[Music] and hello from Australia so today what I
and hello from Australia so today what I
and hello from Australia so today what I want to do is actually take you through
want to do is actually take you through
want to do is actually take you through a bit of a different perspective of
a bit of a different perspective of
a bit of a different perspective of looking at climate change when exceed
looking at climate change when exceed
looking at climate change when exceed picture like this so when we kidded was
picture like this so when we kidded was
picture like this so when we kidded was climate change what springs to mind
climate change what springs to mind
climate change what springs to mind maybe traffic jams maybe you know ozone
maybe traffic jams maybe you know ozone
maybe traffic jams maybe you know ozone layer cleaning maybe Carson plastic for
layer cleaning maybe Carson plastic for
layer cleaning maybe Carson plastic for me I think this I think the human brain
me I think this I think the human brain
me I think this I think the human brain because behind all of these things that
because behind all of these things that
because behind all of these things that are occurring about light there is one
are occurring about light there is one
are occurring about light there is one species that is really perpetuated and
species that is really perpetuated and
species that is really perpetuated and it’s us so what I’m really really
it’s us so what I’m really really
it’s us so what I’m really really fascinated down at what us absolutely
fascinated down at what us absolutely
fascinated down at what us absolutely driven me to old ones of the world over
driven me to old ones of the world over
driven me to old ones of the world over the past number of years in a cow long
the past number of years in a cow long
the past number of years in a cow long human brain connects to our brains
human brain connects to our brains
human brain connects to our brains costea we create a network can i we
costea we create a network can i we
costea we create a network can i we develop culture and how we create hey
develop culture and how we create hey
develop culture and how we create hey you know it cost the environment around
you know it cost the environment around
you know it cost the environment around us there is so much that is biological
our environment in the way that we were
our environment in the way that we were raised impacts the way that we behave
raised impacts the way that we behave
raised impacts the way that we behave but what I want to discuss today is
but what I want to discuss today is
but what I want to discuss today is going a little bit deeper into the
going a little bit deeper into the
going a little bit deeper into the relationship between climate change and
relationship between climate change and
relationship between climate change and our mental health and how we’re
our mental health and how we’re
our mental health and how we’re continuously pushing ourselves on a
continuously pushing ourselves on a
continuously pushing ourselves on a journey that doesn’t actually support
journey that doesn’t actually support
journey that doesn’t actually support our own survival so currently around the
our own survival so currently around the
our own survival so currently around the world and I’m sure you hear this on the
world and I’m sure you hear this on the
world and I’m sure you hear this on the news and I’m sure you see this when you
news and I’m sure you see this when you
news and I’m sure you see this when you read the paper around the world we have
read the paper around the world we have
read the paper around the world we have a number of pretty extreme weather
a number of pretty extreme weather
a number of pretty extreme weather events and circumstances that are
events and circumstances that are
events and circumstances that are leading to impacted human health in
leading to impacted human health in
leading to impacted human health in China right now China who had who
China right now China who had who
China right now China who had who produced 22 percent of the actual global
produced 22 percent of the actual global
produced 22 percent of the actual global energy that’s harvested at this stage
energy that’s harvested at this stage
energy that’s harvested at this stage they’re now at a stage where their life
they’re now at a stage where their life
they’re now at a stage where their life expectancy is five and a half years less
expectancy is five and a half years less
expectancy is five and a half years less than it was so do you think that in this
than it was so do you think that in this
than it was so do you think that in this pursuit of you know and evolved and
pursuit of you know and evolved and
pursuit of you know and evolved and advanced life that a lower life
advanced life that a lower life
advanced life that a lower life expectancy is actually something to be
expectancy is actually something to be
expectancy is actually something to be desired we’re pushing ourselves through
desired we’re pushing ourselves through
desired we’re pushing ourselves through an industrial lens and by doing so we’re
an industrial lens and by doing so we’re
an industrial lens and by doing so we’re actually doing it at a disadvantage to
actually doing it at a disadvantage to
actually doing it at a disadvantage to our own existence on top of that the USA
our own existence on top of that the USA
our own existence on top of that the USA the biggest waste pollute our per capita
