BY THE END OF THIS CENTURY, IF
BY THE END OF THIS CENTURY, IF EMISSIONS KEEP RISING THE
EMISSIONS KEEP RISING THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON EARTH
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON EARTH COULD GO UP ANOTHER 4 TO 8
COULD GO UP ANOTHER 4 TO 8 DEGREES.
DEGREES. THE PLANET’S ON [ BLEEP ] FIRE.
THE PLANET’S ON [ BLEEP ] FIRE. >> NOBODY BREAKS IT DOWN QUITE
>> NOBODY BREAKS IT DOWN QUITE LIKE OUR SPECIAL GUEST TONIGHT.
LIKE OUR SPECIAL GUEST TONIGHT. BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY MAKING
BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY MAKING HIS DEBUT ON "THE BEAT" RIGHT
HIS DEBUT ON "THE BEAT" RIGHT NOW.
NOW. BILL, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT A
BILL, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT A SERIES OF PIECES OF NEWS WE’VE
SERIES OF PIECES OF NEWS WE’VE BEEN GETTING, THESE GOVERNMENT
BEEN GETTING, THESE GOVERNMENT SCIENTISTS TELL US JULY WAS THE
SCIENTISTS TELL US JULY WAS THE HOTTEST MONTH EVER RECORDED ON
HOTTEST MONTH EVER RECORDED ON EARTH.
EARTH. AMERICANS ARE GREETED WITH
AMERICANS ARE GREETED WITH HEADLINES EXTREME CLIMATE CHANGE
HEADLINES EXTREME CLIMATE CHANGE HAS ARRIVED.
HAS ARRIVED. THE SYSTEM IS BASICALLY CODE
THE SYSTEM IS BASICALLY CODE RED.
RED. LOOK AT THE NEW IMAGES OF THIS
LOOK AT THE NEW IMAGES OF THIS REALITY.
REALITY. I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE AS WE
I WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE AS WE TEE YOU UP.
TEE YOU UP. THESE SLED DOGS WADING THROUGH
THESE SLED DOGS WADING THROUGH WATER ON TOP OF A MELTING ICE
WATER ON TOP OF A MELTING ICE SHEET IN GREENLAND.
SHEET IN GREENLAND. A HUGE GUSHER HIT WHEN 12
A HUGE GUSHER HIT WHEN 12 BILLION TONS OF ICE METALLED
BILLION TONS OF ICE METALLED INTO WATER IN JUST 24 HOURS.
INTO WATER IN JUST 24 HOURS. AN EXHAUSTED POLAR BEAR PEOPLE
AN EXHAUSTED POLAR BEAR PEOPLE SAW WANDERING INTO A RUSH CITY
SAW WANDERING INTO A RUSH CITY BECAUSE HE WAS STARVING FOR FOOD
BECAUSE HE WAS STARVING FOR FOOD OR INDIA CLIMATE CHANGES
OR INDIA CLIMATE CHANGES CLASHING WITH POVERTY.
CLASHING WITH POVERTY. THEY’RE TRUCKING IN WATER FOR A
THEY’RE TRUCKING IN WATER FOR A CITY OF 7 MILLION.
CITY OF 7 MILLION. WHEN WE TAKE IT TOGETHER, HAVE
WHEN WE TAKE IT TOGETHER, HAVE WE HIT THE BREAKING POINT?
WE HIT THE BREAKING POINT? >> NO, BUT WE WILL SOON.
>> NO, BUT WE WILL SOON. THAT’S THE CLAIM OR THE
THAT’S THE CLAIM OR THE CONCLUSION OF THE ONE OF THE
CONCLUSION OF THE ONE OF THE MOST RECENT GOVERNMENTAL PANEL
MOST RECENT GOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, THE IPCC
ON CLIMATE CHANGE, THE IPCC REPORT.
REPORT. EVERYBODY, WE HAVE A CHANCE TO
EVERYBODY, WE HAVE A CHANCE TO DO THIS RIGHT TO SAVE THE WORLD
DO THIS RIGHT TO SAVE THE WORLD FOR HUMANS.
FOR HUMANS. THE EARTH’S GOING TO BE HERE NO
THE EARTH’S GOING TO BE HERE NO MATTER WHAT WE DO.
MATTER WHAT WE DO. WE WANT TO SAVE IT FOR US FOR US
WE WANT TO SAVE IT FOR US FOR US HUMANS.
HUMANS. AND SO THE CURRENT
AND SO THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION IS TAKING
ADMINISTRATION IS TAKING EXTRAORDINARY STEPS IN THE WRONG
EXTRAORDINARY STEPS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
DIRECTION. >> YOU MENTIONED THE
>> YOU MENTIONED THE ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. TAKE A LISTEN TO DONALD TRUMP ON
TAKE A LISTEN TO DONALD TRUMP ON THE ISSUE.
