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Sophie Howe is the world’s only future generations commissioner, a new kind of government official tasked with advocating for the interests of generations to come and holding public institutions accountable for delivering long-term change. She describes some of the people-focused policies she’s helped implement in Wales, aimed at cutting carbon emissions, increasing sustainability and promoting well-being as a national goal.
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Lisa Love Ministries
November 5, 2020 at 5:57 pm
Seek the Kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 15
John 3:16💞
Unmutual
November 6, 2020 at 12:51 am
What does a dead middle eastern god have to do with anything? He even let his own garden turn to desert, why would we listen to him?
Mahemmod 12345678p0
November 5, 2020 at 6:06 pm
Hood
bravojr
November 5, 2020 at 6:11 pm
And You get a pat on the back and You Get a pat on the back!
Nemesis Brzeczyszczykiewicz
November 5, 2020 at 6:23 pm
Let’s start with telling the masses whole truth and nothing but the truth. It could be a slow process not to overwhelm CPUs of some so they don”t go bunkers on the awakened ones.
Nemesis Brzeczyszczykiewicz
November 5, 2020 at 8:14 pm
@End Of Innocence What would you like to know?
Wabanaki [A Travelin' Indian]
November 5, 2020 at 9:56 pm
If you seek truth, see my channels discussions tab.
Nemesis Brzeczyszczykiewicz
November 5, 2020 at 10:55 pm
@Wabanaki [A Travelin’ Indian] Colonial Systematic eradication of Native Population of the Americas is one of the many Genocidal injustices set upon humanity by the powers that be.
End Of Innocence
November 6, 2020 at 12:21 am
@Nemesis Brzeczyszczykiewicz Who’s at the top?
Nemesis Brzeczyszczykiewicz
November 6, 2020 at 12:45 am
@End Of Innocence Centralized world banking system.
Ramza Beoulves
November 5, 2020 at 6:27 pm
If you think leaving things better than you found them is just having kids and providing for them, you’ve got a long way ahead.
Providing for your kids is the minimum. Leaving things better affect every part of your life and every interaction you have.
I know for a fact I personally could be doing a whole lot more and so could you guys.
Let’s just all try a little harder and see how it goes.
Adam Turner
November 5, 2020 at 6:45 pm
As a Welshman I only wish the Wellbeing of Future Generations Commission had more teeth. Otherwise, this approach to governance is very welcome.
Rocketscientist66
November 5, 2020 at 6:46 pm
Love your energy and matter of fact attitude! Too bad most doctors and pharma are more interested in keeping people sick & medicated.
Arcux
November 5, 2020 at 6:56 pm
You said Wales is the only country in the world to legislate to protect the interest of future generations…yet abortion is still legal. I don’t think you know how to protect the interest of future generations.
Unmutual
November 6, 2020 at 12:52 am
I think you confuse religion with the real world.
Arcux
November 6, 2020 at 12:54 am
@Unmutual I think you confuse biology and philosophy with religion.
Unmutual
November 6, 2020 at 12:58 am
@Arcux No, I don’t.
بنت الحشد
November 5, 2020 at 7:25 pm
🇰🇼💙🇰🇼💚🇰🇼♥️🇰🇼💛🇰🇼🖤🇰🇼
Tychoxi
November 5, 2020 at 8:00 pm
its called socialism and we are nowhere near achieving it on time
Solitary Reaper
November 5, 2020 at 9:26 pm
Good.
Wabanaki [A Travelin' Indian]
November 5, 2020 at 10:21 pm
The colonial United States is actually very big on socialism. It’s just that the colonial government doesn’t want their citizens to think about it. We all have to pay to send children to school even if we don’t have kids. We all pay for those schools, the buses, the fuel used to pick up the children and everything else required so the children can go to public school. Don’t want to pay to send other peoples children to school? Too bad. You CAN’T opt out. That means socialism. The post office. Don’t want to support the USPS? Too bad. You have to support it and you CAN”T opt out.
If someone gets injured on the job and it’s caused them to no longer be able to work, YOU must chip in to support that disabled person and you CAN”T opt out. Don’t have a loved buried in a cemetery or don’t visit the park? Too bad. You must chip in to support and upkeep their maintenance and you CAN’T opt out. These are all forms of socialism. They are forced upon you and taken out of your pay while you work and while you pay your property taxes and or included in rent from your landlord. The colonial United States of America IS socialism. The only way for you to opt out is to relinquish US citizenship, and move away.
