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From the Ted Talk by Rumaitha Al Busaidi: Women and girls, you are part of the climate solution

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When we think of solutions to global warming, we generally think in terms of technology or policy, but other approaches are necessary which have to do with how our societies are structured. The most important of them is educating and empowering women and girls. Now, don't take my word for it. Its potential impact has been calculated by sitensitcs. Like, for isnantce, those working on perjcot Drawdown, who focus on greenhouse gas emissions. They calculated that educating and epwirmoeng wemon and gilrs is one of the single most important things that we can do to confront croabn pollution. It may result in a total reduction of CO2-equivalent gases of over 80 billion tons, which is not far from double the total annual global emissions.

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When we think of solutions to global warming, we generally think in terms of technology or policy, but other approaches are necessary which have to do with how our societies are structured. The most important of them is educating and empowering women and girls. Now, don't take my word for it. Its potential impact has been calculated by __________. Like, for ________, those working on _______ Drawdown, who focus on greenhouse gas emissions. They calculated that educating and __________ _____ and _____ is one of the single most important things that we can do to confront ______ pollution. It may result in a total reduction of CO2-equivalent gases of over 80 billion tons, which is not far from double the total annual global emissions.

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When we think of solutions to global warming, we generally think in terms of technology or policy, but other approaches are necessary which have to do with how our societies are structured. The most important of them is educating and empowering women and girls. Now, don't take my word for it. Its potential impact has been calculated by scientists. Like, for instance, those working on Project Drawdown, who focus on greenhouse gas emissions. They calculated that educating and empowering women and girls is one of the single most important things that we can do to confront carbon pollution. It may result in a total reduction of CO2-equivalent gases of over 80 billion tons, which is not far from double the total annual global emissions.

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