity, energy and, most importantly, principles. Great speech.

[@FLINTMICHIGANMEGABOWL]

Manbearpig is very real, please listen to me. I’ve been warning the world about Manbearpig for 20 years now, he’s real!! I’m super cereal!

[@r.harsanyi7422]

What a delight it is to watch a person in full use of the capacity of the brain.

[@thog859]

AP Seminar anyone?

[@jeffmcconnell6214]

We're actually watching it today in class as students annotate.

[@katyahovnanian2777]

Haahahah

[@katyahovnanian2777]

Which. Article did you guys choose

[@abdallahelhilo4638]

@TheRobocrabWhats your research question? Mine is How can Pro-Environmental Behavior best be Optimized? I choose this speech and the Urbanization of Developing Nations

[@kingsolo5961]

thog yo no way lol

[@marcussewell7678]

All woman that think they are not respected by men look at one of our greatest leader .. she was great..

[@nunyafuckinbizniz]

She was horrible.

[@sanchoodell6789]

She is, without a doubt, one of the greatest prime ministers the United Kingdom has ever had. the pleasure of being lead by. Her stamina, charisma and forthright style of leadership had left a great legacy in this a great nation.

[@srenheidegger4417]

Holy Christ. This would be funny if it was a Monthy Python sketch, but, being the ordinary folk this demon has persecuted non-stop, is just sad.

[@srenheidegger4417]

@@will123134 The miners were redundant? No further discussion needs to be held, William Denny.

[@srenheidegger4417]

@@will123134 You don't even get it do you? I don't argue with uncultured swines who disdain mankind, but if you support this rubbish it comes as no surprise.

[@pipoo1]

@@srenheidegger4417 the ordinary folk like my parents loved her because they grew up dirt poor, as newly weds lived in a rented homes, didn't even qualify for council housing as the both worked and with little hope or prospects of significantly changing that, then she came along, changed everything and they retired as homeowners with lifetime financial security.

[@pipoo1]

@@srenheidegger4417 more miners were made redundant by Harold Wilson than by Thatcher. It was a dying industry. More to the point only four pits ever actually balloted on the proposals her Government put forward and they actually voted in favour. Scargill couldn't have that and in fact the seeds of the strike were sown on the night of the 1983 General Election where Scargill called for a revolution on the streets to overthrow the newly elected Government. Just have a think about that, the miners were pawns in his political ambitions.

[@marciomedeiros6387]

I am always astonished by Lady Thatcher. What a leader! What a speech! Britain is so proud to have had you...

[@supersportshevy]

7u

[@srenheidegger4417]

How'd you know that, you're Portuguese.

[@MarkSmith-er7fe]

rubbish she was awful

[@michaelwalker4022]

Lady Thatcher greatly and sadly missed 😢 Great Prime Minister god bless lady Thatcher ❤️

[@vide-yo3336]

@@srenheidegger4417 How did you know that? Surely, you classify nationals and citizens according to their ancestry in your own country. I don't know if this person is British or Portuguese, but I would never make such a superficial claim based on a person's name.

[@amarc1956]

GOD BLESS MARGARET YOU ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN ALWAYS LOVED WE CARRY YOU IN OUR HEARTS 💕

[@leohan9598]

For the modern age, Mrs Thatcher is probably as close as it gets to Plato's vision of an ideal ruler: instead of the "philosopher-king", here we have the "scientist-prime minister".

[@mcgeethetree3858]

It's doubly a shame that Merkel never managed to get the same work done despite being a scientist and working in an environment much more open to ideas of climate legislation. It's a damn shame Germany still burns lignite and invests in stupid projects like Nordstrom 2

[@adamfranz3702]

Lol

[@adolflenin4973]

@@adamfranz3702 Watch & Learn..

