How climate change affects your mental health | Britt Wray

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Shlomo Adam ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Allon Sasson
00:13
For all that's ever been said about climate change,
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ืขื ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื ืืžืจ ืื™-ืคืขื ืขืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ ื”ืืงืœื™ื,
00:16
we haven't heard nearly enough about the psychological impacts
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ืฉืžืขื ื• ืžืขื˜ ืžื“ื™ ืขืœ ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื•ืช ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช
00:20
of living in a warming world.
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ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืžืชื—ืžื.
00:22
If you've heard the grim climate research
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ืื ืฉืžืขืชื ืืช ืžื—ืงืจื™ ื”ืืงืœื™ื ื”ืงื•ื“ืจื™ื
00:24
that science communicators like me weave into our books and documentaries,
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ืฉืกื•ืคืจื™ ืืงืœื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™ ืฉื•ื–ืจื™ื ื‘ืกืคืจื™ื ื• ื•ื‘ืกืจื˜ื™ื ื• ื”ืชื™ืขื•ื“ื™ื™ื,
ืžืŸ ื”ืกืชื ื—ื•ื•ื™ืชื ื”ืชืงืคื™ ืคื—ื“, ืคื˜ืืœื™ื–ื ืื• ื—ื•ืกืจ-ื™ืฉืข.
00:28
you've probably felt bouts of fear, fatalism or hopelessness.
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00:32
If you've been impacted by climate disaster,
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ืื ื ืคื’ืขืชื ืข"ื™ ืืกื•ืŸ ืืงืœื™ืžื™,
00:34
these feelings can set in much deeper,
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ืชื—ื•ืฉื•ืช ืืœื” ืขืœื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ืขืžื™ืง ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
00:36
leading to shock, trauma,
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ื•ืœื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœื”ืœื, ื˜ืจืื•ืžื”, ืžืชื— ื‘ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื, ื”ืชืžื›ืจื•ื™ื•ืช
00:39
strained relationships, substance abuse
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00:41
and the loss of personal identity and control.
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ื•ืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ ื–ื”ื•ืช ืื™ืฉื™ืช ื•ืฉืœื™ื˜ื”.
00:44
Vital political and technological work is underway to moderate our climate chaos,
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ื ืขืฉื™ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช ื•ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ืช ื‘ืžื’ืžื” ืœืžืชืŸ ืืช ื”ืชื•ื”ื• ื”ืืงืœื™ืžื™ ืฉืœื ื•,
00:48
but I'm here to evoke a feeling in you
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืœืขื•ืจืจ ื‘ื›ื ืชื—ื•ืฉื”
00:51
for why we also need our actions and policies
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ืžื“ื•ืข ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื ื• ื’ื ืฉืคืขื•ืœื•ืชื™ื ื• ื•ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ืฉืœื ื•
00:54
to reflect an understanding of how our changing environments
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ื™ืฉืงืคื• ื”ื‘ื ื” ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื”ืžืฉืชื ื” ืฉืœื ื•
00:57
threaten our mental, social and spiritual well-being.
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ืžืื™ื™ืžืช ืขืœ ืจื•ื•ื—ืชื ื• ื”ื ืคืฉื™ืช, ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ื•ื”ืจื•ื—ื ื™ืช.
01:00
The anxiety, grief and depression of climate scientists and activists
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ื”ื—ืจื“ื”, ื”ื™ื’ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ื“ื›ืื•ืŸ ืืฆืœ ืžื“ืขื ื™ ื•ืคืขื™ืœื™ ืืงืœื™ื
01:04
have been reported on for years.
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ืžื“ื•ึผื•ื—ื™ื ืžื–ื” ืฉื ื™ื.
01:06
Trends we've seen after extreme weather events
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ืžื’ืžื•ืช ืฉืจืื™ื ื• ืื—ืจื™ ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ ืืงืœื™ื ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื™ื
01:08
like hurricane Sandy or Katrina
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ื›ืžื• ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ืงื ื™ื "ืกื ื“ื™" ืื• "ืงืชืจื™ื ื”",
01:10
for increased PTSD and suicidality.
