David Attenborough speaks in parliament about climate change - watch live
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2019
- David Attenborough speaks to MPs in parliament about climate change
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Sounds like they are blaming Attenborough for doing late what leaders still aren't really even beginning to do.
Yes - I do find the tone rather unpleasant at times given how much work this man has done to get us to love our world!
They think in linear time scale but these changes are exponentional. It is obvious now, but that time just few scientists and bright people have understood the mechanics of such changes without strong evidence. (Limits of growth for example.)
I think they have transited from denial to (a kind of) anger.
I am very pessimist about our future. It is like if you would drink a lot strong alcoholic drink very fast, you would be dead because of alcohol poisoning, but not instantly. We have drunk too much carbon-dioxide.
The stupidity of politics 😂
They're not blaming him. They're looking for his advice. It's a select committee which has influence on government decisions, appointed by the government for this very purpose.
That little cretin behind Sir David Attenborough can't stop putting his grotesque fingers in his undeserving face. An opportunity to be present at this discussion with one of our generations great wildlife and nature broadcasters! Without a doubt, evolution by natural selection has missed this young man! Fingers crossed that's not the attitude of all of the future generation.
The questions they are asking just goes to show how little they know and how we can't trust politicians to do the right thing without a strong force insisting that they get their act together.
The continued ignorance and denial of climate change is beyond mind boggling.
No just right wingers
Omg give this honorable gentlemen a proper microphone !
HoldMyBeerPlease if he had a proper microphone politicians would need to listen - they don’t want to know unfortunately.
He is literally a Sir
BBC shill
What a horribly disrespectful way to question one of our most brilliant presenters of the natural world and indeed the perfect witness to tell us what we have done to it. Shame on the British parliament.
I'm sure there are young people who found this genuinely interesting. It's a shame they weren't invited instead of the teeth-picking glazed over lot they ended up with.
ehm, ..sorry but it was nose-picking and mouth-fingering ,at least from my observations,heh,jk
Wish I was there.
He seems to have a disorder.
That boys body language couldnt be more uninterested or disrespectful!
Whos bright idea was it to put him there?
He'll end up with worms
What kind of format is this? Looks like he is getting interrogated in a judicial trial.
its just the nature of how these kinds of thinks are integrated into government legislation, its a very burocratic set up, they have to ask very precise very precise questions with obvious answers. They need a solid presentational ground
sometimes you can see little glimmers in there eyes when he speaks or they ask a question, which reveal a level of admiration
Finally a voice that can be trusted on the subject.
Really? Like he was trusted on the walrus scandal
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Do tell me what you mean.
@@th3_g0th60 Well look it up. if you tried you would find the answer in two seconds. Attenbrough is a eugenicist
@@comikdebris How?
Even on this topic Sir Attenborough has such a soothing voice. Thanks Sir Attenborough for speaking out!!!
Thanks to the Guardian for this . Sir David’s eloquence is refreshing in this age of sound bytes
Hes a fraudster.
@Big Al
The global warming/CO2 scare is a means to an end. The goal is globe wide taxation and total government control at the international level.
he should be the delegated overseer of the public service sector in this matter and have the ultimate power over all institutions involved - we simply need to start to panic now so we get to work on fixing what the heck we can right from tomorrow
Never. Ever. Go against David. Not on my watch.
You gotta feel sorry for David Attenborough for having to talk to these desk-jockey crooks that have lived large and have looked the other way for decades while the natural world is ground to dust for profit. I think Attenborough knows how dire a situation we are truly in but he is also smart enough to know that if he told his audience the true state of the ecosystem, which is that it is in irreversible collapse at present (not at December 31st 2099 folks), then they would really put him on trial for heresy against the free market infinite growth paradigm.
Its really just a matter of asking which will go down first, the global civilization or the ecosystems of the Earth and if you read the literature on the feedback loops that follow from either you would conclude very quickly that short of a miracle can halt the chaos that is not too far off.
Unfortunately he has done so now.
The world will be a sad place when you leave it Sir David.
