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But surely you must realize
that this is their home.
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These Indigenous tribes
have been living on this land
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for hundreds of years.
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[soft dramatic music]
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[Kate Winslet]
Our Earth...
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She is ever in flow and motion.
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A dynamic symphony of forces
all working together,
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breathing life into
the four corners of the world.
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[thunder rumbling]
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And for millennia,
cultures the world over
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have called her their mother.
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[somber music]
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[Mr. Brockway]
We live on an incredibly
beautiful planet.
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A home that we will hopefully
pass on to generations to come.
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But as the years go by,
it's becoming
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increasingly hard to imagine
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what kind of a world
we're leaving behind us.
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[thunder rumbling]
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We've spent the last four
years traveling around the world
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filming the stark reality
that people now face
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from the threat
of ecological collapse.
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It's now become very clear to us
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that there's one thing
driving the destruction
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of our ecosystems
faster than anything else.
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Let us show you
how this very same thing
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might just also be
our salvation.
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[gentle somber music]
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[Dr. Kong]
Climate and environmental
scientists
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warn that we are
fast approaching
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the point of no return
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if we don't make
a substantial course reversal.
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[Prof. Wadhams]
We'll see really serious
catastrophic effects
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in the next few years, certainly
in the next decade or two.
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The world will be
completely different
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from the way it is now.
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[Kate Winslet]
Since 1900,
we have seen a dramatic increase
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in worldwide
weather related disasters.
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There have now been four times
more weather related disasters
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in the last 50 years
than in the previous 100.
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[Mr. Rifkin]
We began to work
together to move
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this issue onto the global
center stage.
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There was a lot of discussion
about the contribution
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from buildings
and from industrial factories,
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but I became aware during
that same period of time
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that there was another factor
that was going undiscussed,
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and that is the role
of animal agriculture,
which I could see was playing
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some significant role
around the planet.
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But this was
the elephant in the room
no one wanted to talk about.
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Whatever environmental issue
you want to look at
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from species loss
to water pollution,
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to water use, to climate change,
animal agriculture
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is one of the top causes.
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[Dr. Kong]
The critical,
widespread negative impact
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of animal agriculture
on our planet is undeniable.
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Severe global crises
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from climate change
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and environmental damage
to species extinction,
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hunger, poverty, disease
and antibiotic resistance,
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all of these have
direct connections
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to animal agriculture
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and the massive inefficiency
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of our current food
production systems.
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[Kate Winslet]
A report published by
WikiLeaks as far back as 2009,
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exposed the conversations
between Nestlé executives
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and U.S. officials
called "The Tour D'Horizon."
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The Nestlé executives said that
their own research had shown
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that the world was set
to run out of fresh water
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within the next 30 years.
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It stated that one
of the greatest reasons
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for our detour down
this catastrophic path
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is the global demand
for meat products.
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[Prof. Wadhams]
If you look at the impact
that food choice has on--
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on global warming,
it's very significant.
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Eating meat is huge
for global climate,
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and that's something
where personal choice
is the determining factor.
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So there's the only case
I can think of
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where individual human choice
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would have a big effect,
would be food.
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We're now over the line.
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And the idea that we're going
to double meat production
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between now and 2050,
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this is just unsustainable.
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This is going to have to give.
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Our diet is taking us
to an abyss.
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[Mr. De Schutter]
A significant reason
why livestock production
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has been having
such a huge impact
on greenhouse gas emissions
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is because of the large surfaces
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of forests
that have been destroyed
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in order to make room
for pastures and for the growth
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of soybean and maize
for feedstock production.
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[Kate Winslet]
Our forests were once full
of the most incredible life.
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In more recent years, we began
to grow an insatiable appetite
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for meat and dairy, and as
our demand for more meat grew,
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we needed more and more land.
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So we slashed and burned our way
through the pristine forests,
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destroying
everything in our paths
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to make way for the animals
we desired to eat.
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As these animals
weren't allowed to roam free
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as they naturally
do in the wild,
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their grazing areas
soon became empty,
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and so, of course,
we needed to feed them,
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so again,
we slashed and burned our way
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through more and more forests,
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sowed the ground
with genetically
enhanced corn and soya,
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and then dowsed it
in pesticides,
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herbicides and synthetic
chemical fertilizer.
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[dramatic music]
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Animal agriculture has literally
changed the face of our planet.
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The green land
is used for human crops.
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A great area
that spans the globe.
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And yet the land we use
for animal agriculture,
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shown in red, now occupies vast
amounts of our Earth's land,
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a far greater area
than that used for human crops.
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Almost all the Earth's surface
has-- now bears the mark
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of some kind of human impact,
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and most of that
is livestock production.
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Agriculture has transformed
the planet like nothing else.
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To produce milk, we farm an area
about the size of Brazil.
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To produce beef, we farm an area
about the size of Canada,
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the United States,
the whole of Central America,
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Venezuela,
Colombia and Ecuador combined.
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To produce eggs, we farm
an area the size of Sweden.
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To produce aquaculture feed, an
area about the size of the UK.
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A plant-based diet would reduce
the amount of land required
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to produce our food
by 3.1 billion hectares.
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That's an area the size
of the entire African continent.
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[Kate Winslet]
The Amazon is the world's
largest tropical rainforest.
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This ancient
and richly biodiverse world
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is slowly being replaced.
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It is often assumed
that much of the soy
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being planted in Brazil
is for human consumption.
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In fact, less than
six percent of the soy
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grown across the globe
is fed to humans.
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The vast majority
is grown to create
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animal feed for livestock.
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The soy is exported
all around the world
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and fed to the billions
of chickens, farmed fish,
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pigs and cows
that we eat each day.
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The forests are not
only home to millions
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of species of wildlife
and plants,
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but are also great regulators
of our planet's atmosphere.
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Day by day, they slowly
breathe in the carbon dioxide
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whilst producing billions
of tons of fresh oxygen
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for our air.
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Each year,
an estimated 18 million
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acres of forest are lost,
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which is roughly the size
of the country of Panama.
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It is thought
that about half of the Earth's
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mature tropical forests
have now been destroyed,
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and some scientists
have predicted
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that unless significant measures
are taken on a worldwide basis,
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by 2030, only ten percent
of the forests will remain.
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[somber piano music]
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[birds and insects chirping]
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[Sir Branson] One of the most
precious things we have in
the world is our rainforests.
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The rainforests are
literally being chewed away,
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um, by farmers who know
they can make money
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by cutting another acre,
and then another acre,
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and then another acre for meat.
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[somber piano music continues]
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[Kate Winslet]
Each year,
hundreds of tribespeople,
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indigenous
to the Amazon rainforest,
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have their villages
burned to the ground.
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They have been forcibly
removed from their land,
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with many of them murdered
by the agribusiness paramilitary
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who seek
to turn their jungle home
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into farmland for growing
soy for livestock feed.
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[gunshot]
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[woman cries]
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[Kate Winslet]
One of the worst affected
tribes is the Guarani Kaiowá
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in Mato Grosso do Sul.
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[somber music]
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[loud whirring]
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[inhabitants clamoring]
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[music fades]
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So there was actually
a report that came out in 2018,
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and they found that the world's
top five livestock corporations
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now release more annual
greenhouse gas emissions
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than ExxonMobil, Shell and BP.
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It is crazy
when you think about it
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because the EU
is spending £24 billion
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of taxpayers' money
on livestock farming each year,
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and this is at a time
when we are facing
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an ecological collapse, and
we drastically need to reduce
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greenhouse gas emissions.
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So it's no surprise
that people are asking
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a lot of questions now about
the fact that there seem to be
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some serious conflicts
of interest going on here.
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There's some very heavy
lobbying going on of government,
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and I think that happens
throughout the world,
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and it's just a historic thing
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that needs to be,
I think, rebalanced.
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[light dramatic music]
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[car beeping]
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Today, democracy
does not always function
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as well as it should
because of the huge influence
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that agribusiness corporations,
and livestock producers
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in particular,
exercise on decision-making.
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[reporter]
The former director
of the United Nations Food
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and Agriculture Organization,
Dr. Samuel Jutzi,
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warned as far back as 2010,
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that interventions
by agribusiness lobbyists
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were blocking reforms that
would offer better standards
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for human health
and preserving the environment.
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Big animal
agribusiness corporations'
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and food producers' influence
over political decisions
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about the regulation
of their industry,
has long been a concern
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for campaigners,
who see the narrow interests
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of the industry
taking widespread control.
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[Mr. De Schutter]
If we have any doubt about
how powerful this influence is,
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we can recall that, for example,
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when the Advisory Committee
on Dietary Guidelines in the US
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made recommendations
to the US government
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as to how dietary guidelines
should be shaped,
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they were blocked
by this very powerful lobby
of agribusiness interests.
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[Kate Winslet]
In 2013, the United Nations Food
and Agriculture Organization
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released
a landmark report called
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Tackling Climate Change
Through Livestock.
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The report states
that livestock farming
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is responsible for more
greenhouse gas emissions
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than all global
transportation combined.
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A growing number of scientists
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believe that the impact
of animal agriculture is,
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in fact, even worse
than stated in the FAO report.
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There are close ties between
the research organizations
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and governments, and government
policy and industry.
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It's very pervasive
because livestock industries
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depend on government
policies that support them.
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[Mr. De Schutter]
The FAO report
was prepared within the FAO
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by specialists of agriculture
and livestock production,
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not by specialists
of the environmental issues
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associated
with agricultural production.
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I believe that the more
serious concern, of course,
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is that the International
Meat Association
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was involved
in preparing the report,
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which does raise
the question of the independence
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with which the study
was prepared.
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[Mr. Wedderburn-Bisshop]
Government policy in that regard
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is not for the benefit
of the land,
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it's for the benefit
of the industry.
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[Kate Winslet]
In their report,
the FAO partnered up
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with member countries,
non-governmental organizations
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and many other organizations,
including
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the European Feed
Manufacturers Federation,
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the International
Dairy Federation,
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the International
Meat Secretariat,
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the International
Egg Commission,
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and the International
Poultry Council.
