¿Qué es la sustentabilidad? — Transcript

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1. 0:00To be, or not to be?
2. 0:02sustainable.
3. 0:02Each day
4. 0:03there are more and more news and articles that warn us about how damaged is our planet
5. 0:07and tell us about how we ought to act soon
6. 0:09And surely enough,
7. 0:10we all know it's necessary
8. 0:11but sometimes, we can't just find enough motivation to leave our comfort zone.
9. 0:16Or we just don't have either the money nor the time to go eco-friendly.
10. 0:19But that's precisely the problem. We tend to think that taking care of our planet requires large amounts of money
11. 0:24or to giving up on a lot of of our privileges.
12. 0:26And this is when this elegant word comes in:
13. 0:30SUS-TAIN-A-BI-LI-TY
14. 0:31Hmmm...
15. 0:31To put it simply,
16. 0:33Sustainability is kind of like a scale
17. 0:35in which on one side
18. 0:36we have Mr. Environment
19. 0:37and on the other side, we have Mr. Money and Ms. Society.
20. 0:41Our friend, sustainability's job is to keep these three important people in balance.
21. 0:46With the ultimate goal of keeping them safe for future generations so they can enjoy them as much as we do.
22. 0:52Now, if we went all-in eco-friendly and banned the "evil and murderer" fishermen
23. 0:57keep on damaging our poor ecosystems,
24. 0:59Mr. Environment would be super happy to see his oceans brimming with life again.
25. 1:04On the other hand, Mr. Money and Ms. Society wouldn't be so happy when they find out
26. 1:08that people went unemployed, broke and ended up with no food.
27. 1:11Now, if we wanted to please them,
28. 1:13we could give them more boats and licenses to fish whenever and wherever they wanted to.
29. 1:16This way, Mexico (or whatever other country) would become the world's largest fish exporter.
30. 1:20Only that this time, It'd be Mr. Environment, the one to be saddened, when he found out
31. 1:22that his fish friends were now all gone and took with them many other animals.
32. 1:29This is when our trusty old friend, sustainability, comes up with a plan...
33. 1:33Let the fishermen do their job
34. 1:35making sure that they do it in area, seasons and quantities
35. 1:38that keep the marine species safe.
36. 1:41This way, everyone who earn a living from fishing, would still have an outcome source
37. 1:46and our diversity and environmental stability wouldn't be compromised.
38. 1:49But sustainability is not just all about politicians or fishermen.
39. 1:52And it's precisely our friend sustainability that proposes some interesting solutions
40. 1:57to take care of our environment while keeping our wallets safe.
41. 2:00I mean, if your and your children's life isn't reason enough...
42. 2:04Here are some other reasons that may catch your attention
43. 2:07Share a ride!
44. 2:08I know, I know... You've heard this a million times. But listen.
45. 2:12If you shared your car daily with someone for a year,
46. 2:15You wouldn't only emit 1680 CO2 kg (3,700 lbs). (That's a full-grown hippo!)
47. 2:19But you'd also save yourself around $630 (US dollars)
48. 2:22That's enough to enjoy a whole week in an all inclusive resort in Los Cabos.
49. 2:27Even better... if you decided to ride a bike on your way to work or school (4 km or 2.5 miles approx.)
50. 2:30You'd lower your CO2 emissions in about 269 kg per year (or about 593 lbs),
51. 2:36you'd save yourself quite a bit,
52. 2:38burn 54,331 kcal (around 129 burgers)
53. 2:42aaand, you get show show off your toned legs when the year ends. ;)
54. 2:47*clears his throat in spanish*
55. 2:48If you were to put a solar panel at your house,
56. 2:50assuming you don't live in Antartica,
57. 2:53by the time the panel has already payed for itself
58. 2:55you'd save around $450 US dollars yearly for the remaining life of the panel (calculations done with Mexican rates).
59. 3:01As you can see, being sustainable isn't just good for the planet,
60. 3:04but also for you, your wallet, and everybody else
61. 3:06do you still ask yourself, why being sustainable?
62. 3:09And if you are one of those who think that one single person won't make a change...
63. 3:12Keep in mind what Eduardo Galeano famously said:
64. 3:14A lot of small people, in small places, doing small things,
65. 3:17can change the world.
66. 3:19Comment: Pepperoni Pizza if you are reading this :)