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The Ocean’s Ingenious Climate Solutions | Susan Ruffo | TED Countdown

The ocean is often thought of as a victim of climate change, in need of human protection. But ocean expert Susan Ruffo says that mindset needs to shift. From storing carbon to providing protection to coastal communities, Ruffo highlights the ocean’s ready-made solutions to the climate crisis and asks: With more than eighty percent of…

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The ocean is often thought of as a victim of climate change, in need of human protection. But ocean expert Susan Ruffo says that mindset needs to shift. From storing carbon to providing protection to coastal communities, Ruffo highlights the ocean’s ready-made solutions to the climate crisis and asks: With more than eighty percent of the ocean still unexplored, what new solutions are waiting to be discovered?

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48 Comments

  1. Geovanni Ali

    March 13, 2022 at 3:17 pm

    Be gentle on Mother Earth 🌎

    • APEX PREDATOR 101

      March 13, 2022 at 4:18 pm

      Pollution is ok, as long as the pros outweigh the cons. No tech will not be “destructive,” but it must be regulated & thoughtful. Also, 🌎 goes boom eventually…

  2. M E

    March 13, 2022 at 3:22 pm

    Good speech. But now I can’t stop thinking Bout the time someone took me fishing by sooke bc. A thousand fishing boats all fishing at this “hot spot” which would started to get littered by beer cans and water bottles by noon.

    • Girth Brooks

      March 13, 2022 at 10:51 pm

      Oh em gee. That’s why nobody should be allowed to eat fish. I too saw a couple of cans once. They were probably drank by Republicans

  3. Will Glenn

    March 13, 2022 at 3:25 pm

    When it comes to the oceans helping us, 50 years ago there was OTEC Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, Salter’s Ducks, and much more research going into Wave & Tidal energy, and how it could create constant energy to power the planet. But NO, the powers that be wanted Nuclear Power. So we lost 50 years of Wave & Tidal technological research. Solar & Wind power are are not always there when you need it, but wave & tidal is there 24/7 365 days a year. It’s a No Brainer.

  4. Steve Clunn

    March 13, 2022 at 3:44 pm

    Many videos talk about “what if “ “what if”. I see videos with many views that don’t really give any answers. I’ve been converting gas cars to electric for 25 years and when YouTube came out I jumped on the bandwagon and started posting how to convert your gas car to electric to help people actually do something. “What if “ people watch these videos and actually did something? What if instead of talking about what we could do somebody actually showed how to do something? What if there was someway to show people that there’s more they could do then just talk about the problem.

    • Ryan S

      March 13, 2022 at 4:33 pm

      Because TED is just bs put on by the club. Its just more theater, like congress(opposite of progress). Good 4 u on making a real difference. Thank u.

    • Duranarts

      March 13, 2022 at 7:07 pm

      This comment needs to be pinned to the top, well said. While I’m all about starting the conversations, I’m numb to hearing “the earth is precious let’s save it”.

    • Lane Atkinson

      March 13, 2022 at 8:50 pm

      I think videos like these are cool because they give us hope that we can fix the mess we’ve made. A lot of people have skills but don’t know what to use them for, and a lot of people have ideas but not the skills to execute them. I fall into the latter group, I have a lot of ideas but no way to execute them. For now, I’m dedicated to learning as much as I can and live a lower impact lifestyle. Sometimes that’s all we can do and that’s ok!

    • Girth Brooks

      March 13, 2022 at 10:55 pm

      Good ideas, the ones that cost rich people $, are hidden. Patents are bout and shelved. And a lot of times the inventor dies mysteriously.

  5. William Carter

    March 13, 2022 at 3:49 pm

    The person speaking is just a democrat looking to score points by perpetuating political narratives under the guise of “ science “ lol

  6. Mrs. R.D3

    March 13, 2022 at 3:56 pm

    Another man posing as a woman, pushing climate change propoganda.

  7. Random Certainty

    March 13, 2022 at 3:59 pm

    The Earth will adapt and evolve to overcome. We are renters of an era and time doesn’t factor feelings or discriminate.
    Nature and the universe is already programmed to move on without us.