[@Robby334]

What a Lady she was, great PM. RIP Lady Thatcher

[@timotheetimothee8166]

👏😓

[@imbecile2000]

You're joking, right? Great speech... But she's responsible for the dismantling of society, virtually negating any possibility of cooperation on the scale necessary to sort this out. She also completely misses the point that climate change and environmental degradation are inevitable consequences of her politics. Exponential growth is cancer. Capitalism has failed us. Capitalism has sewn the seeds of our destruction.

[@Robby334]

@@imbecile2000 no not at all I am correct

[@imbecile2000]

@@Robby334 I stand corrected! Your powerful mix of well evidenced facts and skillful rhetorical flourishes have certainly put me in my place.😅🤣😂

[@MJ-ye7dd]

Brilliant educated brains. Phenomenal speech

[@heshamabdo4557]

As if she is reading the future. Absolute charismatic character .

[@barryUFF]

In Europe kids were taught about global warming in the 1980s. Every kid in Europe knew this back then. I wrote an essay about global warming in 1986 when I was 14. (I still have the essay in a drawer). "The future will have more flooding, higher winds, more droughts etc. due to the release of CO2"... This was well known in the 80s, now we see it daily live. Should be undeniable, but people still do not believe their own eyes. There was climate change denial in America. Now the climate deniers state "the climate is changing, but is it man-made?" YES... It was predicted in 1977 by Exxonmobil in 1977.. Please check out this fact. For anybody denying climate change, read Exxon´s studies and ask yourself, "they predicted it in 1977, now it is happening. Is the man-made release of C02 causing climate change really something you can deny?"

[@danyoutube7491]

@@barryUFF Yep, I remember well that it was mentioned frequently on the news and I seem to recall it being mentioned at junior school as well. Over the last decade or so, as the lunacy of the internet has gotten into full swing, the wilfully ignorant and perenially terrified conspiracy theorists have collectively been bewildered by the increasing public talk of having to do something about climate change. One would think it had not been mentioned before the twenty first century. If the industries and governments of the world hadn't dragged their feet then scientists and environmentalists wouldn't have to be badgering us to knuckle down.

[@linz8291]

She's a wise leader.

[@heshamabdo4557]

@@linz8291 for sure

[@ismaelcain9162]

*the woman I admire so much, at least these memories remain*

[@PaulRoneClarke]

Bloody hell. The more I listen to this the more three things occur. 1) Margret Thatcher is a Conservative. About as (C)conservative as it gets. Yet she is championing the fight against climate change almost 35 years ago. This being almost 30 years before the current wave of actions and protests 2) Almost everything she said might happen - has happened or is happening. She covers CO2, intensive farming, changed weather patterns, the ice caps, impact of ice sheets on absorbed radiation, energy policy, local and international levels of impact and practical need for observation and action. She cites reports from both the ice caps and the Amazon rainforest. 3) She puts the facts across in a very easy to understand. Citing her sources and providing ideas for solutions. Not just screaming at everyone around her or yelling at someone else to come up with a solution.

[@docastrov9013]

Because the "Green" movement was created by British fascists who want eugenics.

[@MartynDews]

I agree with your points, however, here we are, not too much further forward. Infuriating isn't it. And now we have the bumbling orange buffoon back on the scene and hearing what he was saying last night in his cosy chat with the increasingly unhinged Musk, concerns me greatly.

[@andrewdolling5669]

It is a frank, clear eyed and evidenced version of why we need to save our planet... through prosperity and technology .. lets do it ! Andy with love

[@tapasghosh5153]

The Prime Minister Mrs.Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain, through her unforgettable delivery in the U.N.not only brought about a manifestation of her encyclopedic knowledge, but also that of her versatility,nay,her statesmanship to be global statesman!The presence of persons, gifted with many rarely-found merits like a great enlightenment, far-sighted prudence, bravery and above all an uncompromising patriotism blended into one- once took Britain at the zenith of glory,and made the Britishers the best race in the world!

[@adolflenin4973]

👏👏👏 Brillliant!

