Greta Thunberg calls out global leaders for unfulfilled climate promises

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AND AROUND THE WORLD.
AND AROUND THE WORLD.
AND AROUND THE WORLD. I AM KIM BRUNHUBER AND THIS IS
I AM KIM BRUNHUBER AND THIS IS
I AM KIM BRUNHUBER AND THIS IS CNN NEWSROOM.
CNN NEWSROOM.
CNN NEWSROOM. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE YOUTH FOR CLIMATE SUMMIT IN
YOUTH FOR CLIMATE SUMMIT IN
YOUTH FOR CLIMATE SUMMIT IN MILAN, ITALY, WHERE YOUNG
MILAN, ITALY, WHERE YOUNG
MILAN, ITALY, WHERE YOUNG ACTIVISTS ARE GATHERED TO
ACTIVISTS ARE GATHERED TO
ACTIVISTS ARE GATHERED TO BATTLE CLIMATE CHANGE.
BATTLE CLIMATE CHANGE.
BATTLE CLIMATE CHANGE. BUT WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH
BUT WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH
BUT WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH POLICY MAKERS TO DISCUSS WAYS
POLICY MAKERS TO DISCUSS WAYS
POLICY MAKERS TO DISCUSS WAYS TO DISCUSS AFFECTED THE CLIMATE
TO DISCUSS AFFECTED THE CLIMATE
TO DISCUSS AFFECTED THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND ON TUESDAY,
CRISIS AND ON TUESDAY,
CRISIS AND ON TUESDAY, ACTIVISTS WHEN IT NUMBER CALLED
ACTIVISTS WHEN IT NUMBER CALLED
ACTIVISTS WHEN IT NUMBER CALLED OUT GLOBAL LEADERS FOR MAKING
OUT GLOBAL LEADERS FOR MAKING
OUT GLOBAL LEADERS FOR MAKING LITTLE PROGRESS ON THE PROGRESS
LITTLE PROGRESS ON THE PROGRESS
LITTLE PROGRESS ON THE PROGRESS TO FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING.
TO FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING.
TO FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING. JOINING ME NOW FROM MILAN'S
JOINING ME NOW FROM MILAN'S
JOINING ME NOW FROM MILAN'S EARNEST GIBSON, A MEMBER OF THE
EARNEST GIBSON, A MEMBER OF THE
EARNEST GIBSON, A MEMBER OF THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL USE
UN SECRETARY GENERAL USE
UN SECRETARY GENERAL USE ADVISORY GROUP ON CLIMATE
ADVISORY GROUP ON CLIMATE
ADVISORY GROUP ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
CHANGE.
CHANGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US.
HERE WITH US.
HERE WITH US. HEADLINES AS SWEDISH
HEADLINES AS SWEDISH
HEADLINES AS SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTALIST GRETA THUNBERG
ENVIRONMENTALIST GRETA THUNBERG
ENVIRONMENTALIST GRETA THUNBERG CALLING OUT WHIRLED LEADERS FOR
CALLING OUT WHIRLED LEADERS FOR
CALLING OUT WHIRLED LEADERS FOR THEIR BLAH BLAH BLAH.
THEIR BLAH BLAH BLAH.
THEIR BLAH BLAH BLAH. FRANCE IS ADDRESSING THE
FRANCE IS ADDRESSING THE
FRANCE IS ADDRESSING THE SUMMIT.
SUMMIT.
SUMMIT. WHAT'S TO NOTE FOR YOU SO FAR?
WHAT'S TO NOTE FOR YOU SO FAR?
WHAT'S TO NOTE FOR YOU SO FAR? >> THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING,
>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING,
>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING, ME KIM.
ME KIM.
ME KIM. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE. HERE REALLY IT'S AN ABSOLUTE
HERE REALLY IT'S AN ABSOLUTE
HERE REALLY IT'S AN ABSOLUTE STREAK TO BE ABLE TO JOIN YOU
STREAK TO BE ABLE TO JOIN YOU
STREAK TO BE ABLE TO JOIN YOU FROM WHAT'S BEEN A FANTASTIC 2
FROM WHAT'S BEEN A FANTASTIC 2
FROM WHAT'S BEEN A FANTASTIC 2 DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. MANY YOUNG PEOPLE FROM AROUND
MANY YOUNG PEOPLE FROM AROUND
MANY YOUNG PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE BEING ABLE TO
THE WORLD ARE BEING ABLE TO
THE WORLD ARE BEING ABLE TO COME COMMUNE AND FEET OF EACH
COME COMMUNE AND FEET OF EACH
COME COMMUNE AND FEET OF EACH OTHER'S ENERGY.