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ืฉืœ ืขืœื™ื” ื‘ื”ืคืจืขื•ืช ื“ื—ืง ืคื•ืกื˜-ื˜ืจืื•ืžื˜ื™ืช ื•ืื•ื‘ื“ื ื™ื•ึผืช.
01:13
And there are rich mental-health data from northern communities
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ื•ื™ืฉ ื’ื ื”ืžื•ืŸ ื ืชื•ื ื™ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช-ื ืคืฉ ืžืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฆืคื•ื ื™ื•ืช,
01:16
where warming is the fastest,
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ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ื”ื”ืชื—ืžืžื•ืช ื”ื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืžื”ื™ืจื”,
01:18
like the Inuit in Labrador,
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ื›ืžื• ื”ืื™ื ื•ืื™ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ืจื“ื•ืจ,
01:20
who face existential distress as they witness the ice,
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ืฉื ื™ืฆื‘ื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ ืžืฆื•ืงื” ืงื™ื•ืžื™ืช ื‘ืจืื•ืชื ืืช ื”ืงืจื—,
01:23
a big part of their identity,
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื—ืœืง ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื–ื”ื•ืชื,
01:24
vanishing before their eyes.
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ื ืขืœื ืœื ื’ื“ ืขื™ื ื™ื”ื.
01:27
Now if that weren't enough,
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ื•ืื ื–ื” ืœื ืžืกืคื™ืง,
01:28
the American Psychological Association
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ืื™ื’ื•ื“ ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื ื”ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™
01:30
says that our psychological responses to climate change,
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ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ ื”ืืงืœื™ื,
01:33
like conflict avoidance, helplessness and resignation, are growing.
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ื›ืžื• ื”ื™ืžื ืขื•ืช ืžืขื™ืžื•ืชื™ื, ื—ื•ืกืจ-ื™ืฉืข ื•ื”ืกืชื’ืจื•ืช ื”ื•ืœื›ื•ืช ื•ืžืชื’ื‘ืจื•ืช.
01:38
This means that our conscious and unconscious mental processes
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืชื”ืœื™ื›ื™ื ื• ื”ื ืคืฉื™ื™ื, ื”ืžื•ื“ืขื™ื ื•ื”ืœื-ืžื•ื“ืขื™ื,
ืžื•ื ืขื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืœื–ื”ื•ืช ื‘ืžื“ื•ื™ืง ืืช ืžืงื•ืจ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช,
01:41
are holding us back
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01:42
from identifying the causes of the problem for what they are,
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ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ื•ืœื˜ืคื— ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืกืŸ ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ืฉืœื ื•,
01:45
working on solutions and fostering our own psychological resilience,
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01:48
but we need all those things to take on what we've created.
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืœ ืืœื” ื ื—ื•ืฆื™ื ืœื ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ืฆืจื ื•.
01:52
Lately, I've been studying a phenomenon
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ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืงืจืช ืชื•ืคืขื”
01:54
that's just one example of the emotional hardships
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ืฉื”ื™ื ืจืง ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืื—ืช ืœืงืฉื™ื™ื ื”ืจื’ืฉื™ื™ื ืฉืื ื• ืขื“ื™ื ืœื”ื.
01:57
that we're seeing.
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01:58
And it comes in the form of a question
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืžืชื‘ื˜ืืช ื‘ืฉืืœื”
02:00
that a significant amount of people in my generation are struggling to answer.
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ืฉื›ืžื•ืช ื ื›ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ืจื™ ืžืชืงืฉื™ื ืœื”ืฉื™ื‘ ืขืœื™ื”,
02:04
That being:
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ื”ืœื ื”ื™ื:
02:06
Should I have a child in the age of climate change?
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ื”ืื ื›ื“ืื™ ืœืœื“ืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืขื™ื“ืŸ ืฉืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ ืืงืœื™ื?