THE ISSUE. >> SO HOT IN HERE, MAYBE I’LL
>> SO HOT IN HERE, MAYBE I’LL START TO BELIEVE IT MYSELF.
START TO BELIEVE IT MYSELF. WHO BELIEVES IN GLOBAL WARMING?
WHO BELIEVES IN GLOBAL WARMING? WHO BELIEVES IN GLOBAL WARMING?
WHO BELIEVES IN GLOBAL WARMING? SO OBAMA’S TALKING ABOUT ALL OF
SO OBAMA’S TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THIS WITH THE GLOBAL WARMING
THIS WITH THE GLOBAL WARMING AND -- A LOT OF IT IS A HOAX.
AND -- A LOT OF IT IS A HOAX. IT’S A MONEY MAKING INDUSTRY,
IT’S A MONEY MAKING INDUSTRY, OKAY?
OKAY? IT’S A HOAX.
IT’S A HOAX. >> IS THERE CLIMATE CHANGE?
>> IS THERE CLIMATE CHANGE? YEAH.
YEAH. WILL IT GO BACK LIKE THIS?
WILL IT GO BACK LIKE THIS? WILL IT CHANGE BACK?
WILL IT CHANGE BACK? PROBABLY.
PROBABLY. >> PLENTY TO CHOOSE FROM THERE.
>> PLENTY TO CHOOSE FROM THERE. I GUESS I ASK YOU ONE, WILL IT
I GUESS I ASK YOU ONE, WILL IT CHANGE BACK AND TWO, DOES HIS
CHANGE BACK AND TWO, DOES HIS TYPE OF BLUSTER MAKE IT HARDER
TYPE OF BLUSTER MAKE IT HARDER FOR SCIENTISTS TO GET THEIR JOBS
FOR SCIENTISTS TO GET THEIR JOBS AND THEIR WORK TO MATTER?
AND THEIR WORK TO MATTER? >> WELL, OF COURSE.
>> WELL, OF COURSE. OF COURSE IT MAKES -- HIS
OF COURSE IT MAKES -- HIS BLUSTER IS VERY TROUBLING.
BLUSTER IS VERY TROUBLING. AND IT MAKES IT HARDER FOR
AND IT MAKES IT HARDER FOR EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY. INSTEAD OF BEING THE WORLD
INSTEAD OF BEING THE WORLD LEADER TECHNOLOGICALLY IN
LEADER TECHNOLOGICALLY IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE, THE
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE, THE UNITED STATES HAS BECOME A
UNITED STATES HAS BECOME A PARIAH.
PARIAH. PEOPLE MY COLLEAGUES ON OTHER
PEOPLE MY COLLEAGUES ON OTHER CONTINENTS ARE VERY CONCERNED
CONTINENTS ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE UNITED STATES’ LACK OF
ABOUT THE UNITED STATES’ LACK OF INITIATIVE.
INITIATIVE. I’VE BEEN TO GREENLAND.
I’VE BEEN TO GREENLAND. AND IT REALLY IS AMAZING WHEN
AND IT REALLY IS AMAZING WHEN YOU GO TO THE GLACIERS AND WATCH
YOU GO TO THE GLACIERS AND WATCH THEM MELT, WHEN YOU GO TO THE
THEM MELT, WHEN YOU GO TO THE MIDDLE OF THE ICE SHEET, THE
MIDDLE OF THE ICE SHEET, THE EAST GREENLAND ICE CORE RESEARCH
EAST GREENLAND ICE CORE RESEARCH PROJECT, THERE’S NOTHING BUT ICE
PROJECT, THERE’S NOTHING BUT ICE AND SO WE PULL UP ICE CORES OF
AND SO WE PULL UP ICE CORES OF ANCIENT WATER, ANCIENT ICE THAT
ANCIENT WATER, ANCIENT ICE THAT CONTAINED BUBS OF ANCIENT SPHERE
CONTAINED BUBS OF ANCIENT SPHERE AND THE WORLD’S NEVER GOTTEN
AND THE WORLD’S NEVER GOTTEN THIS WARM THIS FAST.
THIS WARM THIS FAST. THAT’S THE KEY, EVERYBODY.
THAT’S THE KEY, EVERYBODY. IT’S THE SPEED AT WHICH THINGS
IT’S THE SPEED AT WHICH THINGS ARE GETTING WARMER.
ARE GETTING WARMER. AND ALONG THE LATEST NEWS FOR US
AND ALONG THE LATEST NEWS FOR US ON THE SCIENCE SIDE IS THIS IDEA
ON THE SCIENCE SIDE IS THIS IDEA THAT YOU COULD TIE ENDANGERED
THAT YOU COULD TIE ENDANGERED SPECIES TO PROFITS.