OTHER'S ENERGY.
OTHER'S ENERGY. BUT ALSO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THIS
BUT ALSO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THIS
BUT ALSO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THIS CRISIS.
CRISIS.
CRISIS. WHAT'S THE OF WORLD LEADERS I
WHAT'S THE OF WORLD LEADERS I
WHAT'S THE OF WORLD LEADERS I THINK SOMETHING THAT REALLY
THINK SOMETHING THAT REALLY
THINK SOMETHING THAT REALLY STOOD UP TO ME IS REALLY
STOOD UP TO ME IS REALLY
STOOD UP TO ME IS REALLY RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF
RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF
RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF INDIGENOUS COMMITTEES.
INDIGENOUS COMMITTEES.
INDIGENOUS COMMITTEES. IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE
IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE
IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE.
CHANGE.
CHANGE. AND SPECIFICALLY AROUND HOW
AND SPECIFICALLY AROUND HOW
AND SPECIFICALLY AROUND HOW INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN MOST SUCCESSFUL IN NAVIGATING
MOST SUCCESSFUL IN NAVIGATING
MOST SUCCESSFUL IN NAVIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE
THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE
THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT, AND FINDING WAYS
ENVIRONMENT, AND FINDING WAYS
ENVIRONMENT, AND FINDING WAYS OF ENSURING THAT WE'RE TAKING A
OF ENSURING THAT WE'RE TAKING A
OF ENSURING THAT WE'RE TAKING A STEP BACK, AND HAVING A LOOK AT
STEP BACK, AND HAVING A LOOK AT
STEP BACK, AND HAVING A LOOK AT INDIGENOUS PRACTICES, AND
INDIGENOUS PRACTICES, AND
INDIGENOUS PRACTICES, AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, AND
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, AND
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, AND INDIGENOUS SCIENCE AS A MEANS
INDIGENOUS SCIENCE AS A MEANS
INDIGENOUS SCIENCE AS A MEANS OF MOVING FORWARD.
OF MOVING FORWARD.
OF MOVING FORWARD. I THINK FOR FAR TOO LONG, WE
I THINK FOR FAR TOO LONG, WE
I THINK FOR FAR TOO LONG, WE HAVE, KIND OF SHREDDED THIS
HAVE, KIND OF SHREDDED THIS
HAVE, KIND OF SHREDDED THIS PATH OF IGNORING OUR INDIGENOUS
PATH OF IGNORING OUR INDIGENOUS
PATH OF IGNORING OUR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND THE VALUE AND
COMMUNITIES AND THE VALUE AND
COMMUNITIES AND THE VALUE AND THE ROLE THAT THEY PLAY IN
THE ROLE THAT THEY PLAY IN
THE ROLE THAT THEY PLAY IN TAKING US FORWARD.
TAKING US FORWARD.
TAKING US FORWARD. AND NOW IS THE TIME THAT WE
AND NOW IS THE TIME THAT WE
AND NOW IS THE TIME THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO AND RACE,
NEED TO BE ABLE TO AND RACE,
NEED TO BE ABLE TO AND RACE, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, AND IT
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, AND IT
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, AND IT JUST IN A SCIENCE TOGETHER.
JUST IN A SCIENCE TOGETHER.
JUST IN A SCIENCE TOGETHER. SO THAT SOMETHING THAT I THINK
SO THAT SOMETHING THAT I THINK
SO THAT SOMETHING THAT I THINK HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT
HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT
HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO SHARE WITH INDIGENOUS
TO SHARE WITH INDIGENOUS
TO SHARE WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD,
COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD,
COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD, DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF
DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF
DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WEEKS.
WEEKS. >> GOOD POINT THERE.
>> GOOD POINT THERE.
>> GOOD POINT THERE. EVERYBODY AT THE MEETING THERE.
EVERYBODY AT THE MEETING THERE.
