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What makes me so passionate about fighting Climate Change? | Ankur Thakuria | TEDxIMTHyderabad


morning Angela for that introduction Amy

morning Angela for that introduction Amy are really appreciated it’s amazing to

are really appreciated it’s amazing to

are really appreciated it’s amazing to be you video Kelly’s here ahead but

be you video Kelly’s here ahead but

be you video Kelly’s here ahead but first thing I didn’t know I was the

first thing I didn’t know I was the

first thing I didn’t know I was the first speaker and the topic that I will

first speaker and the topic that I will

first speaker and the topic that I will be gone it’s not something that you

be gone it’s not something that you

be gone it’s not something that you essentially want to wake up with anyway

essentially want to wake up with anyway

essentially want to wake up with anyway we try to keep it as Milan has fun as

we try to keep it as Milan has fun as

we try to keep it as Milan has fun as possible right it’s going to be a little

possible right it’s going to be a little

possible right it’s going to be a little bit it is oh yeah

bit it is oh yeah

bit it is oh yeah let’s begin with right so think about

let’s begin with right so think about

let’s begin with right so think about climate change many the thought that I

climate change many the thought that I

climate change many the thought that I want you guys to start out with is

want you guys to start out with is

want you guys to start out with is basically just question yourself how

basically just question yourself how

basically just question yourself how many of you or at least everyone who’s

many of you or at least everyone who’s

many of you or at least everyone who’s present out here think of all the facts

present out here think of all the facts

present out here think of all the facts when you have failed climate change has

when you have failed climate change has

when you have failed climate change has affected your life one way or the other

affected your life one way or the other

affected your life one way or the other right we have all said it affects some

right we have all said it affects some

right we have all said it affects some of us come from regions where climate

of us come from regions where climate

of us come from regions where climate has really changed a lot over the past

has really changed a lot over the past

has really changed a lot over the past say a decade or so for some it’s not

say a decade or so for some it’s not

say a decade or so for some it’s not that much but again it’s one topic which

that much but again it’s one topic which

that much but again it’s one topic which is in the language for quite some time

is in the language for quite some time

is in the language for quite some time now and we all feel affected by it but

now and we all feel affected by it but

now and we all feel affected by it but one of your being good the sad part

one of your being good the sad part

one of your being good the sad part about it is most people who I have known

about it is most people who I have known

about it is most people who I have known have been out there have tried to do

have been out there have tried to do

have been out there have tried to do their fair share of fighting towards say

their fair share of fighting towards say

their fair share of fighting towards say conservation or anything and everything

conservation or anything and everything

conservation or anything and everything that relates to this topic but I can

that relates to this topic but I can

that relates to this topic but I can most of them accept defeat and don’t

most of them accept defeat and don’t

most of them accept defeat and don’t really go ahead and do anything and

really go ahead and do anything and

really go ahead and do anything and that’s a very basic understanding hands

that’s a very basic understanding hands

that’s a very basic understanding hands and like most of other problems that

and like most of other problems that

and like most of other problems that plague our generation today climate

plague our generation today climate

plague our generation today climate change is something which you cannot

change is something which you cannot

change is something which you cannot really achieve anything if you are out

really achieve anything if you are out

really achieve anything if you are out there trying to

there trying to

there trying to alone it needs more of a collaborative

alone it needs more of a collaborative

alone it needs more of a collaborative approach about in that it means people

approach about in that it means people

approach about in that it means people to come together so that you can

to come together so that you can

to come together so that you can actually go although it seems the mind

actually go although it seems the mind

actually go although it seems the mind says and thoughts of original belief

says and thoughts of original belief

says and thoughts of original belief systems as well as organizations who are

systems as well as organizations who are

systems as well as organizations who are all there so let me not will much into

all there so let me not will much into

all there so let me not will much into philosophy also here and try to give are

philosophy also here and try to give are

philosophy also here and try to give are the facts or notions which half or

the facts or notions which half or

the facts or notions which half or streams losses for the last say for for

streams losses for the last say for for

streams losses for the last say for for half years so let me begin with

half years so let me begin with

half years so let me begin with something that I call the Blue Marble

something that I call the Blue Marble

something that I call the Blue Marble it’s not like me calling it you wanna

it’s not like me calling it you wanna

it’s not like me calling it you wanna they call this picture the blue model

they call this picture the blue model

they call this picture the blue model what you see here is the most published

what you see here is the most published

what you see here is the most published image in their diet human history now

image in their diet human history now

image in their diet human history now this image was taken during the last of

this image was taken during the last of

this image was taken during the last of Apollo missions of that’s Apollo 17 and

Apollo missions of that’s Apollo 17 and

Apollo missions of that’s Apollo 17 and for a very long time this was the only

for a very long time this was the only

for a very long time this was the only image that we had we show the entire

image that we had we show the entire

image that we had we show the entire disk of the hoods poorly lit up and

disk of the hoods poorly lit up and

disk of the hoods poorly lit up and obviously a sea post are the 90s we have

obviously a sea post are the 90s we have

obviously a sea post are the 90s we have had a lot of images being taken on a

had a lot of images being taken on a

had a lot of images being taken on a similar fashion but the sense stands out

similar fashion but the sense stands out

similar fashion but the sense stands out to be the image which is the most public

to be the image which is the most public

to be the image which is the most public shots a published a medium just take a

shots a published a medium just take a

shots a published a medium just take a moment and take a good look doesn’t it

moment and take a good look doesn’t it

moment and take a good look doesn’t it actually diffic wonder and to me now the

actually diffic wonder and to me now the

actually diffic wonder and to me now the next image that I’m going to show you is

next image that I’m going to show you is

next image that I’m going to show you is a representation of how finite and

a representation of how finite and

a representation of how finite and existent essentially is on this planet

existent essentially is on this planet

existent essentially is on this planet what you see here is a thin there or

what you see here is a thin there or

what you see here is a thin there or what we call that inner sphere right

what we call that inner sphere right

what we call that inner sphere right these girls they can actually compare

these girls they can actually compare

these girls they can actually compare the thickness of atmosphere to the port

the thickness of atmosphere to the port

the thickness of atmosphere to the port of a varnish on a globe they’re having

of a varnish on a globe they’re having

of a varnish on a globe they’re having other comparisons and

other comparisons and

other comparisons and the one which I find most interesting is

the one which I find most interesting is

the one which I find most interesting is the thickness of the skin of an apple so