the biggest waste pollute our per capita
the biggest waste pollute our per capita at this current rate the the actual
at this current rate the the actual
at this current rate the the actual result of the amount of consumerism that
result of the amount of consumerism that
result of the amount of consumerism that occurs is leading to a huge detrimental
occurs is leading to a huge detrimental
occurs is leading to a huge detrimental impact so as you can see in the oceans
impact so as you can see in the oceans
impact so as you can see in the oceans around us in the Pacific there’s this
around us in the Pacific there’s this
around us in the Pacific there’s this prevalence of plastic which leads to a
prevalence of plastic which leads to a
prevalence of plastic which leads to a consistent impact on our health so what
consistent impact on our health so what
consistent impact on our health so what does this do to our psychology all of
does this do to our psychology all of
does this do to our psychology all of these experiences and all of this you
these experiences and all of this you
these experiences and all of this you know change in the environment around us
know change in the environment around us
know change in the environment around us leads to a level of anxiety and a level
leads to a level of anxiety and a level
leads to a level of anxiety and a level of of complete either denial or
of of complete either denial or
of of complete either denial or compassion fatigue
compassion fatigue
compassion fatigue and as survival mechanisms work
and as survival mechanisms work
and as survival mechanisms work we are always looking for a way to best
we are always looking for a way to best
we are always looking for a way to best interpret and understand the situation
interpret and understand the situation
interpret and understand the situation in front of us so what I’m looking at
in front of us so what I’m looking at
in front of us so what I’m looking at now is how do we explore then the
now is how do we explore then the
now is how do we explore then the relationship between ourselves and the
relationship between ourselves and the
relationship between ourselves and the environment to make it one that is
environment to make it one that is
environment to make it one that is positive and one that is motivating and
positive and one that is motivating and
positive and one that is motivating and something that inspires us to make
something that inspires us to make
something that inspires us to make change rather than debilitates us and
change rather than debilitates us and
change rather than debilitates us and makes us turn away from the evidence of
makes us turn away from the evidence of
makes us turn away from the evidence of what is truly happening so turning on to
what is truly happening so turning on to
what is truly happening so turning on to the other side I guess looking before at
the other side I guess looking before at
the other side I guess looking before at how climate impacts our health now I’d
how climate impacts our health now I’d
how climate impacts our health now I’d like to have a look at how does our
like to have a look at how does our
like to have a look at how does our health and our mental well-being impact
health and our mental well-being impact
health and our mental well-being impact the environment it took me a really long
the environment it took me a really long
the environment it took me a really long time to get to the point where I was no
time to get to the point where I was no
time to get to the point where I was no longer looking at how the developed
longer looking at how the developed
longer looking at how the developed world was changing our behavior and the
world was changing our behavior and the
world was changing our behavior and the health of our mind I started thinking
health of our mind I started thinking
health of our mind I started thinking well what is it that is leading to this
well what is it that is leading to this
well what is it that is leading to this obsession what is it that’s leading to
obsession what is it that’s leading to
obsession what is it that’s leading to us wanting so much stuff and how is it
us wanting so much stuff and how is it
us wanting so much stuff and how is it that we’ve decided to perceive the idea
that we’ve decided to perceive the idea
that we’ve decided to perceive the idea of more things external to ourselves as
of more things external to ourselves as
of more things external to ourselves as being truly valuable right now in the
being truly valuable right now in the
being truly valuable right now in the United States 11% of the population over
United States 11% of the population over
United States 11% of the population over the age of 12 are on antidepressant
the age of 12 are on antidepressant
the age of 12 are on antidepressant medication to me that’s absolutely
medication to me that’s absolutely
medication to me that’s absolutely overwhelming when you’re looking at the
overwhelming when you’re looking at the
overwhelming when you’re looking at the factors that lead to things like
factors that lead to things like
factors that lead to things like depression and anxiety and many of the
depression and anxiety and many of the
depression and anxiety and many of the most common and prevalent mental
most common and prevalent mental
most common and prevalent mental disorders in today’s world there is
disorders in today’s world there is
disorders in today’s world there is something that is key to a lot of these