02:09
After all, any child born today
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ื”ืจื™ ื›ืœ ื™ืœื“ ืฉื ื•ืœื“ ื”ื™ื•ื
02:11
will have to live in a world where hurricanes, flooding, wildfires --
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ื™ื™ืืœืฅ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื•ืจื™ืงื ื™ื, ืฉื˜ืคื•ื ื•ืช, ื“ืœื™ืงื•ืช --
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what we used to call natural disasters --
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ืžื” ืฉื›ื™ื ื™ื ื• ืคืขื "ืืกื•ื ื•ืช ื˜ื‘ืข" --
02:16
have become commonplace.
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ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื‘ืฉื’ืจื”.
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The hottest 20 years on record occurred within the last 22.
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20 ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ื—ืžื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืชื•ืขื“ื• ื”ื™ื• ื‘-22 ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช.
02:23
The UN expects that two-thirds of the global population
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ืœืคื™ ื”ืื•"ื, ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ื ืžื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™ืช
02:25
may face water shortages only six years from now.
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ืขืœื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ืžื—ืกื•ืจ ื‘ืžื™ื ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื“.
02:29
The World Bank predicts that by 2050,
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ื”ื‘ื ืง ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™ ื—ื•ื–ื” ืฉืขื“ 2050
02:31
there's going to be 140 million climate refugees
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ื™ื”ื™ื• 140 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ ืืงืœื™ื
02:34
in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and South Asia.
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ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื” ืฉืœ ืชืช-ื”ืกื”ืจื”, ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื” ื”ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ืช ื•ื‘ื“ืจื•ื-ืืกื™ื”.
02:37
And other estimates put that number at over one billion.
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ื•ืœืคื™ ื”ืขืจื›ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช, ื”ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื” ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืžืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“.
02:41
Mass migrations and resource scarcity
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ื”ื’ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ืžื—ืกื•ืจ ื‘ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื
02:43
increase the risk for violence, war and political instability.
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ืžื’ื“ื™ืœื™ื ืืช ืกื›ื ืช ื”ืืœื™ืžื•ืช, ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ื•ืื™-ื”ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช.
02:48
The UN just reported that we are pushing up to a million species to extinction,
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ื”ืื•"ื ื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืฉืื ื• ื“ื•ื—ืคื™ื ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื–ื ื™ื ืœื›ืœืœ ื”ื›ื—ื“ื”,
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many within decades,
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ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ื ื‘ืชื•ืš ื›ืžื” ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื,
02:54
and our emissions are still increasing, even after the Paris Agreement.
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ื•ืฉื”ืคืœื™ื˜ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื•ืช ืœืขืœื•ืช, ืืคื™ืœื• ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืกื›ื ืคืจื™ื–.
02:59
Over the last year and a half,
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ื‘ืฉื ื” ื•ื—ืฆื™ ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช
03:00
I've been conducting workshops and interviews
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ื ื™ื”ืœืชื™ ืกื“ื ืื•ืช ื•ืจืื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืขื ืžืื•ืช ืื ืฉื™ื
03:03
with hundreds of people
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ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื”ื”ื•ืจื•ืช ื‘ืžืฉื‘ืจ ืืงืœื™ืžื™.
03:04
about parenting in the climate crisis.
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03:06
And I can tell you
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื
03:07
that people who are worried about having kids because of climate change
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ืฉื“ืื’ืชื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื•ืœื“ืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืขืœ ืจืงืข ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ ื”ืืงืœื™ื
ืื™ื ื” ื ื•ื‘ืขืช ืžื’ืื•ื•ื” ืกื’ืคื ื™ืช.
03:11
are not motivated by an ascetic pride.
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ื”ืขืฆื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืžืจื•ื˜ื™ื.
03:13
They're nerve-racked.