    • InMaTeofDeath

      March 13, 2022 at 4:06 pm

      Yup humans have fooled themselves into thinking we have the power to destroy the world when the reality is we could launch every nuke we have in strategic locations to kill everything and while ourselves and plenty of species would die the Earth and Life itself would shrug it off like a beesting.

    • B

      March 13, 2022 at 6:38 pm

      Yep we are the virus (mostly 1% of us who control the economic, political, and infrastructure)

    • Girth Brooks

      March 13, 2022 at 10:57 pm

      You stop thinking like that!
      You should be scared. It’s way easier to control you when you don’t think. Jeez.

    • Girth Brooks

      March 13, 2022 at 11:00 pm

      @B Or as the rest of us call them. Globalists (95% of which are lefties)

  8. Robert Wayne

    March 13, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    It’s simple. We’re going to die poorly. People will not change. We’ve already proven that. Climate crisis is upon us, yet we do not treat it like a crisis. It’s business as usual. Instead, we war. No, we have failed and we will see the end. Well, our children will. And that kills me

  9. Ryan S

    March 13, 2022 at 4:37 pm

    TED, tell ur handlers and military to make a difference . The average person just does what they make us do. Do it by actually educating us instead of lying to us. I just watch these vids to figure out how were being lied to.

  10. CMDR After Hours

    March 13, 2022 at 4:43 pm

    We don’t live on a ball. Period. There is no “outer space”. And climate change is perfectly normal and within the expected range. The same propaganda machine that’s currently telling us lies about how warm it is, is the same machine that told us we would be in an ice age by now. You aren’t being informed, you are being manipulated by those that seek further control over every little part of your day to day.

  11. Adam malik

    March 13, 2022 at 5:58 pm

    Awesome,, i like it,, i am happy to know you,, and happy a nice day all of us..

  12. Noukz

    March 13, 2022 at 6:03 pm

    Now THIS, is an idea worth sharing!

  13. Sonya Mihaylova

    March 13, 2022 at 6:13 pm

    It is written:
    Therefore, beloved, being warned of this, beware lest ye fall into the error of the wicked, and fall from your affirmation. 2Petrovo 3-17
    Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Matthew 7-15
    “And I saw another angel fly in heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people. And he said with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour is come when he will judge; and worship the One who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water. And another angel, a second, followed him, saying, The great Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that made all nations drink of the wine of her fornication. And another, a third angel, followed them, saying in a loud voice, If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he will drink of the wine of God’s wrath, which is prepared pure in the cup of his wrath; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone before the holy angels and before the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment shall be for ever and ever; and those who worship the beast and his image will have no rest day or night, or anyone who accepts the mark of his name. This requires the patience of the saints, those who keep God’s commandments, and faith in Jesus ”(Rev. 14: 6-12). And yet, it is written: Fear God and repay Him Glory, for the hour of His judgment has come, and worship the One who made it heaven, earth, sea, and springs of water. ”- Revelation 14: 6, 7. It is written: John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. And he who rejects the gift of salvation is written: Revelation 14:10 He also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared pure in the cup of His wrath, and will be tormented with fire and brimstone before the holy angels and before the Lamb. And it is also written: For there is nothing secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
    Luke 8:17. This world is going away and if you want to be saved, give glory to your Creator, repent! And this is the golden verse of the Bible:
    For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
    John 3:16. Ecclesiastes 12 – 13.14
    Let us hear the end of the whole word: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is all for man;
    14 For every hidden thing, God will bring to justice every deed, whether good or evil. Luke 6:31- And as you desire men to do unto you, so do ye to them. God bless you!

  14. LTVoyager

    March 13, 2022 at 6:36 pm

    The earth had self-regulating systems long before humans were on the scene and will likely have them long after we are gone.

  15. LTVoyager

    March 13, 2022 at 6:38 pm

    NOAA is an administration, not an association. If only it were an association and not a government agency.

  16. LTVoyager

    March 13, 2022 at 6:40 pm

    And what unintended consequences will be face of we disrupt global airflow by putting all of these wind turbines in the ocean? There is no free lunch. Every action will have some reaction.