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In an industry worth
over a trillion dollars,
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are these not
the very institutions
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that have the most
to lose from a damaging
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scientific report
against livestock farming?
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[Kate Winslet]
There are few people
that know more
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about the ocean
than Dr. Sylvia Earle.
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Dr. Earle was the first woman
to become chief scientist
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of the United States National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration,
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and held the record
for spending more time
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walking along the sea floor
at depth, untethered,
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than any living person.
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[Dr. Earle]
When I was a child,
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the idea of a dead zone
in the ocean was--
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was not even in our vocabulary,
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but in the 20th century,
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as agriculture
began to greatly expand,
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the areas around the coast began
to show signs of wear and tear.
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The first, most notorious...
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spotlight area I think
was off the Gulf of Mexico.
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And it has simply grown over
the years, an annual phenomenon.
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It is coincident
with the application
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of massive
amounts of fertilizer.
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[Kate Winslet]
The millions of square miles,
given over to growing
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feed for the animals we eat,
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are heavily sprayed
with nitrogen fertilizers.
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The nitrogen runs off the fields
working its way down rivers,
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and eventually into our oceans.
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The nitrogen-rich water
stimulates massive
overgrowth of algae,
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resulting in algal blooms
so large,
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they can be seen from space.
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The algae starve
the water of oxygen,
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leading to the death
of the marine life around it.
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Since the demand
for meat has grown,
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these low oxygen dead zones
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have been steadily growing
and growing.
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There are hundreds of dead zones
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that have developed
all around the coastlines
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of the world.
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And...
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Okay, people say, "That's--
that's too bad for the fish,
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so sorry, fish." But...
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we need to understand
that what we do to the ocean,
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we're doing to ourselves.
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[whale calling]
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[gentle music]
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I want others to see it
and to see for themselves.
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This is all we've got,
this little blue miracle.
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[whale calling]
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[Kate Winslet]
It is believed by some
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that switching
from eating meat to fish
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will have a beneficial
effect on our planet.
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This simply could not
be further from the truth.
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If the ocean dies,
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then we humans would
probably die with it,
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as every other breath
of air we take
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has been created by our ocean.
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[deep exhaling]
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As reported in the leading
science journal, Nature,
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we have lost nearly
90 percent of all large fish
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in the ocean since the '50s.
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One of the most in-depth
studies ever carried out
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investigating fish stocks,
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also in the journal, Nature,
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stated that at the current
rate of fishing,
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the world's fisheries
are predicted to collapse
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in less than 30 years.
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According to IPBES,
the intergovernmental body
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which assesses
the state of our biodiversity,
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the leading cause of marine
life extinction is fishing.
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Our taste for fish is literally
draining our oceans of life.
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[somber piano music]
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[whale calling]
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Today, we have agreed
on fishing opportunities
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for European fishermen worth
more than five billion euros
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and benefiting
more than 50,000 fishermen.
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The catches agreed today
will continue to make
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the European fishing industry
highly profitable also in 2019.
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[Kate Winslet]
Norway, a beautiful country
with breathtaking landscapes.
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It is also a place that
harbors some darker secrets.
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Norway is one
of the world's largest
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exporters of farmed fish.
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An industry that is
worth billions of euros
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to the country's economy.
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As much of the wild ocean
large fish populations
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collapsed to near extinction,
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fishermen
are turning to aquaculture
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as a way of growing fish
in a controlled environment.
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Norway produces
more farmed salmon and cod
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than any other
country in the world.
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About 70 percent
of the fish we eat today
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now comes
from artificial fish farms.
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As thousands of fish
are kept close together
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in very small sea cages,
disease and lice spread easily
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and have become a massive
problem for the industry.
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As a result, pesticides,
disinfectants
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and antibiotics
are used extensively
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to keep the fish alive
long enough to go to market.
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In order to rid
the fish of lice,
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special pumping boats are used,
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which suck the fish up
in a giant water vacuum.
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The fish are then pumped
through the system,
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and as they flow through,
they are either heated
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to a high temperature or bathed
in a chemical solution
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which removes most of the lice
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before being pumped back
into the cage.
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The fish are bathed in chemicals
such as hydrogen peroxide
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and azamethiphos, to kill
the parasites and diseases,
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and given feed with chemicals
such as teflubenzuron,
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emamectin and diflubenzuron,
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which, by their very nature,
are toxic.
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Researchers have found
that traces of chemicals
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can end up in the fish,
and ultimately on our plates.
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This is much the same for farmed
fish all around the world.
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Taryn Bishop,
an environmental activist,
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is meeting
with the Green Warriors,
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a conservation organization
based in Bergen,
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on the west coast of Norway.
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The Green Warriors
have been investigating
the devastating practices
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of fish farming on the local
ecosystem for many years,
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and are taking Taryn
to see the darker side
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of the farms that lies
beneath the surface.
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A specially built submersible
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has enabled them to see
the seabed below the cages.
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[Kate Winslet]
All along the ocean floor
lies a thick layer of sludge
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made up of fish waste,
bacteria and uneaten feed.
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The sludge is full of the
pesticides added to the feed,
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and new research has shown that
the massive amounts of pesticide
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being added around the world
to the marine ecosystem
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in fish farms is having
a devastating effect
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on the natural ocean
biodiversity.
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The sludge also
releases large amounts
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of climate warming methane.
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Researchers at Oxford University
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have found that some
types of aquaculture
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are now releasing more methane
than beef production.
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Liv Holmefjord is the head
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of the Norwegian Directorate
of Fisheries.
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Whilst in Norway,
we were given information
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that not only is
she in charge of regulating
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the country's
fish farm industry,
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but also owns shares
in one of Norway's
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largest fish farm companies.
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Many conservation groups
feel this is a great conflict
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of interests.
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Holmefjord has agreed
to meet Taryn
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to answer questions about the
state of Norway's fish farms.
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Well, fish farming is quite
a new industry in Norway.
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It started back in the 1960s,
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so it's some local entrepreneurs
starting with hobby,
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and it's grown until it's
a billion euro industry today.
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And, um, seafood is
the second largest export
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industry in Norway,
and fish farming
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accounts for two third
of the export value of seafood.
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So, recently, we found out
that you also have shares
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in one of the largest fish
farm companies in Norway.
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Do you not feel that
that's a conflict of interest?
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Uh, of course, there could be
a con-- uh, in--
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conflict of interest.
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Uh, but this is
a fact that's been known
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since before I got
this position,
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and I've been open about it.
I have--
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do not-- I'm not involved
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in the business from day-to-day
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or at any-- so it's--
an if this--
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Um, we have-- um, I have--
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Sorry, I have to--
you have to start over again.
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[speaking in Norwegian]
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[man mutters]
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So all the decisions that I made
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will either be
for the whole industry,
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not specially
for this fish farm,
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or it's only an advice to the
politicians, and the politicians
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are setting the limits
and the actual regulations.
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So if there's an actual case,
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uh, handling,
regarding this company,
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then I will step aside.
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[ominous music]
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[water splashing]
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[birds chirping]
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Salmon is marketed as healthy.
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It's also marketed
in a very devious way,
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deceptive way that
they think it's a wild product,
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but it's a fake product.
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It's a fatty product,
it's contaminated.
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It's marketed as healthy,
but it-- but it's not.
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So salmon, if you see
salmon, alarm bells
should start ringing.
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It's pretty grim when you dive
down to the bottom of the cages
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because, you know, we always see
the bottom full of dead fish.
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And it's basically
because many of these fish are
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so disease-, so parasite-ridden
and laden with chemicals
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that they become sick, and they
live out their sad short lives,
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basically looking like zombies.
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[dramatic music]
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You know, you don't
see this when you go
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to the restaurant
or the supermarket,
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but this is basically
what a lot of the fish
actually look like
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before it ends up on our plates.
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So, tonight Don
wanted to show us
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how much
of the farm fish actually dies.
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Because of the very unnatural
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and unsanitary ways
that they are kept,
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and they have rows of
very large metal containers
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that they are constantly
filling up with the dead fish.
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And I have to say that
the smell as we get closer
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is actually pretty disgusting.
481
00:32:55,488 --> 00:32:57,154
[dramatic music]
482
00:32:57,188 --> 00:32:58,854
[Mr. Staniford]
So this is the sordid side
483
00:32:58,888 --> 00:33:00,421
of salmon farming in Scotland.
484
00:33:00,455 --> 00:33:02,287
This is the-- the dirty secrets
485
00:33:02,322 --> 00:33:04,254
the industry
don't want you to see.
486
00:33:04,288 --> 00:33:05,754
This is disease-ridden
487
00:33:05,788 --> 00:33:09,154
farmed salmon,
it's 15 to 20 percent fat.
488
00:33:09,188 --> 00:33:11,921
That's where the contaminants,
the cancer-causing contaminants,
489
00:33:11,955 --> 00:33:15,687
PCBs, dioxins, and
the artificial colorings are.
490
00:33:15,722 --> 00:33:19,187
So this is something
to be avoided at all costs.
491
00:33:19,222 --> 00:33:20,987
[dramatic music continues]
492
00:33:22,022 --> 00:33:25,054
This is the salmon farm
just here.
493
00:33:25,088 --> 00:33:27,354
We got freedom of information...
494
00:33:28,155 --> 00:33:31,621
data from the Scottish
Environment Protection Agency
495
00:33:32,055 --> 00:33:36,354
showing the use
of over 50 tons of formaldehyde,
496
00:33:36,755 --> 00:33:39,921
not just at this site,
but other sites across Scotland.
497
00:33:40,522 --> 00:33:43,387
It's formaldehyde:
"May cause cancer,
498
00:33:43,422 --> 00:33:45,954
suspected
of causing genetic defects,
499
00:33:45,988 --> 00:33:47,487
toxic if swallowed,
500
00:33:47,522 --> 00:33:49,421
may cause respiratory
irritation,
501
00:33:49,455 --> 00:33:52,954
causes damage to organs.
Do not breathe."
