This country isn't just carbon neutral - it's carbon negative | Tshering Tobgay
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- Deep in the Himalayas, on the border between China and India, lies the Kingdom of Bhutan, which has pledged to remain carbon neutral for all time. In this illuminating talk, Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay shares his country's mission to put happiness before economic growth and set a world standard for environmental preservation.
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This man was too humble to even mention that he is the Prime Minister of Bhutan
@@bradleymcdonald6273 you’re mistaken with yourself
@@yawarakai3003 The wound will never heal. He will carry it the rest of his life
@@yawarakai3003 I think he was trying to make a joke not insult him lol
@@bradleymcdonald6273 Haha ur so funny😍😍
@@bradleymcdonald6273 No wonder you and your people screwed yourselves and your posterity!
Basically a country whose government isn't obsessed with how to get rich, but how to get enviromentally friendly.
and happy as well
@Adam A. I didn't know about that. I knew that Iceland is quite envirofriendly, but not so much... Thanks for the info!
Bhutan is still the only country with this "Gross Domestic Happiness" politics, isn't it?
And racist. Do you know how they conducted a genocide to ethnic Nepali speaking Bhutanese? Shame on this hypocrite of a nation that preaches happiness.
Point made well, thank you
More of a mass exiling than genocide.
World: we are gonna move to mars.
Bhutan: we are gonna make earth beautiful.
*keep
Almost all of my Bhutan friends were from super rich Bhutan families that immigrated to the US. Rich Bhutanese bureaucrats send their kids to Western countries for a better life, and let poor Bhutanese people live a "carbon negative" life in Bhutan... 🤷
@@ht4300 How hypocritical of you to assume that.
@@ht4300 all that comes from your mouth are lies 🙃
@@sukizuki9497 Well well. Sorry to break your fantasy.
"Being one with nature, co-existing with nature"
We should all learn from this humble country.
The Indians lived one with nature, while killing each other... literal cannibalism also.
Ethno-nationalist country, not humble. ethno-nationalsm is being normalized in bhutan to maintain wangchuk monopoly, democrasy is all fake to fool the world, you can see this PM guy excessive praise of the king as a sign. bhutanese inside bhutan are also brainwashed, they never show bad things the king did, only show good things in media,
@@wonderfullife737 seems like a natural thing to want your country the way it should be, and die to make it so if needed.
a lot of us have already been doing this all our lives.
@@theCosmicQueen very true...
A king who imposed democracy on its People? Bhutan IS truly extraordinarily.
Yes
That's media
That sounds stupid to be honest. The king's are enlightened and now the people can get greedy
Extraordinarily what? You didn’t finish you’re sentence.
Tropic775 Probably meant extraordinary. Typos exist.
When a country has no greed, they are rich with the things that really matter.
Not sure that greed does not exist, however the government there does have a focus on the total environment, including the social happiness of the people. Good kings are an example of what humanity can achieve if they want to do it.
Greed does exist in Bhutan. My parents and their families were chased out from that country. Read up the exile of Nepalis from Bhutan in 1980s and 1990s.
@Jay Broughton Bhutan is religious tho
@Jay Broughton wtf
@Jay Broughton Some religions are brought about by the one that has created all strife; Others, by ancient teachings dared not to be contested. As a devout Christian, I can contest that this religion, if its members are positively religious, can do no harm. Furthermore, it can only do good!
One of the most inspiring videos I've ever watched. I'm proud to see that the world still has people like this gentleman. Does not even mention that he is the Prime Minister, but speaks highly of his king. A humble soul indeed, full of peace and respect.
He doesn't speak about money, weapons or war, but peace and happiness, and the well being of Earth and its inhabitants. Bhutan 🇧🇹 is blessed to have such great leaders. He reminds me of Nelson Mandela.
Tons of love ❤❤❤from Lesotho 🇱🇸
I was very surprised to find out who is the TED Speaker in the video after completed watching the video. He is a REAL and Great Leader in every aspect of a good leader. A humble and wise leader like Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay deserved to be Good leadership role model for the whole world.
Bhutan is secretly Wakanda
It's not Wakanda for many
@Mohit Patel And accuse them of being terrorists.
@@Atombender what ?
Bhutan for ever
Who cares - the fact is they are creating a beautiful world we are destroying!!
"My country and my people have done nothing to contribute to global warming. But we already bearing the brunt of its consequences." His statement really hit me hard.
Almost as hard as thier king has hit thier ability to make money and live a decent life with the ability to make thier own decisions
Chris Houde well at least they are happy. Sometimes, material and luxurious lifestyle are not for others to enjoy. Simplicity yet, satisfying way of living matters.
Sooooooo sad. 😰 When he talks about other nations joining them to clean up the world. There's no way the people of Europe, China, Russia , Middle East Mexico and the U.S.A.. won't do anything. Corporations are running most of our world. Bhutan is off the grid. Corporations and the banks don't care about the future of Earth they only care about profit now. They certainly don't care about happiness! The only thing governments care about are power & control. The people of Bhutan are happy with very little. They have a home on their own land. They have food and health care. They live without the stress of our lives. I watched this great documentary series on Bhutan and the people are glowing with happiness and living with simplicity.
