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How to get everyone to care about a green economy | Angela Francis

Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. How do you get the environment to the top of everyone’s priority list? You can’t, says climate advocate Angela Francis — but you can get them to care about improving their lives. In this pragmatic talk, she shares her…

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March 8, 2021

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How do you get the environment to the top of everyone’s priority list? You can’t, says climate advocate Angela Francis — but you can get them to care about improving their lives. In this pragmatic talk, she shares her playbook for helping even the most skeptical among us see the benefits of a greener economy on their health, wealth and well-being.

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Stew Taylor

March 8, 2021 at 11:14 pm

Well that failed!

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Phat Ninja

March 8, 2021 at 11:20 pm

Very well put together! Now we just need all the ‘ney’ sayers in on it

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nitemare khawk

March 8, 2021 at 11:38 pm

Yes we as a group need to go to a green economy and we have to fighting each other this is a global issue period cut and dry

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Ron Stanley

March 9, 2021 at 12:10 am

green economy/energy will cause millions to freeze to death in the winter.

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HD SINGH

March 9, 2021 at 12:16 am

0:36 being black a superpower so all non black are powerless???
Why does it always come to races

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HD SINGH

March 9, 2021 at 12:16 am

0:35 being black a superpower so all non black are powerless???
Why does it always come to races

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HD SINGH

March 9, 2021 at 12:18 am

All countries need to work together not just by our selfs

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- Birdo
  
  March 11, 2021 at 9:36 pm
  
  but still, do what you can, do everything that you can. little things add up
  
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- HD SINGH
  
  March 11, 2021 at 11:38 pm
  
  @Birdo that may be true but 9.7billon ppl and the uk only makes up 70million and not everyone will help so as you can see we need power houses like usa with huge population to lend a hand aswell to make a big change but your on the right track
  
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- Birdo
  
  March 12, 2021 at 11:10 pm
  
  @HD SINGH Yes, we definitely need help from countries but just because we don’t make big change doesn’t mean we shouldn’t stop caring for the environment properly. It’s better to help it than destroy it more
  
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- HD SINGH
  
  March 12, 2021 at 11:26 pm
  
  @Birdo now that i can agree with
  
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Babobo

March 9, 2021 at 1:45 am

You guys realize people have made free energy before. They also made cars that run off water. These don’t get far because these large corporations shut them down. Solution: Invent something and keep it quiet till its to big to be destroyed.

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Augunautics Inc

March 9, 2021 at 2:13 am

do you know what a trace gas is? or ppm? lol

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Mack M

March 9, 2021 at 2:22 am

biden- gas to 4 dollars a gallon. Problem solved

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Snoochy Boochys

March 9, 2021 at 2:48 am

Water, soil, and sunshine. 💦🌱 🌿🌞
Bam

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Alex Watson

March 9, 2021 at 3:43 am

bruh, there is literally no way to have a “green” economy

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- Electronic
  
  March 9, 2021 at 6:13 am
  
  Carbon capture is the only way
  
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- Chris Somerville
  
  March 9, 2021 at 6:08 pm
  
  and you are also a qualified economist?
  
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- Alice Gaiba
  
  March 9, 2021 at 8:23 pm
  
  There is no way to have green capitalism. But green economy is possible. Just because capitalism has always been the way we view our economy, it doesn’t mean that there can’t be other options
  
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Steve Kroll

March 9, 2021 at 5:01 am

Angela, your premise of trying to save the world from an atmospheric disaster by controlling the economy with an international world forum of professors and politicians is simply a narcissistic expression of your deep rooted Marxism.

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True Crime Queen TV

March 9, 2021 at 6:32 am

Love these videos! I click right away. Stay safe out there everyone 🙏❤️

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Ryan Brooks

March 9, 2021 at 7:06 am

The plight of the polar bear is bullshit..

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Jenna Hatch

March 9, 2021 at 7:23 am

This is the best talk I’ve heard in ages!

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Taeryon

March 9, 2021 at 7:28 am

Yes! Making our economy green will come with so many benefits, like cleaner air in cities. Its astounding nobody is talking about how people living in big cities have a much lower live expectancy because of air pollution. Look it up!

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stereomike111

March 9, 2021 at 8:12 am

her superpower is being a black economist who grew up in derby

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Kamedouken

March 9, 2021 at 12:58 pm

It’s not even the US. India makes more then half of the trash in our opens. Take it up with them

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- Luke Rief
  
  March 10, 2021 at 3:54 am
  
  She’s not talking about trash. She’s talking about smart economic decisions that could benefit the US or India or whomever
  
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- Dan Inbari
  
  March 15, 2021 at 6:53 am
  
  whether you are correct or not, passing blame around doesn’t help solve anything.
  
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- Kamedouken
  
  March 15, 2021 at 1:21 pm
  
  @Dan Inbari oh yeah because we did so much to fix it right? Oh wait we can’t because nobody blames the people responsible. That’s okay next time someone you love gets sick or something tragic happens don’t blame the sickness or the murderer. Clown
  
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Yanis Ad

March 9, 2021 at 12:59 pm

She speaks so quickly ((

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- andrew williams
  
  March 10, 2021 at 2:48 pm
  
  At the bottom of the video click on the cogwheel symbol which is for Settings, and switch on Subtitles. so you can read what she says.
  
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Anthony Dach

March 9, 2021 at 1:19 pm

My opinion so far is that the Green Parties in Europe are destroying the pro-climate mood. The Green’s Anti-Nuclear stance goes against common sense and the only explanations given by greens are along the lines “trust us, it will work”.

Some of the pro-climate arguments seems to be poorly backed by science as well. So until it gets cleared up and not being misrepresented by low effort journalist/politicians we can say goodbye to green economy. I am so sad.

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Mr Awesome

March 9, 2021 at 2:08 pm

Wow! 7:00 so true!

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whoRwe02

March 9, 2021 at 4:39 pm

And yet you people neglect how/what/why world military arsenals built most destructive weapons to destroy the ideal healthy environment you are dreaming (Sometimes politics create war as an ultimate diplomacy to settle differences.) Ok green (there are always what they call waste)

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HAPPY VLOGS

March 9, 2021 at 5:07 pm

Thanks

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james samuels

March 9, 2021 at 7:49 pm

no long term economy off of green

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Zella E. Laine

March 10, 2021 at 11:55 pm

$1 in $9 plus out, no brainer, fossil fuels out now, new infrastructures in place, The future involves us all.

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surfcello

March 11, 2021 at 11:40 am

She didn’t really say anything though, did she. Who should invest in what and how do we get them to do that?

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cosmicmoxa

March 13, 2021 at 12:40 pm

Love this ,way cool, Cheers from our Space lounge in Finland and USA

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Dorkari Topics BD

March 13, 2021 at 12:44 pm

thank you. you are the greatest woman in the world only see

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Dorkari Topics BD

March 13, 2021 at 12:44 pm

I am very crazy hearing your adresses

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Ottensack Peters

March 13, 2021 at 9:26 pm

Why speaking that fast?
This is altered. Why?

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123axel123

March 15, 2021 at 7:25 am

I gave her 2 min and she has said nothing

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