[@Sumphuka]

Can't say I ever liked the woman, but damn, we've not had such a good orator or leader for the UK in my time. This is 1989 and we're still arguing over climate change and if it's real or not in 2020. Wake up people, please.

[@danyoutube7491]

I agree, I cannot imagine any subsequent UK politican speaking so brilliantly without pause or stumble for a prolonged length of time. She was greatly impressive in her ability, not to mention she was putting this important subject centre stage and giving its due emphasis.

[@uptwisting]

Every PM and Government leaves people behind and makes mistakes, it's impossible not to but I believe if people researched all the good things she did, people would have a very different view of her. She was a force and quite frankly, the best PM the UK ever had.

[@sarahtacy9045]

@@uptwisting It is an amazing speech. Don't get too carried away though. She was hugely talented, clever and great orator. None of this msttered a fig if you lived in tbe North of England in hervera. She ruthlessly create a two tier nation as never before destroying community after community with exactly the same precision and clarity as we see here. We will never recover from the damage she did to us as a whole nation. This piece is immaculately informed and performed so that possibly at last she was exactly the force required at that time. It is significant that her business driven government tore her apart only a year later.

[@uptwisting]

​@@sarahtacy9045 She certainly made huge mistakes, which looking back with 2021 climate eyes, some may see as inspiring eg-the pits, but they were going to close anyway as they were broadly unprofitable. We couldve let them go on, I do agree but this was a battle of ideology and neither side wanted to give. People forget the unions role in this. They ultimately harmed their cause too. She made decisions she thought had to be made which some socialists would've approved of, eg-saving British Leyland but it's correct that equity was not retained and some products of that save went on to be profitable for non-British business. Labour did the same when they failed to save Rover and risk is not something government do well. Her ousting was typical politics, which all parties get involved in and the Poll Tax ensured she was cornered. There is no significance, only opportunism. I'm from an immigrant family and Thatcher helped us hugely, so it's not as easy to say 'two tier'. We went from nothing, to establishing lives. To say 'we will never recover' is ridiculous. We have every opportunity to recover and the world is a very different place. We will never recover if people keep putting party politics above policy. The clip in question shows how to put policy before party politics and should serve as inspiration. 42 years on and people would still pigeonhole Thatcher, than learn how she achieve success. Shame on us.

[@adolflenin4973]

@@uptwisting Rule Britannia

[@Danielorenzen]

AP Seminar gangggg

[@jonathanfargalla5427]

ayeee

[@jonathanfargalla5427]

@Caroline Brennan what ya'll researching for your irr's and iwa's

[@Aanthanur]

Thanks for uploading, Not only did I learn how extremely well informed Thatcher was, but i also learned that they watch this in AP Seminar, whatever that is :D

[@uptwisting]

She was a bloody force. Perhaps a GOAT. She made mistakes but she was so talented, that people need to focus on heavily on those mistakes because otherwise, people might learn how brilliant she really was.

[@alfderbabybenz7092]

Thats one of the best speeches in history. she barely looks down. she barely has to look at what she wants to say. she cares, so much that she appears so very prepared. she has all the facts, examples and storys. perfect

[@asinglemaleinuk]

Maggie was wrong on many things- she destroyed my town , Motherwell a steel town , but as a scientist she was spot on with this and spoke with real passion and commitment. And she was and is right

[@PortsladeBySea]

Very true Alan. Big industry, and those who control the worlds finance, decided that after this speech Maggie would have to go. That day, at the United Nations Assembly, she had signed her own, political, death certificate 🤭

[@danyoutube7491]

@@PortsladeBySea Well at one point in the speech she says it would be a mistake to blame multi=national corporations, so I don't think that idea holds up.

[@vitothepizzaguy7475]

30 years later and all she is saying is still true

[@nicolaallen7698]

What a leader, wish we had her now!

[@THEDHL184]

Without seeing script give entire speech was incredible

[@ambolix]

she's reading off a teleprompter

[@truthindia8689]

@@ambolix This dumbers see's shit , ah gold

[@user-gu1un7pb7k]

@@ambolix But she keeps looking around the audience?

