4.08.2018

Tshering Tobgay : This country isn't just carbon neutral — it's carbon negative


Tshering Tobgay at TED2016
This country isn't just carbon neutral — it's carbon negative (transcript)
Summary
This country is the Kingdom of Bhutan which is located in the Himalayas, between two big countries China and India.
The speaker is Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay.  He said that their country is small, but they promise for our world to remain carbon neutral that is to have a net zero carbon footprint.
It means that inside the country, amount of carbon released is the equal amount of carbon sink. Bhutan is the only one that keeps carbon neutral in the world and now it has a net carbon sink more than carbon released. It means carbon negative.

Their king and citizens have worked to develop their country tirelessly and hard.  The country makes citizen use their limited resources very carefully and it tries not to undermine their unique culture and pristine environment. They are doing it with small amount of money and with creating a funding mechanism.

It's said that Bhutan has the first number of GNH in the world. GNH is Gross National Happiness.

Let's stop blaming each other for casting climate change. We must be able to manage, have to try carbon neutral, and lead better lives while continuing to live in harmony with Mother Nature.
Let's work together to protect our planet.

Words in this story
offset /verb/ counteract (something) by having an opposing force or effect.
impeach /verb/  challenge, question, disparage
pristine /adj/ in its original condition; unspoiled.
breach /noun/ an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct.
havoc /noun/  devastation, destruction, damage

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