This country isn't just carbon neutral - it's carbon negative | Tshering Tobgay
Deep in the Himalayas, on the border between China and India, lies the Kingdom of Bhutan, which has pledged to remain carbon neutral for all time. In this illuminating talk, Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay shares his country's mission to put happiness before economic growth and set a world standard for environmental preservation.
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This man was too humble to even mention that he is the Prime Minister of Bhutan
Basically a country whose government isn't obsessed with how to get rich, but how to get enviromentally friendly.
World: we are gonna move to mars.
"Being one with nature, co-existing with nature"
When a country has no greed, they are rich with the things that really matter.
A king who imposed democracy on its People? Bhutan IS truly extraordinarily.
One of the most inspiring videos I've ever watched. I'm proud to see that the world still has people like this gentleman. Does not even mention that he is the Prime Minister, but speaks highly of his king. A humble soul indeed, full of peace and respect.
I was very surprised to find out who is the TED Speaker in the video after completed watching the video. He is a REAL and Great Leader in every aspect of a good leader. A humble and wise leader like Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay deserved to be Good leadership role model for the whole world.
How does the King of Butan not yet have a nobel peace prize? He seems like a role model to all country leaders.
"My country and my people have done nothing to contribute to global warming. But we already bearing the brunt of its consequences." His statement really hit me hard.
If every country thinking like Bhutan the world should be very beautiful...
this was shown at one of my college lectures in my class of environmental studies in first year and i am so thankful to that professor for introducing me to such a beautiful culture, although I knew Bhutan was a country before just not how wonderful it was and its president 😍
Watched this video almost ten times
When I visited Bhutan, I, with my friends, were walking from Indian border to Bhutan. As soon as we entered the Bhutanese border, we were shocked to see the place. In India, the roads were polluted, traffics were not managed properly, but walking for few minutes to reach the Bhutanese border, the place was extremely clean, co-operative people and many things, that have remained only in dreams to be in a country, for which no words can describe how beautiful it was. Really, Bhutan is something that I wish every country to be like it.
Love our Bhutanese neighbors, May you continue to prosper and flourish Respect from India
Bhutan is a real climate leader.
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We have something in common a landlocked country Botswana with a Population of 2 million, and mostly covered by Kalahari Semi-Desert and having pristine Habitat not only in the desert area but also in the Magnificient Okavango Delta. You are an inspiration PM Tobgay , King and People of Bhutan, may good Lord continue to bless you. I am touched and humbled by your Talk which is special in that your love for your land and people is unwavering. Salute! Salute!
Hearing you talk like this felt like so good... Thank you to the kings of Bhutan, to the PM for making people dream this planet can be a better place. Thank you Ted for bringing him to the platform and spread words of wisdom... :)