A man I have never met but have endless respect for.
WTF....this is David Attenborough!! If he sounding the alarm we should be alarmed
Yes .... this is just astounding
I see a truly noble man in front of a panel of mediocre elected representatives so common now in our brave democracies. Watch and draw your own conclusions, but above all share it!
Klaus Solberg Soilen not much to make a personal conclusion of when the reality is that the ecosystem is severly suffering. That is not a personal opinion it is a fact these days and only someone with blinders on will pretend all is well. Watch it, educate yourself and get active!
If people like Attenborough were in charge, we'd be much better off.
Thank you Sir David, so much, and you know: never, never, never give up!
this is the most noble cause and we need you
Thank you
Imagine David being your grandfather and reading you stories before bed.
You sleep like a hawk
heavenly
All hail Sir David! This legend of a man, I don't know how he stays so calm in the face of people that just won't hear him.
I love him soo much I will cry like never before when he dies, we will then lose earths BEST narrator of nature and wild life.
ok boomer
absolutely! ❤️🙌🏻 this planet will have lost its best friend and advocate
Same
"We need money" - what about the $496bn spent on fossil fuel subsidies globally each year? What about the £30m spent by BP on greenwashing campaigns to suggest they're investing in renewables when they've only actually put 3% aside for renewable growth for the next decade?
If we move those subsidies and grow the green market, we can accelerate our innovations, coupled with changes to how we all consume (e.g. fast fashion, where we get our food from, reduce, reuse, recycle) 2025 is achievable but we have to ACT NOW.
The IPCC report (Oct 2018) is fairly conservative - not taking into account feedback loops or potential tipping points - with more recent evidence suggesting we have between 5-8 years to become carbon neutral.
Agree fully with sir David.
As an Australian freediver with decades of diving hours on the surrounding reefs of Australia, the bleaching, destruction, silt and death of corals is immense.
In saying that, those who prosper from contributing will spend unlimited amounts of time, effort and funds in continuing to ignore climate change.
Until they have the qualifications to compete with Sir David's opinions, best if they don't assume guess or predict and look foolish.
Lucifer Black that’s only cost coral which is a minime part of all species of coral, you should look into what happens to the deep sea ones, all destroyed by the fishing nets in addition to acidity
@@IxHATExITxHERE
" Only ".......?
Air quality ocean's Forest's land rivers reefs, it all matters.
250 years to destroy what was pristinity for 60,000 ?
With mankind's greed for more, the damage will be ten fold in a tenth of the time it took generations past.
Learn from those who spent their whole life trying to educate us with their wealth of knowledge, not those who guess.
Or don't, it's your children's future that's at risk.
David is no Climatologist. I sometimes wish the Earth, which is indestructible, would destroy the Human species, take back her beautiful planet from the greedy, shallow, corrupt, undeserving malevolent beings we truly are. Most of us anyway. Problem sorted.
Exxon knew 50 years ago - the maths was in 100 years ago. Physics is physics and politics is politics... especially fossil fuelled politics. I'm glad he's more aware now... but it was easy to turn a blind eye 50 years ago or 40 years ago - or 30 years ago. But now those predictions for the 'future' which were made 50 years ago, are coming to pass. All fossil fuels need to be carbon taxed - and the money spent on renewables for every home, community, town, and city... and on electrification of all transport including flight... and it needs to happen yesterday!
@@thejupiter2 It's called reality
@Primal Magic it's been happening forever (economic shifts that is). Every 40-50 years there is a 'new' global reserve currency.
Not sure why you brought that up? But - once the fossil fuel companies are no more, then the money & power they wield will be no more +or rather will be distributed amongst the people. The fossil fuel corporations have been corrupting politicians for as long as they could get away with it.
But once we all have solar PV systems on our rooftops & drive EVs they will lose trillions. But where will those trillions go? Well - they will stay in our pockets as 'savings' on energy bills & petrol station costs. That is a socio-economic transformation, as well as being a plus for the planet. And we'll all be better off - both economically & environmentally.
it is the same old story...somebody just wanted to make profit. And now humanity is facing extinction in long run (80 years), and mass migration, starvation and wars for resources in short term (within a 20/30 years horizon).
