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Greta Thunberg: The disarming case to act right now on climate change
Greta Thunberg: Det er nu vi skal reagere på klimaforandringerne
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I denne passionerede opfordring til handling forklarer den 16-årige klimaaktivist Greta Thunberg hvorfor hun i august 2018 gik i skolestrejke for at sætte fokus på global opvarmning ved at protestere foran det svenske parlament og få hele verdens opmærksomhed. "Klimakrisen er allerede løst. Vi har allerede alle fakta og løsninger", siger Thunberg. "Nu skal vi bare vågne op og skabe forandringer".
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00:13
When I was about eight years old,
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Jeg var 8 år,
00:16
I first heard about something
called climate change or global warming.
called climate change or global warming.
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da jeg første gang hørte om
klimaforandring og global opvarmning.
klimaforandring og global opvarmning.
00:21
Apparently, that was something
humans have created by our way of living.
humans have created by our way of living.
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Tilsyneladende var det noget mennesker
havde skabt gennem vores måde at leve på.
havde skabt gennem vores måde at leve på.
00:27
I was told to turn off
the lights to save energy
the lights to save energy
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Jeg blev bedt om at slukke lysene
for at spare energi
for at spare energi
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and to recycle paper to save resources.
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og genbruge papir for at spare resurser.
00:36
I remember thinking
that it was very strange
that it was very strange
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Jeg tænkte, det var sært
00:39
that humans, who are
an animal species among others,
an animal species among others,
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at mennesker, som er
en dyreart blandt mange,
en dyreart blandt mange,
00:43
could be capable of changing
the Earth's climate.
the Earth's climate.
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var i stand til at ændre Jordens klima.
00:48
Because if we were,
and if it was really happening,
and if it was really happening,
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For hvis vi var og
hvis det virkelig skete,
hvis det virkelig skete,
00:51
we wouldn't be talking
about anything else.
about anything else.
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ville vi ikke tale om andet.
00:55
As soon as you'd turn on the TV,
everything would be about that.
everything would be about that.
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Tændte man fjernsynet,
ville alt handle om det.
ville alt handle om det.
01:00
Headlines, radio, newspapers,
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Overskrifter, radio, aviser,
01:03
you would never read or hear
about anything else,
about anything else,
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man ville aldrig læse eller høre om andet,
01:07
as if there was a world war going on.
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som om der var en verdenskrig igang.
01:10
But no one ever talked about it.
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Men ingen talte om det.
01:14
If burning fossil fuels was so bad
that it threatened our very existence,
that it threatened our very existence,
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Hvis brugen af fossile brændstoffer var så
slemt at det truede vores eksistens,
slemt at det truede vores eksistens,
01:20
how could we just continue like before?
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hvordan kunne vi så bare fortsætte?
01:24
Why were there no restrictions?
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Hvorfor var der ingen restriktioner?
01:27
Why wasn't it made illegal?
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Hvorfor blev det ikke gjort ulovligt?
01:30
To me, that did not add up.
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I mine øjne gav det ingen mening.
01:34
It was too unreal.
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Det var uvirkeligt.
01:38
So when I was 11, I became ill.
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Så da jeg var 11, blev jeg syg.
01:41
I fell into depression,
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Jeg fik en depression.
01:43
I stopped talking,
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Jeg hverken talte
01:44
and I stopped eating.
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eller spiste mere.
01:47
In two months, I lost
about 10 kilos of weight.
about 10 kilos of weight.
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På to måneder tabte jeg 10 kilo.
01:52
Later on, I was diagnosed
with Asperger syndrome,
with Asperger syndrome,
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Senere fik jeg diagnosen
Aspergers syndrom,
Aspergers syndrom,
01:56
OCD and selective mutism.
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OCD og selektiv mutisme
02:00
That basically means I only speak
when I think it's necessary -
when I think it's necessary -
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Det betyder at jeg kun taler,
når jeg finder det nødvendigt --
når jeg finder det nødvendigt --
02:03
now is one of those moments.
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som i dette øjeblik.
02:05
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
02:15
For those of us who are on the spectrum,
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For os, der er inden for spektret,
02:18
almost everything is black or white.
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er næsten alt sort eller hvidt.