the thickness of the skin of an apple so

the thickness of the skin of an apple so if you can’t draw the correlation there

if you can’t draw the correlation there

if you can’t draw the correlation there the skin of an apple that’s the

the skin of an apple that’s the

the skin of an apple that’s the thickness of articles so when we go out

thickness of articles so when we go out

thickness of articles so when we go out we already filled our sky is that the

we already filled our sky is that the

we already filled our sky is that the penny to be very honest we feel is TN

penny to be very honest we feel is TN

penny to be very honest we feel is TN less expensive but if you were even to

less expensive but if you were even to

less expensive but if you were even to drive a car way up you reach the far

drive a car way up you reach the far

drive a car way up you reach the far reaches of our atmosphere within say

reaches of our atmosphere within say

reaches of our atmosphere within say five to ten minutes now one thing that

five to ten minutes now one thing that

five to ten minutes now one thing that you should know is corporations will

you should know is corporations will

you should know is corporations will continue to defeat what they have been

continue to defeat what they have been

continue to defeat what they have been doing for decades now they would

doing for decades now they would

doing for decades now they would continue to urge us to believe that

continue to urge us to believe that

continue to urge us to believe that human beings have nothing to do when it

human beings have nothing to do when it

human beings have nothing to do when it comes to climate change and people don’t

comes to climate change and people don’t

comes to climate change and people don’t stop from calling us of hopes or I have

stop from calling us of hopes or I have

stop from calling us of hopes or I have had the most recent example where

had the most recent example where

had the most recent example where presses in elected mr. Trump claimed

presses in elected mr. Trump claimed

presses in elected mr. Trump claimed this to be a Chinese box which was for

this to be a Chinese box which was for

this to be a Chinese box which was for design to essentially make us

design to essentially make us

design to essentially make us manufacturing non profit if you know

manufacturing non profit if you know

manufacturing non profit if you know whether that come from anyways I’m not

whether that come from anyways I’m not

whether that come from anyways I’m not here to tell you what’s right what’s

here to tell you what’s right what’s

here to tell you what’s right what’s wrong – even though this side because if

wrong – even though this side because if

wrong – even though this side because if you’re not on the same page

you’re not on the same page

you’re not on the same page we don’t know they’re together let me

we don’t know they’re together let me

we don’t know they’re together let me try to give you a quick snippet of a few

try to give you a quick snippet of a few

try to give you a quick snippet of a few facts which essentially a change of

facts which essentially a change of

facts which essentially a change of mindset here

okay so that’s 66 million and that’s a

okay so that’s 66 million and that’s a lot of thing and if you think about it

lot of thing and if you think about it

lot of thing and if you think about it we have managed to surpass that amount

we have managed to surpass that amount

we have managed to surpass that amount of times in a short span since the

of times in a short span since the

of times in a short span since the Industrial Revolution that’s how many

Industrial Revolution that’s how many

Industrial Revolution that’s how many years this is because any eight years

years this is because any eight years

years this is because any eight years and that 66 million years and that also

and that 66 million years and that also

and that 66 million years and that also includes some of the biggest natural

includes some of the biggest natural

includes some of the biggest natural calamities that were ever there

calamities that were ever there

calamities that were ever there including the ones which wiped out the

including the ones which wiped out the

including the ones which wiped out the dinosaurs that’s one for the next now we

dinosaurs that’s one for the next now we

dinosaurs that’s one for the next now we all know what happens in global warming