@@ExploreLearnEnglishWithGeorge I don't think our extinction will come from climate change. More likely from having too few babies.
Wherever development has led to a better quality of life - for women in particular - the TFR (Total Fertility Rate) has fallen dramatically. If we aspire to a world without poverty then we need to realise something.
In the UK the TFR has been below 2.2 since 1974. Wherever development takes place in the world, the TFR falls after an initial baby boom. Only the fact we live longer (& that baby boom) has hidden the underlying fall in population. But once the baby boom generation(s) (pre-74 for the UK) starts to die off (i.e. over the next 30-40 years), there will be a fall in population (a coffin boom) which is - of course - just as fast as it was a baby boom growth in population when they were born 80-90 years previously. Once they are all dead, the world will be left with a population that is shrinking rapidly. 10 generations of one child families is an extinction level event.
Immigration is the only thing that has been filling the jobs gap in the UK caused by a 45 years long fall in TFR (& retiring later also helps fill that gap & pay for all those extra baby boom pensioners - living longer means you can work longer for the banks). But ultimately if we achieve the goal of bringing mankind out of poverty, then not having enough children to sustain a population will be the most likely cause of our extinction.
The debate for the next prime minister gets live national coverage when only party members get to vote and this interview get next to no coverage... thank goodness for youtube.
"if you think you can have infinite growth in a finite situation you are either an economist or
a madman'' 25:20
The title is still using the term 'Climate change' rather than 'Climate crisis'.
Unfortunately so true
@@anonash81 - Correct... It is now a *climate catastrophy* - Or more colloquially - *climate clusterfuck!*
plastic should changed for hemp!! the shits biodegradable and could be made cheaper
Dude I have thought the same thing it's so frustrating how people won't listen!!
Blame DuPont for that one.
And made without petrochemicals
The answer is to nature trees . The plants and trees use the c02 and they create oxygen. We in turn use oxygen and create c02. If we work with trees, we can create habitats, cool city's in summer, insulate city's in winter, grow free fruit for the poor, and heal the mentally injured.
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And many other things, like banning meat. Limiting child beaten rates.
You have too be careful with planting too many trees or plants though
Why is non recyclable packaging for products still allowed?
100% agree with tree's & wildlife being the only source of solace left. 100%
yet knowing how fast they are being destroyed brings a profound sadness even when one is in nature...
As soon as I was discharged from hospital, my family took me to the beach. Not one near a city, but where it was just us and the ocean. I felt less than a broken person healing, and more like a human being
If we do not love the natural world, who will look after it!, We lost our connection to it
@@MountainMaid238 I started camping a couple of years ago and go as often as I can, nothing beats the feeling you get when spending time out in nature, I don't take any devices with me, the natural world has all the entertainment I could ever need and I never get bored
attenborough is everyone's grandad. When he's talking we all listen.
We must clean our world.
We can't go fast enough.
The natural world is our base.
Our viewpoint must encompass the whole world.
New technology can improve system efficiency.
This must be a unilateral effort.
We must think globally.
industry must change it's approach to profit and growth.
people need to be educated.
Cherish the idealism of your youth.
This is a task we must must begin, even though we will be dead long before it's completion.
Yes we must to educate but many people think is perfect so is mean they have educated already very horible but that its a biter true unfortunately
Sir David is way too civilized to show up the lacking in the initial interviewer. What a waste they cannot hear the gold he has to offer
Brilliant man. A treasure. Why don’t we Respect his age and experience? If David Attenborough isn’t an authority when it comes to the natural world then we will never see one! Undisputed authority in my opinion!
Why is that ignorant arses doing the interview , holding David responsible for the government's neglect in taking care of environment... Don't know how David didn't walk out of this interview 😾
Absolute legend! 🏅
Very true. But let's face it , if the Sun decides to turn up the thermostat there's not a lot we can do about it! Still, the lizards are going to have a field day.