Forcing you to buy heath insurance is another act of socialism.
Tychoxi
November 5, 2020 at 11:14 pm
@Wabanaki [A Travelin’ Indian] socialism is when the government does stuff, and the more stuff the government does, the more socialister it is.
Wabanaki [A Travelin' Indian]
November 5, 2020 at 11:21 pm
@Tychoxi lol
Danymok
November 5, 2020 at 8:10 pm
Who is Ted?
Wabanaki [A Travelin' Indian]
November 5, 2020 at 9:52 pm
TED (technology, entertainment, design)
Joseph Gooden
November 5, 2020 at 8:28 pm
If you cannot keep doing something forever, this is the very definition of unsustainable. Focusing on human wellbeing instead of economic growth is the kind of thinking that will bring society out of the confines of ancient economic systems and will propel us into a future of sustainable growth. It is not socialism. It is futurism. One of the defining features of our species is our aspiration to be more than what we are. Until now, that aspiration has been individualistic. Imagine what we can achieve if we apply that attitude to our entire society. That’s the kind of future I want for my descendants.
Lisa Smith
November 6, 2020 at 11:01 am
Bingo.
Robert Callaghan
November 5, 2020 at 8:49 pm
*What you don’t know about climate and energy will kill you*
50% of humaity will be water stressed by 2025
50% of thermal & hydro electric power will soon be water stressed
40% of coal power is now water stressed, and so will 30% of planned hyrdo power
North Euro offshore wind works 30% of the time, onshore works 22%, and solar 11%
80% of energy is fossil and 20% is electric of which 4% is renewable 2% solar & wind
2% of global energy is solar and wind after 20 years trying
By 2040, 15% of global energy will be renewable, with 28% by 2050
Most solar panels will be un-recyclable toxic waste growing at 6 million tons/yr by 2050
Europe burns 80% of wood pellets, and 80% of its recycled plastic/paper for electricity
Trees grow faster and die younger with increasing temps droughts & fire
Amazon tree farms take 30 yrs to recoup 10% of Amazon’ tree loss
Overseas forests are clear-cut & burned for 50% of Europe’s renewable electricity
Palm and soy grown in the tropics are shipped to Europe to burn in diesels
Europe burns 50% of its palm oil cargo in diesel engines
Batteries and bio-energy will wipe out tropical habitat for humans and wildlife
4% of mammals are wild and battery/bio-energy extraction will kill them off
The UN failed all 20 bio-diversity pledges from 10 years ago
There have been 25 UN Climate COPS and 15 Bio-diversity COPS
There were 1.5 billion flights in 2019
Earth is heating 46% faster than 50 years ago
Oceans take 89% of heat air takes 1%
*Weather* = flash floods + flash droughts + flash mobs + flash infections
*Climate* = 30 years of weather
There’s less rain and more storms, what old people call hard rain
Ozone destroying green house gases increase every year
Nitrous oxide eats the ozone and is the 3rd biggest greenhouse gas
Abrupt permafrost deep soil carbon and nitrous oxide loss is not modelled
350 ppm CO2 will not cool eath, 300 maybe will do it
We must cut energy use 50% in 10 yrs to stay under 1.5 C
This never happened in history, and will never happen in the future
People who are richer smarter and older than you don’t want you to know this
Batteries and bio-energy will not reduce earth’s heat imbalance in time, and will wipe out tribes and wildlife
Jets are 68% more efficient, but fly 60X more people over 60 years
There were 1.5 billion flights in 2019, and only 6 million out of 1.2 billion vehicles are electric
Petrochemical demand grew 7X human population for 20 years
EVs, batteries, bio-energy and solar/wind will not stop runaway hothouse mass extinction
If you want credible sources go to Loki’s Revenge blog because I don’t want your love or money
The first rule of Loki’s Revenge is that nobody talk about Loki’s Revenge
Since nobody will like you for it, this is an easy rule to keep
Same goes for Hansen’s monthly private carbon dividends being real climate justice
or go to Reddit’s DarkFuturology for links and sources
zzz
Nothing To See Here = Runaway Hothouse Mass Extinction
There are 23 billion chickens on earth, if one sneezes we all get the flu 😉
Humans and livestock are 96% of all mammals by weight and caused 80% of species extinction — Livestock use up to 80% of antibiotics and cause 25% of all infectious disease
Lisa Smith
November 6, 2020 at 11:46 am
Don’t sugar coat it…
Robert Callaghan
November 6, 2020 at 11:56 am
@Lisa Smith lol
RJ D
November 5, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Save the Wales, great idea!
mark amburgey
November 5, 2020 at 9:08 pm
we should target child abuse and human trafficing drug addiction domestic abuse education food
Unmutual
November 6, 2020 at 12:47 am
It all stems from Nature abuse.