EVERYBODY AT THE MEETING THERE. SO YOU'LL DRAFT A DOCUMENT FOR
SO YOU'LL DRAFT A DOCUMENT FOR
SO YOU'LL DRAFT A DOCUMENT FOR THE UPCOMING UN 26 CLIMATE
THE UPCOMING UN 26 CLIMATE
THE UPCOMING UN 26 CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE.
CHANGE CONFERENCE.
CHANGE CONFERENCE. WHAT WOULD A SUCCESSFUL
WHAT WOULD A SUCCESSFUL
WHAT WOULD A SUCCESSFUL DOCUMENT LOOK LIKE TO YOU?
DOCUMENT LOOK LIKE TO YOU?
DOCUMENT LOOK LIKE TO YOU? >> I THINK A SUCCESSFUL
>> I THINK A SUCCESSFUL
>> I THINK A SUCCESSFUL DOCUMENT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING
DOCUMENT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING
DOCUMENT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT A JUST
THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT A JUST
THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT A JUST RECOVERY.
RECOVERY.
RECOVERY. BECAUSE IT'S ONE THING TO TALK
BECAUSE IT'S ONE THING TO TALK
BECAUSE IT'S ONE THING TO TALK ABOUT THE STABLE RECOVERY, AND
ABOUT THE STABLE RECOVERY, AND
ABOUT THE STABLE RECOVERY, AND LOOKING AT CREATING A GREENER
LOOKING AT CREATING A GREENER
LOOKING AT CREATING A GREENER FUTURE IN TERMS OF MOVING AWAY
FUTURE IN TERMS OF MOVING AWAY
FUTURE IN TERMS OF MOVING AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS.
FROM FOSSIL FUELS.
FROM FOSSIL FUELS. BUT AGAIN, IT'S AN ENTIRELY
BUT AGAIN, IT'S AN ENTIRELY
BUT AGAIN, IT'S AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THING TO ENSURE THAT
DIFFERENT THING TO ENSURE THAT
DIFFERENT THING TO ENSURE THAT PUTTING PEOPLE ALONG --
PUTTING PEOPLE ALONG --
PUTTING PEOPLE ALONG -- THAT LOOKS LIKE ENSURING THAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE ENSURING THAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE ENSURING THAT THERE ARE JOBS THAT ARE
THERE ARE JOBS THAT ARE
THERE ARE JOBS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NEAT, AND WE'RE STUCK IN THE
NEAT, AND WE'RE STUCK IN THE
NEAT, AND WE'RE STUCK IN THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A LEVEL
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A LEVEL
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
OF ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
OF ACCOUNTABILITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY PLACED ON
RESPONSIBILITY PLACED ON
RESPONSIBILITY PLACED ON POLLUTANTS, AND ENSURING THAT
POLLUTANTS, AND ENSURING THAT
POLLUTANTS, AND ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE THIS ON THEM TO BE
THEY HAVE THIS ON THEM TO BE
THEY HAVE THIS ON THEM TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS TRANSITION
ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS TRANSITION
ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS TRANSITION FINANCIALLY AND IN TERMS OF
FINANCIALLY AND IN TERMS OF
FINANCIALLY AND IN TERMS OF RESOURCES.
RESOURCES.
RESOURCES. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, A
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, A
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, A SUCCESSFUL DOCUMENT WILL LOOK
SUCCESSFUL DOCUMENT WILL LOOK
SUCCESSFUL DOCUMENT WILL LOOK LIKE A DOCUMENT THAT WE, WHICH
LIKE A DOCUMENT THAT WE, WHICH
LIKE A DOCUMENT THAT WE, WHICH WE HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN MUCH OF,
WE HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN MUCH OF,
WE HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN MUCH OF, YET FROM WORLD LEADERS.
YET FROM WORLD LEADERS.
YET FROM WORLD LEADERS. THAT PUTS PEOPLE AT THE CENTER,
THAT PUTS PEOPLE AT THE CENTER,
THAT PUTS PEOPLE AT THE CENTER, AND ENSURING THAT PEOPLE ARE
AND ENSURING THAT PEOPLE ARE
AND ENSURING THAT PEOPLE ARE POSITION TO MAKE THIS
POSITION TO MAKE THIS
POSITION TO MAKE THIS TRANSITION IN A WAY THAT DOES
TRANSITION IN A WAY THAT DOES
TRANSITION IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT JEOPARDIZE THEIR
NOT JEOPARDIZE THEIR
NOT JEOPARDIZE THEIR LIVELIHOODS, AND IS ETHICAL.