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03:14
There's even a movement called BirthStrike,
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ื™ืฉ ืืคื™ืœื• ืชื ื•ืขืช ื‘ืฉื "ืฉื‘ื™ืชืช ื™ืœื•ื“ื”",
03:16
whose members have declared they're not going to have kids
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ืฉื—ื‘ืจื™ื” ื”ืฆื”ื™ืจื• ืฉืื™ื ื ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœืœื“ืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื”ืืงื•ืœื•ื’ื™
03:19
because of the state of the ecological crisis
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ื•ื”ืขื“ืจ ื”ืคืขื•ืœื” ืžืฆื“ ืžืžืฉืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœืื™ื•ื ื”ืงื™ื•ืžื™.
03:21
and inaction from governments to address this existential threat.
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03:24
And yes, other generations have also faced their own apocalyptic dangers,
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืงื•ื“ืžื™ื ื ื™ืฆื‘ื• ื’ื ื”ื ื‘ืคื ื™ ืกื›ื ื•ืช ืืคื•ืงืœื™ืคื˜ื™ื•ืช,
ืื‘ืœ ื–ื• ืื™ื ื” ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœื”ืชืขืœื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืžื”ืื™ื•ื ื”ืžืžืฉื™ ืžืื“ ืขืœ ื”ื™ืฉืจื“ื•ืชื ื•.
03:28
but that is no reason to disregard the very real threat to our survival now.
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03:32
Some feel that it's better to adopt children.
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ื™ืฉ ืžื™ ืฉื—ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื•ื˜ื‘ ืœืืžืฅ ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
03:35
Or that it's unethical to have more than one,
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ืื• ืฉืœื ืžื•ืกืจื™ ืœืœื“ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื™ืœื“ ืื—ื“,
03:37
especially three, four or more,
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ื‘ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืœื ืฉืœื•ืฉื”, ืืจื‘ืขื” ืื• ื™ื•ืชืจ,
03:39
because kids increase greenhouse gas emissions.
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ื›ื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื™ืชืจืžื• ืœืคืœื™ื˜ื•ืช ื’ื–ื™ ื”ื—ืžืžื”.
03:42
Now, it is a really unfortunate state of affairs
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ื–ื”ื• ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืžืฆื‘ ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืžืฆืขืจ,
03:45
when people who want kids sacrifice their right to
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ื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืจื•ืฆื™ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืงืจื™ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื–ื›ื•ืชื ืœื›ืš
03:48
because, somehow, they have been told that their lifestyle choices are to blame
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ื›ื™ ื ืืžืจ ืœื”ื ืื™ื›ืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ืืฉื ื”ื•ื ื‘ืกื’ื ื•ืŸ ื—ื™ื™ื”ื
03:52
when the fault is far more systemic,
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉื”ืœื™ืงื•ื™ ื”ื•ื ืžืขืจื›ืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื ืชื— ืืช ื”ื”ื’ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”.
03:54
but let's just unpack the logic here.
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03:57
So an oft-cited study shows that, on average,
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ืžื—ืงืจ ืฉืžืจื‘ื™ื ืœืฆื˜ื˜ ืžืจืื” ืฉื‘ืžืžื•ืฆืข,
03:59
having one less child in an industrialized nation
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ื”ื•ืœื“ื” ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ ืื—ื“ ืคื—ื•ืช ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืžืชื•ืขืฉืช
04:02
can save about 59 tons of carbon dioxide per year.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื—ืกื•ืš ื›-59 ื˜ื•ืŸ ืคื—ืžืŸ ื“ื•-ื—ืžืฆื ื™ ื‘ืฉื ื”.
04:06
While in comparison,
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ื‘ื”ืฉื•ื•ืื” ืœื›ืš,
04:08
living car-free saves nearly 2.5 tons,
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ื—ื™ื™ื ืœืœื ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ื—ื•ืกื›ื™ื ื›-2.5 ื˜ื•ืŸ,
04:11
avoiding a transatlantic flight -- and this is just one --
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ื”ื™ืžื ืขื•ืช ืžื˜ื™ืกื” ื˜ืจื ืก-ืื˜ืœื ื˜ื™ืช - ื˜ื™ืกื” ืื—ืช -
04:14
saves about 1.5 tons,
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ื—ื•ืกื›ืช ื›-1.5 ื˜ื•ืŸ,
04:16
and eating a plant-based diet can save almost one ton per year.
