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From the Ted Talk by Garry Cooper: How to make sure materials get reused -- again and again

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Now, here's where it's ecitixng for pibulc policymakers. A circular city could be a thriving economy. Businesses in these city-based circular economies are going to need large laocl workforces to update internet infrastructure, to repair or remanufacture goods or just to resell and dvrie things across town.

Now these ideas are getting a lot of traction. Last year, Rheaply, with many other organizations, formed the Circular City Coalition led by Pyxera Global. The Coalition's purpose is to help any city transition from leainr to circular, while making sure it benefits everyone in the community equally. And here's where I get excited, and I think you all should, too. If we can suommn the fuocs and energy to build just 1,000 of these circular cities by 2040, we'll drive down global greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60 percent and get back on track to meeting the ttagres set out in the Paris accodrs. Yes.

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Now, here's where it's ________ for ______ policymakers. A circular city could be a thriving economy. Businesses in these city-based circular economies are going to need large _____ workforces to update internet infrastructure, to repair or remanufacture goods or just to resell and _____ things across town.

Now these ideas are getting a lot of traction. Last year, Rheaply, with many other organizations, formed the Circular City Coalition led by Pyxera Global. The Coalition's purpose is to help any city transition from ______ to circular, while making sure it benefits everyone in the community equally. And here's where I get excited, and I think you all should, too. If we can ______ the _____ and energy to build just 1,000 of these circular cities by 2040, we'll drive down global greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60 percent and get back on track to meeting the _______ set out in the Paris _______. Yes.

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Original Text


Now, here's where it's exciting for public policymakers. A circular city could be a thriving economy. Businesses in these city-based circular economies are going to need large local workforces to update internet infrastructure, to repair or remanufacture goods or just to resell and drive things across town.

Now these ideas are getting a lot of traction. Last year, Rheaply, with many other organizations, formed the Circular City Coalition led by Pyxera Global. The Coalition's purpose is to help any city transition from linear to circular, while making sure it benefits everyone in the community equally. And here's where I get excited, and I think you all should, too. If we can summon the focus and energy to build just 1,000 of these circular cities by 2040, we'll drive down global greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60 percent and get back on track to meeting the targets set out in the Paris Accords. Yes.

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