LIVELIHOODS, AND IS ETHICAL.
LIVELIHOODS, AND IS ETHICAL. >> SO, THOSE ARE GREAT IDEAS,
>> SO, THOSE ARE GREAT IDEAS,
>> SO, THOSE ARE GREAT IDEAS, BUT YOU KNOW YOU GET THE SENSE
BUT YOU KNOW YOU GET THE SENSE
BUT YOU KNOW YOU GET THE SENSE PEOPLE ARE LISTENING.
PEOPLE ARE LISTENING.
PEOPLE ARE LISTENING. WE HEARD GRETA THUNBERG ACCUSE
WE HEARD GRETA THUNBERG ACCUSE
WE HEARD GRETA THUNBERG ACCUSE THE ORGANIZERS OF ONLY
THE ORGANIZERS OF ONLY
THE ORGANIZERS OF ONLY PRETENDING TO LISTEN TO YOUTH.
PRETENDING TO LISTEN TO YOUTH.
PRETENDING TO LISTEN TO YOUTH. AND OTHERS HAVE SAID THE SAME
AND OTHERS HAVE SAID THE SAME
AND OTHERS HAVE SAID THE SAME THAT YOUR SUGGESTIONS AREN'T
THAT YOUR SUGGESTIONS AREN'T
THAT YOUR SUGGESTIONS AREN'T GENUINELY WELCOME.
GENUINELY WELCOME.
GENUINELY WELCOME. DO YOU GET THAT FEELING, OR IF
DO YOU GET THAT FEELING, OR IF
DO YOU GET THAT FEELING, OR IF NOT, YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT
NOT, YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT
NOT, YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT SENTIMENT IS COMING FROM?
SENTIMENT IS COMING FROM?
SENTIMENT IS COMING FROM? >> I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHERE
>> I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHERE
>> I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHERE THE SUMMIT IS COMING FROM.
THE SUMMIT IS COMING FROM.
THE SUMMIT IS COMING FROM. I THINK IT'S REALLY TARGETING
I THINK IT'S REALLY TARGETING
I THINK IT'S REALLY TARGETING WORLD LEADERS.
WORLD LEADERS.
WORLD LEADERS. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO DIFFERENTIATE BECAUSE THERE ARE
DIFFERENTIATE BECAUSE THERE ARE
DIFFERENTIATE BECAUSE THERE ARE WORLD LEADERS THAT HAVE
WORLD LEADERS THAT HAVE
WORLD LEADERS THAT HAVE CONTINUALLY BEHAVED, AND HAVE
CONTINUALLY BEHAVED, AND HAVE
CONTINUALLY BEHAVED, AND HAVE TO LITERALLY FIND WAYS OF
TO LITERALLY FIND WAYS OF
TO LITERALLY FIND WAYS OF FINDING LOOPHOLES TO MAKE SURE
FINDING LOOPHOLES TO MAKE SURE
FINDING LOOPHOLES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO
THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO
THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PRACTICE.
PRACTICE.
PRACTICE. REALLY IN AN UNETHICAL WAY.
REALLY IN AN UNETHICAL WAY.
REALLY IN AN UNETHICAL WAY. BUT AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS
BUT AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS
BUT AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS CONVERSATION, THERE ARE PEOPLE
CONVERSATION, THERE ARE PEOPLE
CONVERSATION, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WORKED WITH IN THE MOVEMENT
WHO WORKED WITH IN THE MOVEMENT
WHO WORKED WITH IN THE MOVEMENT ACROSS UN AGENCIES, ACROSS THE
ACROSS UN AGENCIES, ACROSS THE
ACROSS UN AGENCIES, ACROSS THE DEVELOPMENT SECTOR, FOR 30
DEVELOPMENT SECTOR, FOR 30
DEVELOPMENT SECTOR, FOR 30 YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. AND IT ACTUALLY MADE
AND IT ACTUALLY MADE
AND IT ACTUALLY MADE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES.
SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES.
SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THOSE 2
DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THOSE 2
DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THOSE 2 GROUPS.
GROUPS.
GROUPS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THERE IS A GLIMMER OF HOPE, AND
THERE IS A GLIMMER OF HOPE, AND
THERE IS A GLIMMER OF HOPE, AND THAT WE'RE SEEING LEADERS
THAT WE'RE SEEING LEADERS
THAT WE'RE SEEING LEADERS BEGINNING TO CHANGE.
BEGINNING TO CHANGE.
BEGINNING TO CHANGE. AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS,
AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS,
AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, THEY NEED TO.
THEY NEED TO.
THEY NEED TO. WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. SO IT'S A MATTER OF, NOT
SO IT'S A MATTER OF, NOT
SO IT'S A MATTER OF, NOT NECESSARILY WHETHER IT'S GONNA
NECESSARILY WHETHER IT'S GONNA
NECESSARILY WHETHER IT'S GONNA HAPPEN, BUT HOW IT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN, BUT HOW IT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN, BUT HOW IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THING THAT
AND IT'S IMPORTANT THING THAT
AND IT'S IMPORTANT THING THAT IS NOT JUST THE ETHICAL OR
IS NOT JUST THE ETHICAL OR
IS NOT JUST THE ETHICAL OR ECOLOGICAL DECISION TO MAKE,
ECOLOGICAL DECISION TO MAKE,
ECOLOGICAL DECISION TO MAKE, IT'S ACTUALLY A SMARTEST
IT'S ACTUALLY A SMARTEST
IT'S ACTUALLY A SMARTEST DECISION TO MAKE.
DECISION TO MAKE.
DECISION TO MAKE. BECAUSE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US
BECAUSE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US
BECAUSE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REGARD THIS PAST, THINKING
TO REGARD THIS PAST, THINKING
TO REGARD THIS PAST, THINKING ABOUT BUILDING BACK BETTER OR
ABOUT BUILDING BACK BETTER OR
ABOUT BUILDING BACK BETTER OR CREATING THIS NEW WORLD, OR
CREATING THIS NEW WORLD, OR
CREATING THIS NEW WORLD, OR USING THESE --
USING THESE --
USING THESE -- WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT
WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT
WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT AND ENSURING THAT WE'RE FINDING
AND ENSURING THAT WE'RE FINDING
AND ENSURING THAT WE'RE FINDING A WAY OF ENSURING THAT WE ARE,
A WAY OF ENSURING THAT WE ARE,
A WAY OF ENSURING THAT WE ARE, WE'RE DESIGNING THE FUTURE THAT
WE'RE DESIGNING THE FUTURE THAT
WE'RE DESIGNING THE FUTURE THAT IS THE MOST LOGICAL.
IS THE MOST LOGICAL.
IS THE MOST LOGICAL. >> YEAH I MEAN, YOU TALK ABOUT
>> YEAH I MEAN, YOU TALK ABOUT
>> YEAH I MEAN, YOU TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE, BUT THE EFFECTS OF
THE FUTURE, BUT THE EFFECTS OF
THE FUTURE, BUT THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AS WE SAY OVER
CLIMATE CHANGE, AS WE SAY OVER
CLIMATE CHANGE, AS WE SAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN, ARE HAPPENING
AND OVER AGAIN, ARE HAPPENING
AND OVER AGAIN, ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. I MEAN HERE IN THE U.S. OVER
I MEAN HERE IN THE U.S. OVER
I MEAN HERE IN THE U.S. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WE'VE SEEN
THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WE'VE SEEN
THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WE'VE SEEN IT MORE EVIDENCE OF THE EFFECT
IT MORE EVIDENCE OF THE EFFECT
IT MORE EVIDENCE OF THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, RECORD
OF CLIMATE CHANGE, RECORD
OF CLIMATE CHANGE, RECORD SETTING FIRES AND DROUGHTS IN
SETTING FIRES AND DROUGHTS IN
SETTING FIRES AND DROUGHTS IN THE WEST, 2 DEADLY FLASH AND
THE WEST, 2 DEADLY FLASH AND
THE WEST, 2 DEADLY FLASH AND FLOODING IN THE EAST.
FLOODING IN THE EAST.
FLOODING IN THE EAST. YOU'RE FROM FIJI.
