Your Invitation to Help Build a Sustainable Future | Jim Snabe | TED

"If we want to avoid a climate disaster, we need much more radical leadership," says Jim Snabe, who knows a thing or two about leadership as chairman of the world's largest maritime shipping company. In a stirring talk, he encourages companies to take big, bold actions to tackle climate change - and invites anyone to join the TED Future Forum, a new initiative focused on the role of business in advancing solutions to the climate crisis.
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[@Kont3xt]

Let the best ideas win. The best based on not just desire but evidence. Not driven by greed but inspired by wanting to advance humanity. Don’t tell me, show me. Don’t force me, or coerce me, just convince me with proof of concept.

[@J.Mulleno]

Many advancements start with ideas...no?

[@GoogleUser-fn8iz]

It’s corporations, not us the common people.

[@mtaylor8387]

The corporations make crap for us to consume. Everyone is responsible

[@jav.3.air_]

Yes but its up to us to put leaders in place who actually take on these corporations rather than be in their pocket.

[@bartroberts1514]

Businesses, Institutions and Governments are telling us to focus on the common people, not the BIG boardrooms that are to blame. Of course BIG hides in shame from what they're doing.

[@bills5009]

Then the solution is simple, quit buying products from corporations you don't like.

[@bartroberts1514]

@@bills5009 Congratulations. You've proposed a solution that gets 5% of the way there. What about the corporate sales to other businesses, to institutions, to governments, responsible for 95% of emissions?

[@saurovfayzulla]

We need visionary leadership that embraces change to build a better future for the next generation.

[@TurboGC8]

TDS is the current greatest threat to humanity.

[@maikel0245]

I remember when TED was a source of reliable information.

[@sachamm]

I remember when right-wingers lived in the same reality as the rest of us.

[@bills5009]

Yes, now it's a propaganda site. Worthless.

[@onlywenilaugh6589]

@@sachamm left wingers can't tell men from women so..

[@mloney9772]

Can I see the sheet music before I decide to play in your orchestra?

[@bills5009]

NO! Climate Change is a faith-based organization.

[@bills5009]

YT censoring comments... as always.

[@justinanderson267]

You see "The climate crisis needs a courageous leader." I see "The climate crisis needs a fall guy"

[@BetterTogether1111]

Please count me in to collaborate the sustainable future with all of you.

[@bills5009]

Start by not using any electricity. Once you do that, we'll know you're serious.

[@JimmyW00ip2]

Radical leadership btw....

[@bartroberts1514]

Leadership means SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely. Climate leadership means CASING: Cut 2% of today's level of fossil trade financing, licenses and permits per month down to zero by 2030. Avoid methane emissions by replacing fossil extraction with landfill and biogas as soon as possible as much as possible. Scrap fossil equipment to avoid reuse as soon as possible. Increase energy efficiency 8% per year. New biomass harvesting and planting equal to a trillion more trees' weight by 2060. Guard biodiversity equal to 40% cut in shipping traffic and like terrestrial measures immediately.

[@Rokari187]

I tell people, “I would like to work towards a world where your great grandkids’ kids want to have kids and believe they can have a home.” Greed needs to stop being the sole motivation of this species.

[@aminicodemus4686]

Holistic and orchestrated approach towards Net Zero. We can do it!!

[@valehua2988]

"Courageous leaders" should avoid private jets first, then they come to me and say "please reduce your consume". Or...just stop seeding clouds. Everything would be better 🤡🤡🤡

[@sachamm]

Yeah! How dare someone criticize society while also participating in it! I am very smart.

[@micro8106]

Thanks for your attention about climate crisis. I was shock when I seen the ice sheet was melting rapidly and this factor is caused by our humans, We exploit numerous of the fuel and carbon. As a result this occur gigantic carbon to destroy the boundary in earth. Not only individual But also society and business need to remind this demise and find the way to resolve that there are several key to figure out pace of emit Co2. As you mentioned in video, We need to invent the renewal technology which it can reduce the pollution damage in the earth. Nowadays, There are existing some of the solution in the business such as electronic car. But it just small piece of the part, for more effectively sustainable energy we need to create a diverse of the part in the business. Perhaps cooperation gather to build a one symphony orchestra to overcome the climate change for the better future.

[@PaulSebastianM]

Support these companies and support these people!

[@mistressfreezepeach]

Actually no, communists should be kept from all positions of power

[@piku5637]

Why do we as a society globally allow a few oligarchs own and control the means of production, distribution and exchange? Workers make the world run, workers should run the world.🌎🏴

[@mloney9772]

If workers could run the world they would. People have always needed leaders to govern societies, but you make a good point. People should look to their leaders far less than they do and run their own lives and affairs. If a leader has powers to give then he also has power to take away. Both powers should be greatly diminished.

[@philsandele]

The idea that there is a crisis already sets the tone

[@vmwindustries]

We need to realize that we all need to use the systems in place in society. Like planes, and phones, but we also need to move forward and stop using old science. We have new technologies, and need to move forward. Stop letting oil companies run our systems.

[@imnotoopinionated]

Ok but can we not destroy the average family whilst we transition?