502
00:34:02,522 --> 00:34:04,721
[mud sloshing]
503
00:34:07,488 --> 00:34:10,387
[ominous music]
504
00:34:13,055 --> 00:34:16,987
One of the fish farm workers
told us that the workers,
505
00:34:17,022 --> 00:34:20,921
um, come down to the farm,
um, early in the morning,
506
00:34:21,455 --> 00:34:26,287
spraying the chemicals
into the fish cages.
507
00:35:11,922 --> 00:35:14,221
[light dramatic music]
508
00:35:35,622 --> 00:35:39,587
[Kate Winslet]
As the ocean becomes a dumping
ground of seven billion people
509
00:35:39,622 --> 00:35:42,587
and farms saturate
their fish with chemical feed,
510
00:35:42,955 --> 00:35:46,087
eating fish
has never been so toxic.
511
00:35:46,122 --> 00:35:49,054
[Dr. Greger]
You know, our oceans
have become humanity's sewers.
512
00:35:49,088 --> 00:35:51,954
Everything eventually
flows into the sea,
513
00:35:51,988 --> 00:35:53,887
so if you had a,
you know, time machine
514
00:35:53,922 --> 00:35:55,521
that could go back before
the industrial revolution,
515
00:35:55,555 --> 00:35:57,587
it might--
it's a different story, but now,
516
00:35:57,622 --> 00:35:59,854
the highest levels
are many of these persistent
517
00:35:59,888 --> 00:36:01,621
organic pollutants.
We're talking about,
518
00:36:01,655 --> 00:36:05,687
you know, DDT,
and PCBs and dioxins.
519
00:36:05,722 --> 00:36:07,387
The highest levels
in our food supply
520
00:36:07,422 --> 00:36:09,354
are found
in the aquatic food chain.
521
00:36:09,388 --> 00:36:11,121
Fish are not
the safest choice anymore.
522
00:36:11,155 --> 00:36:13,354
-So, Tony it's great to see you.
-Great to see you as well.
523
00:36:13,388 --> 00:36:15,087
-Thanks for coming.
-Not at all, thank you.
524
00:36:15,122 --> 00:36:16,254
A pleasure being here.
525
00:36:16,288 --> 00:36:17,421
So I wanted to ask you
526
00:36:17,455 --> 00:36:18,554
if you could share with us
527
00:36:18,588 --> 00:36:20,087
what is-- what exactly it was
528
00:36:20,122 --> 00:36:21,921
you began to feel
when you realized
529
00:36:21,955 --> 00:36:23,154
something was going wrong?
530
00:36:23,188 --> 00:36:25,354
I was exhausted more than usual,
531
00:36:25,388 --> 00:36:27,021
and then I was losing
short-term memory,
532
00:36:27,055 --> 00:36:29,654
and that scared the hell
out of me. And then I tore
533
00:36:29,688 --> 00:36:32,021
my rotator cuffs
in a really intense
snowboarding accident.
534
00:36:32,055 --> 00:36:33,854
And the doctor said, "Do you
want to do your metals test?"
535
00:36:33,888 --> 00:36:36,021
And I said, "Ah, I got
my amalgams out 25 years ago."
536
00:36:36,055 --> 00:36:38,621
He goes, "There's so many metals
in the environment,
you should do it."
537
00:36:38,655 --> 00:36:40,687
So I did.
I get a phone call a week later,
538
00:36:40,722 --> 00:36:42,854
and I said to my assistant,
"Just have them send
the report."
539
00:36:42,888 --> 00:36:45,421
And he said,
"No, it's an emergency.
He has to speak to you."
540
00:36:45,888 --> 00:36:47,654
And it was like,
no one wants to hear that.
541
00:36:47,688 --> 00:36:49,154
And so I called him up
and he said, "Tony,
542
00:36:49,188 --> 00:36:50,387
I showed your blood tests.
543
00:36:50,422 --> 00:36:52,354
You have extreme
mercury poisoning,
544
00:36:52,388 --> 00:36:54,121
on a zero to five scale,"
which is what they measure,
545
00:36:54,155 --> 00:36:55,887
"five being toxic, you're 123."
546
00:36:55,922 --> 00:36:57,887
The doctor said, "How long has
this man been in the hospital?"
547
00:36:57,922 --> 00:36:59,487
And I just got off stage.
548
00:36:59,522 --> 00:37:02,187
So I-- I said,
"I can't understand this,"
549
00:37:02,222 --> 00:37:04,154
so I went out and they thought,
you know,
550
00:37:04,188 --> 00:37:06,754
maybe someone was trying
to poison me because
the number was so high.
551
00:37:06,788 --> 00:37:09,287
And I was very disciplined.
I was a vegan for 12 years
552
00:37:09,322 --> 00:37:12,021
and then I just went
salad, fish, salad, fish.
And they brought
553
00:37:12,055 --> 00:37:13,787
the medical group out here
and they looked at it,
554
00:37:13,822 --> 00:37:15,587
and I found this man
named Dr. Shade
555
00:37:15,622 --> 00:37:18,221
who's the only guy
that has an ideation process
556
00:37:18,255 --> 00:37:20,921
where he could see
where the mercury came from,
and it was fish.
557
00:37:20,955 --> 00:37:24,387
It's been three years, um,
and I had some severe moments.
558
00:37:24,422 --> 00:37:26,787
It burned a hole in my esophagus
and I literally collapsed.
559
00:37:26,822 --> 00:37:28,521
I lost a third
of my blood supply.
560
00:37:28,555 --> 00:37:30,254
I could have died.
I lost half of my hemoglobin.
561
00:37:30,288 --> 00:37:32,087
-People begin
to lose their hair.
-Yes.
562
00:37:32,122 --> 00:37:33,787
Their memory.
They lose their memories.
563
00:37:33,822 --> 00:37:36,454
-As you were doing.
As you-- as you noticed.
-Yes, yes.
564
00:37:36,488 --> 00:37:38,187
But they can
also have headaches.
565
00:37:38,222 --> 00:37:39,987
They can complain of fatigue,
566
00:37:40,022 --> 00:37:41,921
and they can also
have depression.
567
00:37:41,955 --> 00:37:44,987
What we're seeing now
is with the toxic
environmental exposure,
568
00:37:45,022 --> 00:37:47,887
and especially with
the mercury-- methylmercury
569
00:37:47,922 --> 00:37:51,121
in fish, is that everyone
has got to be careful
570
00:37:51,155 --> 00:37:52,887
because their--
the levels are going up.
571
00:37:52,922 --> 00:37:54,654
Udo, tell me, because
your specialty is in this,
572
00:37:54,688 --> 00:37:56,454
how do you get the fish oils
that we all need
573
00:37:56,488 --> 00:37:58,187
for the brain and for the body
574
00:37:58,222 --> 00:37:59,754
if we can't have fish?
What do you suggest?
575
00:37:59,788 --> 00:38:01,987
Well, we used to get
them from fish oils.
576
00:38:02,022 --> 00:38:04,254
-Yes.
-And-- But there--
577
00:38:04,288 --> 00:38:06,221
We can actually get
them from vegetables.
578
00:38:06,255 --> 00:38:08,687
Flax is the richest
source of omega-3
579
00:38:08,722 --> 00:38:11,354
that we-- everybody thinks
should come from fish oil.
580
00:38:11,388 --> 00:38:13,587
If you get enough
of that as starting material,
581
00:38:13,622 --> 00:38:16,554
your body will make
what the fish oils make,
and it'll be clean.
582
00:38:16,588 --> 00:38:18,587
[Dr. Newman]
Many people take fish oils
583
00:38:18,622 --> 00:38:21,554
or have fish for the long-chain
omega-3 fatty acids,
584
00:38:21,588 --> 00:38:23,121
and you have to ask
yourself the question,
585
00:38:23,155 --> 00:38:24,821
"But where do the fish
get them from?"
586
00:38:24,855 --> 00:38:27,121
And it turns out they get them
from the algae in the ocean.
587
00:38:27,155 --> 00:38:30,921
They get them from plant food.
So if you want the purest form
588
00:38:30,955 --> 00:38:33,887
of the long-chain ready-made
omega-3 fatty acids,
589
00:38:33,922 --> 00:38:36,054
the best way of doing
that is simply to take
590
00:38:36,088 --> 00:38:39,354
an algae supplement,
because then you've got
the purest form of it
591
00:38:39,388 --> 00:38:41,121
and you don't have
the extra risks
592
00:38:41,155 --> 00:38:43,354
of having the toxins
and the heavy metals
593
00:38:43,388 --> 00:38:45,754
and the saturated fat
and the cholesterol
594
00:38:45,788 --> 00:38:47,621
that you would get
from eating a fish.
595
00:38:47,655 --> 00:38:49,621
[Kate Winslet]
A peer-reviewed study
596
00:38:49,655 --> 00:38:52,521
from researchers at Scripps
Institution of Oceanography
597
00:38:52,555 --> 00:38:54,687
at UC San Diego,
598
00:38:54,722 --> 00:38:56,821
undertook one
of the largest studies
599
00:38:56,855 --> 00:38:58,421
of fish pollutants in the world.
600
00:38:58,855 --> 00:39:01,821
The scientists found
toxic contaminants in fish
601
00:39:01,855 --> 00:39:04,287
right across
the planet's oceans.
602
00:39:04,322 --> 00:39:07,321
Nobody would go
to the nearest body of water
603
00:39:07,355 --> 00:39:10,154
and put in like a cup
and drink the water.
604
00:39:10,588 --> 00:39:14,087
Um, you're basically getting
the concentrated toxins
605
00:39:14,122 --> 00:39:15,354
if we're eating fish.
606
00:39:15,988 --> 00:39:18,821
[Kate Winslet]
Our oceans have
also become filled
607
00:39:18,855 --> 00:39:19,854
with plastic.
608
00:39:20,522 --> 00:39:22,687
As the oceans are so large,
609
00:39:22,722 --> 00:39:25,787
it is a challenge
for any scientist
to accurately understand
610
00:39:25,822 --> 00:39:28,521
where most of this plastic
is coming from.