SPECIES TO PROFITS. TO MONEY.
TO MONEY. AND IT’S JUST SORT OF OLD
AND IT’S JUST SORT OF OLD FASHIONED THINKING THAT SOMEHOW
FASHIONED THINKING THAT SOMEHOW YOU CAN MANAGE RESOURCES AND
YOU CAN MANAGE RESOURCES AND ELIMINATE SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
ELIMINATE SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS AND STILL COUNT ON EVERYTHING
AND STILL COUNT ON EVERYTHING WORKING OKAY.
WORKING OKAY. YOU REDUCE DIVERSITY AND
YOU REDUCE DIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS, BIODIVERSITY, THE
ECOSYSTEMS, BIODIVERSITY, THE SYSTEMS ARE LESS RESILIENT.
SYSTEMS ARE LESS RESILIENT. THAT IS TO SAY THE ANIMALS AND
THAT IS TO SAY THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS LIVING THERE HAVE A MUCH
PLANTS LIVING THERE HAVE A MUCH HARDER TIME GETTING INTO THE
HARDER TIME GETTING INTO THE FUTURE.
FUTURE. IT BECOMES A DESERT.
IT BECOMES A DESERT. BECOMES A SWAMP WITHOUT LIVING
BECOMES A SWAMP WITHOUT LIVING THINGS IN IT.
THINGS IN IT. THIS IS VERY WELL ESTABLISHED
THIS IS VERY WELL ESTABLISHED SCIENCE.
SCIENCE. HAVING THE ADMINISTRATION
HAVING THE ADMINISTRATION CONTINUALLY FIGHT AGAINST
CONTINUALLY FIGHT AGAINST SCIENCE IS REALLY TROUBLING.
SCIENCE IS REALLY TROUBLING. I THINK WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN
I THINK WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN VERY SOON IS FARMERS, PEOPLE IN
VERY SOON IS FARMERS, PEOPLE IN THE HEARTLAND ARE FEELING THE
THE HEARTLAND ARE FEELING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THEIR CROPLANDS ARE DRYING OUT
THEIR CROPLANDS ARE DRYING OUT FASTER THAN THEY USED TO.
FASTER THAN THEY USED TO. PARASITES AND PESTS ARE SHOWING
PARASITES AND PESTS ARE SHOWING UP SOONER IN THE GROWING SEASON
UP SOONER IN THE GROWING SEASON AND STICKING AROUND LONGER WHICH
AND STICKING AROUND LONGER WHICH REQUIRES MORE INPUTS, MORE
REQUIRES MORE INPUTS, MORE PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES MORE
PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES MORE MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF WEEDS.
MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF WEEDS. THIS IS COSTLY.
THIS IS COSTLY. THEN THERE’S MORE FLOODING.
THEN THERE’S MORE FLOODING. SO THIS IS THE TIME, EVERYBODY,
SO THIS IS THE TIME, EVERYBODY, TO ADDRESS THIS.
TO ADDRESS THIS. I JUST WANT TO DISABUSE
I JUST WANT TO DISABUSE EVERYBODY OF A COMMON NOTION.
EVERYBODY OF A COMMON NOTION. PEOPLE SAY TO ME, BILL NYE,
PEOPLE SAY TO ME, BILL NYE, SCIENCE EDUCATOR, GUY, WHAT CAN
SCIENCE EDUCATOR, GUY, WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE?
I DO ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE? WELL, YES, RECYCLING BOTTLES IS
WELL, YES, RECYCLING BOTTLES IS GOOD.
GOOD. THAT’S A GOOD THING.
THAT’S A GOOD THING. NOT USING MORE ENERGY THAN YOU
NOT USING MORE ENERGY THAN YOU NEED, NOT WASTING -- THOSE ARE
NEED, NOT WASTING -- THOSE ARE GOOD THINGS.
GOOD THINGS. WE NEED BIG IDEAS, ARI.
WE NEED BIG IDEAS, ARI. WE NEED BIG CHANGES.
WE NEED BIG CHANGES. WE NEED SWEEPING CHANGES IN THE
WE NEED SWEEPING CHANGES IN THE WAY WE’RE DOING BUSINESS.
WAY WE’RE DOING BUSINESS. SO TO HAVE A GUY AS A DEPARTMENT
SO TO HAVE A GUY AS A DEPARTMENT THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR WHO IS TIED TO THE
INTERIOR WHO IS TIED TO THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY, THE
FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY, THE EXTRACTIVE ZRIZ OF MINING AND
EXTRACTIVE ZRIZ OF MINING AND OIL AND GAS IS PROBABLY NOT IN
OIL AND GAS IS PROBABLY NOT IN ANYBODY’S BEST INTERESTS.