    • TheTanman412

      March 14, 2022 at 5:41 am

      What??? That’s like saying “All of these Solar Panels are gonna disrupt sunlight”.

    • LTVoyager

      March 14, 2022 at 12:20 pm

      @TheTanman412 Not even close to being the same. Solar panels are placed near where the sunlight ends naturally. Now, if you placed all solar panels in orbit around the earth at 50,000 feet, you would block sunlight and radiate its heat back into the space which could cause adverse affects. Wind doesn’t have a starting and ending point as with sunlight. Taking energy out of the moving stream is more like putting obstructions in a river that slow the flow of water. There can be consequences to doing that.

  17. B

    March 13, 2022 at 6:41 pm

    Until the ruling elite change things on a global economic level and a paradigm shift in human consciousness happens, we aren’t doing anything but making things worse. All the denialists and ruling class are going to be forced into reality very soon when world War over food and clean water turns thos facad of civilization into dystopia. Give it a couple decades folks…

  18. My life journey

    March 13, 2022 at 7:16 pm

    Hi

  19. Marcos Campos

    March 13, 2022 at 8:38 pm

    Bullshit

  20. Charles Edward Hinkel II

    March 13, 2022 at 8:59 pm

    To be born is not a crime.

  21. Grahamaan27

    March 13, 2022 at 10:31 pm

    This whole “we need to use the ocean, we haven’t considered the ocean” idea ( which is the core point ) is complete bullshit.

    Yes the ocean obsorbs CO2, but it also makes the ocean more acidic and toxic to life. Using it as a sink for all our pollution is not a good solution.

    Yes wind power over the ocean should be used , but it has enormous engineering challenges that usually aren’t worth it.

    Yes artificial reefs are helpful for micro control over the tides. But we don’t need micro solutions for a 5 foot increase in sea level, we need macro solutions.

    She really cheapens climate change by saying ” oh we are so silly we haven’t considered the ocean guys! ” Good grief

  22. Girth Brooks

    March 13, 2022 at 10:45 pm

    What, stay the same level throughout the fake climate crisis.
    Thanks for not playing along you racist, homophobic water.
    Hey hey. Ho ho. H20 has got to go.

  23. Valeria Koshelayeva

    March 14, 2022 at 12:31 am

    Comrades from Europe!
    Help Russia’s struggle in Ukraine against the United States, NATO and globalists (the authors of covidobesy and QR-coding of people)!
    They will also destroy Europe 😈
    Our victory in Ukraine is the first stage of the victory of SOCIALISM 2.0 !! 🚩 ✊🏻

  24. Brett

    March 14, 2022 at 1:01 am

    First of all, we need to quit fixating on Co2! Plants will take care of it. We need to quit poisoning the ocean, and land, with all the chemicals we dump everywhere! I’d like to see coal used less; not because of so called “greenhouse gases”, but because of the poisons that are in the coal which is liberated into the air. We need to concentrate on the POISONS, not CO2! At the rate we’re going, we’ll all die of poisoning in a nice, comfortable, temperate, climate.

  25. Raw Bacon

    March 14, 2022 at 3:24 am

    TED still pushing the Climate Change Cult Nonsense.

  26. LEOTHEPANTHERA

    March 14, 2022 at 9:41 am

    God is a volcAno and she is comin. Sound is consciousness. We are ants on lilypads.

  27. LEOTHEPANTHERA

    March 14, 2022 at 9:46 am

    What if what if what if we’re already too late. We are fucked.

  28. Elen Zahar

    March 14, 2022 at 1:31 pm

    On March 14, 2022, the Ukrainian army shelled the very center of the city of Donetsk. 25 people were killed, 19 people were injured. Zelensky is the killer of the children of Donbass!

  29. 🇬█ 𝔎𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑚 𝔎alisari│

    March 14, 2022 at 1:32 pm

    ♀️♀️♀️
    ‟I WANT to be very clear:
    The UNITED STATES🇺🇸 and POLAND🇵🇱 are UNITED in what we have DONE and are PREPARED to do to HELP UKRAINE and the people of 🌍UKRAINE, full STOP.