[@ptb2008]

@@ambolix She isn't. At 33:00 she reads a quote from notes in front of her. If she was using a teleprompter the quote would have been on it.

[@maryburke1351]

She was a great leader They haven't found 1 as good as her since

[@johnstoudt7476]

she was extremely steadfast in her ways ,her speech,and the like and made alot of enemies along the way however she never wavered in her strategy and so she was always very consistent love her or hate her.her level of consistency is a rare find these days.shes one of a kind and britain will never be the same without her.period.

[@danyoutube7491]

As much as she has been demonised (and there are good reasons to find fault with her), when one compares her to any British politican today (especially Tories) pretty much any of the current crop seem embarrassing. She gave this very long speech with good diction, no "erms" or faltering, intelligent and important words describing the issue in depth and considerable detail rather than sound bites. Can you imagine any Tory today trying to do this? They wouldn't have the oratory skill or gravitas, and Sunak would in any case be too scared fo fear of upsetting part of the electorate (a war on motorists, don't you know) :) Today it's all vague concepts, often completely at odds with what the same speaker had actually done a week before (again I refer to Sunak; with his claim to be taking decisions for the long term, not scared about whether the electorate didn't like it, when he'd just pushed back the deadline for selling new ICE cars!).

[@claudiapost-schultzke7216]

Proud of you Maggie

[@joshuaatehortua7352]

AP Seminar students?

[@Carlosandsimba]

Somebody You don’t know Yessir

[@mrligonberry1171]

but of course

[@kalcool1266]

AYYYY, wanna share documents? Give feedback?

[@alacastersoi8265]

Yo

[@jonathanfargalla5427]

Yeeeeahhh, who knows what the main arguement is?

[@Harry-gb2tr]

great speech - bang on the issues. wish she was here now !

[@andrewhirst2944]

Very good speech, full of Facts and Science findings. This is how you communicate to the world about the environmental ware and tare on the planet, not Greter's screeching and screaming to the planet.

[@julianwarmington1267]

Do you mean wear and tear? Are you trying to talk about the good young Ms. Greta Thunberg? If the latter is right, then, I don't know what you mean by "screeching and screaming"; I've only ever heard her sound much, much more sane and sensible than by far most politicians and certainly all climate deniers. And if she ever did sound bothered or upset, fair play to her, too. It's really totally upsetting just how much younger generations have been betrayed by arseholes demanding "more of the same high carbon polluting business as usual and forget the risk to the future"!

[@andrewdolling5669]

Am I dreaming, but she is not looking at her speech notes...?? Wow... and not waffle either...

[@maurolima7135]

She gave a statement of half an hour without reading or stuttering. 😱

[@jackr1779]

I wonder if Mrs T is reading from an autoque? She does look down frequently, regardless its very impressive!

[@elora179]

God bless her. RIP.

[@kyisblue2021]

@ anyone who's here for AP Sem: hope ur task 2 is going well

[@thatonelordnerd9693]

It's goings well, just waiting to be doomed lmao

[@laurianneray7045]

We just started and I'm already so confused H E L P

[@kyisblue2021]

@@laurianneray7045 LOL hi laurianne. I honestly have no idea what I'm doing

[@kyisblue2021]

@@thatonelordnerd9693 calm before the storm!!1!1!

[@thatonelordnerd9693]

@@laurianneray7045 Just keep calm and do whatever is necessary!

[@vaolin1703]

Happened a day before Berlin Wall fell

[@PalladiumTV]

Coor

[@florentinefmmkenda3902]

It is exhaustive, educative, evident with full of clear supporsed mitigations speech her excellence Prime Minister.May her soul rest in eternal peace.

[@klspareroom]

What a phenomenal speaker! 2024

[@jnicholas-windsoramyisrael46]

I absolutely love Baroness Thatcher :)

[@jwadaow]

@mike o'connor You make that comment, and relate it to karma. Pray there is no karma.