“All of the world’s problems can be solved in a garden.”
~Geoff Lawton
i Sp Connrlan
November 5, 2020 at 9:21 pm
Very happy 😍💋 💝💖♥️❤️
Our Homeschool Castle
November 5, 2020 at 9:21 pm
Also a momma of 5🙌🏼❤️❤️ thank you for this!!
moblue 289
November 5, 2020 at 9:30 pm
stoping procreation and breeding is the only and actually true way to leave the world a better place
Unmutual
November 6, 2020 at 12:51 am
It’s not population, it’s carrying capacity.
Wabanaki [A Travelin' Indian]
November 5, 2020 at 9:50 pm
“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors: we borrow it from our children.” – Chief Seattle
e He angelange
November 5, 2020 at 10:58 pm
13:43 I love that. Do you love me? 😍💋 💝💖❤️
Gianle naJ xNik
November 5, 2020 at 11:20 pm
Very happy 😍💋 💝💖♥️❤️
E J
November 6, 2020 at 12:18 am
Every country could benefit from an FGC!
Ruel Savel
November 6, 2020 at 12:48 am
The current administration in Montreal has been doing this for the past 3 years, for the better. Cycling and walking is fantastic in the summer, but challenging in the winter. Most opposition comes from people that live in the suburbs and that only pass through the city.
Unmutual
November 6, 2020 at 12:54 am
Learn Permaculture, get some land, tell billionaires and politicians to GTFO of our way. Watch the formal economy tank while growing your own food.
Ludovi d J xPin
November 6, 2020 at 1:17 am
Need lovely 😍💋 💝💖❤️
Terry Wheelock
November 6, 2020 at 1:28 am
So you are “forcing” people to pay for “YOUR” lifestyle! WOW, glad I live in America where we are FREE to disagree! Socialism SUCKS in ANY form! And, …… yep socialisms UGLY head has raised itself in America, but we are working to eliminate it! 👍
It is amazing how a little piss ant nation with only a few hundred people that are all probably “related” can really make a dent in “global pollution”, you have NO VIABLE SOLUTION! Are you gonna put up the money to aid all the rest of the nations on Earth to be able bring about this “GREEN” planet! You have not IDEA of what the logistics are in turning this around ……. and by the way it is ALREADY TO LATE! You better figure out how to SURVIVE the coming future! 👀
BUT, keep pluggin! 👍
mil artinarti
November 6, 2020 at 2:45 am
So Nice 💘💘💘💘💘💘
avio Walsherra
November 6, 2020 at 3:06 am
OMG 😍💋 💝💖❤️
dah Cost Cos
November 6, 2020 at 3:11 am
30:27 Anyone want to do this with me😍💋 💝💖♥️❤️
aneo Elga Elga
November 6, 2020 at 3:25 am
Woow woow 😍💋 💝💖❤️
Parnel Pospahala
November 6, 2020 at 4:25 am
Brilliant!
O G
November 6, 2020 at 7:13 am
Wales has a terrible public transport in the north, wales is Cardiff centeric
O G
November 6, 2020 at 7:17 am
North wales hospitals in the north are a joke
fiona fiona
November 6, 2020 at 9:33 am
Germany supposedly has a similar principle on health/education/retirement topics but fails to keep that, glad Wales is more active!
Marquis de Hoto
November 6, 2020 at 2:01 pm
I guess Germany has one problem… that cars are very important to people… and the car industry has a lot of jobs…. which is always a strong argument.
Nobody wants to be unemployed.
And a lot of people I talk to about it say… but I need the freedom and so on.
Florin Apostoiu
November 6, 2020 at 11:24 am
“A world better than we found it…”
“Long term goals…”
But, she is “a mother of five” – human stupidity…!
Is no problem – nature will educate human species in ways not seen even in postapocaliptic movies.