    So far, we’ve given MILITARY, HUMANITARIAN, and SECURITY ASSISTANCE to the UKRAINIAN PEOPLE

    and we🇺🇸 will continue to SUPPORT them.’’

    By. Madam VicePresident of the 🌎UnitedStates🇺🇸

    ‘HerExcellency Mrs. KAMALA HARRIS ‘.

    ♀️
    SAVE: Women’s Rights √.
    SAVE: Children’s Rights!.

    Thanks for awareness!!.
    .

  30. 🇬█ 𝔎𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑚 𝔎alisari│

    March 14, 2022 at 1:34 pm

    Maybe yes, TED
    🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
    “In the END we must REMEMBER that no AMOUNT of RULES or their ENFORCEMENT will DEFEAT those who STRUGGLE with # JUSTICE on their side.”

    By # 🌍Nelson Mandela✓

    at the 50th anniversary of the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade),

    🌍Geneva, Switzerland,

    🌍19 May 1998.

    Thank you.
    And good health always!.

    Thank you very much.

    Thank you.

  31. 阿卜杜·安拉٭٭٭⃝🇨🇳٭٭

    March 14, 2022 at 1:42 pm

    TED
    🤔🤔
    “Our HOPES for a more just, safe, and PEACEFUL WORLD🌍🌏🌎 can only be achieved when there is UNIVERSAL RESPECT for the inherent DIGNITY and EQUAL RIGHTS of all members of the *HUMAN FAMILY* .”

    By. # Former UN 🇺🇳 Women Executive Director

    ‘Her Excellency Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

    THANK YOU
    And-
    good health always everyone !!!.
    🌏
    *****

    .

  32. अब्दुल्ला 🇮🇳

    March 14, 2022 at 1:46 pm

    We🇮🇳
    have a RESPONSIBILITY to join TOGETHER on behalf of the WORLD🌍🌏🌎 that we seek
    — a world where EXTREMISTS no LONGER threaten our people🌎!.
    When long as we are denied our security by criminals,
    who prey on our communities 🌏,

    and who do violence against our ♀️# WOMEN and CHILDREN.


    TODAY: 🇺🇳
    United Nations | الأمـــــمُ المتّـحــــدَة
    has a dual RESPONSIBILITY:

    That experience guides my conviction that PARTNERSHIP between 🇺🇳
    United Nations | الأمـــــمُ المتّـحــــدَة
    and Islam
    MUST be based on what Islam is,
    not what it isn’t√.

    Thank you.
    And May God’s peace be upon you | TED!.

    Thank you very much.
    Thank you.
    🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
    .

  33. अब्दुल्ला 🇮🇳

    March 14, 2022 at 1:49 pm

    It is time for us to ACT on
    what everyone knows to be TRUE√.

    Too many TEARS have been shed. 

    Too much BLOOD has been shed. 

    All of
    us have a RESPONSIBILITY🌎 to work for the day when the MOTHERS of 🌍 UKRANIANS can SEE their CHILDREN grow without FEAR !!!.

    Thank you very much for yours awareness.

    Thank you.
    And may God’s peace be upon you. TED.

    We love you.
    🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

    .

  34. ronkirk50

    March 14, 2022 at 2:49 pm

    After having lived on a sailboat for seven years and doing a singlehanded, high latitude circumnavigation that included both the southern and northern hemispheres, I have seen first hand the toll we are taking on the oceans including the over exploiting of marine resources and plastic and oil pollution. Very distressing indeed.

  35. Frank Reynolds

    March 14, 2022 at 11:40 pm

    awh this gave me lots of hope 🙂 (during such hopeless times, yanno) Appreciate all that these people do for us so much <3

  36. Bibyennna

    March 15, 2022 at 4:13 pm

    When I try to help environment in a small way, like getting trash in the sidewalk and put it in my bag. I think I don’t contribute on the environment. However, as I watch this video, it gives me hope. If we keep on helping environment in our small hands we have an amazing impact that we didn’t imagine how big and important that could help us save ourselves.

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