02:21
We aren't very good at lying,
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Vi er ikke gode til at lyve,
02:23
and we usually don't enjoy
participating in this social game
participating in this social game
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og vi bryder os ikke om at
deltage i denne sociale leg,
deltage i denne sociale leg,
02:26
that the rest of you seem so fond of.
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som resten af jer virker så glade for.
02:29
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
02:30
I think in many ways
that we autistic are the normal ones,
that we autistic are the normal ones,
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Jeg tror på mange måder
at vi autister er de normale
at vi autister er de normale
02:34
and the rest of the people
are pretty strange,
are pretty strange,
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og resten af befolkningen de sære,
02:36
(Laughter)
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(Latter)
02:37
especially when it comes to
the sustainability crisis,
the sustainability crisis,
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især når det handler om
bæredygtighedskrisen,
bæredygtighedskrisen,
02:40
where everyone keeps saying
climate change is an existential threat
climate change is an existential threat
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hvor alle siger klimaforandringer
er en eksistentiel krise
er en eksistentiel krise
02:44
and the most important issue of all,
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og det vigtigste emne
02:47
and yet they just carry on like before.
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og alligevel fortsætter som før.
02:51
I don't understand that,
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Det forstår jeg ikke,
02:53
because if the emissions have to stop,
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for skal udslippene stoppes,
02:56
then we must stop the emissions.
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så skal vi stoppe udslippene.
02:59
To me that is black or white.
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For mig er det sort eller hvidt.
03:01
There are no gray areas
when it comes to survival.
when it comes to survival.
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Der er ingen gråzoner,
når det handler om at overleve.
når det handler om at overleve.
03:04
Either we go on
as a civilization or we don't.
as a civilization or we don't.
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Enten fortsætter vi som civilisation
eller også gør vi ikke.
eller også gør vi ikke.
03:08
We have to change.
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Vi må forandre os.
03:12
Rich countries like Sweden
need to start reducing emissions
need to start reducing emissions
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Rige lande som Sverige
skal reducere deres udslip
skal reducere deres udslip
03:15
by at least 15 percent every year.
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med mindst 15 procent hvert år.
03:20
And that is so that we can stay
below a two-degree warming target.
below a two-degree warming target.
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Blot så vi kan holde os
under 2 grader-målet.
under 2 grader-målet.
03:24
Yet, as the IPCC
have recently demonstrated,
have recently demonstrated,
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Men som IPCC påviste for nylig,
03:29
aiming instead for 1.5 degrees Celsius
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vil et mål om 1,5 grader
03:32
would significantly
reduce the climate impacts.
reduce the climate impacts.
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begrænse klimapåvirkningen markant.
03:35
But we can only imagine
what that means for reducing emissions.
what that means for reducing emissions.
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Men det bliver ved forestillingen ...
03:40
You would think the media
and every one of our leaders
and every one of our leaders
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Man skulle tro medierne
og alle verdens ledere
og alle verdens ledere
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would be talking about nothing else,
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ikke talte om andet,
03:45
but they never even mention it.
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men de nævner det aldrig.
03:49
Nor does anyone ever mention
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Ej heller nævnes
03:50
the greenhouse gases
already locked in the system.
already locked in the system.
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drivhusgasserne der allerede er frigivet.
03:54
Nor that air pollution is hiding a warming
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Eller at luftforureningen
skjuler en stigning,
skjuler en stigning,
03:57
so that when we stop burning fossil fuels,
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så når vi stopper brugen
af fossile brændsler
af fossile brændsler
04:00
we already have an extra level of warming
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vil vi allerede have øget temperaturen
04:02
perhaps as high as
0.5 to 1.1 degrees Celsius.
0.5 to 1.1 degrees Celsius.
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måske så meget som 0,5 til 1,1 grader.
04:09
Furthermore does hardly
anyone speak about the fact
anyone speak about the fact
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Ydermere taler kun få om det faktum
04:11
that we are in the midst
of the sixth mass extinction,
of the sixth mass extinction,
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at vi er midt i den 6. masseudryddelse
04:15
with up to 200 species
going extinct every single day,
going extinct every single day,
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hvor op til 200 arter uddør dagligt,
04:22
that the extinction rate today
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at udryddelsesraten i dag
04:25
is between 1,000 and 10,000 times higher
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er mellem 1.000 og 10.000 gange højere
04:29
than what is seen as normal.
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end normalt.