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Sir David is an inspiration for many and has done a lot to preserve the natural world by bringing out its beauty and splendour.
That joke at 26:05 where he doesn't smile and the others are laughing. He knows it's funny AND truth, while the others just think it's funny.
There's no way to know what they're thinking without you being in their heads.
The boy behind David is winding me up so much!!!!!!! Who is he???!! GET HIM OUT!!!
boys! but the disturbing chewing girl behind david make me furious to anger! Get HER OOOOOOUT!!!
This is marvellous because sir David is having a serious platform to express his rational, and is answering difficult questions with ease, he totally knows his stuff and we ALL love him.
It’s only a little annoying that the questions are mostly based in the past, not the present and future. I think that sir David is easily showing the ineptitude of politicians on the most important issues that face us all today......
What a wonderful breath of fresh air David is! He is open, honest and so very gracious, despite some of the ridiculous loaded questions he had to reply to, bless him
I can’t think of anyone who deserves national treasure status more than Attenborough
thank you sir, it will be fixed
The natural word is a beautiful place to look at. Which is slowly disappearing 😔
slowly?
@@NoraGermain I've watched it slowly from the 70s yes, but recently very rapidly kicking up.pace .
David Attenborough ownd it:)
that lad behind sir David , needs a slap
I never would have seen it if you hadn't mentioned it, but yeah, they need to get him out of there.
Attenborough is the smartest man in that room 😂
give him some respect while talking to him please. he’s doing so much already
They seem to be complaining how are we going to keep our corrupt industry war complex going with all your programmes out there
And they're drinking water from plastic cups...
So what?
kroban3 if you can't understand aberregs comment in 2019, there is no point explaining it to you
@@stellipastelli2731 so that's it ! We are doomed, they're drinking from plastic cups !
Even McDonald's in England has stopped using plastic straws, still using plastics in they're cups 😂 but still... It's a global movement... And these guys at the top should be leading the way!!
Plastic it self is not the problem, if it recycled. It is people throwing it out in the nature.
I would be at that interview of I could. To slap that bored kid in the face. And shake Mr. Attenborough hand. Why do they expect him to solve all of their problems? When was the last time those desk jockies went for a hike?
All of humanity should look up to him.
GO DAVID
This committee needs to WAKE UP!
Stop making plastics/pollution of ALL/any kind.
Make ev’s compulsory/renewables to EVERY building asap
Govt need to LEAD!
Plastic is great for insulation, if we use it wisely and disposed of it properly it is one of the best materials we have.
Who does not love this man....We could not ask for a more Nobel or honest Steward of our plant
They may question you, try to reason you out, blame you but one thing I'm certain of thy can't escape the impacts of climate change. Thanx for your contribution on Planet Earth Sir David Attenborough.
I know they're all doing the best they can... and I can't believe the way some questioners are asking Sir David what the PLAN should be!! (and kind of implying that he should have a plan!) These people are our elected Government... and it's the policies (growth at all costs, subsidising the fossil fuel industries, etc.) our Governments have adopted for the past 20 years or more that have helped to create the situation we are now in. It's pretty clear what needs to be done.
Thank you from my heart Sir David Attenborough for your patience and educational information you have given here.. Remarkable.. Thank you.. the World society is lucky & blessed by having someone like you with your experience and knowledge.. it took The Amazing Graze of William Wilberforce.. John Newton and William Pitt over 15years to pass the bill of slavery through parliament.. let's hope that the World's society gets on the same page about Clobal Changes in lesser time than that.. within 5years ☝This is not 1 nations "problem" it's in dead a Global issue ..💕🍃🌍🍃💕✌😊💕🍃💜🍃💕
He is a eugenicist and would like see 90% of all humans to die off to save the Earth for the 1%. The other 9% is service class.
Look al I know is that we should doing our best to try to save what's left of the Amazon rain forest.
If you had to choose any 5 people from any time of any generation to make the world a better place, this man is 100% in the top 5.... What an absolute legend 🇮🇪🌎💚
Show the legend the respect he deserves. He is a true universal treasure. its my dream to meet the man once in my life.
