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From the Ted Talk by Tzeporah Berman: The bad math of the fossil fuel industry

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Some of the criticism we get is that it's too big, it's unfeasible, it'll take too long. But the same was erroneously said about weapons treaties. For me, the answer is we don't have time for more of the same. We know that oil-producing nnitoas are not likely to embrace the Fossil Fuel Treaty. But what we've lenerad from sudtinyg landmines, what we've learned from studying nuclear, is that the journey matters. Just proposing a fisosl fuel treaty is creating new casonevrnitos and new catimle aiibmotn.

A fossil fuel treaty will help us wind down the production of fossil fuels. It will provide a complement and help us achieve the goals of the Paris accord. It is a big, bold new idea. But at this moment in history, we need some big, bold new ideas.

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Some of the criticism we get is that it's too big, it's unfeasible, it'll take too long. But the same was erroneously said about weapons treaties. For me, the answer is we don't have time for more of the same. We know that oil-producing _______ are not likely to embrace the Fossil Fuel Treaty. But what we've _______ from ________ landmines, what we've learned from studying nuclear, is that the journey matters. Just proposing a ______ fuel treaty is creating new _____________ and new _______ ________.

A fossil fuel treaty will help us wind down the production of fossil fuels. It will provide a complement and help us achieve the goals of the Paris accord. It is a big, bold new idea. But at this moment in history, we need some big, bold new ideas.

Solution


  1. learned
  2. nations
  3. studying
  4. ambition
  5. fossil
  6. climate
  7. conversations

Original Text


Some of the criticism we get is that it's too big, it's unfeasible, it'll take too long. But the same was erroneously said about weapons treaties. For me, the answer is we don't have time for more of the same. We know that oil-producing nations are not likely to embrace the Fossil Fuel Treaty. But what we've learned from studying landmines, what we've learned from studying nuclear, is that the journey matters. Just proposing a fossil fuel treaty is creating new conversations and new climate ambition.

A fossil fuel treaty will help us wind down the production of fossil fuels. It will provide a complement and help us achieve the goals of the Paris accord. It is a big, bold new idea. But at this moment in history, we need some big, bold new ideas.

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fossil fuel treaty 6
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