those first of 7 2016 my social media is filled with conversations of irritation
filled with conversations of irritation
filled with conversations of irritation anger and fear about the year that we’ve
anger and fear about the year that we’ve
anger and fear about the year that we’ve just had admittedly a lot of those
just had admittedly a lot of those
just had admittedly a lot of those conversations are about celebrity
conversations are about celebrity
conversations are about celebrity celebrity deaths well top of the fury it
celebrity deaths well top of the fury it
celebrity deaths well top of the fury it celebrities leaving us before their time
celebrities leaving us before their time
celebrities leaving us before their time there were more ominous conversations
there were more ominous conversations
there were more ominous conversations happening across the country themes on
happening across the country themes on
happening across the country themes on climate change on conflict on division
climate change on conflict on division
climate change on conflict on division now personally I can’t remember a New
now personally I can’t remember a New
now personally I can’t remember a New Year’s Eve that was this full of
Year’s Eve that was this full of
Year’s Eve that was this full of resentment when year’s resolutions were
resentment when year’s resolutions were
resentment when year’s resolutions were scattered among the wrong message of
scattered among the wrong message of
scattered among the wrong message of fear it certainly seems as though our
fear it certainly seems as though our
fear it certainly seems as though our fear of the future is growing I liken up
fear of the future is growing I liken up
fear of the future is growing I liken up feeling to standing somewhere a little
feeling to standing somewhere a little
feeling to standing somewhere a little bit like this but what are we on the
bit like this but what are we on the
bit like this but what are we on the brink of that’s so scary feeling the
brink of that’s so scary feeling the
brink of that’s so scary feeling the world is getting worse is actually
world is getting worse is actually
world is getting worse is actually nothing you even has a few names decline
nothing you even has a few names decline
nothing you even has a few names decline ism a negative bias to name a couple
ism a negative bias to name a couple
ism a negative bias to name a couple since our fear about 2016 nothing more
since our fear about 2016 nothing more
since our fear about 2016 nothing more than a wealthy comfortable world being
than a wealthy comfortable world being
than a wealthy comfortable world being alarmist I’m give your social scientist
alarmist I’m give your social scientist
alarmist I’m give your social scientist or consume to the future it’s not really
or consume to the future it’s not really
or consume to the future it’s not really free to say but on top of the conflict
free to say but on top of the conflict
free to say but on top of the conflict hatred and division last year there was
hatred and division last year there was
hatred and division last year there was something else that was making us all
something else that was making us all
something else that was making us all very uneasy and it’s the knowledge that
very uneasy and it’s the knowledge that
very uneasy and it’s the knowledge that the physical world is predicted to come
the physical world is predicted to come
the physical world is predicted to come a far more difficult place but what
a far more difficult place but what
a far more difficult place but what exactly are we facing environmentally
exactly are we facing environmentally
exactly are we facing environmentally it’s making it so afraid now climate
it’s making it so afraid now climate
it’s making it so afraid now climate change dominates on use our politics
change dominates on use our politics
change dominates on use our politics even responsible business
even responsible business
even responsible business mataji that’s actually pretty good
mataji that’s actually pretty good
mataji that’s actually pretty good reason because it is as scary as we’re
reason because it is as scary as we’re
reason because it is as scary as we’re being here to believe this far from the
being here to believe this far from the
being here to believe this far from the whole story unfortunately even only on
whole story unfortunately even only on
whole story unfortunately even only on the topic of the environment we are also
the topic of the environment we are also
the topic of the environment we are also talking about myriad of other problems
talking about myriad of other problems
talking about myriad of other problems on top of climate change we’re looking
on top of climate change we’re looking
on top of climate change we’re looking at deforestation pollution pollution of
at deforestation pollution pollution of
at deforestation pollution pollution of our water pollution of our air pollution
our water pollution of our air pollution
our water pollution of our air pollution even of our soils anywhere they are
even of our soils anywhere they are
even of our soils anywhere they are using things and faster rate than they
using things and faster rate than they
using things and faster rate than they are being formed or producing waste at a
are being formed or producing waste at a
are being formed or producing waste at a greater rate that convenes all my planet
greater rate that convenes all my planet
greater rate that convenes all my planet we’re causing ourselves problem we’re
we’re causing ourselves problem we’re
we’re causing ourselves problem we’re not being sustainable you’re not being
not being sustainable you’re not being
not being sustainable you’re not being smart and we’re not planning for the
smart and we’re not planning for the
smart and we’re not planning for the future so let’s throw a second just
future so let’s throw a second just
future so let’s throw a second just bring climate change back down the shelf
bring climate change back down the shelf
bring climate change back down the shelf and throwing rising sea levels ocean
and throwing rising sea levels ocean
and throwing rising sea levels ocean acidification and mass extinctions back
acidification and mass extinctions back
acidification and mass extinctions back into the mix we end up with a picture
into the mix we end up with a picture
into the mix we end up with a picture that’s quite bleak and one might not
that’s quite bleak and one might not
that’s quite bleak and one might not really want to look at the scariest
really want to look at the scariest
really want to look at the scariest thing for me about climate change is