ANYBODY’S BEST INTERESTS. WHAT IMPRESSES ME SO MUCH, GO
WHAT IMPRESSES ME SO MUCH, GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
AHEAD, PLEASE. >> WELL, I’VE GOT 30 SECONDS
>> WELL, I’VE GOT 30 SECONDS LEFT.
LEFT. ARE YOU -- WHILE THOSE ARE BABY
ARE YOU -- WHILE THOSE ARE BABY STEPS, YOU DON’T WANT PEOPLE
STEPS, YOU DON’T WANT PEOPLE PATTING THEMSELVES ON THE BACK
PATTING THEMSELVES ON THE BACK AND SAYING I’M THINKING LOCAL SO
AND SAYING I’M THINKING LOCAL SO I DON’T HAVE TO DO THE
I DON’T HAVE TO DO THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICS WHICH
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS WHICH SEEMS TO BE WHERE THIS FATE OF
SEEMS TO BE WHERE THIS FATE OF THE HUMAN RACE ON EARTH WILL BE
THE HUMAN RACE ON EARTH WILL BE DECIDED IN KIND OF THE FROM AGEE
DECIDED IN KIND OF THE FROM AGEE LOGICAL PERSPECTIVE, KIND OF
LOGICAL PERSPECTIVE, KIND OF THENER NEAR TERM?
THENER NEAR TERM? >> YEAH, WE HAVE TO THINK BIG.
>> YEAH, WE HAVE TO THINK BIG. I TELL EVERYBODY PLEASE VOTE.
I TELL EVERYBODY PLEASE VOTE. IF YOU DON’T DO ANYTHING ELSE,
IF YOU DON’T DO ANYTHING ELSE, PLEASE VOTE AND TAKE THE
PLEASE VOTE AND TAKE THE ENVIRONMENT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN
ENVIRONMENT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN YOU VOTE NO MATTER WHICH SIDE OF
YOU VOTE NO MATTER WHICH SIDE OF THE RED OR BLUE YOU’RE ON, JUST
THE RED OR BLUE YOU’RE ON, JUST TAKE THE ENVIRONMENT INTO
TAKE THE ENVIRONMENT INTO ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT. THIS IS OUR TIME.
THIS IS OUR TIME. WE JUST CELEBRATED LANDING ON
WE JUST CELEBRATED LANDING ON THE MOON, WALKING ON THE MOON.
THE MOON, WALKING ON THE MOON. 50 YEARS.
50 YEARS. AMAZING BECAUSE WE THREW MONEY
AMAZING BECAUSE WE THREW MONEY AT THE PROBLEM.
AT THE PROBLEM. BY JUST REASONABLE REASONING
BY JUST REASONABLE REASONING THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE WITHIN
THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE WITHIN AND A THIRD, ONE AND A HALF
AND A THIRD, ONE AND A HALF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS IN
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS IN COST.
COST. IF YOU THROW THAT KIND OF MONEY
IF YOU THROW THAT KIND OF MONEY AT SOMETHING, WE CAN GET HER
AT SOMETHING, WE CAN GET HER DONE.
DONE. LET’S GO, PEOPLE.
LET’S GO, PEOPLE. >> I FEEL LIKE YOU’RE SAYING IT
>> I FEEL LIKE YOU’RE SAYING IT TAKES SOME GREEN TO BE GREEN,
TAKES SOME GREEN TO BE GREEN, BILL.
BILL. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. EXACTLY.
EXACTLY. >> I LOVE THAT HAVING YOU ON.
>> I LOVE THAT HAVING YOU ON. THIS WAS YOUR FIRST TIME.
THIS WAS YOUR FIRST TIME. WE TWEETED OUT.
WE TWEETED OUT. OUR VIEWERS SOME OF THEM ENGAGED
OUR VIEWERS SOME OF THEM ENGAGED WITH AT "THE BEAT" WITH ARI WERE
WITH AT "THE BEAT" WITH ARI WERE THRILLED YOU’RE DOING IT.
THRILLED YOU’RE DOING IT. COME BACK, SIR.
COME BACK, SIR. >> HIT ME THE BALL AS WE SAY.
>> HIT ME THE BALL AS WE SAY. WE CAN DO THIS EVERYBODY.
WE CAN DO THIS EVERYBODY. I’VE GOT LOTS OF SPECIFIC IDEAS
I’VE GOT LOTS OF SPECIFIC IDEAS FOR YOU SO THAT WE CAN DARE I
FOR YOU SO THAT WE CAN DARE I SAY IT, CHANGE THE WORLD.
SAY IT, CHANGE THE WORLD. >> LET’S CHANGE THE WORLD.
>> LET’S CHANGE THE WORLD. LET’S SAVE THE WORLD.