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ื•ืชื–ื•ื ื” ืฆืžื—ื™ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื—ืกื•ืš ื›ืžืขื˜ ื˜ื•ืŸ ืื—ื“ ืœืฉื ื”.
04:20
And consider that a Bangladeshi child
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ื•ืฉื™ืžื• ืœื‘ ืฉื™ืœื“ ื‘ื ื’ืœื“ืฉื™ ืื—ื“
04:23
only adds 56 metric tons of carbon to their parents' carbon legacy
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ืžื•ืกื™ืฃ ืœื‘ื“ื• 56 ื˜ื•ืŸ ืžื˜ืจื™ ืœืžื•ืจืฉืช ื”ืคื—ืžืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ื•ืจื™ื• ื‘ืžืจื•ืฆืช ื—ื™ื™ื•,
04:27
over their lifetime,
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04:28
while an American child, in comparison, adds 9,441 to theirs.
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ื•ืื™ืœื• ื™ืœื“ ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™, ื‘ื”ืฉื•ื•ืื”, ืžื•ืกื™ืฃ 9,441 ื˜ื•ืŸ.
04:34
So this is why some people argue
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื˜ื•ืขื ื™ื
04:35
that it's parents from nations with huge carbon footprints
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ืฉื”ื•ืจื™ื ืžืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ื˜ื‘ื™ืขืช ืจื’ืœ ืคื—ืžื ื™ืช ืขื ืงื™ืช
04:38
who should think the hardest about how many kids they have.
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ื”ื ืฉืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืœ ืœืฉืงื•ืœ ื›ืžื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื”ื•ืœื™ื“.
04:41
But the decision to have a child and one's feelings about the future
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ืื ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•ื”ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœืขืชื™ื“
ื”ื ืื™ืฉื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
04:45
are deeply personal,
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04:46
and wrapped up in all sorts of cultural norms,
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ื•ื›ืจื•ื›ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ื ื•ืจืžื•ืช ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ื•ืช,
04:48
religious beliefs, socioeconomic status, education levels and more.
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ืืžื•ื ื•ืช ื“ืชื™ื•ืช, ืžืขืžื“ ื—ื‘ืจืชื™-ื›ืœื›ืœื™, ืจืžื•ืช ื”ืฉื›ืœื” ื•ืขื•ื“.
04:53
And so to some, this debate about kids in the climate crisis
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื™ืฉ ื›ืืœื” ืฉื”ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ืขืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืžืฉื‘ืจ ืืงืœื™ืžื™
ืขืฉื•ื™ ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื›ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืœื ืžื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื”.
04:56
can seem like it came from another planet.
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04:58
Many have more immediate threats to their survival to think about,
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ืจื‘ื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœืื™ื•ืžื™ื ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ื”ื™ืฉืจื“ื•ืชื:
05:01
like, how they're going to put food on the table,
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ืื™ืš ืœืฉื™ื ืื•ื›ืœ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื›ืื ื™ื—ื™ื“ื ื™ืช ืฉืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžืฉืจื•ืช,
05:04
when they're a single mom working three jobs,
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ืื• ืื ื”ื ื ืฉืื™ ืื™ื™ื“ืก, ืื• ืื ื”ื ื‘ืฉื™ื™ืจืช ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื.
05:06
or they're HIV positive or on the move in a migrant caravan.
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05:09
Tragically, though, climate change is really great at intersectionality.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื˜ืจื’ื™ ื”ื•ื ืฉืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ ื”ืืงืœื™ื ื—ื–ืงื™ื ืžืื“ ื‘ื”ืฆื˜ืœื‘ื™ื•ึผืช:
05:13
It multiplies the stresses marginalized communities already face.
