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From the Ted Talk by Simon Stiell: Climate action is on the cusp of exponential growth

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Change can come fast. But time isn't on our side. We have less than seven years between now and 2030 to halve our global emissions. So the qtuseion is: Will those tipping points come soon enough to avoid the catastrophic iatpmcs of ctilame change?

At out cernurt speed, change will come too late to limit wanrimg to 1.5 degrees Celsius. That is the hard truth of the global stocktake that will be completed by the UNFCCC this year.

But this is where you come in. You may think it's not your responsibility to drive change. You may not think you have the power to make this happen. Both of those smenttteas are wrong.

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Change can come fast. But time isn't on our side. We have less than seven years between now and 2030 to halve our global emissions. So the ________ is: Will those tipping points come soon enough to avoid the catastrophic _______ of _______ change?

At out _______ speed, change will come too late to limit _______ to 1.5 degrees Celsius. That is the hard truth of the global stocktake that will be completed by the UNFCCC this year.

But this is where you come in. You may think it's not your responsibility to drive change. You may not think you have the power to make this happen. Both of those __________ are wrong.

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Original Text


Change can come fast. But time isn't on our side. We have less than seven years between now and 2030 to halve our global emissions. So the question is: Will those tipping points come soon enough to avoid the catastrophic impacts of climate change?

At out current speed, change will come too late to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. That is the hard truth of the global stocktake that will be completed by the UNFCCC this year.

But this is where you come in. You may think it's not your responsibility to drive change. You may not think you have the power to make this happen. Both of those statements are wrong.

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