[@sheep.herder]

😂

[@mistressfreezepeach]

all left wing ideologies want to abolish the family, they are very clear on this

[@gamasermeno4108]

1 family or the whole world? Huh? I guess the whole world includes that one family.

[@piku5637]

My biggest regret about going vegan nine and a half years ago is not having done it years sooner🌱🖤

[@OscarBorrem]

The level of misunderstanding about climate change in this comment section is quite striking.

[@mistressfreezepeach]

yep it's clearly just a communist grift

[@mistressfreezepeach]

yes it's clearly a communist power grab

[@MrSnivvel]

Yeah, the number of people who believe that hoax is still far too many.

[@bills5009]

Care to enlighten everyone?

[@gautamwadhwani4394]

EV is not sustainable. Use CBG or Ethanol only. Not to forget the charging wait time in EV and risk of battery explosion. Also low battery life.

[@sachamm]

Meanwhile in the real world, most of China runs on EVs.

[@MichaelSuperbacker]

Hello

[@Silverlined_69]

Maybe we should stop being bullied by the small number of climate alarmists, like in yhe past? Or do we still believe the scientists who said Florida would be underwater by now?

[@305dave]

💯

[@sheep.herder]

😂

[@johanneskurz7122]

Why do you think it's almost impossible to get your house insured in Florida by now? Bc insurance companies looked at the numbers and pulled out of that market...

[@Silverlined_69]

@johanneskurz7122 and it had nothing to do with the bill that Florida passed that involved the insurance market? Weird how none of the elites will sell any of their beach property, while at the same time will shout to the masses about global warming. Oh I'm sorry, it's now climate change.

[@Silverlined_69]

@@johanneskurz7122 I love how KZbin is automatically deleting my replies. Can't have a fucking conversation on here about any the left wing doesn't like.

[@305dave]

There is no climate crisis.

[@SinnaBurns]

Sure buddy, did you remember to take your meds?

[@Silverlined_69]

How many times do the scientists get it wrong before we start to question the method? ​@SinnaBurns

[@sheep.herder]

😂👍

[@sheep.herder]

I've been waiting patiently for global warming to arrive, I even bought an esky for the beach ⛱️ 🍺

[@leveljoe]

The climate cult is here to shun you.

[@A3Kr0n]

Six minutes and twenty three seconds of word salad. This man said nothing of value. He doesn't earn his paycheck IMO.

[@AlaahAkbr-q9c]

God loves you and takes care of you so that this message reaches you. God is the one who created this great universe and has complete control over it. And the greatest loss that a person loses in this life is that he lives while he does not know God who created him, knowing the Messenger of Muhammad, the last of the messengers, and the Islamic religion, the last of the heavenly religions. The great intelligence, before you believe in something or not, is to read it, study it, and understand it well, and then you have the choice to believe in it or not. I advise you on this now before you do not have time to do that.

[@ShakilAhmed-pw9mi]

“If Allah should aid you, no one can overcome you; but if He should forsake you, who is there that can aid you after Him? And upon Allah let the believers rely” [Quran 3:160]

[@zeze342]

There is no climáticas crises, There is billionaires that want power. Greenland is the name that vikings give to a land of grass.

[@bartroberts1514]

Forbes lists 2,781 billionaires. 12 billionaires' activities exceed the emissions of 2.1 million people according to The Guardian. Oxfam lists five ways billionaires drive climate change, and WaPo asserts that billionaires control climate policy: not one person has become a billionaire by fighting climate change, ever, and not one initiative of any billionaire has led to a victory against climate change. Cut 2% of today's level of fossil trade per month, down to zero by 2030. It won't make you a billionaire, but it will lift a billion people out of poverty.

[@TheDanEdwards]

"Greenland is the name that vikings give to a land of grass." - no. "Greenland" as a name was just a term for a few viking folk to sell others to move to another settlement.

[@littleresearch6664]

Wonderful and quite sustainable talk for future ❤

[@thoribass696]

Where did you get the data, Do you understand climate? I dont think so. This is just random cooking. TS.

[@niccolom]

Yes, the climate crisis requires courageous leaders to make the poor people agree to go along with the sustainability efforts. Poverty is the main opposing force to environmental sustainability, because poor people cannot care less about the environment. They have way more immediate concerns, and that's all they see. If you want to deal with the climate crisis without first dealing with poverty, then yes, you will need courageous leaders who can still win elections without the support of poor voters. I mean, you can see the opposing forces right here in the comments section. There are a lot of underprivileged and undereducated people, who are probably flat earthers, and they continue to deny climate change, due to their tunnel vision and limited cognitive capabilities. You need courageous leaders to get their buy-in.

[@jimmy_colombia]

Gustavo Petro es un líder 👍

[@JimmyW00ip2]

Bunch of weirdos god will judge

[@locobnojokofoooo12]

I didn’t look came straight to the comments cause I wanted to see how America’s changed in this last three years how much we waking up I haven’t read the comments yet but I’m assuming over to people here are going to meet the same bullshit

[@remyllebeau77]

There are a few people that aren't gullible enough to believe the mainstream BS.

[@iambrightlight5576]

It’s unfolding all over the world, this Generation will get it right @iambrightlight