all know what happens in global warming

all know what happens in global warming it’s it’s a very simple sense that you

it’s it’s a very simple sense that you

it’s it’s a very simple sense that you have greenhouse gases which get trapped

have greenhouse gases which get trapped

have greenhouse gases which get trapped in atmosphere and the internal trap heat

in atmosphere and the internal trap heat

in atmosphere and the internal trap heat being generated from within the system

being generated from within the system

being generated from within the system ray so essentially there is kind of a

ray so essentially there is kind of a

ray so essentially there is kind of a furnace which is being filled up on the

furnace which is being filled up on the

furnace which is being filled up on the earth now we have always reacted to big

earth now we have always reacted to big

earth now we have always reacted to big numbers being thrown out and that’s how

numbers being thrown out and that’s how

numbers being thrown out and that’s how humans are we tend to take things

humans are we tend to take things

humans are we tend to take things seriously when we see huge numbers

seriously when we see huge numbers

seriously when we see huge numbers financial aspects being related to

financial aspects being related to

financial aspects being related to causes or events that we really want to

causes or events that we really want to

causes or events that we really want to take is now 400,000 Hiroshima atomic

take is now 400,000 Hiroshima atomic

take is now 400,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs and that’s every single day that’s

bombs and that’s every single day that’s

bombs and that’s every single day that’s a lot of energy and to see an ad it’s a

a lot of energy and to see an ad it’s a

a lot of energy and to see an ad it’s a lot for the boys to actually come home

lot for the boys to actually come home

lot for the boys to actually come home from and to be able to replenish itself

from and to be able to replenish itself

from and to be able to replenish itself every single day to provide us with

every single day to provide us with

every single day to provide us with environment where you can actually

environment where you can actually

environment where you can actually sustain that’s a lot of energy to

sustain that’s a lot of energy to

sustain that’s a lot of energy to actually go down with now this is

actually go down with now this is

actually go down with now this is probably the most complex graph that

probably the most complex graph that

probably the most complex graph that I’ll show you in the entire presentation

I’ll show you in the entire presentation

I’ll show you in the entire presentation everything

everything

everything is basically the little pictures

is basically the little pictures

is basically the little pictures Connecticut as well as possible

Connecticut as well as possible

Connecticut as well as possible so yeah let’s try to draw a correlation

so yeah let’s try to draw a correlation

so yeah let’s try to draw a correlation here now what you see here is a relation

here now what you see here is a relation

here now what you see here is a relation of average global temperatures for the

of average global temperatures for the

of average global temperatures for the span of 30 years that’s a 1951 to 1980

span of 30 years that’s a 1951 to 1980

span of 30 years that’s a 1951 to 1980 this was the point of time when

this was the point of time when

this was the point of time when Industrial Revolution had just set in

Industrial Revolution had just set in

Industrial Revolution had just set in place and we haven’t had a lot of long

place and we haven’t had a lot of long

place and we haven’t had a lot of long term effects yet now corporations have

term effects yet now corporations have

term effects yet now corporations have as I said clean human beings have never

as I said clean human beings have never

as I said clean human beings have never had any permanent damage or seams on the

had any permanent damage or seams on the

had any permanent damage or seams on the end value but this says other ones

end value but this says other ones

end value but this says other ones let’s give it a take it what you see

let’s give it a take it what you see

let’s give it a take it what you see here and if you can compare it with this

here and if you can compare it with this

here and if you can compare it with this when you started the first 30 years also