YOU'RE FROM FIJI.
YOU'RE FROM FIJI. HOW IS IT COMPLETELY IMPACTED
HOW IS IT COMPLETELY IMPACTED
HOW IS IT COMPLETELY IMPACTED YOUR COUNTRY?
YOUR COUNTRY?
YOUR COUNTRY? >> TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, I
>> TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, I
>> TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, I THINK FIJI HAS DEFINITELY
THINK FIJI HAS DEFINITELY
THINK FIJI HAS DEFINITELY EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE MOST
EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE MOST
EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE MOST HARSH EFFECTS, MUCH EARLIER
HARSH EFFECTS, MUCH EARLIER
HARSH EFFECTS, MUCH EARLIER THAN OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE
THAN OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE
THAN OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WHEN IT COMES TO THE
WORLD WHEN IT COMES TO THE
WORLD WHEN IT COMES TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
CLIMATE CRISIS.
CLIMATE CRISIS. LOOKING AT THE SEVERITY AND
LOOKING AT THE SEVERITY AND
LOOKING AT THE SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE'S
FREQUENCY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE'S
FREQUENCY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE'S THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IN THE
THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IN THE
THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IN THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THERE IS NO WAY THAT INDIVIDUAL
THERE IS NO WAY THAT INDIVIDUAL
THERE IS NO WAY THAT INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING
COUNTRY SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING
COUNTRY SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING BETWEEN 5 AND 6 CATEGORY 4
BETWEEN 5 AND 6 CATEGORY 4
BETWEEN 5 AND 6 CATEGORY 4 CYCLONE'S IN A SINGLE YEAR.
CYCLONE'S IN A SINGLE YEAR.
CYCLONE'S IN A SINGLE YEAR. BUT FIJI, AND THE PACIFIC, IS
BUT FIJI, AND THE PACIFIC, IS
BUT FIJI, AND THE PACIFIC, IS NOT EVEN THE WORST.
NOT EVEN THE WORST.
NOT EVEN THE WORST. THERE ARE COUNTRIES IN THE
THERE ARE COUNTRIES IN THE
THERE ARE COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC FACING ISSUES
NORTHERN PACIFIC FACING ISSUES
NORTHERN PACIFIC FACING ISSUES THAT ARE MULTI-SECTORAL, AND
THAT ARE MULTI-SECTORAL, AND
THAT ARE MULTI-SECTORAL, AND HAVE THESE NEXUS ISSUES OF A
HAVE THESE NEXUS ISSUES OF A
HAVE THESE NEXUS ISSUES OF A NUCLEAR WITH OTHER COUNTRIES.
NUCLEAR WITH OTHER COUNTRIES.
NUCLEAR WITH OTHER COUNTRIES. SO I MEAN, THE EFFECTS ARE
SO I MEAN, THE EFFECTS ARE
SO I MEAN, THE EFFECTS ARE HORRIBLE.
HORRIBLE.
HORRIBLE. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT MITIGATING,
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT MITIGATING,
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT MITIGATING, IT'S ALSO ABOUT ADAPTING.
IT'S ALSO ABOUT ADAPTING.
IT'S ALSO ABOUT ADAPTING. BUT ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE
BUT ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE
BUT ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE LOSS, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
LOSS, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
LOSS, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT FINDING WAYS OF LIVING IN THE
FINDING WAYS OF LIVING IN THE
FINDING WAYS OF LIVING IN THE CURRENT SITUATION THAT WE HAVE,
CURRENT SITUATION THAT WE HAVE,
CURRENT SITUATION THAT WE HAVE, BUT FINDING WAYS OF ENSURING
BUT FINDING WAYS OF ENSURING
BUT FINDING WAYS OF ENSURING THAT THERE IS A REPRIMAND FOR
THAT THERE IS A REPRIMAND FOR
THAT THERE IS A REPRIMAND FOR SOME OF THE LOSSES AND DAMAGES
SOME OF THE LOSSES AND DAMAGES
SOME OF THE LOSSES AND DAMAGES THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IN
THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IN
THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IN TERMS OF CULTURE, IN TERMS OF
TERMS OF CULTURE, IN TERMS OF
TERMS OF CULTURE, IN TERMS OF SOCIETY, AND