04:34
Nor does hardly anyone ever speak about
the aspect of equity or climate justice,
the aspect of equity or climate justice,
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Kun sjældent nævnes princippet om
klimalighed eller klimaretfærdighed,
klimalighed eller klimaretfærdighed,
04:40
clearly stated everywhere
in the Paris Agreement,
in the Paris Agreement,
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der tydeligt fremgår af Paris-aftalen,
04:43
which is absolutely necessary
to make it work on a global scale.
to make it work on a global scale.
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som det er absolut nødvendigt
at få til at fungere globalt.
at få til at fungere globalt.
04:49
That means that rich countries
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Det betyder at de rige lande
04:51
need to get down to zero emissions
within 6 to 12 years,
within 6 to 12 years,
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helt skal stoppe deres udslip
i løbet af 6 til 12 år
i løbet af 6 til 12 år
04:56
with today's emission speed.
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med de nuværende udslip.
05:00
And that is so that people
in poorer countries
in poorer countries
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Det vil give folk i fattigere lande
05:02
can have a chance to heighten
their standard of living
their standard of living
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muligheden for at hæve
deres levestandard
deres levestandard
05:04
by building some of the infrastructure
that we have already built,
that we have already built,
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ved at bygge noget af den
infrastruktur vi allerede har
infrastruktur vi allerede har
05:08
such as roads, schools, hospitals,
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såsom veje, skoler, hospitaler,
05:11
clean drinking water,
electricity, and so on.
electricity, and so on.
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rent drikkevand, elektricitet osv.
05:15
Because how can we expect
countries like India or Nigeria
countries like India or Nigeria
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For hvordan kan vi forvente
lande som Indien eller Nigeria
lande som Indien eller Nigeria
05:20
to care about the climate crisis
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skal bekymre sig om klimakrisen
05:22
if we who already have everything
don't care even a second about it
don't care even a second about it
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når vi der allerede har alt,
er helt ligeglade med den
er helt ligeglade med den
05:27
or our actual commitments
to the Paris Agreement?
to the Paris Agreement?
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eller vores forpligtelser i Paris-aftalen?
05:32
So, why are we not reducing our emissions?
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Hvorfor nedbringer vi ikke vores udslip?
05:37
Why are they in fact still increasing?
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Hvorfor øges de?
05:41
Are we knowingly causing
a mass extinction?
a mass extinction?
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Er det bevidst at vi forårsager
en masseudryddelse?
en masseudryddelse?
05:45
Are we evil?
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Er vi onde?
05:49
No, of course not.
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Nej, selvfølgelig ikke.
05:51
People keep doing what they do
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Folk gør som de altid har gjort
05:53
because the vast majority
doesn't have a clue
doesn't have a clue
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fordi størstedelen ikke aner noget
05:55
about the actual consequences
of our everyday life,
of our everyday life,
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om de faktiske konsekvenser
for vores hverdagsliv,
for vores hverdagsliv,
06:00
and they don't know
that rapid change is required.
that rapid change is required.
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og ikke ved at der kræves
hurtige forandringer.
hurtige forandringer.
06:04
We all think we know,
and we all think everybody knows,
and we all think everybody knows,
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Vi tror alle vi ved det
og vi tror alle andre ved det,
og vi tror alle andre ved det,
06:08
but we don't.
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men det gør vi ikke.
06:10
Because how could we?
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For hvordan kan vi det?
06:14
If there really was a crisis,
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Hvis der virkelig var en krise
06:16
and if this crisis was caused
by our emissions,
by our emissions,
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og denne krise var forårsaget
af vores udslip,
af vores udslip,
06:20
you would at least see some signs.
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ville vi i det mindste se tegn på det.
06:23
Not just flooded cities,
tens of thousands of dead people,
tens of thousands of dead people,
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Ikke bare oversvømmede byer,
titusindvis af døde
titusindvis af døde
06:27
and whole nations leveled
to piles of torn down buildings.
to piles of torn down buildings.
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og hele nationer lagt i ruiner.
06:31
You would see some restrictions.
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Vi ville se restriktioner.
06:34
But no.
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Men nej.
06:36
And no one talks about it.
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Og ingen taler om det.
06:40
There are no emergency meetings,
no headlines, no breaking news.
no headlines, no breaking news.
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Der er ingen hastemøder,
ingen overskrifter, intet seneste nyt.
ingen overskrifter, intet seneste nyt.