@@ARCH-INNERGY So true! I've said this elsewhere but, I wish America would wake up. We need to make drastic changes in our lives. I believe that one effective way to counter the corporations mindset is to get them where it hurts--their pockets. If we would scale back in our purchases (this is just one way). Most of us spend money unnecessarily in that we buy things that we already own not because it's no longer functioning but because we just want the newer version. I dare say that many of us probably already earn enough money to live comfortably, but we won't save or we try to live above our means. We keep falling prey to the brainwashing mantras we're inundated with through tv, phones, heck, the gas pump screens. "You deserve this." "Treat yourself." "Your kids will adore you if you get them this." "You'll be the envy of your neighborhood if you buy this." "You'll catch that man/woman's attention if you wear this, smell like this, if you look like this." WE buy gimmicky items like 'spinners' that are now no longer of interest and have been discarded into landfills by the thousands along with all of the other gimmicky or still usable items that have been manufactured, purchased and discarded over the years.
I'm not saying it's going to be easy to change, cause it's not. It's going to take sacrifice on our part and will at times be a great inconvenience. It will also be monetarily costly for us and for our federal and state governments to bring about these changes, but they simply HAVE to be done because the consequences and costs of not changing is going to be much, much greater.
@@risemahadeva I agree with you and have thought the same way. Too many people are so brain washed by watching T.V. which is a fear installer. So much of T.V.s programming is used to ignite subconscious and conscious fear. That fear turns to stress, stress needs to be numbed because most people are too "afraid" to face fear. So they numb out by having addictions which all media is pushing. The addition to buying stuff, eating all the bad food, , alcohol, drugs ecxetra, ecxetra. They have blinders on and don't want or think they can change.
If every country thinking like Bhutan the world should be very beautiful...
Love from India🇮🇳🇮🇳 ❤🇧🇹🇧🇹
Tell the story of thousands of ETHNIC NEPALESE that u forced into exile.... Can u ever forgive yourself for the ethic cleansing of your own citizens i.e Ethic Nepalese?
If every country think like Bhutan, ethnic cleansing is going to be normal. Know the history before commenting.
this was shown at one of my college lectures in my class of environmental studies in first year and i am so thankful to that professor for introducing me to such a beautiful culture, although I knew Bhutan was a country before just not how wonderful it was and its president 😍
*WHEN CZcams FINALLY RECOMMENDS SOMETHING USEFUL*
xD
But why did it take so long?
just look up why they are carbon negative and u ll reconsider what u just said
@@adembendaamer9870 maybe instead of "looking up" you could simply explain why.
@@snowball7990 www.hrw.org/news/2008/02/01/bhutans-ethnic-cleansing
How does the King of Butan not yet have a nobel peace prize? He seems like a role model to all country leaders.
+Elias Styner There wouldn't be enough peace prizes for Obama.
+Liam Paiva how can you say that? Have you been to Bhutan?. Maybe you experience it and comment mate.
+Liam Paiva do you do your research before you comment or is a "COMMENT" platform very overwhelming to just comment?
You ask about human rights? The Constitution on Bhutan ,Article 7
"Fundamental Rights" has 23 sections , which i think perfectly justifies every basic human rights.
you are very welcome to visit Bhutan for your personal speculation
Enjoy your American life, get away from our life and stop defaming my nation.
Rajiv Kattel No, we did what actually all would do when we have no option left. Our action is never a mistake, infact it created more bond between the current Lhotshampas (Southerner) and Drukpas, we are living together in harmony. The southerner are happy and never a problem aroused in the South after you all left.
Love our Bhutanese neighbors, May you continue to prosper and flourish Respect from India
the confidence in his eyes and the facts behind his words acted like mirrors to the foreign nations. Hope they will notice.
Watched this video almost ten times
I’m just proud to be a Bhutanese
Long live my Kings
Long live my country ❤️
Ten? You've a lot of time.
:)
@@anandhua.b4589 He did not say anything like that. You simply didn't comprehend what he was talking about.
@@harshityadav0 Maybe there's a benefit from the Indo-Bhutan treaty?
sonam dorji
Lots of Love from
Pakistan 🇵🇰 💚 brother
Bhutan: When Democracies can learn from a Monarchy.
Learn what, exactly? How to pander to more successful countries for handouts? "We're the greenest country, please pay our bills since being the greenest country isn't economically viable"
it all depends on the monarch. Also, Bhutan seems like it has more of a Constitutional Monarchy rather than a complete one.
My country Bhutan is better in Absulute Monarchy!
Trust me,
Most of us still yawn for the our vicious monarch to look after us
Great speech BUT unfortunately all the good done is TOTALLY UNDERMINED and leaves Bhutan as a nationalist bigot ,
WHY? You may ask.The displacement of thousands of residents who had lived in Bhutan for many generations and were citizens .They were all EXPELLED as foreign migrants who who were not the same race as the majority Bhutanese.
SHAMEFULLY there are thousands of Bhutanese refugees left destitute and desperate .The INHUMANITY is beyond forgiveness .SO NO Bhutan is xenophobic and extremely nationalist concerned with the happiness of its own race only.
DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH FIRST don't take my word for it.
@@fpxpGetReal did you in fact researched first, they were allowed to live in the country for many years equally like us but than under the influence of outside forces they went against the hand that fed them. They made groups and killed those people even their relatives who sided with the government and went against the government. Now we would have been fools if we let them stay any longer in our country when they themselves killed and wanted to take over. You should have known the heartache our armies, king and citizen felt when those we considered our own killed our own.
Bhutan is a real climate leader.
Love from India.. May you influence us by your wisdom!
We have something in common a landlocked country Botswana with a Population of 2 million, and mostly covered by Kalahari Semi-Desert and having pristine Habitat not only in the desert area but also in the Magnificient Okavango Delta. You are an inspiration PM Tobgay , King and People of Bhutan, may good Lord continue to bless you. I am touched and humbled by your Talk which is special in that your love for your land and people is unwavering. Salute! Salute!