thing for me about climate change is
thing for me about climate change is that it will not affect everybody in the
that it will not affect everybody in the
that it will not affect everybody in the same way those of us in the world who
same way those of us in the world who
same way those of us in the world who are the most vulnerable will be the one
are the most vulnerable will be the one
are the most vulnerable will be the one who will also the most vulnerable to
who will also the most vulnerable to
who will also the most vulnerable to climate change while the wealth viewers
climate change while the wealth viewers
climate change while the wealth viewers are the ones that are more likely to
are the ones that are more likely to
are the ones that are more likely to divine thousands of people around the
divine thousands of people around the
divine thousands of people around the world are living in conflict zones
world are living in conflict zones
world are living in conflict zones without infrastructure and in poverty
without infrastructure and in poverty
without infrastructure and in poverty there was a young scientist I started my
there was a young scientist I started my
there was a young scientist I started my PhD in sustainable chemical technologies
PhD in sustainable chemical technologies
PhD in sustainable chemical technologies I spend a lot of my time thinking about
I spend a lot of my time thinking about
I spend a lot of my time thinking about climate change you should probably tell
climate change you should probably tell
climate change you should probably tell and thinking about the future and modern
and thinking about the future and modern
and thinking about the future and modern faced with the question however are we
faced with the question however are we
faced with the question however are we meant to do this for moneys it’s
meant to do this for moneys it’s
meant to do this for moneys it’s actually not far from my research
actually not far from my research
actually not far from my research question so that’s one of the reasons I
question so that’s one of the reasons I
question so that’s one of the reasons I think about it so much the team i made
think about it so much the team i made
think about it so much the team i made happening with questions like what does
happening with questions like what does
happening with questions like what does a hydrogen fuel economy look like we’re
a hydrogen fuel economy look like we’re
a hydrogen fuel economy look like we’re trying to build large-scale long-term
trying to build large-scale long-term
trying to build large-scale long-term computational models to answer some of
computational models to answer some of
computational models to answer some of these questions
these questions
these questions and to choose the technology that’s
and to choose the technology that’s
and to choose the technology that’s going to see is through hopefully now if
going to see is through hopefully now if
going to see is through hopefully now if you’re wondering whether we have the
you’re wondering whether we have the
you’re wondering whether we have the technology to face all these
technology to face all these
technology to face all these environmental problems the short answer
environmental problems the short answer
environmental problems the short answer is yes we absolutely do the exact
is yes we absolutely do the exact
is yes we absolutely do the exact technology to see is through may not
technology to see is through may not
technology to see is through may not exist yet although some of it certainly
exist yet although some of it certainly
exist yet although some of it certainly does but the ability to invent and to
does but the ability to invent and to
does but the ability to invent and to overcome enormous scientific challenges
overcome enormous scientific challenges
overcome enormous scientific challenges is one of our best features as a society
is one of our best features as a society
is one of our best features as a society as a human race technology will not be
as a human race technology will not be
as a human race technology will not be the limiting factor in what we can do in
the limiting factor in what we can do in
the limiting factor in what we can do in the face of disaster so what will be a
the face of disaster so what will be a
the face of disaster so what will be a limiting factor it’s us it’s people this
limiting factor it’s us it’s people this
limiting factor it’s us it’s people this is a critical point in history for us
is a critical point in history for us
is a critical point in history for us and one that connects us all because the
and one that connects us all because the
and one that connects us all because the outcome will be on shared legacy but
outcome will be on shared legacy but
outcome will be on shared legacy but what do we mean what we say people it’s
what do we mean what we say people it’s
what do we mean what we say people it’s easy to think that we’re just talking
easy to think that we’re just talking
easy to think that we’re just talking about consumer habits what kind of cars
about consumer habits what kind of cars
about consumer habits what kind of cars with dr what decisions we made but
with dr what decisions we made but
with dr what decisions we made but actually we are more than jeff’s on
actually we are more than jeff’s on
actually we are more than jeff’s on consumer profile now as an audience your
consumer profile now as an audience your
consumer profile now as an audience your teachers we are builders with scientists
teachers we are builders with scientists
teachers we are builders with scientists politicians athletes artists there’s so
politicians athletes artists there’s so
politicians athletes artists there’s so much more that we can do but if it is
much more that we can do but if it is
much more that we can do but if it is down to utter the people i still have an
down to utter the people i still have an
down to utter the people i still have an answer the question how on earth do we
answer the question how on earth do we
answer the question how on earth do we face disaster on the 20 August 1963
face disaster on the 20 August 1963
face disaster on the 20 August 1963 Martin Luther King delivered a speech
Martin Luther King delivered a speech
Martin Luther King delivered a speech for words from that speech capture the
for words from that speech capture the
for words from that speech capture the hearts of the people and they still
hearts of the people and they still
hearts of the people and they still resonate through history with as much
resonate through history with as much
resonate through history with as much force as the day they were first spoken