Leaders needs to go forward with the lifestyle , you can't force low-middle-high class people to change lifestyle if leaders are still not changing there lifestyle.
Celebrities, leaders, government all needs to show the public, Royalists. and Barons of life ... should definitely start sacrificing there big houses and crazy purchases, like luxury items.
YES, we all need to change our life style!! what kind of a question is that? and how come you havent done it already?
I'm going to live off of dandelion greens for the rest of my days. How about you?
RESPONSIBILITY , WE ALL HAVE IT!
For sure, Im doing what I can allready.
Im sorry, But I dont know the word diatribe?
Kristianmbossow
..indeed we do, but try telling that to all the bigshot celebrities zooming around in their private jets. Lewis Hamilton, Bono, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Obama 's , Ricky Gervais etc etc. .. Oh and various members of the Royal family that Sir David loves to hobnob with so much.
Oh, and perhaps when Las Vegas cuts back on it's 24hour light show we can begin to feel like we're getting somewhere by using our energy saving lightbulbs!
Oh, and how about that great big blazing ball of Hydrogen up there! Don't think fireman's hoses are going to reach that far!!
In the 1970s it was apparent that we were having a major impact on the environment. Too bad we did not act then.
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one most adaptable to change.” Charles Darwin
Not relevant whatsoever
Sample Text I’d think the same if I had a very uneducated and ignorant level of intelligence
So no humans
Not relevant but we guess rats, cacroaches (the 4x4 of the insects) and definitely fungea mosses and bacteria. Within some millions of years, earth will thrive again. How to stop 600 powerboats?
Unbelievable, it's so hard to watch that one of the best human being, David Attenborough, is interrogated by a guy who's obviously just trying to justify his job/position (the first interrogator). What a waste of David's time, he could've spoken to an audience that really cares about what he has to say.
Sir David Attenborough, please join forces with Jeremy Wade! I dream of an epic documentary detailing the interconnectivity of our rivers, lakes and oceans, the abundance of wildlife supported by these waters and the absolute imperative need to protect our world if we are to survive. 💜💜💜
This is my first time enjoying your UA-cam channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
When will I be able to watch this full discussion in its entirety?
May Humanity be love compassion
Our capitalist and money system are to blame for creating insatiable demands, population numbers is secondary.
This man is a gd hero. He was/is not a climate scientist tracking specific data; he is a documentarian of the natural zoological world. He has observed the effects of environmental changes but over decades which are somewhat at a delay in impact. He presents the evidence to the public as a powerful form of influence. (we can hope)
A young David Attenborough would've given you a plan probably. This honorable man is comparable to Winston Churchill.
Ascension Community Churchill was a warmongering racist. Don’t insult David.
appoNo1 yes and he also saved the free world
40:27 This guy was probably the most polite and open-minded one to ask questions through this whole panel.
And you can see he is really attentive. kudos to him
I say go full on with climate change as the theme of planet earth 3. Who knows it could be a historical landmark of inspiration of change reaching people all around the world.
No climate no people problem/life
I feel that sir David is getting grilled by the ignorant panel that are firing questions.
What have they done to the Earth?
What have they done to our fair sister?
Ravaged and plundered and ripped her and bit her.
Stuck her with knives in the side of the Dawn and
Tied her with fences and dragged her down!
50 years old lyrics and we still haven't learned.
Civilization is abhorrent to the Universe.
Im sorry but why is Sir Attenborough on trial? This is so horrible. We love you david attenborough
Politicians claim to be in a constant state of ignorance despite all the science
this man is 93
Where was this discussion take place?.
Permaculture check it out, there’s free course online on UA-cam, learnt more than I ever did at school. Might even save the world if everyone understood some of the elements to Permaculture.