When I visited Bhutan, I, with my friends, were walking from Indian border to Bhutan. As soon as we entered the Bhutanese border, we were shocked to see the place. In India, the roads were polluted, traffics were not managed properly, but walking for few minutes to reach the Bhutanese border, the place was extremely clean, co-operative people and many things, that have remained only in dreams to be in a country, for which no words can describe how beautiful it was. Really, Bhutan is something that I wish every country to be like it.
In India people are dead inside. We need to review our culture and remove colonial influence completely.
@@suhaslamkhade5265 this shud start with selfless love, commitment, and maybe we can employ the same model of Bhutan as in our country.
@@suhaslamkhade5265 butan is an example to the world. Happiness is more important. There king is exactly between people.
Applause to you, you idiotic daydreamer.
@@shrivatsa8307 You call yourself a Buddhist, but I couldn't imagine any Buddha calling for what you're proposing. What does the label 'Buddhist' mean to you?
i wish more countries worried half as much about Gross National Happiness as Bhutan
Great speech BUT unfortunately all the good done is TOTALLY UNDERMINED and leaves Bhutan as a nationalist bigot ,
WHY? You may ask.The displacement of thousands of residents who had lived in Bhutan for many generations and were citizens .They were all EXPELLED as foreign migrants who who were not the same race as the majority Bhutanese.
SHAMEFULLY there are thousands of Bhutanese refugees left destitute and desperate .The INHUMANITY is beyond forgiveness .SO NO Bhutan is xenophobic and extremely nationalist concerned with the happiness of its own race only.
DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH FIRST don't take my word for it.
@@fpxpGetReal I thought there would be a deeper truth to this Bhutan GNH bullshit.
Indeed.
Dean PD It is so sad that the reality is a delusion of grandeur.I would so love it to be a reality,but alas it isn't .😞
@@fpxpGetReal Regardless, Buthan progress is a wonder to marvel.
Wow! What a powerful presentation message! There should have been a 1 minute applause for this guy!
That's what you call a leader. 😊
Finally, a country doing something about climate change instead of just whining about it.
I'd say there are quite a few that try to do something about it, but it won't help if the bigger countries don't do anything
Norway is doing the best good to climate
@@lc1777 Exporting gas and oil? Whats the difference betwen Norway burning fossil fuels or other countries being fossil fuels from Norway
@@joaquimbarbosa896 Yup, and they also do not produce the expensive cars they buy, like with many other things, so of course that doesn't show in their footprint either. It makes no sense to see small countries as a model for larger countries as one simply cannot compare "carbon emissions" or whatever like that.
@@dabozzcrg So true dude
One thing is like countries consume much more then they need or something (wich Also happens a lot in countries like Norway, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland etc)
Other thing is when they need to produce enought for everyone else and then consume lots of energy (like China, Japan, US, Germany)
For me the only countries that you can consider exemples are
China and France
"Nobody heard us. Nobody cared." That hit me hard. The earth has been so preoccupied with profit and big results it has forgotten the most important things.
Well.. That or the fact that while inspirational, the country is a minor aspect in the core issue of climate change. "We're climate neutral!" "Great, but that doesn't solve anything as this huge countries are the ones that actually needs to change"
So true💔
Trillion humans settled on space colonies! Restored biological species! Yeah, that is maximally American- capitalist!
People heard, and they realized it was a lie. That is why they do not care about your socialist agenda.
@@GOTHICforLIFE1 no, everyone has to change. It's like thinking ahhh well saving one life is not worth it. But it is. It always is. Saving one life is like saving the world, remember that. It'll keep you motivated
I visited Bhutan 3 years before , what a beautiful country ,smiling people ❤
When you have a neighbour like Bhutan you are blessed, Idk if I am visiting Switzerland but I make this commitment to reach Bhutan before I die😭
You're welcome 😊(btw love from Bhutan)
A most humble Speaker humiliating the world with some genuine appeals.
He's so humble he forgot to even mention he was the 2nd most powerful person in Bhutan for 5 years.
so humble he forgot to mention the ethnic cleansing the bhutan king committed, and he was person who supported king in that ethnic cleansing
My dad works in Bhutan
I was able to visit this land. It's such a beautiful place. It's a place which still is a land. It's a land with stories and lots of different places. They are so kind and they care about there land so much. I am proud to have my dad working in this land.
Means a lot sir tq
I want to work w your dad.
Why don't you all move there if it's so wonderful.
@@shawngibson7514 would love to.
and WHO pays your dad??????
You have my admiration to You and your country Bhutan.
Greetings from Denmark. 🌱💕
Love from Bhutan 🇧🇹
Hearing you talk like this felt like so good... Thank you to the kings of Bhutan, to the PM for making people dream this planet can be a better place. Thank you Ted for bringing him to the platform and spread words of wisdom... :)
Love from India
Pray that Bhutan is not cursed with oil
So that USA won't invade!!
Your Health TV Yep
For real!
Truer words never written.
USA can't invade
"Gross Domestic Happiness".
Salute to the King for such an Idea.
Its Gross National Happiness. Thank you for the gesture.
They killed our Hindus you know that?
in the meantime this country threw out all people who dont want to wear compulsary traditional clothes, bhutanese with nepali roots, christians, and thousands fled the country (of which many refugees now live in the netherlands, belgium, france, usa), also this country decided that only those who can pay a compulsary 200$ (!!!) a day (not included your own spending on food etc) are allowed to visit it, thus the spoiled and ritch. all others are not welcome, even though the same government complained that those spoiled tourists have no respect for nature, customs, local laws, religion and king....