611
00:39:29,088 --> 00:39:31,121
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch,
612
00:39:31,155 --> 00:39:35,554
covering an area of about
1.6 million square kilometers,
613
00:39:35,588 --> 00:39:38,654
may provide a unique opportunity
to better understand
614
00:39:38,688 --> 00:39:42,187
the growing problem
of microplastics in the sea.
615
00:39:42,988 --> 00:39:46,754
A team of scientists from
the organization Ocean Cleanup
616
00:39:46,788 --> 00:39:48,921
have been studying
the Patch for some time
617
00:39:49,355 --> 00:39:50,887
and were surprised
when they discovered
618
00:39:50,922 --> 00:39:53,387
that the vast majority
of plastic in the Patch
619
00:39:53,422 --> 00:39:57,387
is not from old drinking straws
or used plastic water bottles,
620
00:39:57,422 --> 00:40:00,887
but from thousands of tons
of discarded fishing gear
621
00:40:00,922 --> 00:40:05,921
broken down by the sea
into trillions of pieces
of microplastic.
622
00:40:05,955 --> 00:40:09,521
A study, recently published
in the journal, Nature,
623
00:40:09,555 --> 00:40:13,087
found that about 80 percent
of the plastic in the Pacific
624
00:40:13,122 --> 00:40:15,554
is made up
of discarded fishing gear.
625
00:40:15,955 --> 00:40:19,054
Many scientists agree
that one of the greatest things
626
00:40:19,088 --> 00:40:23,754
we as individuals can do
to solve this problem
of a plastic ocean
627
00:40:23,788 --> 00:40:25,621
is to move away from eating fish
628
00:40:25,655 --> 00:40:27,721
and switch
to a plant-based diet.
629
00:40:27,755 --> 00:40:31,387
At least half
of the plastic in the sea today
630
00:40:31,422 --> 00:40:35,554
comes from discarded
or lost fishing gear.
631
00:40:36,188 --> 00:40:40,187
Because all those nets,
all those lines, all that stuff,
632
00:40:40,222 --> 00:40:44,787
it's just become
a plasticized ocean,
633
00:40:44,822 --> 00:40:46,154
but we have a chance.
634
00:40:46,622 --> 00:40:49,887
We have a chance right now
to change our eating habits.
635
00:40:50,555 --> 00:40:52,454
[light dramatic music]
636
00:40:52,488 --> 00:40:55,287
[Prof. Lindeque]
There's an estimate
that there's over five trillion
637
00:40:55,322 --> 00:40:58,121
tons of plastic currently
floating in the ocean.
638
00:40:58,155 --> 00:40:59,621
It's absolutely everywhere.
639
00:40:59,655 --> 00:41:02,121
Everywhere we looked,
we found microplastics,
640
00:41:02,155 --> 00:41:05,654
whether it's at the polar
regions, in remote islands.
641
00:41:05,688 --> 00:41:08,621
Also, if we're looking
on the surface or the seabed
642
00:41:08,655 --> 00:41:12,187
and everywhere in between,
we find microplastics.
643
00:41:12,222 --> 00:41:14,221
We've also found microplastics
644
00:41:14,255 --> 00:41:16,987
in just about every animal
group that we've looked in.
645
00:41:17,555 --> 00:41:20,787
We've been sampling
for microplastics
for quite a while now,
646
00:41:20,822 --> 00:41:24,654
and we found that there's
27 times more bits of plastic
647
00:41:24,688 --> 00:41:26,121
than there are fish larvae.
648
00:41:26,155 --> 00:41:28,054
[Kate Winslet]
Microplankton are found
649
00:41:28,088 --> 00:41:29,487
throughout the oceans.
650
00:41:30,022 --> 00:41:31,487
They are filter feeders.
651
00:41:31,522 --> 00:41:33,787
When the researchers
add microplastics
652
00:41:33,822 --> 00:41:37,887
into the plankton's environment,
they consistently observe them
653
00:41:37,922 --> 00:41:40,121
ingesting the plastic particles.
654
00:41:40,722 --> 00:41:44,554
Unaware that the tiny particles
are made up of toxic chemicals,
655
00:41:44,588 --> 00:41:48,054
the plankton consume them
indiscriminately.
656
00:41:49,588 --> 00:41:52,554
The researchers observe
how the chemicals accumulate
657
00:41:52,588 --> 00:41:55,387
within the organs
of these small marine creatures.
658
00:41:55,822 --> 00:41:59,454
The toxic plankton
are then eaten by larger fish,
659
00:41:59,488 --> 00:42:02,021
and researchers have
found that much of the fish
660
00:42:02,055 --> 00:42:05,021
that we are eating today
has bioaccumulated
661
00:42:05,055 --> 00:42:07,587
these chemicals
within their flesh.
662
00:42:07,622 --> 00:42:10,154
[mellow music]
663
00:42:24,422 --> 00:42:26,754
[Kate Winslet]
A study by the University
of Plymouth
664
00:42:26,788 --> 00:42:29,854
found that over a third
of all the fish tested
665
00:42:29,888 --> 00:42:32,187
contained microplastics.
666
00:42:32,955 --> 00:42:35,187
As we eat
these contaminated fish,
667
00:42:35,222 --> 00:42:39,054
we ingest the same toxic
chemicals into our bodies,
668
00:42:39,088 --> 00:42:44,254
and recent research suggests
similar toxic accumulation
in humans.
669
00:42:47,788 --> 00:42:50,454
[suspenseful music]
670
00:43:02,870 --> 00:43:04,669
[Mr. Rifkin]
Our scientists tell us
we're now
671
00:43:04,722 --> 00:43:06,169
in the sixth extinction event
672
00:43:06,203 --> 00:43:07,636
of life on this Earth.
673
00:43:08,537 --> 00:43:10,369
It doesn't even
make the headlines.
674
00:43:11,770 --> 00:43:12,902
No one even knows about it.
675
00:43:12,937 --> 00:43:15,302
[soft exotic music]
676
00:43:55,470 --> 00:43:57,769
[gentle music]
677
00:44:02,870 --> 00:44:05,336
[somber piano music]
678
00:44:11,970 --> 00:44:13,302
[bird hooting]
679
00:44:23,603 --> 00:44:25,002
[bird chirping]
680
00:44:29,270 --> 00:44:30,802
[distant hooting]
681
00:44:46,470 --> 00:44:48,669
[somber piano music continues]
682
00:45:03,770 --> 00:45:06,036
[music fades]
683
00:45:07,037 --> 00:45:10,169
[Mr. Rifkin]
We've had five mass
extinction events
684
00:45:10,203 --> 00:45:12,802
on this planet
in 450 million years.
685
00:45:12,837 --> 00:45:15,936
Let me be clear on this,
the last time we had
686
00:45:15,970 --> 00:45:18,269
an extinction event
of this magnitude,
687
00:45:18,670 --> 00:45:21,136
was 65 million years ago.
688
00:45:21,170 --> 00:45:27,036
It's incredibly sad to realize
just how-- how many species, um,
689
00:45:27,070 --> 00:45:30,936
both in the oceans and on land
that we're losing at the moment,
690
00:45:30,970 --> 00:45:34,902
um, and it's up
to all of us to make sure,
691
00:45:34,937 --> 00:45:37,202
that, um, this doesn't
happen in the future.
692
00:45:37,237 --> 00:45:40,969
[Mr. Poore]
Today, over 26,000 species
693
00:45:41,003 --> 00:45:42,836
are currently threatened
with extinction,
694
00:45:42,870 --> 00:45:44,869
and the most important
driver of that
695
00:45:44,903 --> 00:45:46,902
is our use of land
for agriculture.
696
00:45:46,937 --> 00:45:49,869
Over time, um,
livestock have been a major,
697
00:45:49,903 --> 00:45:52,169
major driver
of biodiversity loss.
698
00:45:52,203 --> 00:45:54,536
[Mr. Wedderburn-Bisshop]
Some have predicted
that by 2045,
699
00:45:54,570 --> 00:45:58,236
the species loss will be so
great that we won't recover.
700
00:45:58,270 --> 00:46:01,069
The Earth will suffer
ecological collapse.
701
00:46:01,103 --> 00:46:03,336
And the biggest thing
you and I can do...
702
00:46:04,003 --> 00:46:05,669
is change our diet.
703
00:46:06,137 --> 00:46:09,802
[Kate Winslet]
Some scientists have begun
to call this current crisis
704
00:46:10,403 --> 00:46:12,469
a "biological annihilation."
705
00:46:12,503 --> 00:46:14,302
[soft somber music]
706
00:46:14,337 --> 00:46:17,102
According to the journal,
Science of the Total Environment
707
00:46:17,137 --> 00:46:19,469
from Florida
International University,
708
00:46:19,503 --> 00:46:24,269
livestock farming is the leading
cause of biodiversity loss.
709
00:46:26,970 --> 00:46:30,002
According to a study published
in the journal Science,
710
00:46:30,037 --> 00:46:31,902
if the entire
world were to switch
711
00:46:31,937 --> 00:46:34,536
to an exclusively
plant-based diet,
712
00:46:34,570 --> 00:46:37,402
we would free up over 75 percent
713
00:46:37,437 --> 00:46:39,169
of the world's arable land,
714
00:46:39,203 --> 00:46:41,402
and many of the forests,
previously cut down
715
00:46:41,437 --> 00:46:44,402
for livestock farming,
could be restored.
716
00:46:44,970 --> 00:46:46,636
There are now
many great initiatives
717
00:46:46,670 --> 00:46:48,502
around the world
doing just that.
718
00:46:49,303 --> 00:46:52,969
Ecosia, an online search
engine similar to Google,
719
00:46:53,003 --> 00:46:55,702
is one such initiative
that uses the revenue made
720
00:46:55,737 --> 00:47:00,236
from advertising to pay local
communities to replant trees.
721
00:47:01,003 --> 00:47:03,936
One of Ecosia's
main foresters is Mauricio,
722
00:47:03,970 --> 00:47:08,002
who has been working hard
to replant the rainforest
in Brazil.