06:46
No one is acting
as if we were in a crisis.
as if we were in a crisis.
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Ingen opfører sig
som var vi midt i en krise.
som var vi midt i en krise.
06:50
Even most climate scientists
or green politicians
or green politicians
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De fleste klimaforskere eller
grønne politikere
grønne politikere
06:54
keep on flying around the world,
eating meat and dairy.
eating meat and dairy.
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flyver fortsat verden rundt og
spiser kød og mejeriprodukter.
spiser kød og mejeriprodukter.
07:02
If I live to be 100,
I will be alive in the year 2103.
I will be alive in the year 2103.
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Jeg fylder 100 i år 2103.
07:09
When you think about the future today,
you don't think beyond the year 2050.
you don't think beyond the year 2050.
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Når du tænker på din fremtid i dag
tænker du ikke længere end 2050.
tænker du ikke længere end 2050.
07:16
By then, I will, in the best case,
not even have lived half of my life.
not even have lived half of my life.
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På det tidspunkt vil jeg, i bedste fald,
have levet under halvdelen af mit liv.
have levet under halvdelen af mit liv.
07:22
What happens next?
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Hvad sker der derefter?
07:25
The year 2078, I will celebrate
my 75th birthday.
my 75th birthday.
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I 2078 kan jeg fejre
min 75 års fødselsdag.
min 75 års fødselsdag.
07:32
If I have children or grandchildren,
maybe they will spend that day with me.
maybe they will spend that day with me.
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Måske jeg tilbringer dagen
med mine børn og børnebørn.
med mine børn og børnebørn.
07:38
Maybe they will ask me about you,
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Måske de spørger mig om jer,
07:41
the people who were around, back in 2018.
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om de folk der levede i 2018.
07:46
Maybe they will ask
why you didn't do anything
why you didn't do anything
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Måske de spørger
hvorfor I ikke gjorde noget,
hvorfor I ikke gjorde noget,
07:49
while there still was time to act.
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mens der stadig var tid til at handle.
07:53
What we do or don't do right now
will affect my entire life
will affect my entire life
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Hvad vi gør eller ikke gør lige nu
vil påvirke resten af mit liv
vil påvirke resten af mit liv
07:58
and the lives of my children
and grandchildren.
and grandchildren.
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og mine børn og børnebørns liv.
08:01
What we do or don't do right now,
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Hvad vi gør eller ikke gør lige nu,
08:04
me and my generation
can't undo in the future.
can't undo in the future.
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kan jeg og min generation
ikke lave om på i fremtiden.
ikke lave om på i fremtiden.
08:12
So when school
started in August of this year,
started in August of this year,
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Så da skolen startede i august i år,
08:15
I decided that this was enough.
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besluttede jeg at nu var det nok.
08:18
I set myself down on the ground
outside the Swedish parliament.
outside the Swedish parliament.
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Jeg satte mig udenfor
det svenske parlament.
det svenske parlament.
08:22
I school striked for the climate.
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Jeg gik i skolestrejke for klimaets skyld.
08:26
Some people say that I
should be in school instead.
should be in school instead.
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Nogle siger jeg hellere skulle gå i skole.
08:30
Some people say that I should study
to become a climate scientist
to become a climate scientist
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Nogle siger jeg skal uddanne
mig til klimaforsker
mig til klimaforsker
08:33
so that I can "solve the climate crisis."
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så jeg kan "løse klimakrisen".
08:38
But the climate crisis
has already been solved.
has already been solved.
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Men klimakrisen er allerede løst.
08:42
We already have
all the facts and solutions.
all the facts and solutions.
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Vi har allerede alle fakta og løsninger.
08:45
All we have to do is
to wake up and change.
to wake up and change.
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Nu skal vi bare vågne op og ændre os.
08:50
And why should I be studying for a future
that soon will be no more
that soon will be no more
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Hvorfor skulle jeg studere for en fremtid,
der snart ikke findes mere
der snart ikke findes mere
08:54
when no one is doing anything
whatsoever to save that future?
whatsoever to save that future?
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fordi ingen gør noget for at redde den?
08:59
And what is the point of learning facts
in the school system
in the school system
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Hvad er pointen i at lære fakta i skolen
09:03
when the most important facts
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når de vigtigste fakta
09:05
given by the finest science
of that same school system
of that same school system
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baseret på videnskab
i det samme skolesystem
i det samme skolesystem
09:09
clearly means nothing
to our politicians and our society.
to our politicians and our society.