something that is key to a lot of these
something that is key to a lot of these things and that’s connection throughout
things and that’s connection throughout
things and that’s connection throughout our culture as we have changed and
our culture as we have changed and
our culture as we have changed and evolved we have started to miss this
evolved we have started to miss this
evolved we have started to miss this huge element of our life in existence
huge element of our life in existence
huge element of our life in existence and that comes from the natural world
and that comes from the natural world
and that comes from the natural world funnily enough a lot of the behaviors
funnily enough a lot of the behaviors
funnily enough a lot of the behaviors that I I noticed particularly in the USA
that I I noticed particularly in the USA
that I I noticed particularly in the USA they’re really quite similar in
they’re really quite similar in
they’re really quite similar in Australia so as I mentioned before with
Australia so as I mentioned before with
Australia so as I mentioned before with the really high percentage of those in
the really high percentage of those in
the really high percentage of those in the United States who were taking
the United States who were taking
the United States who were taking antidepressants there are very similar
antidepressants there are very similar
antidepressants there are very similar numbers in Australia eight point nine
numbers in Australia eight point nine
numbers in Australia eight point nine percent of Australians are on
percent of Australians are on
percent of Australians are on antidepressants as well so I look at
antidepressants as well so I look at
antidepressants as well so I look at things like the day to day behaviour and
things like the day to day behaviour and
things like the day to day behaviour and what is happening in these societies
what is happening in these societies
what is happening in these societies well for one there are things like the
well for one there are things like the
well for one there are things like the huge consumption of oil through
huge consumption of oil through
huge consumption of oil through transport systems and this is something
transport systems and this is something
transport systems and this is something that’s actually all kind of a result of
that’s actually all kind of a result of
that’s actually all kind of a result of the behavior within a society if you’ve
the behavior within a society if you’ve
the behavior within a society if you’ve ever been in the States or in Australia
ever been in the States or in Australia
ever been in the States or in Australia you’ll notice most cars are driven by
you’ll notice most cars are driven by
you’ll notice most cars are driven by one person in fact in the United States
one person in fact in the United States
one person in fact in the United States people spend more time in their car than
people spend more time in their car than
people spend more time in their car than they do outdoors so this is something
they do outdoors so this is something
they do outdoors so this is something that not only affects them as people and
that not only affects them as people and
that not only affects them as people and the way that they can flourish
the way that they can flourish
the way that they can flourish but you can imagine that if you have a
but you can imagine that if you have a
but you can imagine that if you have a huge population of people 300 million in
huge population of people 300 million in
huge population of people 300 million in fact in the United States if you have a
fact in the United States if you have a
fact in the United States if you have a huge percentage of those who are driving
huge percentage of those who are driving
huge percentage of those who are driving and spending such an amount of time in
and spending such an amount of time in
and spending such an amount of time in their car between there and the shops
their car between there and the shops
their car between there and the shops consuming goods and in addition to that
consuming goods and in addition to that
consuming goods and in addition to that sitting in air-conditioned houses
sitting in air-conditioned houses
sitting in air-conditioned houses they’re affecting themselves as well as
they’re affecting themselves as well as
they’re affecting themselves as well as externalizing is harvested energy source
externalizing is harvested energy source
externalizing is harvested energy source rather than relying and trusting on our
rather than relying and trusting on our
rather than relying and trusting on our own innate ability to survive so what do
own innate ability to survive so what do
own innate ability to survive so what do we do when we’re faced with I guess a
we do when we’re faced with I guess a
we do when we’re faced with I guess a shift in our priorities in society this
shift in our priorities in society this
shift in our priorities in society this is something now that is influencing the
is something now that is influencing the
is something now that is influencing the entire globe so Western culture and the
entire globe so Western culture and the
entire globe so Western culture and the priorities that are held in the USA and
priorities that are held in the USA and
priorities that are held in the USA and in Australia as it follows follow suit
in Australia as it follows follow suit
in Australia as it follows follow suit it’s actually having a huge impact on