[@rameshbhasin9]

Save Earth Planet by following the precious thoughts, for the younger generations to come

[@mrnashvilletalkslarryfergu2640]

The greatest leader of the Western World in the last century.

[@andys0391]

I wonder where we'd be if we had listened to her and other people saying the same thing at the time. I'm sure people were saying it even earlier too.

[@rameshn4968]

Great Prime Mister of UK. She is mother of the world. God has given great lady to UK. RIP.

[@airingcupboard]

Bit wide of the mark on market based solutions. The lean burn engine was available for a about 5 minutes on Ford Fiestas before everyone went out and bought an SUV. On the flip side, her understanding of the scale of the problem is impressive and her view that the market ‘is a means to the end of goods and services’ shows pragmatism.

[@franceleeparis37]

A visionary zeal unmatched in modern times… 🙂

[@davidkeenan5642]

I personally near detested the woman, but that was just my prejudice. I respected her immensely and voted for her on all occasions. Politically I lean left on center, but the power of the unions "needed" to be broken, she broke them. The inhabitants of the Falkland Islands considered themselves to be British, they deserved defending, she defended them. And she was 100% correct on the threat of human induced climate change! Unsurprising, since before she became a full time politician, she was a working chemist. Her greatest legacy, IMO is that 40 years later, there is no debate here in the UK about the absolute need for our nation to reduce our carbon emissions. That there is cross party consensus on this. I did not mourn her passing, bur I did not rejoice in it. She was a great leader in a time of need.

[@b.adebisi1393]

I agree with you I did not like her. Never voted for her. Respected her as a leader. I realise I am getting old when I start agreeing on some of her points. But she was wrong about smashing the Unions to the level she did and the privatisations which were in fact E.C influenced.

[@danyoutube7491]

@@b.adebisi1393 Yep, regarding the unions and privatisations, they were a mistake which didn't take into account the damage they caused to communities and that privatisation, by and large, hasn't brought the benefits that were hoped. The trains and water boards are a good example of that, the privatisation of those sectors can hardly be considered a success, however mediocre they were before privatisation.

[@szh6778]

Very good speech. Both Mrs Thatcher and Mrs Merkel trained as scientists. Their science background and perspective contributed significantly to their reasoned and rational leadership.

[@Irishgui83]

And yet where did it get us? More than 30 years later it's much worse than predicted because not enough was done. And even whilet the effects are more apparent - and frequent - now than ever before, enough is still not being done.

[@szh6778]

@@Irishgui83 We are all responsible for the state we are in.

[@spencerleava2502]

Irony is that Merkel rejected the science in order to cater to an anti-science crowd. Ironically, its the same crowd that Thatcher called out in this speech : P

[@sevdaesedova6244]

Rip lady.

[@MrDanielfff777]

She is a smart cookie

[@surinbasnet8305]

She was called An "Iron Lady" extremely highten Cold War Era she was charged PM. Maggie obsouetly Outstanding!!!

[@ptb2008]

Say what you want about her, but she is 10 times better than any serving MP today.

[@TheHollandHS]

How did everyone missed this in the media Left and right?

[@drgillianmarcelle6389]

Important speech. It shaped thirty years of an approach to climate change response.

[@davidanthonystone5165]

A great debater, whether you agree with her or not.

[@ricardoneves7307]

She was truly one of a kind leader!

[@federicoziino8552]

From 2023 I'll just say, humanity should've listened to her.

[@garethwilkinson3456]

Visionary. Roughly 35 years ago.

[@charlesashurst1816]

Who knew I was a Margaret Thatcher conservative all along? Even I didn't know that.