This in a week when our polutical Masters in Brussels signed the Mercator agreement with South America pledging to import 10k tonnes of rainforest clearing beef from Brazil. Carbon taxes for the little people on airline flights for exple will be resisted
I love that he has no notes with him. Beautiful
They could have chosen some more enthusiastic beings to be privileged to sit in the background! Also not keen on the interrogation aspect of this - disrespectful to such a knowledgeable and incredible man. Attenborough remains dignified and an inspiration throughout.
Sir David is an awesome human being! The has earned the respect from us all! Anyone who loves animals as he does has my upmost respect! In the 70s things were a lot different so leave it there!!!!
Reading some of the BS here makes a small part of me want us to do nothing about it so humans become extinct.
@Dan Goode
...the fact that millions of people hero-worship such utter annoyances as the Kardashian 's and Miley Cyrus makes me think the same thing!
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if you really want to do something that will make a difference, cease to exist and hopefully you will not have bred either, you are drinking our water, eating our plants and poluting our air, and using up the earths minerals
debeeriz
..of course you make a perfectly legitimate and valid point , but personally I fear that, even at 82yrs old I have not acquired the necessary courage to put my head in a noise and shuttle off this mortal coil.
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@@sirbarnabyst.johntoffingto9017 i am not that far behind you at 75
Well you know - the outcome will either be we survive this climate crisis or we do not. The planet will recover and restore itself after we are gone. Some species will survive and different species will evolve. So in the end if we do not do enough before the tipping point which nature itself doesn't probably even know...the last laugh will be on us. And that is a consolation to me. Nature's balance.
idc he just trying to let people see what beautiful is in the world this man told us many things that or so beautiful i grew up watching this man and he’s trying to stop people killing this world 💞🤪💔
To those commenting that he s on trial, this definitely isn't a trial - if anything it looks like an education session that seeks to understand where we stand today and how to move forward, taking into account public opinion and not ending up like france and its yellow vests.
Those are definitely not trial questions, he is not assisted by a lawyer which would be almost mandatory if interrogated by a commission, and no accused ever has a visitor badge around his neck.
Hi Dave, I am trying, I've cycled to work for 25yrs, solar panels on my roof, 2 kids not 3, okay my wife ate all the pies, but I'm really trying.
David is the most respected person he’s a legend I’m glad we have people like him. I’m so happy that we are now using more solar and hydro power to power our houses
How dare you treat this man with such disrespect. It is as if Sir David Attenborough is on trial here. Peter Kyle, in particular, is an abomination. You know, of course, that you will all go down in history as treating this man with such disrespect when he passes and his lifetime's work is finally summarised.
I wish Attenborough had another 50 years to help keep pushing and driving what we have to do. I only hope someone can take up his mantle once he’s gone.
And scientific knowledge and understanding of the various processes.
I have listened to both sides of the argument, but what to think - not a problem or maybe a problem or yes a problem or doesn't matter either way as you won't change human nature. Too many preachers in this world saying "DO AS I SAY AND NOT AS I DO". It did make me laugh (a very sad laugh) to hear Sir David Attenborough say all humans need nature in life, that traveling is exciting and educational yet thinks the way to limit travel is by making travel/flights more expensive. Making things more expensive is just saying this is only for the wealthy, you need to change minds and that won't happen in an unfair world.
Parliament..? with children behind him.! i think this is not...i would love David to talk with those children in parliament. thank you to put this out there.
We are right now at the beginning of a great change, and with the WILL of most individuals and the collective consciousness it will be a great positive change
Very lucky to have sir David's life experience with the world and his concerns on climate change, thank you!
Lots of love to David Attenborough from Pakistan❤❤❤❤❤❤
This is heart and light speaking to the big ego world. We are in the middle of war between intellect and the heart. May the light be focused on the shadow. Th we topics was always ignore and what is ignored is always running the show.
You are a hero and a light to this world.
Hello Sir David Attenborough. I'm 6 and you are my hero. This is my nature conservation channel, inspired by you.
Who on earth would fill his shoes when hes gone, I honestly don’t think anyone had such a love for nature as this man. 😔
The guy behind David is doing his bit for climate change by using his finger instead of a toothbrush