Simple Swedish Podcast - #257 - Hur vi räddar planeten (del 1)

Episode Date: November 25, 2024

Nivå: ~A2-B1 Vi alla vet att det just nu är kris på flera olika områden, som t ex den globala uppvärmningen. Men vad är det viktigaste, vad behöver göras i praktiken, och framför allt, hur f��r man människor att faktiskt agera? Dokumentären A life on our planet Dokumentären Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet Lyssna också på avsnitt 56 av Simple Swedish Podcast Klicka här för att komma till vår gratis community på Skool. Stöd podden och få transkript till avsnitten - bli patron för bara 5€ per månad – klicka här! --- Transkript   Ja men hej där, välkommen till Simpels Swedish Podcast.   Först och främst, förlåt att det inte kom ut något avsnitt förra veckan.   Jag hann inte helt enkelt, för att jag har mycket att göra, och dessutom så har vi hållit på att flytta. Ja, så att jag bor i en ny lägenhet nu och ja, det tar ganska mycket tid att flytta, att byta lägenhet.   Så ja, och jag har haft väldigt lite tid den här veckan också och därför sitter jag nu på en lördag och spelar in det här. Ja, och vad ska vi prata om idag? Vi ska prata om hur vi räddar världen, okej? Ja, hur räddar vi världen? Inte så mycket hur vi räddar planeten, för att planeten kommer överleva, naturen kommer överleva, men vi människor, vi kanske måste tänka på hur vi ska överleva.   Så det ska vi prata om idag. Vad behöver göras rent praktiskt, och också rent psykologiskt - hur får man sig själv och andra människor att faktiskt göra någonting? Först ska jag tacka nya patrons. Det är Sujata, Yeon, Amin, Dorsa, Xiaojiao, Candace, Sally, Gary, Erdem, Maiten, Tanyue, Kate, Antoni, Sherpa och Amy. Tack, tack, tack, tack till er för att ni stödjer den här podden. Utan patrons så blir det ingen podcast, så det är såklart väldigt trevligt med support från patrons. Gå till www.patreon.com/swedishlinguist om du också vill stödja podden. Och i det här avsnittet finns det några ord som är bra att kunna. Det ena är hållbart, hållbar. Att någonting är hållbart betyder att det håller, helt enkelt, under en lång tid.   Ja, så vi pratar om en hållbar struktur, till exempel en bro kan vara hållbar, det betyder att den håller bra, alltså håller länge.   ....för att läsa hela transkriptet till detta och alla andra avsnitt, klicka här!

Hello there! Welcome to Simple Swedish Podcast! First and foremost, sorry that there was no episode last week. I, he, not really, because I have a lot to do and also we have been moving so I live in a new apartment now and it takes a lot of time to move and change apartment So yeah, and I've had very little time this week as well, so I'm now on a Saturday and record this Yes, and what are we going to talk about today? We're going to talk about how we save the world, okay? Yes, how do we save the world? Not so much how we save the planet because the planet will survive

the nature will survive but we humans we maybe have to think about how we are going to survive so that's what we're going to talk about today what needs to be done in a practical way and also in a psychological way how can you, yourself and other people

actually do something first I'm going thank the new Patrons It's Sojata, Jeon, Amin, Dorsa, Xiao Zhao, Candace, Sallie, Gary, Erdem, Maiten, Tanue, Kate, Anthony, Sherpa and Amy Thank you so much for supporting this podcast Without Patrons there will be no podcast. So it's very nice with support from Patrons. Go to Patreon.com slash Swedish Linguist if you also want to support the podcast. And in this episode there are some words that are good to know one is holdable holdable, that something is holdable

means that it holds, simply for a long time yes, so we talk about a holdable structure for example, a bridge can be holdable which means that it lasts a long time. We are talking about biological diversity. There are many different species, many different species of animals and plants and so on. There are many different, that is, there are many different varieties. We are talking about the wildlands. Wildlands are like wild areas in nature that are not, where people do't live or work in, it's nature.

Without people being there and doing things. So it's wilderness. We're talking about coal and carbon dioxide So coal is a substance which is often black But it also exists as a diamond which is actually coal in crystal form And carbon dioxide is the gas that you get when you burn things or when you breathe out.

Coal, carbon dioxide. We also talk about fuel. For example, petrol, diesel, coal is about renewable fuel. Fuel that can be renewed. For example, ethanol. No, is that considered renewable? Yes, you can make ethanol, so it is renewable. But we often talk about wind, sun, water.