[@russobrasileiro3150]

great women

[@alexxxmun]

Mr President,| it gives me great pleasure | to return to the Podium of this assembly.| When I last spoke here four years ago,| on the 40th anniversary of the United Nations,| the message that I and others like me gave | was one of encouragement to the organisation | to play the great role allotted to it. Of all the challenges faced by the world community in those four years, | one has grown clearer than any other | in both urgency and importance-I refer to the threat to our global environment. I shall take the opportunity| of addressing the general assembly| to speak on that subject alone. We are seeing a vast increase in the amount of carbon dioxide reaching the atmosphere.| The annual increase is three billion tonnes: and half the carbon emitted since the Industrial Revolution| still remains in the atmosphere.

[@carlbrenninkmeijer8925]

Brilliant

[@daveyork0]

She had voice training from a tutor at the National Theatre once she became Leader of the Opposition to bring out of her a more pleasing voice and commanding presence in speech. And a wardrobe makeover too. If she ever had a hairstyle difference than that frozen helmet , it would have been as a very young woman.

[@fenlandwildlifeclips]

& today, 33 years later Grant Shapps says he hasn't had time to prepare British infrastructure for the heatwave we are now experiencing due to climate change. No he's only had 33 years to prepare. It's not long enough really is it?

[@asimnawaz9256]

Great speech from a foresighted leader.

[@meatpie29]

Oh wooowww impressive

[@poopingbeaver]

A pity she firmly believed that multinationals whould take their responsibility in reducing greenhous gases and plastic pollution. That proved a big dissapointment... :/

[@ravindertalwar553]

Life is just to Love and to be Loved 💞 Love alone can Conquer the World.

[@MichaelRada-INDUSTRY50]

Strong speech on which recommendation no one follow

[@SallyThomson-y9c]

What an intelligent prime minister. We have'nt had such since her own rats cornered her, with this speech she was decades in front of time. RIP a decent politician iron lady 😊

[@ravindertalwar553]

WONDERFUL PRESENTATION

[@elinfura8356]

Here thanks to We Don't Have Time. Actual comment: Let's perhaps speed up the action a bit and not wait another 30 years.

[@avatoney6883]

did task 2 like 2 months ago in ap seminar but my IWA needs this 😤

[@climatedeceptionnetwork4122]

She brings tears to my eyes. Today is August 13, 2021, a Friday. I write in the context of the recent IPCC "Code Red" climate change report, and it's dire, which we should expect from recent events, and of course, our knowledge as shown by Maggie. She speaks in the context of the 1980s, showing, proving that the ruling class (those who make decisions affecting this planet.) knew all along. Ignorant voters were kept in the dark. Now there's no time. I'm using this video for another video on my climate deception channel. I'll leave a link here when it's uploaded, which will take some doing.

[@climatedeceptionnetwork4122]

God help Greta's generation and those that follow.

[@levlinvlogs9770]

Ironic to see when Conservatives were alligned with science, and not opposed to it

[@kgm96]

British conservatives still very much are alligned with science.

[@uptwisting]

I dont agree. I think they broadly agree but many anti-conservatives ignore the science which stifles whole change, such as having enough power to meet need, or ensuring change is affordable. You know, those things that non-conservatives use as a moral weapon to destroy debate & vilify the opposition.

[@crashedace692]

had to watch this at x1.75 speed. Trust me, it helps

[@barryUFF]

In Europe kids were taught about global warming in the 1980s. Every kid in Europe knew this back then. I wrote an essay about global warming in 1986 when I was 14. (I still have the essay in a drawer). "The future will have more flooding, higher winds, more droughts etc. due to the release of CO2"... This was well known in the 80s, now we see it daily live. Should be undeniable, but people still do not believe their own eyes. There was climate change denial in America. Now the climate deniers state "the climate is changing, but is it man-made?" YES... It was predicted in 1977 by Exxonmobil in 1977.. Please check out this fact. For anybody denying climate change, read Exxon´s studies and ask yourself, "they predicted it in 1977, now it is happening. Is the man-made release of C02 causing climate change really something you can deny?"