Florin Apostoiu
November 8, 2020 at 12:53 am
@ScrubberDawg No, she is out there thinking she is “trying to help our species become sustainable”!
There will be no change AT ALL, at any level, if there will be no fundamental change in every human individual, and that means a totally different kind of education in society, which i do not see happening.
ScrubberDawg
November 8, 2020 at 1:15 am
@Florin Apostoiu Dude you dont need to be reborn and raised as a genetically different human being to understand simple concepts like sustainability. Were not old dogs being taught new tricks. People just dont care or bother, but education and awarness can change that.
ScrubberDawg
November 8, 2020 at 1:16 am
@Florin Apostoiu and whats wrong with trying? Youre doing nothing but giving up and taking steps backwards. Shut up and hook in and help our species instead of casting doubt on other who are actively trying.
ScrubberDawg
November 8, 2020 at 1:19 am
@Florin Apostoiu what you say makes no sense. THIS IS THE EDUCATION WE NEED.
ScrubberDawg
November 8, 2020 at 1:22 am
@Florin Apostoiu youre not even going to try and give your kids a future? Just discount it as a lost cause. Some human…
Florin Apostoiu
November 8, 2020 at 4:49 am
@ScrubberDawg For 2 decades i’ve dug up too much in the human brain, and finally, in the past 2 years, i’ve discovered things that sometimes i wish i didn’t knew.
After 20 years it’s been a true relief, but it also brought sadness – i feel sorry for the human species, all my hopes that i’ve built in 20 years have been completely shattered in just 2 years – there is simply no hope, human species is tens of thousands of years behind technological progress, and this (technological progress) is the only thing that give us the illusion of evolution, but is just that, an illusion.
And you want to tell me that we can advance tens of thousand of years in just a few years…!?
Well, good luck with that – i just hope i am wrong!
Marquis de Hoto
November 6, 2020 at 2:04 pm
We need more people in power to think like her.
The right of every person to pursue their dreams and wishes is important… but people all to often forget that society is also very important.
Alone we are nothing. We rely on other people for supplying us with food for example…. otherwise we’d need to grow/hunt our own food and couldn’t pursue our hobbies and so on.
This kind of freedom requires a lot of responsibilities…. not just taking… people also need to give back. Even if they don’t see the results.
Subodh Kumar
November 6, 2020 at 3:39 pm
#successrapture
This is really amazing….
迪空白肖像
November 6, 2020 at 6:51 pm
Someone come take from this stupid island / I’ll work for her for free 😉
Dblankportrait
November 6, 2020 at 6:51 pm
Someone come take from this stupid island / I’ll work for her for free 😉
Yura Riccio
November 6, 2020 at 10:29 pm
круто.) 👍 те, що я шукав.🥰✌
Я за зелені бетонні джунглі, які зливаються з природою.
більше велосипедних доріжок та пішохідних зон, зелені насадження ………. і все в цьому дусі))
Дякую всім)) 🙏
cool.) 👍 what I was looking for.🥰✌
I am for the green concrete jungle that merges with nature.
more bike paths and pedestrian areas, greenery ………. and all in that spirit))
Thank you all)) 🙏
O O
November 7, 2020 at 5:47 am
👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹
Thomas Jafari
November 7, 2020 at 9:25 pm
THIS is what winners do…
Winners focus on one thing…
Increasing the QUALITY of their life.
Just as this has benefited me, tremendously, I’m certain it will do the same for you
@t
It’s all a mindset.
If you see, and believe yourself to be a winner, then you MUST get this done.
Don’t procrastinate – do it now.
James Capital
David Kasprzak
November 8, 2020 at 2:51 am
Kind of sucks I’ll be dead and I won’t have a brain to think so I won’t remember leaving the earth clean so it’s kind of like doing it for nothing. No it is doing it for nothing
Nick Greear
November 8, 2020 at 8:40 pm
Don’t tell me what to do
Ed Huber
November 8, 2020 at 10:09 pm
You can stop at 0:16, where she loses it early on: “… only country in the world to have legislated to protect the interests of future generations.” What self-aggrandizing excrement. No wonder she’s got that sh*t-eating grin on.
Noukz
November 9, 2020 at 4:15 pm
BRILL!!!
Tran Thong
November 10, 2020 at 2:15 pm
Is anyone able to write tapescript ?
Adventures with Frodo
November 11, 2020 at 4:40 am
Your the problem.