Knew of Bhutan but never knew anything about it. What a beautiful country with amazing values. If only the rest of the world followed their example.
love from Bhutan 🇧🇹
He is incredible, one of the most inspiring & passionate person I have ever seen! Really appreaciate how Bhutan, their king(s) and people truly care about the Earth.
How great would it be if many more countries and leaders follow suit by reducing emission and produce green sustainable energy.
Instead of creating a mess and exploit the Earth for humans greed, Lets take care of our ONE AND ONLY EARTH, people! One step at a time!
Here are some easy things we can do, Simply :
*. Actively Reduce / avoid using plastics bags/one time used plastics (like plastic spoons, straws, cup, etc).
*. Turn off the lights/tv/electronics when not in used.
*. Do not burn trash/things because it create very harmful and dangerous gas for human & Earth.
*. Be mindful when using water, don't waste water when washing your face/shower/etc, because many countries have no access to clean water because many water sources are already contaminated/polluted from irresponsible dumping from companies/factories/people.
Lets be the change! Together we can create a positive impact for Mother Nature! 😇
In a country that largely consists of forests and where hydroelectric power stations can easily be built and also has very few inhabitants, one can easily speak of CO2 neutral.
This can hardly be achieved in any other country.
Telling others that they should do the same as them is complete nonsense.
Perhaps he should think about the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere, which has been 0.014% since the industrial revolution (272 years ago).
Humanity is responsible for about 4% of this, so for 0.04 x 0.014 = 0.00056%, that is about 1/180,000th part of the CO2 in the atmosphere.
If he thinks that's why glaciers are melting, he needs to prove it before pointing out others.
The question is whether he has understood the calculation of the ICCP, or whether he simply accepts it, like almost everyone else.
@@heinpereboom5521 you are the nonsense men in this world.
"our animals are free to roam throughout our country". I like that statement. Well done !!
Look up Ethnic Cleansing in Bhutan
@@468erpeashooter9 You could need some of our Swiss education. And manners.
Naresh Sharma cleansing people that tried to put us under India 🤷♂️
@@GTSO0 Bro it's khangrez govt
But not theor own people that had different cultures and traditions. Such a bigoted and hypocritical country it is
Bhutan shouldn't be the exception in the world, it needs to be the norm.
+B Sea Yeah I I used to live in England as well.
+KleptooN So who is gonna be King of the US? Or France? Or China?
+Nils Petras You don't need a king. These countries already have their presidents.
Mr. Riveira
Sorry if you did not figure: my comment was sarcastic. I tried to show that not everything coming from a country with great strength in one area should be brought to other countries. In this example I do not think we should go back to monarchy, just because in Bhutan it seems to kinda work today (?). I have to admit i do not really know what is going on there politically.
+Tyler Orr Try a per capita comparison. Who are the worst emitters and why?
It was 11 years ago since I heard about Bhutan. Until now, it's been my dream place to visit. I always feel kilig when I see its beauty 😍😍 manifesting soon to visit this beautiful kingdom
you are well come
Lets go. You fly, I’ll buy
this has made me very interested in Bhutan. Loved the way Tshering Tobgay delivered his message.
Love and respect to Bhutan from India 💌🇮🇳
Their king: “I love democracy”
he was probably bored with monarchy like Robert Baratheon.
Half of the European democracies are monarchies. If you have a constitutional and not an absolute monarchy, they are not contradictory.
@Drukstylz In Spain, Franco gave his power to the king as his successor. The king then gave it to the people by establishing democracy...
if the king said this, it sounds hypocritical. a monarch is born into the position, not voted to the position, so it is undemocratic
They seem to have a different definition of democracy. How democratic are the elections? It seems much more a monarchy to me with a powerful king.
If I'm born again, wish to be a Bhutanese . Love u ppl, ur culture n ur behavior
It's Bhutanese 🙏
@@Pejri Thanks . Corrected
Every time hear about Bhutan and it's Greatness i get emotional don't know why ..feel so grateful that Bhutan exist ...nd want to look forward that how India nd other countries can take inspiration from Bhutan ...
As a human I genuinely can say that
I love Bhutan 💚
In a country that largely consists of forests and where hydroelectric power stations can easily be built and also has very few inhabitants, one can easily speak of CO2 neutral.
This can hardly be achieved in any other country.
Telling others that they should do the same as them is complete nonsense.
Perhaps he should think about the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere, which has been 0.014% since the industrial revolution (272 years ago).
Humanity is responsible for about 4% of this, so for 0.04 x 0.014 = 0.00056%, that is about 1/180,000th part of the CO2 in the atmosphere.
If he thinks that's why glaciers are melting, he needs to prove it before pointing out others.
The question is whether he has understood the calculation of the ICCP, or whether he simply accepts it, like almost everyone else.
This man probably single-handedly changed millions of peoples understanding of his country, such an incredible speaker with a positive and health passion for his nation
I wonder why queen of England is famous and nobody knows about Bhutan king who have best thoughts and vision for carbon dioxide free country.. thinking of future of nation ..if someone offers to meet the most famous royals in the world and king of Bhutan.. for sure I will pick the Bhutan royals..
Cause she invaded and caused death of millions. Villains are famous
Queen of England is an old hag who was behind massacre of the millions.
@@WarriorDeb What are you talking about, the English monarchy has no power they are figure heads, the power lies with their government not the queen.
@@rotties-rules You're from Britain right. You're reading the wrong history. Search about the colonial past of Britain in India and rest of the world in either Wikipedia or in any open forum. Brits massacred millions of people around the whole world and looted thousands of tons of gold and diamond from it's colonies in India and rest of the world.