when you started the first 30 years also

when you started the first 30 years also have an equal amount of vomit is and

have an equal amount of vomit is and

have an equal amount of vomit is and then you have an equal amount of

then you have an equal amount of

then you have an equal amount of stipulative

stipulative

stipulative and then you have the white and in

and then you have the white and in

and then you have the white and in between which is mixed in there which

between which is mixed in there which

between which is mixed in there which temperatures right which is neither too

temperatures right which is neither too

temperatures right which is neither too hot not whole the greatest rate the next

hot not whole the greatest rate the next

hot not whole the greatest rate the next day it’s saw something else come up on

day it’s saw something else come up on

day it’s saw something else come up on this and that’s essentially you see a

this and that’s essentially you see a

this and that’s essentially you see a dark red shield was the end and the

dark red shield was the end and the

dark red shield was the end and the entire traffic temperatures move towards

entire traffic temperatures move towards

entire traffic temperatures move towards the right so what we saw is essentially

the right so what we saw is essentially

the right so what we saw is essentially a new variable which had come up which

a new variable which had come up which

a new variable which had come up which is the extremely hot temperatures which

is the extremely hot temperatures which

is the extremely hot temperatures which never really existed when it when we

never really existed when it when we

never really existed when it when we talk about global temperature averages

talk about global temperature averages

talk about global temperature averages yes there are pieces of a committees

yes there are pieces of a committees

yes there are pieces of a committees which are really hot in there this is

which are really hot in there this is

which are really hot in there this is like to sail the it which are really

like to sail the it which are really

like to sail the it which are really cool but when you talk about global

cool but when you talk about global

cool but when you talk about global averages everything tends to cancel each

averages everything tends to cancel each

averages everything tends to cancel each other out and you have a planet termina

other out and you have a planet termina

other out and you have a planet termina condition

condition

condition just pretty much well enough that’s the

just pretty much well enough that’s the

just pretty much well enough that’s the first thing it comes with an etiquette

first thing it comes with an etiquette

first thing it comes with an etiquette that you see the graph moves further B

that you see the graph moves further B

that you see the graph moves further B and this is very stance in the most

and this is very stance in the most

and this is very stance in the most recent decade what you can see here is

recent decade what you can see here is

recent decade what you can see here is today we have been able to achieve

today we have been able to achieve

today we have been able to achieve something which obviously we are not

something which obviously we are not

something which obviously we are not proud of two-thirds of our days in a

proud of two-thirds of our days in a

proud of two-thirds of our days in a year are comprised of hot piece it’s

year are comprised of hot piece it’s

year are comprised of hot piece it’s either warmer than average or is either

either warmer than average or is either

either warmer than average or is either extremely hot what we have managed to do

extremely hot what we have managed to do

extremely hot what we have managed to do in all of this is essentially move our

in all of this is essentially move our

in all of this is essentially move our in a diagrammatic system into a more

in a diagrammatic system into a more

in a diagrammatic system into a more progressive create which is obviously

progressive create which is obviously

progressive create which is obviously not something that happens naturally

not something that happens naturally

not something that happens naturally this hasn’t happened for millions of

this hasn’t happened for millions of

this hasn’t happened for millions of years that the earth has been around

years that the earth has been around

years that the earth has been around this has happened because of our actions

this has happened because of our actions

this has happened because of our actions so what was a result of this I mean this

so what was a result of this I mean this

so what was a result of this I mean this is not the only comparison that we drew

is not the only comparison that we drew

is not the only comparison that we drew we started comparing global temperatures

we started comparing global temperatures

we started comparing global temperatures right from the 1980s this was a round

right from the 1980s this was a round

right from the 1980s this was a round thing when we started taking noble

thing when we started taking noble

thing when we started taking noble averages drawing into terms like say in

averages drawing into terms like say in

averages drawing into terms like say in the 19th century a nice-looking century

the 19th century a nice-looking century

the 19th century a nice-looking century average and what happened next was

average and what happened next was

average and what happened next was really very alarming as well as

really very alarming as well as

really very alarming as well as surprising a lot of experts in the field

surprising a lot of experts in the field

surprising a lot of experts in the field so 14 out of the 15 hottest years on

so 14 out of the 15 hottest years on

so 14 out of the 15 hottest years on record have occurred since 2001 and 2015

record have occurred since 2001 and 2015

record have occurred since 2001 and 2015 was on record the hottest year yet every

was on record the hottest year yet every

was on record the hottest year yet every this presentation was constructed before

this presentation was constructed before

this presentation was constructed before the official start of 2016 we’re pleased