That they are renewable energy sources. So an energy source. A source for energy. Something you can take energy from. A source for energy. And fuel is for example coal, oil, petrol and diesel. So we also want renewable fuel. Yes. And I was inspired by this episode after I saw the documentary A Life on Our Planet with David Attenborough. I have done an episode about it before, so I will not go into that much detail about that documentary because I have already done an episode about it.

It is episode 56 so go and listen to episode 56 where I talk more specifically about that documentary which is a documentary that I really really think everyone must see actually actually, honestly. There is also another documentary called Breaking Boundaries, The Science of Our Planet Which I also think that everyone really needs to see. Because it is very important information not only information but also what we need to do

and what we can do and that's what I want to talk about now but also, psychologically what motivates people to actually do something. Because that is actually very important too. Because we know that there are big problems. We know that we need to do something.

We, people, humanity, it's so abstract So that it's often so... It's hard to actually do something So what do humans need to actually do something? That is at least as important as the information itself Because everyone has a lot of information, but just information doesn't do much That's just the first step So first and foremost, what is actually happening?

Well, briefly, one, we have global warming, that is if the planet gets 1,5 degrees warmer on average, that is, medium temperature, point and then if we pass that point you can not go back to what it was before because right now or actually the last thousand years the planet has been in a certain... They call it the Holocene. We have had very stable weather. And now we are entering a new era. With less stable weather because of these changes in the planet's temperature and the warmer it gets, the worse the effects will be and that already happens And that is already happening. So you can see very clearly that the ice in the Arctic and Antarctic pools melts a lot.

There is less and less ice. And that is a big problem because when the ice melts, the ice becomes smaller and less light is reflected out in the space. So the smaller the ice we have, the less light is reflected out and therefore the heating is faster So the heating makes the ice melt and the melting of the ice also makes the heating faster And there are many different problems. For example, there are different streams in the sea. For example, the Gulf have a pretty hot climate Thanks to the Gulf Stream So hot, relatively hot But if the planet gets warmer and more ice melts and so on

Then this Gulf Stream can be broken So it can stop working and then Northern Europe will be much colder the climate changes due to the warming. The second important point is that we get less diversity in the nature. So, since the climate changes are not as important as the climate change, is that we get less diversity in nature. So, since there are many animal species, plant species and so on that disappear, that no longer exist, so we get fewer and less species in nature. A species is like a species, or a species of plant, a type of plant, a type of animal, a species, okay?

And when we get less species, smaller species, we get less diversity in nature. And that is a big problem for many, many things. One of the biggest problems. An example is that, for example, bees that pollinate flowers, if they disappear, then it will be a big problem for us too. And that is just one example. So diversity in nature is extremely important for us, for us humans. And that is something that is threatened.

And the third point is simply wilderness. That there is a lot of soil, a lot of nature. Because right now, a lot of nature disappears. Wild soil, soil that is untouched by man. Soil, land surface, where we humans don't live, where we don't have crops, where we don't work, so to speak. So it's important for nature that there is land surface, that there is a lot of wilderness So those three points The warming of the planet The diversity in nature

And the surface Which is wilderness Those three points Are very critical right now And if we don't solve that Then it won't look that bright to humanity. We're talking about humanity because the planet will of course survive. The planet will of course survive humanity, but we're talking about that we want to survive.

And that's why we need a well functioning planet. So what do we actually need to stop the growth of the population. We can't have a growing population on Earth. We need to stop becoming more people. And what is very interesting is that the most effective way to become fewer people is that we get higher education and higher standard of living for all people in the world. Especially for girls and women. In many places in the world, women get many children and the most important factor for that it should be fewer children

is education for women so that education in general but especially for girls and women and generally standard of living

so the higher the standard of standards. The higher the living standards and higher education, the less growth in the population. So if we can make sure that we get high living standards and higher education in all countries in the world, we simply solve that problem. And in many countries, the population actually becomes smaller. Often we hear that it is a problem that the population becomes smaller. And I think every time,

I mean, what the hell, it's great that we're getting fewer people, because we're already too many people. So we have to find a way to work as a society with a decreasing population, to become fewer people, that's good. It must be positive to become fewer people when it's so hard to manage. The resources for all people are not enough. So, education, high standard for all in the world, that is the most important factor for not getting more people. to not get more people

Okay, so Here I need to stop this episode because it got very long So I will take this episode in two parts Next part you will get next week So thanks for listening, see you next week Bye bye