@@WarriorDeb no I'm not British but I do know the monarchy lost their power before queen Elizabeth's time however that is not to say the British empire didn't slaughter millions I know they did but not this monarch her ancestors yes, but place the blame where it belongs with the British empire but not an individual who has no power or say in anything political including who to invade or conquer.
This is one of the most inspiring things I've seen in a while. So grateful for these people, their example will be crucial for the salvation of humanity.
Tell the story of thousands of ETHNIC NEPALESE that u forced into exile.... Can u ever forgive yourself for the ethic cleansing of your own citizens i.e Ethic Nepalese?
I'm Bhutanese and every step we take is careful, we love nature and will protect it
Wish we have a leader like him, who can present himself towards the world,
"Some of us may dress differently, but we're in this together"
Oskar Krogsgård touchstone
yes we are the same
I had a chance to visit Bhutan back in January, 2019. What started off as a budget backpacking trip with friends ended up being a memorable life lesson that I will cherish forever. The simplicity, the tradition, and the people will make you fall in love with this magnificent place. Love how simple and hard working these people are, and how they're just not willing to give up at any cost. Really puts your thoughts into perspective, this trip was for me to find clouds on top of mountains but I ended up finding myself.
Damn, that last sentence is pretty poetic
Could you share how were you able to go backpacking? When my family and I looked about going there, we were surprised to see that they charge over USD 200 a day per person. Such a beautiful country, but seems unbelievable expensive to visit! I'd be very grateful if you could reply!
@@Sparrow1241 Hi there,
I am from Bangladesh and this particular law doesn't apply to Bangladesh and Indian nationals. However, that $200 includes state provided guides and transportation (afaik). Hope this answers your question!
@@nafismubarrat523 I see, thank you so much!!
what do the visitors wear?
I'm humbled. Thankyou Bhutan
Just visited Bhutan 🇧🇹5 days back and i was in awe of it's beauty, simplicity and the warmth of people❤... From ots green forest to pristine river flowing through the cities what a view and feel that was.. Wow..
Love from Bhutan 🇧🇹❤️
I think I found the best country at 1 AM.
Edit: and the coolest person
Blaineworld no the best country is in a place called minecraft
When are you moving there?
He's the Prime Minister, well now the former.
I agree with blaineworld. 💕
Did know about Robert Downey Jr.
I worked in bhutan for one year awesome people and beautiful country. Love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Wow, wat an incredibly inspiring talk. Well done amazing Bhutan for setting an inspiring standard for the rest to follow 👍👍🙏🙏
"The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, he said:
“Man.
Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present;
the result being that he does not live in the present or the future;
he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.” "
That goes for the bigger picture of humanity and Earth as well...
Are you delusional ? Staying carbon neutral is not accomplishing anything on global scale from your point of view ? What have you done for the world im very interested to hear ? Btw even if you have resources for 20 lifetimes you only have one life so its interesting to see how are you going to utilize all those resources in one lifetime. Also people who are happy and contempt do not come to the internet to brag about it.
@@stralplane well said
Well said .
@@stralplane By staying Carbon neutral I feel his country is doing the balance for all destruction which are done and still going on by your country ,my country and many other countries. You have A single life and definetely you should make it interesting so yeah do more research on carbon footprint and other stuff..I hope you will feel intrigued .
@@anshii2012 i think you quoted the wrong person here. anyhow i agree with your point 👍
When he said, My country and my people have done nothing to contribute to global warming and we're facing disasters!
I just lost it...😢😢
hey did you know that there are open donations for ecological interests that can serve to ease bhutan's woes? If you can afford to, I really highly suggest you look into local charities you can donate a 20 to, or volunteer your time at. Anything and everything helps. If there's nothing near you that gets you interested, try looking at how to donate to reforestation and carbon sink efforts to really undo the effects of carbon emissions. I don't know if these are available but I'm sure we can find it together if it's out there. I had a hard time finding local efforts until I asked all my friends who were outdoors-y and hike-y and they knew all the details of local orgs. We can fix this through our effort! be outraged, and be optimistic
Always proud of Bhutan - genuine political will & commitment to address climate change.
Country where 20% of it's citizen live outside the country, forced to leave bhutan because they demanded civil rights and true democracy like Martin Luther King. Many are still in prison as political prisoners, but no media coverage for that. Its sad world
Big big artists Bhutan
This is the real FIRST WORLD and FIRST WORLD THINKING. Money is NOT the driving force. LOVE and COMPASSION for humanity and the earth is what matters most. Bhutan understands it, Bhutan gets it and Bhutan will lead us. Brilliant presentation and powerful message to the world!
Janine Aqui Do not forget China and India. 😊 there is a huge part of India and China carrying the same lifestyles and Goals in their hearts, just as the nature is destroying Bhutan.. The vast majority of people are Simply Brainwashed, alot of people arent ready for life in the mountains, no TV, No 15Hours on a Pc/Smart Device.. Some are simply set in their ways.. This will be the struggle/challenge... The people already conformed and unable to shake habbit.
John Paddy india and china are the worst examples possible, do you happen to come from there cuz india and china are the most polluted and incompassionate countries on earth thier are WAAAY better examples than those two. Just because a country isnt western dosent make them good
Bhutan has just become my favorite country on earth.
Good. Just try and move there. Lets us know when you are welcomed into utopia.
Mine too. A country I'd love to vist
@@sassyvibes w
visit?
Maybe (the nature is beutyfull there)
Live?