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ื”ื ืžื›ืคื™ืœื™ื ืืช ื”ืœื—ืฆื™ื ืฉืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืฉื•ืœื™ื™ื ื›ื‘ืจ ื—ื•ื•ืช ืžืžื™ืœื.
05:18
A political scientist once said to me that a leading indicator
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ืžื“ืขืŸ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ ืืžืจ ืœื™ ืคืขื ืฉืืžืช-ืžื™ื“ื” ืžืจื›ื–ื™ืช ืœื›ืš
05:21
that climate change is starting to hit home, psychologically,
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ืฉืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ ื”ืืงืœื™ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ืงืœื˜ ื‘ืชื•ื“ืขื”,
05:24
would be an increase in the rate of informed women
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ืชื”ื™ื” ืขืœื™ื” ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืžืฉื›ื™ืœื•ืช
05:26
deciding to not have children.
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ืฉื™ื—ืœื™ื˜ื• ืฉืœื ืœืœื“ืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
05:29
Interesting.
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ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ.
05:31
Is it hitting home with you, psychologically?
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ื”ืื ื–ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ื ืงืœื˜ ืืฆืœื›ื ื‘ืชื•ื“ืขื”?
05:34
Are you perhaps someone with climate-linked pre-traumatic stress?
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ื”ืื ื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื›ื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืขื ื“ื—ืง ื˜ืจื•ื-ื˜ืจืื•ืžื˜ื™ ืขืœ ืจืงืข ืืงืœื™ืžื™?
05:38
A climate psychiatrist coined that term,
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ืคืกื™ื›ื™ืื˜ืจ ืืงืœื™ืžื™ ื˜ื‘ืข ืžื•ื ื— ื–ื”,
05:40
and that's a profession now, by the way, shrinks for climate woes.
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืžืงืฆื•ืข ื›ื–ื”, ืื’ื‘, "ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ืœืคื—ื“ื™ ืืงืœื™ื".
05:44
They're getting work at a time when some high schoolers
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ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื
05:46
don't want to apply to university any longer,
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ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ื™ืจืฉื ืœืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืื™ื ื ืฆื•ืคื™ื ืขืชื™ื“ ืœืขืฆืžื.
05:48
because they can't foresee a future for themselves.
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05:51
And this brings me back to my main point.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื—ื–ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื™ ืœื ืงื•ื“ื” ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ืช ืฉืœื™.
05:54
The growing concern about having kids in the climate crisis
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ื”ื“ืื’ื” ื”ื’ื•ื‘ืจืช ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื‘ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ืžืฉื‘ืจ ืืงืœื™ืžื™
05:57
is an urgent indicator of how hard-pressed people are feeling.
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืช-ืžื™ื“ื” ื“ื—ื•ืคื” ืœืจืžืช ื”ืœื—ืฅ ืืฆืœ ืื ืฉื™ื.
06:03
Right now, students around the world are screaming for change
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ืžืžืฉ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฆื•ืจื—ื™ื ื•ื“ื•ืจืฉื™ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื™
06:06
in the piercing voice of despair.
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ื‘ืงื•ืœื• ื”ื ื•ืงื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื™ืื•ืฉ.
06:09
And the fact that we can see how we contribute to this problem
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ื•ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื ื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืื™ืš ืื ื• ืชื•ืจืžื™ื ืœื‘ืขื™ื” ื–ื•,
06:12
that makes us feel unsafe
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ืฉืžืขืจืขืจืช ืืช ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ื ื ื•,
06:14
is crazy-making in itself.
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ื”ื™ื ืžื˜ืจื™ืคื” ื›ืฉืœืขืฆืžื”.
06:16
Climate change is all-encompassing
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ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ ื”ืืงืœื™ื ื ื•ื’ืขื™ื ืœื›ืœ ืชื—ื•ืžื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื
06:18
and so are the ways that it messes with our minds.