force as the day they were first spoken
force as the day they were first spoken the words I have a dream now they have a
the words I have a dream now they have a
the words I have a dream now they have a fear not we face a crisis I have a dream
fear not we face a crisis I have a dream
fear not we face a crisis I have a dream I was true that most of our
I was true that most of our
I was true that most of our communication our news our social media
communication our news our social media
communication our news our social media much like those conversations on New
much like those conversations on New
much like those conversations on New Year’s Eve i centered on fear or dread
Year’s Eve i centered on fear or dread
Year’s Eve i centered on fear or dread on disaster I’ve been gives you about
on disaster I’ve been gives you about
on disaster I’ve been gives you about myself already today and it’s the kind
myself already today and it’s the kind
myself already today and it’s the kind of message
of message
of message we’re beginning to become quite used to
we’re beginning to become quite used to
we’re beginning to become quite used to something that I believe is sorely
something that I believe is sorely
something that I believe is sorely missing from the conversation right now
missing from the conversation right now
missing from the conversation right now about climate change and something that
about climate change and something that
about climate change and something that I’m aspiring to inspire today is the
I’m aspiring to inspire today is the
I’m aspiring to inspire today is the common thread of vision it’s time for us
common thread of vision it’s time for us
common thread of vision it’s time for us to start imagining beyond the world we
to start imagining beyond the world we
to start imagining beyond the world we want to avoid and start picturing the
want to avoid and start picturing the
want to avoid and start picturing the world that we want to build via is only
world that we want to build via is only
world that we want to build via is only going together so far figure is not as
going together so far figure is not as
going together so far figure is not as creative as hope as determination
creative as hope as determination
creative as hope as determination Norwich dreams but most of us concern
Norwich dreams but most of us concern
Norwich dreams but most of us concern about climate change eventually turns
about climate change eventually turns
about climate change eventually turns into apathy when we go home they’ll be
into apathy when we go home they’ll be
into apathy when we go home they’ll be emerges as guilt and fear and then
emerges as guilt and fear and then
emerges as guilt and fear and then apathy again but that’s the way we’re
apathy again but that’s the way we’re
apathy again but that’s the way we’re designed as human beings if we maintain
designed as human beings if we maintain
designed as human beings if we maintain a constant level of panic about every
a constant level of panic about every
a constant level of panic about every distant threat we would never have
distant threat we would never have
distant threat we would never have survived as a species let alone from
survived as a species let alone from
survived as a species let alone from dinner what we are going to do is a
dinner what we are going to do is a
dinner what we are going to do is a species is turn creativity and ambition
species is turn creativity and ambition
species is turn creativity and ambition into astounding unprecedented results
into astounding unprecedented results
into astounding unprecedented results the moon landings would never have
the moon landings would never have
the moon landings would never have happened without an audacious amounts of
happened without an audacious amounts of
happened without an audacious amounts of ambition and without a lot of
ambition and without a lot of
ambition and without a lot of individuals sharing that our mission we
individuals sharing that our mission we
individuals sharing that our mission we must demand more than the prevention of
must demand more than the prevention of
must demand more than the prevention of the worst-case scenario the Apollo
the worst-case scenario the Apollo
the worst-case scenario the Apollo mission was not defined by fear or by
mission was not defined by fear or by
mission was not defined by fear or by negativity or by preventing negative
negativity or by preventing negative
negativity or by preventing negative outcomes it was defined by clear vision
so what is that vision if I’m honest if
so what is that vision if I’m honest if hard to say it’s probably harder to say
hard to say it’s probably harder to say
hard to say it’s probably harder to say than sending somebody to the moon but I
than sending somebody to the moon but I
than sending somebody to the moon but I do know that we must demand more and the
do know that we must demand more and the
do know that we must demand more and the sustainability does not require and pain
sustainability does not require and pain
sustainability does not require and pain you do to make sense so whether our
you do to make sense so whether our
you do to make sense so whether our sense of dread this year was because of
sense of dread this year was because of
sense of dread this year was because of a negativity bias or because we are
a negativity bias or because we are
a negativity bias or because we are indeed on the edge of something
indeed on the edge of something
indeed on the edge of something terrifying the solution is the same so
terrifying the solution is the same so
terrifying the solution is the same so hopefully we face the dance though we do
hopefully we face the dance though we do
hopefully we face the dance though we do with our mission we do with grapes and
with our mission we do with grapes and
with our mission we do with grapes and we do with vision by grace because to me
we do with vision by grace because to me
we do with vision by grace because to me the word raised
the word raised
the word raised captures the integrity the compassion
captures the integrity the compassion
captures the integrity the compassion and the care of thought is the best part
and the care of thought is the best part
and the care of thought is the best part of the human spirit and is our best hope
of the human spirit and is our best hope
of the human spirit and is our best hope for the future so rather than being
for the future so rather than being
for the future so rather than being paralyzed by fear about climate change
paralyzed by fear about climate change
paralyzed by fear about climate change let’s build something
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