HELLNO! ... i chalenge you to go to google mapps, pick a random populated aria, and press street wiew!
Don't know if this message can be reached to you or not but u r most welcome to bhutan ♡ greeting frm bhutan
Wow! the experience of hearing him is absolutely mind blowing. The ideas he shared are indeed thought provoking and its high time with ongoing COP26 that we and every nation firmly agree to the idea of saving our mother EARTH from the man-made catastrophe.
Humility! What a virtue!! A RajRishi King.A learned PM what a great combination People of Bhutan are really lucky Happiness is knocking at their doors
Bhutan: The one well behaved kid in a class full of brats who STILL has to stay after school in detention.
The Truth look different.
U.S. - AA+
Germany - AAA
China - A+
Israel - AA-
Japan - A+
Arabia - AA
Bhutan - no rating ...
Bhutan is the Kid under the Bridge.
More like the the well behaved kid toy turned out to be a psychopath killer...
what about Canada
@@yeetus8870 Nah. I live there, and we still ain't doing as good as we like to pretend we are.
@@JulesThePsion I live in Canada too but hey, at least we're doing better than most countries
So sadly when he said, we never contribute to global warming but still we were the one who got affected by the climate change effect. Hmm.. every body, should listen to them Bhutan in order to promote sustainable future. Not critisizing and belittle them.
I know. It is sad that the poor country does nothing bad and yet ays the price for the misdoings of its power-hungry neighboring nations
@@1986nitya well we're trying out best to reduce carbon emissions at least India is!!
@@noobadinsaan369 Not at all. The effort needs to be collective, which it clearly isn't. One Narendra Modi cannot change the face of the nation in a span of 5 years. Majority of Indians have no respect for the environment. Vehicular pollution is still at an all time high. So many of them are still not even doing the basics right like carrying their own bag to the grocery store. Single-use plastic is still rampant. It is just a handful of environmentally conscious people who are doing what they can. The rest- well, all they do is just vote and then relax, expecting the government to take over.
LMAO If their community was or is 100 PERCENT carbon FREE THEY WOULD ALL BE DEAD.
LET ME ASK YOU WHAT DO PLANTS PRODUCE- YOU GOT IT OXYGEN OK
NOW WHAT DO HUMANS NEED TO LIVE, THE ONE THING YOU CAN ONLY GO WITHOUT OF FOR NO MORE THAN SIX MINUTES- OXYGEN
NOW WHAT DO HUMANS PRODUCE THAT PLANTS MUST HAVE TO LIVE - YOU GOT IT CARBON DIOXIDE
lol More carbon means bigger more abundant plants and bigger and more abundant plants do what TAKE IN MORE CARBON AND RELEASE MORE OXYGEN.
Doesn't seem like there's a lot to critisize...
I admire him as a presenter. His choice of words is fantastic, his accent is wonderful, his humour makes me giggle everytime.
More relevant than ever!! Love Bhutan for their contribution 🙏 They should be made the leaders of the World for reversing climate change.👍😊
Butan is really Richest country of the world. Lots of love from india.
India is always with Butan.
true
also the only country that got away with ethnic cleansing
@@bouncy8025 But other codntries did get away with it too.
@@theanchella2006 who? i gues you could say turkey, but not really
@@theanchella2006 and? does it make it less bad? stupid comment
I live 23 Km from Bhutan.
It's true ,I can sacrifice Money for Nature and peace.
Love from Uttarakhand ,India
Fantastic speech! Very cool. Other countries should learn from Bhutan's example.
No matter how many times I watch I get goosebumps
I'm Bhutanese n I m blessed to b Bhutanese..... with God like leaders who protect us healing every individual.if U ever visit Bhutan U will feel the touch of real humanity' n see how real human should b..🇧🇹❤️🙏
Try to search about bhutnees refugee and talk about huminaty, shameless people.
I can say only this thing to you and your beautiful Bhutan! Though Bhutan small country but it's doing big thing for world. Love you.
( thq u tube for suggesting me the vedio)
@@tapeshkushmi Not "refugee" rather lllegal immigrants and anti-nationals.
Where’s your humanity when thousands and thousands of Bhutanese citizens suffered when your government kick them out back in 1990
@@krishnaadhikari7145 Yes, government kicked out lllegal immigrants and anti-nationals.
I'm a Indian and I grew up in Bhutan. I feel it's heaven on earth.
Lier
Trust me Your heaven is somewhere else..not here on earth..
Plz don't make this your kind of heaven.
Tousif Jaman Muslims every where
Chiguan Padros what a comment man,😄😄😄😄😄😄
One of the most humble , polite and dedicated personalities god bless him and his dreams. love from india
One of the best speech i ever seen!! Love from india❤️🙏
This guy is shining with happiness :D
+Aleksey Konovalik
Yeah..probably he has a few million in the bank plus he belongs to Bhutan's tiny elite.
I see no reason for him to be unhappy.
+Rico Sadao
well, at least he can tell some beatifull stories. +1 to him against Kim Chen Un, or mr. Putin.
most western people do not know that bhutan is an autocratic nation ruled by 15-20 families and one of the few totalitarian nations in the world.
ever hear about a nation which ethnically cleansed one third of its population from its land for looking different ans speaking a different language? thats bhutan for you.bhutan was the biggest per capita refugee producer of the world in human history.
morons like u do exist... wake up socialism is dead and the world is happy about it
if you r refering to nepalese. they dont belong to bhutan
Wow. This might be most powerful Ted Talk that I have ever seen.
true
Beautiful isnt it
best i ever seen
I agree
Tyler H i'm from Bhutan and I feel so proud. Thank you.