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ื•ื–ื” ืขื•ืฉื” ืฉึทืžื•ืช ื‘ืžื•ื— ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ืžืื“.
06:22
Many activists will tell you
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ืคืขื™ืœื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื™ื’ื™ื“ื• ืœื›ื
ืฉื”ืชืจื•ืคื” ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืœื™ื’ื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื–ื.
06:24
that the best antidote to grief is activism.
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06:26
And some psychologists will tell you the answer can be found in therapy.
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื ืฉื™ื’ื™ื“ื• ืœื›ื ืฉื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื˜ืžื•ื ื” ื‘ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ.
06:30
Others believe the key is to imagine you're on your deathbed,
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ืื—ืจื™ื ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ืฉื”ืžืคืชื— ื”ื•ื ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืืชื ืขืœ ืขืจืฉ-ื“ื•ื•ื™
06:33
reflecting back on what's mattered the most in your life,
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ื•ื”ื•ื’ื™ื ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื›ื,
06:35
so you can identify what you should do more of now,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื–ื”ื•ืช ืื™ืคื” ืขืœื™ื›ื ืœื”ืฉืงื™ืข ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื ื•ืชืจ ืœื›ื.
06:38
with the time that you have left.
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ื ื—ื•ืฆื™ื ืœื ื• ื›ืœ ื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”, ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ,
06:40
We need all these ideas, and more,
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06:41
to take care of our innermost selves
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™ื•ืชื ื• ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช
06:43
as the environments we've known become more punishing towards us.
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื›ืจื ื• ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ื•ืžืชืื›ื–ืจืช ืืœื™ื ื•.
06:47
And whether you have children or not,
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ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืื• ืœื,
06:49
we need to be honest about what is happening,
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ื‘ื›ื ื•ืช ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžื” ืฉืงื•ืจื”
06:52
and what we owe one another.
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ื•ืžื” ืฉืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืื™ืฉ ืœืจืขื”ื•.
06:55
We cannot afford to treat
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ืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ื”ืžื•ืชืจื•ืช ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœื”ืฉืคืขื•ืช ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ ื”ืืงืœื™ื
06:56
the psychological impacts of climate change
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06:58
as some afterthought,
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ื›ืืœ ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืกื•ื‘ืœ ื“ื™ื—ื•ื™,
ืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ืกื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ืช, ืฉืœ ืžื“ืข, ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”, ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ื•ื›ืœื›ืœื”,
07:00
because the other issues, of science, technology and the politics and economy,
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07:04
feel hard, while this somehow feels soft.
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ื ืจืื•ืช ืžื•ื—ืฉื™ื•ืช, ื•ืื™ืœื• ื–ื” - ืžืขื•ืจืคืœ-ืžืฉื”ื•.
07:08
Mental health needs to be an integral part
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ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ื‘ืœืชื™-ื ืคืจื“
07:11
of any climate change survival strategy,
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ืžื›ืœ ืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ื™ืช ื”ื™ืฉืจื“ื•ืช ืขืœ ืจืงืข ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ ื”ืืงืœื™ื,
07:13
requiring funding, and ethics of equity and care,
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ื—ืœืง ืฉืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืžื™ืžื•ืŸ, ืืชื™ืงื” ืฉืœ ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื•ื“ืื’ื”,
07:16
and widespread awareness.
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ื•ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืจื—ื‘ื”.
07:18
Because even if you're the most emotionally avoidant person on the planet,
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ื›ื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ืืช ืื• ืืชื” ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืœื-ืจื’ืฉื ื™ื™ื ืขืœื™-ืื“ืžื•ืช,
07:22
there's no rug in the world that's big enough to sweep this up under.
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ืื™ืŸ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืฉื˜ื™ื— ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื“ื™ื• ืœื˜ืื˜ื ืืช ื–ื” ืชื—ืชื™ื•.
07:25
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
07:26
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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