[@ravindertalwar553]

CONGRATULATIONS 👏 AND REGARDS FROM RAVINDER TALWAR PUNJAB INDIA

[@storiesforfunnn]

This is what we had 30 years before Greta Thunberg at the UN. How dare she? She dared and we all benefitted. We have made many changes since this speech happened, the rest are challenges that remain today.

[@broadstreet21]

Maggie was an accomplished leader with great knowledge. Greta was nothing but a disrespectful little jerk who incited youth rebellion.

[@arunavadasgupta2147]

Queens Elizabeth Touching 99 Yrs And 2023 Royal family Would Celibrate Her Birthday Century

[@prodipdash6396]

Hi thank you for you

[@daligreynis6755]

when you procrastinated till 5 days left for AP seminar paper

[@Mario-nw7zk4000]

my guy my presentation is due tomorrow but lucky for me my past 3 presentations had to do with population causing environmental problems so I lucked out choosing this text

[@arunavadasgupta2147]

My Respect to Royal family Of England

[@petelunt3916]

Maggie was fantastic

[@dpm4676]

This is actually the proff than after 40 years that was not that urgent

[@franckranaivo666]

IN MEMORY🪢💐🍋🇻🇦✝️🇻🇦🍋🪢 BOBBY SANDS ❤🪢🍋🇻🇦✝️🇻🇦🍋🪢⛑🌿💐📚🪅🧸🌷💒🏵🍋🇻🇦✝️🇻🇦🍋🏵❤🎶😇🍋🇻🇦🪢✝️🪢🇻🇦🍋⛑😇🫂🌼🙋‍♂️!!!

[@excusemejohn]

All current Leaders and heads of states should watch this. It demonstrates just how long ago we new about climate change and what causes it. It is absolutely tragic that so little has been done and we are now on a knife edge. Possibly have gone past the point of no return.

[@barryUFF]

In Europe kids were taught about global warming in the 1980s. Every kid in Europe knew this back then. I wrote an essay about global warming in 1986 when I was 14. (I still have the essay in a drawer). "The future will have more flooding, higher winds, more droughts etc. due to the release of CO2"... This was well known in the 80s, now we see it daily live. Should be undeniable, but people still do not believe their own eyes. There was climate change denial in America. Now the climate deniers state "the climate is changing, but is it man-made?" YES... It was predicted in 1977 by Exxonmobil in 1977.. Please check out this fact. For anybody denying climate change, read Exxon´s studies and ask yourself, "they predicted it in 1977, now it is happening. Is the man-made release of C02 causing climate change really something you can deny?"

[@joecole7122]

Liberals love this speech. The same liberals who complained when Thatcher shut down coal mines. Don't forget, she also supported nuclear energy.

[@kieian47]

After 32 Years, this speech is still relevant as ever. Fast track to COP26 Glasgow Summit 2021, climate change affects everyone regardless of race, language, culture, status (ie. increasing unpredictability of storms and heat waves), threatens food and fresh water supply. Climate change will create future environmental refugees and some wars in years to come. Q1. Who's going to pay for all this climate change funds, especially there is still continuous population growth in some countries. Q2. If coal, oil & gas are not to be used, how will this affect this group of professionals (ie. affecting different industries), and what are the incentives not to use these resources., What are the viable cost effective renewable energy sources? Will this lead to energy manipulation or energy nationalism endangering other countries? Q3. How are poorer countries going to adapt these sea rise? Q4. Will simply using electric cars , result in greener future - how is the electricity generated when massive populations are charging? if nuclear energy is considered, what are the safeguards to dispose used uranium, how to ensure that it just become Fukushima 2011 again?

[@anshumanjaiswal5787]

Still a hoax today . In 1989 UN said 11 years left . Now in 2021 they say 9 years left .

[@tarync6539]

Bollox

[@ghirardellichocolate201]

Wow. So many cars? Must be doing really well health wise.

[@garethwilkinson3456]

Ok so let's make it better. Have we done it?

[@youngfod10]

Not to be ignored.

[@MrThorfan64]

One of those worst person you know made a good point moments.