723
00:47:37,270 --> 00:47:40,202
[uplifting music]
724
00:47:43,737 --> 00:47:46,969
[Kate Winslet]
Trees breathe
life into our world.
725
00:47:50,070 --> 00:47:53,369
When we plant a tree,
we sow the very seeds
726
00:47:53,403 --> 00:47:55,836
of our future on this planet.
727
00:48:00,203 --> 00:48:02,636
[somber music]
728
00:48:02,670 --> 00:48:04,202
The most recent in-depth study
729
00:48:04,237 --> 00:48:06,536
into the environmental
impact of what we eat,
730
00:48:06,570 --> 00:48:10,469
was a peer-reviewed journal
by an international team
of researchers.
731
00:48:11,603 --> 00:48:14,869
This landmark study,
headed by Dr. Marco Springmann
732
00:48:14,903 --> 00:48:17,102
of Oxford University in England,
733
00:48:17,137 --> 00:48:19,902
found that in order
to have any chance of keeping
734
00:48:19,937 --> 00:48:23,802
temperatures below the dangerous
two-degrees-Celsius threshold
735
00:48:23,837 --> 00:48:26,402
set out in the Paris
Climate Agreement,
736
00:48:26,437 --> 00:48:29,836
in high-income countries
we need to drastically reduce
737
00:48:29,870 --> 00:48:33,069
our consumption of meat
by around 80 percent.
738
00:48:34,170 --> 00:48:36,036
Policymakers have been
739
00:48:36,470 --> 00:48:40,136
very, very reluctant
to address the livestock issue.
740
00:48:40,170 --> 00:48:44,502
It's entirely out
of keeping with the urgency
741
00:48:44,537 --> 00:48:46,402
of the crisis that we're facing.
742
00:48:46,937 --> 00:48:48,002
[indistinct]
743
00:48:48,037 --> 00:48:50,302
Hi, Otto Brockway
for Broxstar Films.
744
00:48:50,337 --> 00:48:52,469
Um, this is a question
for Commissioner Hogan.
745
00:48:53,070 --> 00:48:55,569
The scientists at Oxford
University have been very clear
746
00:48:55,603 --> 00:48:57,136
that livestock farming
747
00:48:57,170 --> 00:48:59,702
has a far greater impact
than plant-based farming.
748
00:49:00,470 --> 00:49:03,002
With this in mind, would it
not be common sense to reduce
749
00:49:03,037 --> 00:49:05,869
the billions in subsidy
payments to livestock farming
750
00:49:05,903 --> 00:49:08,936
in Europe and offer them
to plant-based farming instead
751
00:49:08,970 --> 00:49:11,936
as an incentive to a much
more sustainable food system?
752
00:49:12,937 --> 00:49:16,869
We have made our proposals
based on protecting the farmers,
753
00:49:16,903 --> 00:49:19,669
because they are,
unlike you and I,
754
00:49:19,703 --> 00:49:21,669
they're out in all sorts
of weathers and all sorts
755
00:49:21,703 --> 00:49:24,169
of market risks,
and you and I may not know
756
00:49:24,203 --> 00:49:26,236
anything about that
because this is their lives.
757
00:49:26,270 --> 00:49:28,836
They're producing
high-quality food for us all
758
00:49:28,870 --> 00:49:31,269
so that we can
have this particular
759
00:49:31,303 --> 00:49:34,036
good-quality products
available to us at all times.
760
00:49:34,737 --> 00:49:36,836
Sometimes under local
conditions like organic,
761
00:49:36,870 --> 00:49:38,836
more times
it's conventional farming.
762
00:49:38,870 --> 00:49:41,469
So we provide financial support
at the moment for that.
763
00:49:41,870 --> 00:49:44,436
And it's a public good
that's not always recognized,
764
00:49:44,470 --> 00:49:47,236
but the movement of our policies
is in the direction
of our farmers
765
00:49:47,270 --> 00:49:49,869
being centrally involved
in providing more public goods.
766
00:49:50,303 --> 00:49:53,402
And if you want to do anything
in life, you have to pay people.
767
00:49:53,737 --> 00:49:55,869
Sometimes I understand
that there's a moral obligation
768
00:49:55,903 --> 00:49:58,636
and there's people of principle,
but most of the time,
769
00:49:58,670 --> 00:50:01,702
99 percent of the time,
they have to get paid.
770
00:50:01,737 --> 00:50:03,936
So as professionals
we're expecting to provide
771
00:50:03,970 --> 00:50:06,736
good-quality food
and do more on public goods.
772
00:50:06,770 --> 00:50:08,302
We pay our farmers.
This is a decision
773
00:50:08,337 --> 00:50:10,369
that we make
at a political level.
774
00:50:11,503 --> 00:50:14,902
[Mr. Rifkin]
Livestock emit methane
and nitrous oxide.
775
00:50:14,937 --> 00:50:16,802
Now most people, when they
think of climate change
776
00:50:16,837 --> 00:50:18,902
they think of CO2,
carbon dioxide,
777
00:50:18,937 --> 00:50:21,769
which is a very potent
global warming gas.
778
00:50:21,803 --> 00:50:25,802
But methane
is 25 times more potent
779
00:50:25,837 --> 00:50:29,036
per molecule
when it's released than CO2.
780
00:50:29,503 --> 00:50:33,469
And nitrous oxide
is 298 times more potent
781
00:50:33,503 --> 00:50:34,869
per molecule than CO2.
782
00:50:35,137 --> 00:50:37,902
These are very powerful
global warming gases.
783
00:50:37,937 --> 00:50:40,569
[Mr. Brockway]
So today we have
a very special camera
784
00:50:40,603 --> 00:50:42,869
called a hyperspectral
imaging camera,
785
00:50:42,903 --> 00:50:46,336
and it basically enables us
to be able to see
786
00:50:46,370 --> 00:50:49,902
gases that would be otherwise
invisible to the naked eye.
787
00:50:49,937 --> 00:50:52,369
And today we're looking
at methane gas.
788
00:50:52,403 --> 00:50:56,969
Methane is a gas
that is being produced
by cows when they belch.
789
00:50:57,003 --> 00:50:59,169
[Kate Winslet]
Methane, together
with the other gases
790
00:50:59,203 --> 00:51:01,002
it produces in the atmosphere,
791
00:51:01,037 --> 00:51:05,236
has caused a third
of global warming since 1750.
792
00:51:05,270 --> 00:51:09,936
Livestock are the largest source
of methane that we can control.
793
00:51:09,970 --> 00:51:13,369
Steep cuts in methane emissions
can slow global warming
794
00:51:13,403 --> 00:51:17,736
by 15 to 25 years, making it
the most effective means
795
00:51:17,770 --> 00:51:21,569
we have to slow warming
in the critical years ahead.
796
00:51:22,137 --> 00:51:24,302
-Whoa, look at that.
-Wow.
797
00:51:24,337 --> 00:51:27,236
[ominous music]
798
00:51:27,270 --> 00:51:28,469
[both]
Wow.
799
00:51:29,870 --> 00:51:31,569
[Kate Winslet]
To demonstrate
the different heating potentials
800
00:51:31,603 --> 00:51:34,536
of climate gases,
we can look to an experiment
801
00:51:34,570 --> 00:51:37,369
known as the "infrared
absorption experiment."
802
00:51:38,070 --> 00:51:41,936
Here we see four
Earth-shaped ice statues,
803
00:51:41,970 --> 00:51:44,802
each one in its own
airtight chamber.
804
00:51:45,737 --> 00:51:47,669
The chambers
represent the atmosphere
805
00:51:47,703 --> 00:51:49,402
surrounding the planet.
806
00:51:49,770 --> 00:51:52,669
Each has an infrared
heater placed above it,
807
00:51:52,703 --> 00:51:54,902
set at identical temperatures,
808
00:51:54,937 --> 00:51:58,736
and each one is then filled
with a different gas.
809
00:51:58,770 --> 00:52:01,402
[gas hissing]
810
00:52:06,237 --> 00:52:08,569
The first chamber
is filled with normal air
811
00:52:08,603 --> 00:52:10,602
that we breathe from day to day.
812
00:52:12,003 --> 00:52:15,569
The second chamber
is filled with carbon dioxide,
813
00:52:15,603 --> 00:52:17,802
a well-known
climate warming gas.
814
00:52:18,570 --> 00:52:21,602
The third chamber
is filled with methane,
815
00:52:21,637 --> 00:52:24,269
a gas associated
with animal agriculture,
816
00:52:24,303 --> 00:52:28,169
and the fourth chamber
is filled with nitrous oxide,
817
00:52:28,203 --> 00:52:31,736
also a gas associated
with animal agriculture.
818
00:52:31,770 --> 00:52:36,269
Over time, we begin
to see the ice statue
in the carbon dioxide chamber
819
00:52:36,303 --> 00:52:39,402
slightly melting,
compared with the normal air.
820
00:52:39,737 --> 00:52:41,669
But in the same short time,
821
00:52:41,703 --> 00:52:45,002
the statues in the methane
and nitrous oxide chambers
822
00:52:45,037 --> 00:52:46,636
begin to melt rapidly
823
00:52:46,670 --> 00:52:49,736
as the temperature
inside rises considerably higher
824
00:52:49,770 --> 00:52:53,269
than both the normal air,
and also the carbon dioxide.
825
00:52:54,037 --> 00:52:57,069
16 hours later,
the results are stark.
826
00:52:57,103 --> 00:53:00,702
We can clearly see that
the methane and nitrous oxide,
827
00:53:00,737 --> 00:53:03,836
the two main gas byproducts
of animal agriculture,
828
00:53:03,870 --> 00:53:06,769
are potent
climate warming gases.
829
00:53:10,270 --> 00:53:12,236
[somber music]
830
00:53:12,270 --> 00:53:15,036
Of the estimated
70 billion land animals
831
00:53:15,070 --> 00:53:18,969
reared for human consumption
each year around the world,
832
00:53:19,003 --> 00:53:22,236
nearly 90 percent are chickens.
