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A little bit of ice cream helps with everything. It's really hard to be angry or stressed out and eat ice cream at the same time. So, we're offering all the delegates free ice cream for the rest of the week. All this is for us the
Jostein Solheim discusses how ice cream supports climate action and the need for a binding, just climate deal in Paris.
Key Takeaways
- Climate action requires binding, ambitious goals that support vulnerable communities.
- Businesses must actively participate in climate solutions.
- Sustainable development and poverty alleviation must be balanced with climate goals.
- Simple individual actions and advocacy can contribute to limiting global warming.
- Commitment beyond initial agreements is essential for long-term climate progress.
Summary
- Ice cream is used as a positive gesture to ease stress and engage delegates.
- The campaign 'Save Our Swirled' has been running for 18 months to push for a binding climate agreement.
- The focus is on people, especially vulnerable farming communities affected by climate change.
- Businesses have a responsibility to speak up and contribute to climate solutions.
- A good climate deal must include ambitious, binding goals and support sustainable development in the developing world.
- A just deal looks beyond the Paris agreement, with ongoing commitment and goal reassessment.
- Investment in innovation and technology is crucial to achieving climate goals.
- Limiting global warming to 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius is achievable through simple, practical actions.
- Individuals can influence policymakers and businesses by making their voices heard and through their purchasing choices.
Chapters
- 00:00Ice cream as a positive gesture
- 00:14Save Our Swirled campaign overview
- 00:30Focus on vulnerable people and farming communities
- 00:47Business responsibility in climate action
- 01:11Ambitious and binding climate goals
- 01:24Commitment beyond Paris and innovation
- 01:39Simplicity of climate solutions
- 01:56Individual actions and advocacy
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accumulation of an 18-month campaign called Save Our Swirled, where we have really tried to engage our fans around the world and policymakers in getting a binding climate agreement here in Paris. For us, this isn't about polar bears. This
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is about people, vulnerable people, our farming communities around the world where we buy our ingredients. Many of our business partners are directly affected in the first wave, and we're all affected yet. So this is
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something that as a business we have to speak up on. We have to do our part to come up with solutions. A good deal will be a deal that puts in ambitious binding goals that ensure that the developing world has a fair shot at
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developing and getting out of poverty in a way that's sustainable for all of us and contributes positively for all of us. You know, I think a just deal is a deal that looks beyond Paris and says we're going to be committed to this. We're
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going to come back together. We're going to reassess our goals. We want to invest in innovation and technology to really make this happen. Now, you know, a lot of people are going to tell you that it's really, really hard and it's complicated.
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At all, this is not complicated. This is about very simple, straightforward actions to limit global warming to that one and a half degrees, only two degree threshold. There are lots of practical and simple things that you can do in
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your everyday life, and you can call out and make your voice be heard with the policymakers and with the businesses that you support through your purchases.
Topics:climate changeSave Our SwirledJostein SolheimParis climate agreementsustainable developmentclimate justiceglobal warmingbusiness responsibilityinnovationice cream