it’s actually having a huge impact on
it’s actually having a huge impact on those countries that are rising and
those countries that are rising and
those countries that are rising and developing China and India are rapidly
developing China and India are rapidly
developing China and India are rapidly developing nations and under this
developing nations and under this
developing nations and under this perceived I would say false ID
perceived I would say false ID
perceived I would say false ID that success is driven by more and more
that success is driven by more and more
that success is driven by more and more and more they’re actually leading
and more they’re actually leading
and more they’re actually leading themselves to a huge crisis and to the
themselves to a huge crisis and to the
themselves to a huge crisis and to the world to a huge crisis as a whole
world to a huge crisis as a whole
world to a huge crisis as a whole because of this we actually have the the
because of this we actually have the the
because of this we actually have the the greatest contributors to climate change
greatest contributors to climate change
greatest contributors to climate change are China USA and India both based on
are China USA and India both based on
are China USA and India both based on population and on values and behavior
population and on values and behavior
population and on values and behavior the issue here is that these countries
the issue here is that these countries
the issue here is that these countries similarly are those that are
similarly are those that are
similarly are those that are experiencing the highest levels of
experiencing the highest levels of
experiencing the highest levels of mental illness although in China and
mental illness although in China and
mental illness although in China and India you have one third of the global
India you have one third of the global
India you have one third of the global mental unrest is coming from these
mental unrest is coming from these
mental unrest is coming from these countries yet the majority of it is
countries yet the majority of it is
countries yet the majority of it is undiagnosed and unsupported you can
undiagnosed and unsupported you can
undiagnosed and unsupported you can imagine the amount of devastation that
imagine the amount of devastation that
imagine the amount of devastation that comes from that existing within a
comes from that existing within a
comes from that existing within a culture it has an incredible impact on
culture it has an incredible impact on
culture it has an incredible impact on the environment around us as we’ve all
the environment around us as we’ve all
the environment around us as we’ve all seen so how do we change this where do
seen so how do we change this where do
seen so how do we change this where do we go from here what we’ve been doing in
we go from here what we’ve been doing in
we go from here what we’ve been doing in Australia and across Asia Pacific is
Australia and across Asia Pacific is
Australia and across Asia Pacific is looking at social strategies that can
looking at social strategies that can
looking at social strategies that can re-engage people to connect them to
re-engage people to connect them to
re-engage people to connect them to themselves connect them to others and at
themselves connect them to others and at
themselves connect them to others and at the same time make an impact on the
the same time make an impact on the
the same time make an impact on the environment around them so due to social
environment around them so due to social
environment around them so due to social cohesion you actually enjoy tasks so
cohesion you actually enjoy tasks so
cohesion you actually enjoy tasks so much more simply by sharing them and
much more simply by sharing them and
much more simply by sharing them and doing them with others so a lot of the
doing them with others so a lot of the
doing them with others so a lot of the work that we’re doing this particular
work that we’re doing this particular
work that we’re doing this particular photo itself was actually taken at a
photo itself was actually taken at a
photo itself was actually taken at a breakfast club so we run this breakfast
breakfast club so we run this breakfast
breakfast club so we run this breakfast club in Australia in different locations
club in Australia in different locations
club in Australia in different locations and in this breakfast club you can meet
and in this breakfast club you can meet
and in this breakfast club you can meet with young and old it’s a called the Gen
with young and old it’s a called the Gen
with young and old it’s a called the Gen friends breakfast club it’s about
friends breakfast club it’s about
friends breakfast club it’s about connecting young and old but at the same
connecting young and old but at the same
connecting young and old but at the same time it’s about using rescued produce
time it’s about using rescued produce
time it’s about using rescued produce and making breakfast and sharing it with
and making breakfast and sharing it with
and making breakfast and sharing it with those experiencing homelessness so what
those experiencing homelessness so what
those experiencing homelessness so what we’re doing is we’re igniting different
we’re doing is we’re igniting different
we’re doing is we’re igniting different situations they’ll inspire conversation
situations they’ll inspire conversation
