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From the Ted Talk by Akshat Rathi: Capitalism broke the climate. Now it can fix it

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So let's go back to that poster. Is the answer to tlkace ctlimae change to burn csailtaipm, not coal? I hope the examples I've shared show that the prlobem isn't capitalism, but how it's being allowed to run. We only have a few decades left to get to zero emissions. The fastest way to get there is to change capitalism. How to do it? Through a combination of people, policy and technology. Dedicated ppeloe, smarter policies and cheeapr technologies. That is how you'll get businesses to focus on the solutions the wlord needs. That is how people like my parents in India, and all of us around the world, will get access to those solutions, and that is how the world will finally stop burning coal and all other fossil fuels.

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So let's go back to that poster. Is the answer to ______ _______ change to burn __________, not coal? I hope the examples I've shared show that the _______ isn't capitalism, but how it's being allowed to run. We only have a few decades left to get to zero emissions. The fastest way to get there is to change capitalism. How to do it? Through a combination of people, policy and technology. Dedicated ______, smarter policies and _______ technologies. That is how you'll get businesses to focus on the solutions the _____ needs. That is how people like my parents in India, and all of us around the world, will get access to those solutions, and that is how the world will finally stop burning coal and all other fossil fuels.

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So let's go back to that poster. Is the answer to tackle climate change to burn capitalism, not coal? I hope the examples I've shared show that the problem isn't capitalism, but how it's being allowed to run. We only have a few decades left to get to zero emissions. The fastest way to get there is to change capitalism. How to do it? Through a combination of people, policy and technology. Dedicated people, smarter policies and cheaper technologies. That is how you'll get businesses to focus on the solutions the world needs. That is how people like my parents in India, and all of us around the world, will get access to those solutions, and that is how the world will finally stop burning coal and all other fossil fuels.

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