the official start of 2016 we’re pleased

the official start of 2016 we’re pleased but any which means 2015 was the 39th

but any which means 2015 was the 39th

but any which means 2015 was the 39th consecutive year which had a temperature

consecutive year which had a temperature

consecutive year which had a temperature average temperature which was higher

average temperature which was higher

average temperature which was higher than a 20th century average now you have

than a 20th century average now you have

than a 20th century average now you have one years eh Cambridge which is higher

one years eh Cambridge which is higher

one years eh Cambridge which is higher in look at lays off and essentially that

in look at lays off and essentially that

in look at lays off and essentially that says there’s something wrong

says there’s something wrong

says there’s something wrong so that was the 39 when I mean this was

so that was the 39 when I mean this was

so that was the 39 when I mean this was constructed get this thing too

constructed get this thing too

constructed get this thing too sixteen was going to be the 40th

sixteen was going to be the 40th

sixteen was going to be the 40th consecutive here and it’s just like a

consecutive here and it’s just like a

consecutive here and it’s just like a week we can have back when EPA centrally

week we can have back when EPA centrally

week we can have back when EPA centrally declared that 2016 was the 14th

declared that 2016 was the 14th

declared that 2016 was the 14th consecutive year which was hottest and

consecutive year which was hottest and

consecutive year which was hottest and also we have had our flesh distributed

also we have had our flesh distributed

also we have had our flesh distributed all across the Pina hat it’s the core

all across the Pina hat it’s the core

all across the Pina hat it’s the core temperatures last year which was with

temperatures last year which was with

temperatures last year which was with you and if it’s indicating there’s

you and if it’s indicating there’s

you and if it’s indicating there’s another is happening from Iran 74 degree

another is happening from Iran 74 degree

another is happening from Iran 74 degree centigrade so at that kind of a heat

centigrade so at that kind of a heat

centigrade so at that kind of a heat index who humans can survive as much as

index who humans can survive as much as

index who humans can survive as much as up to six hours and that says a lot of

up to six hours and that says a lot of

up to six hours and that says a lot of different things

different things

different things experts clean that in the next eight or

experts clean that in the next eight or

experts clean that in the next eight or so most parts of Middle East or northern

so most parts of Middle East or northern

so most parts of Middle East or northern Africa would not be happy giving anymore

Africa would not be happy giving anymore

Africa would not be happy giving anymore what does that push for that pushes for

what does that push for that pushes for

what does that push for that pushes for problems that you already have or you

problems that you already have or you

problems that you already have or you that we are able to see right now

that we are able to see right now

that we are able to see right now our entire crisis of refugees and

our entire crisis of refugees and

our entire crisis of refugees and migration think about that the sped up

migration think about that the sped up

migration think about that the sped up more we really want that we know we

more we really want that we know we

more we really want that we know we don’t really want that but with the kind

don’t really want that but with the kind

don’t really want that but with the kind of peace that we are doing this is

of peace that we are doing this is

of peace that we are doing this is essentially what’s happening comes a lot

essentially what’s happening comes a lot

essentially what’s happening comes a lot of enough so if there’s a lot of the

of enough so if there’s a lot of the

of enough so if there’s a lot of the unborn

unborn

unborn you have getting flooded that’s the most

you have getting flooded that’s the most

you have getting flooded that’s the most obvious one thing which we generally do

obvious one thing which we generally do

obvious one thing which we generally do not code or we don’t try to draw bridge

not code or we don’t try to draw bridge

not code or we don’t try to draw bridge in is that with increasing temperatures

in is that with increasing temperatures

in is that with increasing temperatures water is not just absorb from a lot but

water is not just absorb from a lot but

water is not just absorb from a lot but it’s actually absorbed at a much faster

it’s actually absorbed at a much faster

it’s actually absorbed at a much faster rate from our land so when what eta is

rate from our land so when what eta is

rate from our land so when what eta is getting a lot more water than required

getting a lot more water than required

getting a lot more water than required or it used to get there’s another area

or it used to get there’s another area

or it used to get there’s another area somewhere near

somewhere near

somewhere near is not getting a want that it

is not getting a want that it

is not getting a want that it essentially used to get so when

essentially used to get so when

essentially used to get so when something is really really really really

something is really really really really

something is really really really really wet there’s other eating anyway which is

wet there’s other eating anyway which is

wet there’s other eating anyway which is really really dry and so most nuts are I

really really dry and so most nuts are I

really really dry and so most nuts are I would say a company with really severe

would say a company with really severe

would say a company with really severe drugs and we all know when it when we

drugs and we all know when it when we

drugs and we all know when it when we talk about rust

talk about rust

talk about rust they did not really come alone they come

they did not really come alone they come

they did not really come alone they come with a lot of additional burden on them

with a lot of additional burden on them

with a lot of additional burden on them so you see same track surfaces that’s

so you see same track surfaces that’s

so you see same track surfaces that’s just skimming the surface the lot more

just skimming the surface the lot more

just skimming the surface the lot more issues that happen with say dragon

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