situations they’ll inspire conversation but at the same time people feel good by
but at the same time people feel good by
but at the same time people feel good by doing good they’re finding purpose and
doing good they’re finding purpose and
doing good they’re finding purpose and finding meaning and through that process
finding meaning and through that process
finding meaning and through that process they’re giving themselves an
they’re giving themselves an
they’re giving themselves an opportunity to connect to their
opportunity to connect to their
opportunity to connect to their environment and potentially save it so
environment and potentially save it so
environment and potentially save it so something that I absolutely love and
something that I absolutely love and
something that I absolutely love and that drives all of the work that I do is
that drives all of the work that I do is
that drives all of the work that I do is environmental psychology so you might
environmental psychology so you might
environmental psychology so you might say well why why would we save nature
say well why why would we save nature
say well why why would we save nature for starters we need oxygen we haven’t
for starters we need oxygen we haven’t
for starters we need oxygen we haven’t we haven’t figured out a an alternative
we haven’t figured out a an alternative
we haven’t figured out a an alternative at this stage but secondly because it
at this stage but secondly because it
at this stage but secondly because it actually rapidly changes our health and
actually rapidly changes our health and
actually rapidly changes our health and well-being the brain changes under an
well-being the brain changes under an
well-being the brain changes under an environment with nature green space
environment with nature green space
environment with nature green space itself alleviates stress the presence of
itself alleviates stress the presence of
itself alleviates stress the presence of cortisol in the amygdala is actually
cortisol in the amygdala is actually
cortisol in the amygdala is actually reduced simply by spending time in
reduced simply by spending time in
reduced simply by spending time in nature and these these are bits of
nature and these these are bits of
nature and these these are bits of information that are coming from more
information that are coming from more
information that are coming from more and more research that is just making it
and more research that is just making it
and more research that is just making it so much more obvious that we need to be
so much more obvious that we need to be
so much more obvious that we need to be in touch with the natural world around
in touch with the natural world around
in touch with the natural world around us not just for the nutritional value
us not just for the nutritional value
us not just for the nutritional value not just for the aesthetic value but for
not just for the aesthetic value but for
not just for the aesthetic value but for the core fundamental needs to survive
the core fundamental needs to survive
the core fundamental needs to survive human beings require that as a species
so making change in a world like we do
so making change in a world like we do live in today it can be incredibly
live in today it can be incredibly
live in today it can be incredibly difficult to pursue conservation when we
difficult to pursue conservation when we
difficult to pursue conservation when we live in a world that is driven by
live in a world that is driven by
live in a world that is driven by capitalism so what I encourage you to do
capitalism so what I encourage you to do
capitalism so what I encourage you to do is look at how you can develop lucrative
is look at how you can develop lucrative
is look at how you can develop lucrative strategies that support the planet and
strategies that support the planet and
strategies that support the planet and people things like ecotourism education
people things like ecotourism education
people things like ecotourism education opportunities and social enterprise are
opportunities and social enterprise are
opportunities and social enterprise are the way of the future
the way of the future
the way of the future and making change through these measures
and making change through these measures
and making change through these measures is not only beneficial for those that
is not only beneficial for those that
is not only beneficial for those that are your customers it’s beneficial for
are your customers it’s beneficial for
are your customers it’s beneficial for the community and the world as a whole
the community and the world as a whole
the community and the world as a whole and it’s sustainable because at the end
and it’s sustainable because at the end
and it’s sustainable because at the end of the day money talks and as we as we
of the day money talks and as we as we
of the day money talks and as we as we grow I think we realized that our life
grow I think we realized that our life
grow I think we realized that our life has a value that’s much greater than
has a value that’s much greater than
has a value that’s much greater than many material item so thank you so much
many material item so thank you so much
many material item so thank you so much for listening today and I hope you have
for listening today and I hope you have
for listening today and I hope you have a fantastic day
a fantastic day
a fantastic day thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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