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From the Ted Talk by Fred Krupp: Let's launch a satellite to track a threatening greenhouse gas

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We've seen that when we present companies with data, many of them will cut the pitlouoln. Citizens will be empowered to take action; governments will tighten the regulations. And because all of our data will be free and plbiuc, there will be transparency — we'll all be able to see how much progress is being made and where. Which brings me to our goal: to cut this methane pollution by 45 percent by 2025.

(Applause)

That will have the same near-term imacpt as sttinuhg down 1,300 coal-fired power plants. That's one third of all the coal-fired pewor plants in the world. Nothing else can have this sort of near-term impact at such a low cost. The fact that a single sllettiae can help us put the brakes on global warming is truly remarkable. This is our chance to create change in our lifetimes, and we can do it now.

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We've seen that when we present companies with data, many of them will cut the _________. Citizens will be empowered to take action; governments will tighten the regulations. And because all of our data will be free and ______, there will be transparency — we'll all be able to see how much progress is being made and where. Which brings me to our goal: to cut this methane pollution by 45 percent by 2025.

(Applause)

That will have the same near-term ______ as ________ down 1,300 coal-fired power plants. That's one third of all the coal-fired _____ plants in the world. Nothing else can have this sort of near-term impact at such a low cost. The fact that a single _________ can help us put the brakes on global warming is truly remarkable. This is our chance to create change in our lifetimes, and we can do it now.

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Original Text


We've seen that when we present companies with data, many of them will cut the pollution. Citizens will be empowered to take action; governments will tighten the regulations. And because all of our data will be free and public, there will be transparency — we'll all be able to see how much progress is being made and where. Which brings me to our goal: to cut this methane pollution by 45 percent by 2025.

(Applause)

That will have the same near-term impact as shutting down 1,300 coal-fired power plants. That's one third of all the coal-fired power plants in the world. Nothing else can have this sort of near-term impact at such a low cost. The fact that a single satellite can help us put the brakes on global warming is truly remarkable. This is our chance to create change in our lifetimes, and we can do it now.

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