833
00:53:23,637 --> 00:53:26,369
An emerging problem
is that chicken consumption
834
00:53:26,403 --> 00:53:28,136
is now on the rise.
835
00:53:29,003 --> 00:53:32,269
Whilst chicken has
a lower environmental
impact than red meat,
836
00:53:32,803 --> 00:53:35,336
over 90 percent
of chicken globally
837
00:53:35,370 --> 00:53:37,602
is now intensively farmed,
838
00:53:37,637 --> 00:53:40,669
and this is having devastating
effects on our planet.
839
00:53:41,837 --> 00:53:43,902
If we compare
the equivalent protein calories
840
00:53:43,937 --> 00:53:47,902
for meat and plant-based
proteins, such as chickpeas,
841
00:53:47,937 --> 00:53:50,402
chicken does less harm
to the environment
842
00:53:50,437 --> 00:53:52,702
than commonly
consumed red meats.
843
00:53:53,003 --> 00:53:57,736
And yet, still causes 40 times
more climate-related warming
844
00:53:57,770 --> 00:54:00,636
per calorie of protein
than chickpeas,
845
00:54:00,670 --> 00:54:03,436
and uses 50 times
the amount of water.
846
00:54:04,437 --> 00:54:08,702
We know that if we would shift
from, um, ruminant meats
847
00:54:08,737 --> 00:54:12,569
to other meats,
then we probably would reduce
848
00:54:12,603 --> 00:54:15,769
our footprint just from--
from that particular product
849
00:54:15,803 --> 00:54:19,002
by about a factor of ten,
which is quite a bit.
850
00:54:19,037 --> 00:54:20,702
But if you compare that
851
00:54:20,737 --> 00:54:23,469
with how much you would
reduce your footprint
852
00:54:23,503 --> 00:54:25,469
if you went
to plant-based products,
853
00:54:25,503 --> 00:54:28,469
that is about a factor of 100,
854
00:54:28,503 --> 00:54:30,936
and that's the reason
why shifting to more--
855
00:54:30,970 --> 00:54:33,802
towards more plant-based diets
has such a big impact,
856
00:54:33,837 --> 00:54:36,269
because we're really talking
about different scales here.
857
00:54:36,803 --> 00:54:38,769
[Kate Winslet]
Organic meat has been
claimed to have
858
00:54:38,803 --> 00:54:41,369
less environmental
and climate impact.
859
00:54:41,937 --> 00:54:45,602
However, a study
carried out by researchers
at Oxford University,
860
00:54:45,637 --> 00:54:49,802
found that, in fact, organic
or conventionally produced meat
861
00:54:49,837 --> 00:54:53,269
has little
significant difference
in greenhouse emissions.
862
00:54:53,303 --> 00:54:55,269
So in our data,
we didn't find...
863
00:54:55,703 --> 00:54:58,502
big differences
between organic and conventional
864
00:54:58,537 --> 00:55:01,002
across multiple indicators.
865
00:55:01,037 --> 00:55:03,036
What we did find
is that no matter
866
00:55:03,070 --> 00:55:07,836
how you produce animal products,
even the lowest impact
forms of production
867
00:55:07,870 --> 00:55:12,169
still create higher emissions
and use more land
868
00:55:12,570 --> 00:55:14,802
than typical vegetable proteins.
869
00:55:14,837 --> 00:55:16,969
So that's saying something
really important, that's saying
870
00:55:17,003 --> 00:55:19,636
that even if you go into
the shops and try and purchase
871
00:55:19,670 --> 00:55:22,236
sustainable meat or dairy,
it's always going to be better
872
00:55:22,270 --> 00:55:24,536
to purchase vegetable
proteins instead.
873
00:55:24,937 --> 00:55:27,869
[Kate Winslet]
Each year the US Government
gives around $20 million
874
00:55:27,903 --> 00:55:30,202
to subsidize fruit
and vegetable farming,
875
00:55:30,603 --> 00:55:35,702
but meat and dairy farming
get a massive $38 billion
876
00:55:35,737 --> 00:55:37,236
from the government.
877
00:55:37,270 --> 00:55:39,436
It is now estimated
that the annual cost
878
00:55:39,470 --> 00:55:43,869
to the US taxpayer
of diseases related to meat
and dairy consumption
879
00:55:43,903 --> 00:55:48,302
are now around $314 billion.
880
00:55:51,337 --> 00:55:53,636
[light dramatic music]
881
00:55:53,670 --> 00:55:56,469
And when you cram,
tens of thousands
882
00:55:56,503 --> 00:55:59,936
of animals in these crammed,
filthy, unhygienic conditions,
883
00:55:59,970 --> 00:56:03,902
basically live atop
their feces, it's just
like a breeding ground.
884
00:56:03,937 --> 00:56:06,602
Animal-to-human diseases
that arise
885
00:56:06,637 --> 00:56:08,802
are because of the way
we're now treating animals.
886
00:56:08,837 --> 00:56:13,202
Whether it's these live
animal markets in East Asia,
887
00:56:13,237 --> 00:56:15,502
whether it's the bushmeat trade,
888
00:56:15,537 --> 00:56:19,802
the concern is that with enough
spins at genetic roulette
889
00:56:19,837 --> 00:56:23,436
on these swine factory farms,
these chicken factory farms,
890
00:56:23,470 --> 00:56:26,269
we're going to end up
with one of these viruses
891
00:56:26,303 --> 00:56:29,602
that's not only deadly
to chickens, but can jump
892
00:56:29,637 --> 00:56:33,169
and transmit human to human and
cause the next human pandemic.
893
00:56:33,937 --> 00:56:38,436
The risk of large-scale factory
farming increases the risk
894
00:56:38,470 --> 00:56:41,702
that we-- or the likelihood
that we might have a pandemic,
895
00:56:41,737 --> 00:56:44,202
particularly,
of influenza in the future.
896
00:56:44,237 --> 00:56:46,336
This pandemic
has been very severe,
897
00:56:46,370 --> 00:56:48,502
but this is not
necessarily the big one.
898
00:56:49,037 --> 00:56:52,369
[Kate Winslet]
Swine flu, which killed
over half a million people
899
00:56:52,403 --> 00:56:55,202
is believed to have
originated in pig farming.
900
00:56:55,637 --> 00:56:58,436
AIDS and the Ebola virus
are believed to have come
901
00:56:58,470 --> 00:57:02,202
from eating wild animals,
while MERS from camels,
902
00:57:02,237 --> 00:57:04,602
and also camels' milk and meat.
903
00:57:04,637 --> 00:57:08,502
SARS is thought to have spread
from live animal wet markets
904
00:57:08,537 --> 00:57:11,569
as was the recent
COVID-19 pandemic.
905
00:57:11,603 --> 00:57:15,002
Bird flu is believed
to have come from chicken farms
906
00:57:15,037 --> 00:57:17,236
and also live animal
wet markets.
907
00:57:17,270 --> 00:57:21,136
And the measles virus
is thought to have originated
from farm cows.
908
00:57:21,170 --> 00:57:25,469
[Dr. Greatorex]
People know now what
a global pandemic feels like,
909
00:57:25,503 --> 00:57:28,536
and they've seen the effects.
They will be feeling the effects
910
00:57:28,570 --> 00:57:32,202
for many years to come,
and this is a chance,
911
00:57:32,237 --> 00:57:33,902
I think, an opportunity
to point out
912
00:57:33,937 --> 00:57:36,136
that this particular
route of infection
913
00:57:36,170 --> 00:57:38,402
is a-- is a very concerning one.
914
00:57:38,837 --> 00:57:41,269
[Kate Winslet]
The World Health Organization
has announced
915
00:57:41,303 --> 00:57:43,636
that the post-antibiotic era
is near.
916
00:57:44,037 --> 00:57:47,969
A time where a simple scrape
on the arm could become fatal.
917
00:57:48,003 --> 00:57:52,702
Our miracle lifesaving
antibiotics are being
rendered useless
918
00:57:52,737 --> 00:57:56,469
due to overuse, not
because of overuse by humans,
919
00:57:56,837 --> 00:58:00,536
but because we give them each
day to billions of farm animals.
920
00:58:00,570 --> 00:58:03,302
[dramatic music]
921
00:58:20,370 --> 00:58:22,169
[Mr. Bayley]
So having been
a butcher for six years,
922
00:58:22,203 --> 00:58:24,602
one thing I know is that
if people knew what happened
923
00:58:24,637 --> 00:58:27,469
in the production of their food,
they wouldn't eat meat.
924
00:58:30,670 --> 00:58:34,136
So one of the things
that we would hit every day was
925
00:58:34,170 --> 00:58:36,469
pus nodules, tumors, cysts.
926
00:58:36,503 --> 00:58:38,902
It was something that
we would hit on a daily basis.
927
00:58:38,937 --> 00:58:41,369
Having worked
in a supermarket chain,
928
00:58:41,403 --> 00:58:44,869
I was-- I saw this firsthand
every single day.
929
00:58:45,437 --> 00:58:48,236
So here's one that's running
along the shoulder blade.
930
00:58:48,803 --> 00:58:50,436
[both]
Oh!
931
00:58:50,470 --> 00:58:53,369
-Yeah.
-That is what I remember
in the butchery,
932
00:58:53,403 --> 00:58:56,436
it comes out
like thick toothpaste.
933
00:58:56,870 --> 00:58:58,869
I remember that
every single day.
934
00:58:58,903 --> 00:59:01,069
-That's interesting to hear
you had that experience...
-Yeah.
935
00:59:01,103 --> 00:59:04,269
...all the way over there
because in the UK
it's exactly the same.
936
00:59:04,303 --> 00:59:07,036
-Yeah.
-We would see that
on a daily basis.
937
00:59:07,070 --> 00:59:10,636
But those people who say,
"It's-- it's not my butcher
who does this."
938
00:59:10,670 --> 00:59:12,669
-No.
-They need to open
their eyes,
939
00:59:12,703 --> 00:59:15,869
because if their butcher is
being honest with them, we know.
940
00:59:15,903 --> 00:59:17,602
-Yeah.
