The Importance of Keeping Global Warming Low

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We're not going to stop global warming at this point. We've already warmed the planet a lot and there's momentum behind it. The question now is, can we stop it short of the point where it cuts civilizations off at the knees? And that's not at all clear. Everything we do, that's a significant size, helps with that. Every tenth of a degree is really important, but it has to happen fast.

Most of us get that climate change is a global problem we need to solve, fast. But that can feel incredibly overwhelming when most of us don’t even know where to start. Bill McKibben is an environmentalist, author, and journalist who has written extensively about climate change and global warming. With a refreshing lightheartedness and frank outlook, Bill discusses the emotions, ideas and data that keep him moving forward in the battle against climate change and outlines ways you too can take action to save the planet you call home. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts