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PLANET EARTH: OUR LOVING HOME
"Home": An Eco-Documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand - P3/3
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Eating less meat
is certainly
a healthier way of living.
Eating less meat is to send
less CO2 and methane
in the atmosphere.
Because
meat is responsible
for huge deforestation
and nowadays
meat costs tremendously
in terms of energy.
Besides, livestock raising
is one of the largest emitters
of greenhouse gases,
larger than transportation,
so we must
be aware of this.
Since methane is
a greenhouse gas
20 times more potent
than CO2, eat less meat,
it is better for nature
and the environment.
Hallo,
eco-conscious viewers,
and welcome to
Planet Earth:
Our Loving Home.
Today we present Part 3
of a three part series
featuring the acclaimed
2009 documentary
“Home” directed
by world famous
French photographer
Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
He is particularly
renowned for
his aerial photography.
Entranced by
the beauty of nature,
Mr. Arthus-Bertrand
has taken scores
of photographs
of majestic landscapes
from helicopters
and hot air balloons.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
established the
GoodPlanet Foundation
in 2005.
The Foundation focuses
on raising public awareness
of global warming
and helps to implement
various innovative
programs to offset
carbon emissions.
Recognizing his
commitment to the planet,
the United Nations
Environment Programme
presented him
with the
“Champions of the Earth”
award and appointed him
as a Goodwill
Ambassador in 2009.
“Home” explores
issues impacting
our planet’s viability
such as
the environmental
devastation caused by
the livestock industry,
serious water shortages,
rapidly rising sea levels,
dependency
on fossil fuels,
and the severe depletion
of natural resources.
With high definition
aerial views of our abode,
the documentary
clearly illustrates
the extent to which
our precious Earth has been
enormously damaged
by humanity’s actions.
The film’s ultimate message
is that we have only
a few short years left
to reverse
the tremendous destruction.
“Home” was filmed on
location in 54 countries
over a period
of 18 months,
generating 488 hours
of footage in the process.
Filming was done
using helicopter-mounted
high definition
Cineflex cameras
that are able to record
moving images smoothly.
True to “Home’s” eco-ideals,
the producers mitigated
the emissions released
during the making of it
through carbon offsets.
It took approximately
three years for the
93-minute documentary
to be finally completed.
On June 5, 2009,
coinciding with
World Environment Day,
“Home” premiered in
over 100 countries.
The producers say
it is the first movie ever
to be released
simultaneously through
all media channels,
including theaters, TV,
DVD, and Internet and
across five continents.
Many cinemas
offered free screenings
and it was on shown
on big screens
at the Champ de Mars
in Paris, France as well as
in London, England
and New York, USA.
In France,
8 million viewers
watched “Home”
on France2 Television
the day it debuted.
As a gift to the world,
the work is distributed
free of charge and
is available for viewing
on the website YouTube.
We now present Part 3
of the landmark
documentary, “Home”
with narration
by award-winning
US actress Glenn Close.
More and more wildfires
encroach on major cities.
In turn, they exacerbate
global warming.
As the trees burn, they
release carbon dioxide.
The system
that controls our climate
has been severely disrupted.
The elements
on which it relies
have been disrupted.
The clock of climate change
is ticking in these
magnificent landscapes.
Here in Siberia, and
elsewhere across the globe,
it is so cold
that the ground
is constantly frozen.
It's known as permafrost.
Under its surface
lies a climatic time-bomb
- methane,
a greenhouse gas
20 times more powerful
than carbon dioxide.
If the permafrost melts,
the methane released
would cause
the greenhouse effect
to race out of control
with consequences
no one can predict.
We would literally be
in unknown territory.
Humanity has
no more than 10 years
to reverse the trend
and avoid crossing
into this territory...
life on Earth as
we have never known it.
We have created phenomena
we cannot control.
Since our origins, water,
air and forms of life
are intimately linked.
But recently we have
broken those links.
Let's face the facts.
We must believe
what we know.
All we have just seen
is a reflection
of human behavior.
We have shaped the Earth
in our image.
We have very little time
to change.
How can this century
carry the burden
of 9 billion human beings
if we refuse to be called
to account for everything
we alone have done?
20% of the world's
population consumes
80% of its resources.
The world spends
12 times more
on military expenditures
than on aid
to developing countries.
5,000 people a day die
because of
dirty drinking water.
1 billion people
have no access
to safe drinking water.
Nearly 1 billion people
are going hungry.
Over 50% of grain
traded around the world
is used for animal feed
or biofuels.
40% of arable land has
suffered long-term damage.
Every year,
13 million hectares
of forest disappear.
One mammal in four,
one bird in eight,
one amphibian in three
are threatened
with extinction.
Species are dying out
at a rhythm 1,000 times
faster than the natural rate.
Three quarters
of fishing grounds
are exhausted, depleted
or in dangerous decline.
The average temperature
of the last 15 years
have been
the highest ever recorded.
The ice cap is 40%
thinner than 40 years ago.
There may be
at least 200 million
climate refugees by 2050.
The cost of our actions
is high.
Others pay the price
without having been
actively involved.
I have seen refugee camps
as big as cities,
sprawling in the desert.
How many men, women
and children will be left
by the wayside tomorrow?
Must we always build
walls to break the chain
of human solidarity,
separate peoples and
protect the happiness of
some from others' misery?
After these brief messages,
we will continue
with our presentation of
the documentary, “Home.”
Please stay tuned
to Supreme Master
Television.
Welcome back to
Planet Earth:
Our Loving Home
featuring “Home”
a film by
Yann Arthus–Bertrand.
The conclusion
of this excellent
eco-documentary suggests
constructive solutions
to the urgent issues
our planet is facing.
It's too late
to be a pessimist.
I know
that a single human can
knock down every wall.
It's too late
to be a pessimist.
Worldwide, four children
out of five attend school.
Never has learning
been given to
so many human beings.
Everyone,
from richest to poorest,
can make a contribution.
Lesotho, one of the
world's poorest countries,
is proportionally the one
that invests most
in its people's education.
Qatar, one of
the world’s richest states,
has opened its doors
to the best universities.
Culture, education,
research and innovation
are inexhaustible resources.
In Bangladesh, a man
thought the unthinkable
and founded a bank that
lends only to the poor.
In 30 years,
it has changed the lives
of 150 million people.
Antarctica is a continent
with immense natural
resources that no country
can claim for itself,
a natural reserve devoted
to peace and science.
A treaty signed by 49 states
has made it a treasure
shared by all humanity.
It's too late
to be a pessimist.
Governments
have acted to protect
nearly two percent
of territorial waters.
It's not much
but it's two times
more than 10 years ago.
The first natural parks
were created
just over a century ago.
They cover over 13%
of the continents.
They create spaces
where human activity is
in step with the
preservation of species,
soils and landscapes.
This harmony between
humans and nature
can become the rule,
no longer the exception.
In United States,
New York has realized
what nature does for us.
These forests and lakes
supply all the drinking
water the city needs.
In South Korea,
the forests have been
devastated by war.
Thanks to a national
reforestation program,
they once more
cover 65% of the country.
More than 75% of paper
is recycled.
Costa Rica has made
a choice between
military spending
and land conservation.
The country
no longer has an army.
It prefers to devote its
resources to education,
eco-tourism and
the protection
of its primary forest.
Gabon is one of
the world's leading
producers of wood.
It enforces
selective logging.
Not more than one tree
every hectare.
Its forests are one of the
country's most important
economic resources,
but they have the time
to regenerate.
Programs exist that
guarantee sustainable
forest management.
They must
become mandatory.
For consumers
and producers,
justice is an opportunity
to be seized.
When trade is fair,
when both buyer
and seller benefit,
everybody can prosper
and earn a decent living.
How can there be justice
and equity between people
whose only tools
are their hands and those
who harvest their crops
with a machine
and state subsidies?
Let's be
responsible consumers.
Think about what we buy!
It's too late
to be a pessimist.
I have seen agriculture
on a human scale.
It can feed the whole planet
if meat production
doesn't take the food
out of people's mouths.
I have seen houses
producing their own energy.
Five thousand people live
in the world's first ever
eco-friendly district
in Freiburg, Germany.
Other cities
partner with the project.
Mumbai is the thousandth
to join them.
The governments
of New Zealand, Iceland,
Austria, Sweden and
other nations have made
the development of
sustainable energy sources
a top priority.
I know that 80%
of the energy we consume
comes from
fossil energy sources.
Every week,
two new coal-fired
generating plants
are built in China alone.
But I have also seen,
in Denmark, a prototype
of a coal-fired plant
that releases its carbon
into the soil
rather than the air.
A solution for the future?
Nobody knows yet.
I have seen, in Iceland,
an electricity plant
powered by the Earth's heat.
Geothermal power.
I have seen a sea snake
lying on the swell
to absorb the energy
of the waves
and produce electricity.
I have seen wind farms
off the coast of Denmark
that produce 20% of
the country's electricity.
The USA, China, India,
Germany and Spain
are the biggest investors
in sustainable energy.
They have already created
over 2.5 million jobs.
Where on Earth
doesn't the wind blow?
I have seen desert
expanses baking in the sun.
Everything on Earth
is linked, and the Earth
is linked to the Sun,
its original energy source.
Can humans
not imitate plants
and capture its energy?
In one hour,
the Sun gives the Earth
the same amount of energy
as that consumed by
all humanity in one year.
As long as the Earth exists,
the Sun's energy
will be inexhaustible.
All we have to do is
stop drilling the Earth
and start looking to the sky.
All we have to do is
learn to cultivate the Sun.
All these experiments
are only examples,
but they testify
to a new awareness.
They lay down markers
for a new human adventure
based on moderation,
intelligence and sharing.
It's time to come together.
What's important
is not what's gone,
but what remains.
We still have
half the world's forests,
thousands of rivers, lakes
and glaciers, and thousands
of thriving species.
We know that the solutions
are there today.
We all have the power
to change.
So what are we waiting for?
It's up to us to write
what happens next.
Together.
We sincerely thank
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
for producing
this significant film that
serves as a wake-up call
to aid our planet.
Following
an organic vegan diet
is the simplest
and quickest way
to stop global warming
and is something that
everyone can do very easily.
Organic farming benefits
public health and the
environment immensely.
Let us all now
take immediate action
to save our fragile abode.
For more details
on “Home,” please visit
www.Home-2009.com
Eco-conscious viewers,
thank you for joining us
for today’s Planet Earth:
Our Loving Home.
Coming up next is
Enlightening Entertainment
after Noteworthy News.
May Heaven bless us all
abundantly and protect
our planetary home forever.
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