The way he delivered the speech is better than I expected tbh
This dude takes "respect the drip" to a whole nother level
He's such an amazing speaker. I wish to contribute to the Earth for Life. ❤️
Go plant trees then
@Che Guevara what??
You know he was the prime minister of Bhutan
@@HD-pe8lv wow really
What a charismatic personality he is
Really Impressed
love Bhutan From India
Many charismatic teachers have led millions to their doom. Wake up
The place you can call a home without any hesitation. Your very adorable and dedicated person/leader and no one can be as you, what a humble person without level 💓💓💓💓💓🇵🇭
I can't believe He is a prime minister like dude he is so good
Love you Bhutan 🇧🇹 love from India 🇮🇳
He's such a good speaker and funny, too! I feel like the audience did not appreciate his humour.
Also, very important message. I wish his dream of Earth For Life would become a reality.
it certainly will! even it could take one thousand of years from now... ;)
OH MY GOD !
Never ever been so choked up listening at
the reality of our planet being spoken to me
like this , This guy is the best spokesmen i ever heard .
Ever hear of The Buddha?
@Yeshua is Lord. u should look up the global climate change report for 2018, its US government funded and shows whats currently happening, basically in the next 25 years if you live down south around florida it'll be too dangerous to be outside bc of how hot it is
there a million issues we could fix honestly, however if we wait to fix this one the damage done after 25 years will b irreversible :(
Same here....he got my heart...❤️
Eric Mongrain he was ex prime minister of Bhutan
@@WalterWhite-hv7mk oh geeze... use some critical thinking. In the America's- lets take California, close to where I live, Highway one is STILL there after 50 years it hasn't moved one little bit. The coast has NOT changed. what???? are you saying that global warming has NOT melted the ice to raise the ocean like the climate change alarmists say? NOPE not at all. Oh lets see... Florida, Yup the coast is still the same today as it was many years ago. AND if you look it up the glaciers in Greenland are LARGER at the center than they were - The Polar Bears are doing JUST FINE, in fact they are doing great. See if you look into history - THE CLIMATE CHANGES..... DUH. Glaciers Melt, Glaciers Freeze. IT happens.
When I was a little girl, the great scare was that we were all going to freeze- oh yes, it was even reported in Time Magazine that we were going into an Ice age.
So yes, be good to the environment, but do not be fooled. Do NOT fall prey to a political agenda that ONLY wants to control you. Open your eyes, and Think, Climate change is pushed by big government, and they are selling something to you. And what they are selling is NOT what you think.
This is just so beautiful. God bless Bhutan and their leaders
❤ from Bhutan 🇧🇹
Thank you Sir & all the peoples of Bhutan. Thank you for all you are accomplishing & achieving. Thank you for sharing with the world your achievements & trying to lead us all to a better earth.
The Himalayan Kingdom Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay gives a wonderful talk about how his small country created a carbon neutral (in fact Carbon Negative) environment and championing the cause for Climate change. Taking cue from his speech, policy makers and political leaders all over the world should create a sustainable economic model for each country as well as World to survive. Mixing fun with facts admirably, he delivers a speech that is simply awesome. Highly recommended for everyone. It’s a must watch TED Talk.
Tobgay makes Bhutan sound like an ideal case, like heaven on earth in this video, but I've done some research and the picture painted is not accurate. With regard to carbon emissions, the World Bank's records indicate that Bhutan's carbon emissions are going up exponentially. If that trend continues, then Bhutan won't be such an environmentally-friendly country for long. Also, with free education, free healthcare and subsidies for various industries, I just wondered what that would mean for their national debt. I took a look and it's not a pretty picture either. A Debt Sustainability Analysis by the World Bank concluded that Bhutan is either at high or moderate risk of a debt crisis, all while emissions are going up and poverty remains stubbornly high. Bhutan is NOT on a sustainable path and should NOT be an example to follow. However, they do have very good GDP growth and life expectancy and INTERNET usage are creeping up so they are doing fairly well for such a poor country. I just think that when people conceptualize Bhutanese life and their progress, they should not imagine that Bhutan can do all the things it's doing now for long. Eventually, the free public services and the subsidies will have to stop or else they will find themselves bankrupt and worse off than when they started.
www.worldbank.org/en/country/bhutan/brief/should-bhutan-worry-about-public-debt
data.worldbank.org/country/bhutan
This is a pretty much big joke, visit this wikepedia and find out reality . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutanese_refugees
(from Nowhere to turn: Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, The Refugee Council, UK (1998))
When they introduced registration they told me (as a village headman) to tell the people to leave the country. When I protested they beat me and put me in prison. A headman from another district was beaten to death in front of me. Local courts issued orders directing people to leave. Soldiers stole cattle and harassed women.
Out of 445 houses in my area, 440 households were driven out. I spent seven months in jail and another four months in Thimphu prison. They took me to the border with 40 rupees and left me there.
buthan is like huge comunist expermiment
Robert J. Rice don’t talk too big.. learn to do ur basics first.
This got me tears in my eyes. I never thought that a small country like Bhutan can give this much impact to me, personally. My heart was sinking as he was telling the story on what is happening to their glaciers. I felt so guilty! My actions (and billions of others) caused those but they were the ones who suffered and they weren't even doing anything bad. This is the kind of approach my own country needs. I hope I am not the only one watching it from the 🇵🇭.
Such a impactful speech, i'm not surprised about how you felt,I felt the same.
cried and still crying
SETTLE DOWN JUST A LITTLE...GLOBAL WARMING IS A HUGE LIE...THE 1st YEAR GLOBAL WARMING STARTED...THE US NAVY REPORTED 19% MORE ICE ON THE NORTH POLE...(All you see is what "they" want you to see...it is not correct...a last chance on Global Grip if you will...HITLER, JAPAN, even ITALY TRIED IT...& FAILED)
ice ages & global warming comes & goes. In the 1980's scientists were scared we were about to freeze over into another ice age! literally..that was the in the news back then!
Mission accomplished(feeling guilty😔👌👏)! Next step - do something about it like stop driving and heating your place.
Save the glaciers!😢
Wonderful lecture
Wonderful talk, honesty talk
Wow, this country should be the role model of the world. A government who pushed for democracy without the people even fighting for it. Universal healthcare and education. And the most environmentally friendly country. Their gov. should be the world role model.
A democracy is where 49% of people have to live the way 51% dictate. Majority rule, every member is a slave to that system, no one is sovereign.
@@bats9218 with such a system it is easy to say most people want this. If a single man isn't free no one is.
@@bats9218 with a democracy it is easy to take away rights or to grant them under the guise of majority rule. It is a flawed system, it is only as benevolent as the leadership. Your life hangs in the balance of their whims.
In the U.S. citizens are literal collateral for every deal our government makes. We have a social security ID which is just a corporate entity created for us. That corporate entity is a collateral of work force and it has a real dollar value. If we try to become sovereign we are thrown in jail. If we try to live on our public lands we are thrown in jail. If we try to fish without paying for a license we are fined and if we cant afford to pay the fine we are thrown in jail which is paid for by other people who are working. Our property and all possessions have "state" titles granting us permission to use what we have but never to own.
American citizens live with the illusion of freedom, we are a democracy of slaves.
Wow. Yet another socialist paradise. Perhaps all the other socialist politicians who have killed hundreds of thousands and ruined their own countries would be invited to this socialist utopia to retire?
@Chaos Burrito Yeah it's lovely all right. We only want 90% of your salary to fund "free" healthcare and college. Are you up for that?
This is one of the best TedTalks I have ever watched. All my respect to Bhutan and to Mr. Tobgay for such an amazing work. We need more people like that.
ever heard about bhutanese refugee crisis and ethnic cleansisng in bhutan?
Hanu- man ever heard of the immagrants minority wanting to rule bhutan? So the king had no choice but to kick them out
Multi Fandom-er ever heard about sautering thousands of innocent people , little children and women in the name of power in Bhutan . Snatching their human rights , identity of course you have and u r proud of it.
youth voice no women and children were hurt. Do some research before you speak, they were immigrants to begin with but they suddenly wanted to rule the country so ofc they had to kicked out
Multi Fandom-er people cannot accept the truth if they just ignore it. I am sure you have done your homework and you know that most of these people were indegenous to the region and have been living there before the current ruling class. And of course there were no segregation in women,children,old people etc every age group and gender were hurt without mercy.
I wish the world could adopt the holistic and nurturing values of Bhutan. Unfortunately, much of the world has been engulfed but greed and superficiality. We think too much of ourselves, and not of others and the world. I want to have hope for the humanity, but realistically, we are too sick. We are addicted to consuming, seeking luxuries and comfort, trying to impress people we don't even know, and not batting an eyelash to what consequences it all has. Not enough people want change because we are so offended by the discomfort of introspection and empathy. I just hope that when humanity has destroyed itself, nature will recover and forgive us for the pain that we caused it.
Good work, Bhutan. Continue to fight the good fight, even in the midst of indomitable odds.
saw this vdeo... heard more abt it ..booked a trip to bhutan on 2018 ...'
went there saw everything
and its truee..
simple peaceful and happy😊😊😊
A very clever presentation. He starts with statement, that Bhutan is nature-friendly (even better), then he points out how such country becomes a victim of global development.
Plus, he made the temperature in hall two degrees warmer, so that you not not just SEE facts, but FEEL them. That's what someone like Steve Jobs would do.
+One-Two It truly was clever. Even the removing of the robe to reveal a western-style business shirt. I took this as a symbol of Bhutan accepting the West; they can be comfortable to accept Bhutan.
@5:16 you can see Steve Job's book on the shelf while he is reading with an infant boy.
Wow Mr Modi should pay attention to this! He is doing the opposite of this
This is golden, look at the current situation in Mumbai - floods everywhere, heat waves in the EU - Paris at highest temperature ever and here Bhutan has the vision to save the world at large. Well done Bhutan, more power to you.
When are you trading in your car for a bicycle and when are you willing to experience electric black-outs when the wind stops blowing and/or at night when solar panels don't work; and are you OK probably losing your job when the economy tanks. BUT, I suppose, you could always move to Bhutan - so long as you sail not fly there.
@@sensei766 are you kidding me? "Discrimination, or what?" Grow up.
@@sensei766 no this is named dumbness, its a disease most brainwashed americans have, mostly the ones that cant get to the bathroom without a scooter because they are 800 lbs.
Suceava Gamer Boy 😂😂
@@just_soco2422 LMAO
Very inspiring and motivating
I am blessed to call him, Enlighted. 🇧🇹❤ 🇮🇳
Why does this video only have 2 million views? Let's make it viral.. Spread the word...
Coz most of us don't care sadly :(
the ideas are too disruptive to be officially endorsed, the idea that any economy can be successful without constant growth is pretty unorthodox and would rob alot of key people of their power. Of course those people will love to visit this country and admire it, but to take it's success seriously as a model for the western world is unthinkable(if you have any taste for power at all)