-We both know, we were in,
941
00:59:17,637 --> 00:59:19,802
-and any honest butcher
is going to admit it.
-Yeah.
942
00:59:19,837 --> 00:59:22,002
They're not going to want
to tell the public because
it's going to affect
943
00:59:22,037 --> 00:59:24,036
-their business,
but it is a fact.
-Yeah.
944
00:59:24,070 --> 00:59:26,136
And me working
in multiple butcheries,
945
00:59:26,170 --> 00:59:28,436
I saw these common trends
across the board,
946
00:59:28,470 --> 00:59:30,569
so I know that it wasn't
just isolated to the one
947
00:59:30,603 --> 00:59:33,202
that I was working in,
it was across the board for me.
948
00:59:33,237 --> 00:59:35,269
People need to reconnect
with what they're eating
949
00:59:35,303 --> 00:59:37,336
-and the whole process
that we were...
-Yeah.
950
00:59:37,370 --> 00:59:40,502
...we're talking about here
of how that food gets to them.
951
00:59:40,537 --> 00:59:43,536
Um, it's hidden from them,
and it's hidden for a reason,
952
00:59:43,570 --> 00:59:47,936
because if they saw it, it would
most definitely make them
953
00:59:47,970 --> 00:59:50,202
want to think harder
about what they're eating.
954
00:59:51,103 --> 00:59:52,736
[thunder rumbling]
955
00:59:52,770 --> 00:59:54,902
[water rushing]
956
00:59:56,370 --> 00:59:59,369
[Kate Winslet]
As our oceans and atmosphere
begin to warm,
957
00:59:59,403 --> 01:00:02,736
the water cycles of the planet
are beginning to change.
958
01:00:02,770 --> 01:00:04,702
[ominous music]
959
01:00:04,737 --> 01:00:08,536
[Mr. Rifkin]
Climate change changes
the water cycles of the planet.
960
01:00:08,570 --> 01:00:10,169
The heat that's being generated
961
01:00:10,203 --> 01:00:12,669
is forcing the precipitation
into the clouds,
962
01:00:12,703 --> 01:00:16,469
so we're getting more
concentrated precipitation
in our clouds,
963
01:00:16,503 --> 01:00:18,702
and more dramatic, extreme,
964
01:00:18,737 --> 01:00:22,236
and unpredictable water events
all over the world.
965
01:00:23,170 --> 01:00:27,002
[Kate Winslet]
In the northern region of the
remote Pacific island of Taiwan,
966
01:00:27,037 --> 01:00:30,336
the Atayal people live
high in the mountains.
967
01:00:31,237 --> 01:00:33,769
Taiwan is no stranger
to extreme weather,
968
01:00:34,470 --> 01:00:36,969
but in recent years
the strength and frequency
969
01:00:37,003 --> 01:00:39,502
of the typhoons have increased.
970
01:00:39,937 --> 01:00:42,002
This has had
a devastating effect
971
01:00:42,037 --> 01:00:45,036
on the Atayal people
and their way of life.
972
01:01:05,203 --> 01:01:07,302
[dramatic music]
973
01:01:09,403 --> 01:01:10,669
[water rushing]
974
01:01:11,703 --> 01:01:12,669
[thunder rumbling]
975
01:01:12,703 --> 01:01:13,936
[water splattering]
976
01:01:30,670 --> 01:01:31,869
[car crashing]
977
01:01:35,003 --> 01:01:37,136
[crowd yelling indistinctly]
978
01:01:58,670 --> 01:02:00,936
[Kate Winslet]
Whilst much of the world
has been experiencing
979
01:02:00,970 --> 01:02:03,102
increasing levels
of extreme flooding,
980
01:02:03,137 --> 01:02:06,269
in many places,
the opposite is happening.
981
01:02:06,937 --> 01:02:09,136
Much of the world
is increasingly entering
982
01:02:09,170 --> 01:02:13,236
into extreme drought, destroying
thousands of tons of crop,
983
01:02:13,270 --> 01:02:15,869
as millions of farmers
struggle to find
984
01:02:15,903 --> 01:02:17,802
enough water for their fields.
985
01:02:18,370 --> 01:02:20,436
[Mr. Michael]
I'm definitely worried
about the future of our farm.
986
01:02:20,470 --> 01:02:23,036
I think we're seeing,
you know, much more, uh--
987
01:02:23,070 --> 01:02:25,369
many more swings in climate
than we've seen in the past,
988
01:02:25,403 --> 01:02:28,669
but we want to use all the land
that we have to grow food,
989
01:02:28,703 --> 01:02:33,136
but we haven't been
able to just because
of the shortages of water.
990
01:02:33,170 --> 01:02:36,036
It will have an impact
on food supply and prices
991
01:02:36,070 --> 01:02:38,836
and availability,
and so estimates now are
992
01:02:38,870 --> 01:02:42,236
between 500,000 to over
1,000,000 acres of farmland
993
01:02:42,270 --> 01:02:44,636
that will come out
of production in California.
994
01:02:44,670 --> 01:02:47,169
[light dramatic music]
995
01:02:54,070 --> 01:02:56,202
[Kate Winslet]
Almeria, in the south of Spain,
996
01:02:56,237 --> 01:03:00,702
is home to 31,000 hectares
of indoor vegetable farms.
997
01:03:02,103 --> 01:03:04,369
Almeria produces
half of Europe's fresh fruit
998
01:03:04,403 --> 01:03:06,936
and vegetables,
an essential component
999
01:03:06,970 --> 01:03:09,636
in the supply
of the continent's food system.
1000
01:03:09,670 --> 01:03:14,102
Worryingly, Spain has been in
the grip of a 20-year drought,
1001
01:03:14,137 --> 01:03:16,969
a drought
that climate experts suggest
1002
01:03:17,003 --> 01:03:19,702
is closely linked
to climate change.
1003
01:03:21,970 --> 01:03:24,136
[translation] In terms of water,
the truth is that the drought
1004
01:03:24,170 --> 01:03:26,569
in Spain has become
a complete catastrophe.
1005
01:03:27,570 --> 01:03:30,502
Our harvests are decreasing
in massive quantities.
1006
01:03:31,303 --> 01:03:33,969
Last year,
in the area we are now,
1007
01:03:34,003 --> 01:03:35,769
there was almost no harvest.
1008
01:03:36,403 --> 01:03:39,269
People don't realize
the food system is collapsing.
1009
01:03:39,303 --> 01:03:41,069
[dramatic music continues]
1010
01:03:41,903 --> 01:03:45,236
[Kate Winslet]
As a result of this shift
in the global climate system,
1011
01:03:45,270 --> 01:03:47,436
the drought
across Africa has deepened.
1012
01:03:48,037 --> 01:03:50,669
Rivers and lakes
that supply hundreds of millions
1013
01:03:50,703 --> 01:03:54,236
with fresh drinking water
are beginning to run dry.
1014
01:03:55,470 --> 01:03:58,602
As new conflicts break out
over these dwindling resources,
1015
01:03:58,637 --> 01:04:02,069
we are witnessing the beginning
of a mass exodus of people
1016
01:04:02,103 --> 01:04:05,036
moving north,
desperate to survive.
1017
01:04:05,603 --> 01:04:09,036
These climate refugees
are willing to risk everything
1018
01:04:09,070 --> 01:04:12,369
to get themselves and their
families to what they see
1019
01:04:12,403 --> 01:04:14,269
as the safe shores of Europe.
1020
01:04:14,737 --> 01:04:17,869
In response to this modern day
mass migration,
1021
01:04:17,903 --> 01:04:20,036
Spain has built a massive wall
1022
01:04:20,070 --> 01:04:23,602
that runs along its
southernmost border in Melilla.
1023
01:04:25,003 --> 01:04:27,769
Thousands of refugees
are beginning to swarm
1024
01:04:27,803 --> 01:04:31,469
the border fences,
overwhelming the Spanish police.
1025
01:04:36,370 --> 01:04:38,202
Amid predictions
that this migratory pattern
1026
01:04:38,237 --> 01:04:41,336
is set to increase,
it seems increasingly clear
1027
01:04:41,370 --> 01:04:44,702
that our world
is poorly prepared to cope.
1028
01:04:45,203 --> 01:04:47,469
[music fades]
1029
01:04:49,603 --> 01:04:51,702
[wind blowing]
1030
01:04:59,437 --> 01:05:01,569
[hoofs thudding]
1031
01:05:07,437 --> 01:05:10,769
[somber spiritual music]
1032
01:05:26,970 --> 01:05:29,136
[Kate Winslet]
As the Gobi Desert in Mongolia
1033
01:05:29,170 --> 01:05:31,102
begins to spread deeper
and deeper
1034
01:05:31,137 --> 01:05:35,169
into the country, like a beast
consuming all life in its path,
1035
01:05:35,203 --> 01:05:37,636
many of the lakes
that support both the people
1036
01:05:37,670 --> 01:05:40,269
and the wildlife
have now dried up.
1037
01:05:40,303 --> 01:05:42,902
If the lakes
continue to disappear,
1038
01:05:42,937 --> 01:05:45,602
then the people will be
forced away from their home
1039
01:05:45,637 --> 01:05:48,469
and into distant
and strange lands.
1040
01:05:50,170 --> 01:05:51,569
[liquid splattering]
1041
01:05:55,170 --> 01:05:57,836
[gentle spiritual music]
1042
01:06:44,803 --> 01:06:47,502
A lot of people talk
about how much fresh water
1043
01:06:47,537 --> 01:06:50,036
we use for hydrofracking.
1044
01:06:50,070 --> 01:06:55,169
700 billion gallons
globally is wasted on fracking.
1045
01:06:55,670 --> 01:07:00,069
So, 700 billion gallons.
Sounds like a lot,
1046
01:07:00,103 --> 01:07:02,069
but animal agriculture,
1047
01:07:02,103 --> 01:07:06,536
the production of animals that
we use for meat around the globe
1048
01:07:06,570 --> 01:07:12,369
uses 70 trillion gallons
of fresh water a year.