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tydeligvis ikke betyder noget
for vores politikere og samfund.
for vores politikere og samfund.
09:15
Some people say that Sweden
is just a small country,
is just a small country,
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Nogle mener at Sverige
blot er et lille land
blot er et lille land
09:18
and that it doesn't matter what we do,
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og at det er uden betydning hvad vi gør
09:21
but I think that if a few children
can get headlines all over the world
can get headlines all over the world
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men jeg mener at når et par børn
kan skabe overskrifter i hele verden
kan skabe overskrifter i hele verden
09:26
just by not coming to school
for a few weeks,
for a few weeks,
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blot ved ikke at komme
i skole i et par uger,
i skole i et par uger,
09:29
imagine what we could all do
together if you wanted to.
together if you wanted to.
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forestil jer så hvad vi alle
kunne gøre i fællesskab.
kunne gøre i fællesskab.
09:32
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09:36
Now we're almost at the end of my talk,
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Nu nærmer vi os enden på min tale
09:41
and this is where people
usually start talking about hope,
usually start talking about hope,
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og det er her folk normalt taler om håb,
09:46
solar panels, wind power,
circular economy, and so on,
circular economy, and so on,
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solpaneler, vindkraft,
cirkulær økonomi osv.
cirkulær økonomi osv.
09:52
but I'm not going to do that.
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men det gør jeg ikke.
09:54
We've had 30 years of pep-talking
and selling positive ideas.
and selling positive ideas.
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Vi har brugt 30 år på at sælge
positive idéer og peptalks.
positive idéer og peptalks.
09:59
And I'm sorry,
but it doesn't work.
but it doesn't work.
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Jeg beklager, men det virker ikke.
10:02
Because if it would have,
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For gjorde det det,
10:04
the emissions would have gone down by now.
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ville udslippene være mindre nu.
10:06
They haven't.
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Det er de ikke.
10:09
And yes, we do need hope,
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Ja, vi har brug for håb,
10:12
of course we do.
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selvfølgelig har vi det.
10:14
But the one thing we need
more than hope is action.
more than hope is action.
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Men vi har mere brug for handling end håb.
10:19
Once we start to act,
hope is everywhere.
hope is everywhere.
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Når vi begynder at handle,
er der håb overalt
er der håb overalt
10:23
So instead of looking for hope,
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Så fremfor at lede efter håb,
10:25
look for action.
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så gør noget.
10:28
Then, and only then, hope will come.
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Kun sådan er der håb.
10:34
Today, we use 100 million
barrels of oil every single day.
barrels of oil every single day.
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I dag bruger vi 100 mio.
tønder olie dagligt.
tønder olie dagligt.
10:41
There are no politics to change that.
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Ingen har som politik at ændre det.
10:45
There are no rules
to keep that oil in the ground.
to keep that oil in the ground.
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Der er ingen regler,
der forhindrer udvinding af olie.
der forhindrer udvinding af olie.
10:49
So we can't save the world
by playing by the rules,
by playing by the rules,
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Vi kan altså ikke redde verden
ved at spille efter reglerne
ved at spille efter reglerne
10:52
because the rules have to be changed.
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så reglerne må ændres.
10:56
Everything needs to change --
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Alting må forandres --
10:58
and it has to start today.
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fra i dag af.
11:01
Thank you.
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Tak.
11:02
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Greta Thunberg - Climate activistGreta Thunberg is a Swedish climate activist.
Why you should listen
In August 2018, Greta Thunberg started a school strike for the climate outside the Swedish Parliament that has since spread all over the world and now involves over 100,000 schoolchildren. The movement is now called Fridays For Future.
Thunberg has spoken at climate rallies in Stockholm, Helsinki, Brussels and London. In December she attended the United Nations COP24 in Katowice, Poland, where she addressed the Secretary-General and made a plenary speech that went viral and was shared many million times around the globe. In January 2019 she was invited to the World Economic Forum in Davos where her speeches again made a worldwide impact.
Thunberg tries to live a low-carbon life. Therefore she is vegan, and she doesn't fly. She has been named as one of the worlds most influential teens by TIME magazine.
Greta Thunberg | Speaker | TED.com