1049
01:07:12,403 --> 01:07:15,002
Hundreds of thousands of times
1050
01:07:15,037 --> 01:07:16,736
as much as fracking.
1051
01:07:16,770 --> 01:07:19,702
And we give the cows and the
chickens the good stuff, right?
1052
01:07:19,737 --> 01:07:22,736
They don't get the Flint,
Michigan lead-tainted,
1053
01:07:22,770 --> 01:07:25,102
condoms-floating-in-it water.
1054
01:07:25,137 --> 01:07:26,702
They get the top shelf stuff,
1055
01:07:26,737 --> 01:07:28,636
because we don't want
to screw up our sausage links.
1056
01:07:28,670 --> 01:07:30,602
And I know what some of you
are thinking right now.
1057
01:07:30,637 --> 01:07:32,269
You're thinking,
"Oh, here's the part...
1058
01:07:32,303 --> 01:07:34,502
[with high-pitched voice]
'I'm a vegetarian and pigs
1059
01:07:34,537 --> 01:07:36,602
are people too, meh!'"
1060
01:07:36,637 --> 01:07:40,369
But no, let's ignore
how the animals are treated
1061
01:07:40,403 --> 01:07:42,136
in our factory torture farming.
1062
01:07:42,170 --> 01:07:45,102
Let's pretend they're treated
amazing, for just a minute.
1063
01:07:45,137 --> 01:07:47,469
It's like a celebrity
backstage at the Oscars,
1064
01:07:47,503 --> 01:07:49,002
they're just being fawned over
1065
01:07:49,037 --> 01:07:52,036
and they get swag bags
with free Apple watches...
1066
01:07:52,070 --> 01:07:55,102
Point is, you should still be
upset about this
1067
01:07:55,137 --> 01:07:58,169
because animal agriculture
is killing us,
1068
01:07:58,203 --> 01:08:02,769
and corporate media
is fantastically pathetic
on this topic.
1069
01:08:02,803 --> 01:08:05,502
They never mention
meat production.
1070
01:08:05,537 --> 01:08:08,002
They never mention
that a Quarter Pounder
1071
01:08:08,037 --> 01:08:12,469
takes 660 gallons
of fresh water to create.
1072
01:08:12,503 --> 01:08:15,036
That's the-- that's
the equivalent of showering
1073
01:08:15,070 --> 01:08:16,336
for two months.
1074
01:08:16,370 --> 01:08:19,236
So, one, usually underestimated
1075
01:08:19,270 --> 01:08:21,902
impact of livestock production
1076
01:08:21,937 --> 01:08:24,969
is the huge amount
of fresh water required
1077
01:08:25,003 --> 01:08:28,269
for that production to be
maintained and to be increased.
1078
01:08:28,303 --> 01:08:32,102
The problem is that in many
places, water is being used
1079
01:08:32,137 --> 01:08:35,336
much faster
than the natural renewal rates.
1080
01:08:35,370 --> 01:08:39,602
Overall, in the world,
1.8 billion people
1081
01:08:39,637 --> 01:08:42,102
are living in areas
with severe water scarcity.
1082
01:08:42,137 --> 01:08:45,002
The livestock sector
is the single biggest water
user in the world.
1083
01:08:45,037 --> 01:08:48,669
1/3 of the water use
in the world is being used
1084
01:08:48,703 --> 01:08:51,702
for producing animal products,
meat and dairy,
1085
01:08:51,737 --> 01:08:53,802
and it's not because
those animals drink so much,
1086
01:08:53,837 --> 01:08:56,202
it's really because there's
a lot of water required
1087
01:08:56,237 --> 01:08:57,902
to make the feed
for the animals.
1088
01:08:57,937 --> 01:09:01,369
If we want enough fresh water
for future generations,
1089
01:09:02,203 --> 01:09:05,869
water alone dictates
that we must change our diet,
1090
01:09:05,903 --> 01:09:07,502
away from meat and dairy.
1091
01:09:09,203 --> 01:09:12,202
[Kate Winslet]
All over the world we can
see evidence of a global shift
1092
01:09:12,237 --> 01:09:16,102
towards animal-free foods that
is enough to give us some hope.
1093
01:09:16,470 --> 01:09:21,402
In 2021, a record
580,000 people signed up
1094
01:09:21,437 --> 01:09:25,069
to the UK's Veganuary campaign,
and it's estimated
1095
01:09:25,103 --> 01:09:27,536
that there are now
over four million people
1096
01:09:27,570 --> 01:09:30,469
identifying as vegan
across the United Kingdom.
1097
01:09:30,503 --> 01:09:34,436
In Canada, it's estimated
that ten percent
of the population
1098
01:09:34,470 --> 01:09:36,936
are now either vegan
or vegetarian,
1099
01:09:36,970 --> 01:09:40,302
and in the US,
over 50 percent of chefs
1100
01:09:40,337 --> 01:09:42,602
have added vegan items
to their menus,
1101
01:09:42,637 --> 01:09:44,802
with a 600 percent increase
1102
01:09:44,837 --> 01:09:47,669
in the vegan lifestyle
in the last three years.
1103
01:09:47,703 --> 01:09:48,802
[onion slicing]
1104
01:09:49,403 --> 01:09:51,769
[playful music]
1105
01:09:51,803 --> 01:09:52,802
[oil sizzling]
1106
01:09:55,703 --> 01:09:58,036
[Mr. Brockway]
A few years ago,
it was quite a challenge
1107
01:09:58,070 --> 01:10:01,369
to get hold of good vegan food,
but today we're pretty
much spoiled
1108
01:10:01,403 --> 01:10:04,002
for choice, and there are
vegan options everywhere.
1109
01:10:04,037 --> 01:10:05,636
-Mm.
-Yeah, thanks.
1110
01:10:06,070 --> 01:10:08,102
It tastes like a normal hot dog,
is it a normal hot dog?
1111
01:10:08,137 --> 01:10:11,502
Like as in like-- or is this
like plant-based or something?
1112
01:10:11,537 --> 01:10:13,436
-What is it?
-So, it is actually
plant-based, yeah.
1113
01:10:13,470 --> 01:10:15,069
-So every--
-It's really nice.
1114
01:10:15,103 --> 01:10:16,802
-I prefer it
because I don't really...
-Do you?
1115
01:10:16,837 --> 01:10:18,636
...eat meat that much,
so this is good.
1116
01:10:18,670 --> 01:10:20,502
-All right.
-I like meat
and it tastes good...
1117
01:10:20,803 --> 01:10:22,136
-Yeah?
-...for not being meat.
1118
01:10:22,170 --> 01:10:23,469
[both]
Mm-hmm.
1119
01:10:23,503 --> 01:10:25,102
-Would you be happy with that?
-Yeah.
1120
01:10:25,137 --> 01:10:27,536
I'd be stoked.
I love meat too much,
1121
01:10:27,570 --> 01:10:29,336
so I feel like if I went
plant-based, I'd miss it,
1122
01:10:29,370 --> 01:10:31,269
but if this stuff
tastes the same...
1123
01:10:31,303 --> 01:10:33,436
-Yeah.
-...I'd be very happy with this.
1124
01:10:33,937 --> 01:10:35,269
[oil sizzling]
1125
01:10:35,303 --> 01:10:37,469
[playful music continues]
1126
01:10:38,637 --> 01:10:40,669
-...nice, messy fingers.
-It is, yeah.
1127
01:10:40,703 --> 01:10:42,402
-[laughs]
-Solid food burger.
1128
01:10:42,437 --> 01:10:44,302
-Okay.
-Thank you.
1129
01:10:44,803 --> 01:10:47,702
Would it interest you
to know that
that's completely plant-based?
1130
01:10:47,737 --> 01:10:50,336
-I wouldn't know.
So that, I would definitely--
-Wow.
1131
01:10:50,370 --> 01:10:52,102
-That's a winner.
-Yeah, I'm amazed.
1132
01:10:52,137 --> 01:10:53,702
If burgers always
tasted like that,
1133
01:10:53,737 --> 01:10:55,836
Would you be happy to just
not eat a beef burger again?
1134
01:10:55,870 --> 01:10:57,836
-[unintelligible]
-Yeah?
1135
01:10:58,370 --> 01:11:01,369
I'd like you to tell me
which one of these nuggets
1136
01:11:01,403 --> 01:11:05,802
is plant-based
and which one is real meat.
1137
01:11:06,603 --> 01:11:07,469
Okay.
1138
01:11:07,503 --> 01:11:10,302
[playful music continues]
1139
01:11:11,803 --> 01:11:13,902
It's very hard
to say which one is...
1140
01:11:13,937 --> 01:11:15,269
[laughs]
1141
01:11:15,303 --> 01:11:17,202
They taste exactly
the same, honestly.
1142
01:11:17,237 --> 01:11:18,802
-These are not the chicken?
-No.
1143
01:11:21,170 --> 01:11:22,836
-That's interesting.
-Yeah.
1144
01:11:22,870 --> 01:11:25,769
Which one of this is animal meat
1145
01:11:25,803 --> 01:11:28,702
and which one of this
is plant-based?
1146
01:11:31,170 --> 01:11:32,336
Meat or not meat?
1147
01:11:32,370 --> 01:11:33,536
You're not sure?
You're not sure.
1148
01:11:33,570 --> 01:11:35,302
-No.
-No. Yeah, I'm not sure.
1149
01:11:35,737 --> 01:11:36,969
-Meat.
-You...
1150
01:11:37,003 --> 01:11:39,602
-Yes.
-...are wrong. [laughs]
1151
01:11:39,637 --> 01:11:41,369
-Oh.
-Okay, okay. [chuckles]
1152
01:11:41,737 --> 01:11:44,002
-...but you think
the second one was chicken.
-Yeah.
1153
01:11:44,037 --> 01:11:46,736
-The second one
was actually plant-based.
-No way.
1154
01:11:46,770 --> 01:11:48,769
-Yeah, and the first one
was chicken.
-No way.
1155
01:11:48,803 --> 01:11:51,502
-Yeah.
-Okay, I didn't--
I couldn't have guessed that.
1156
01:11:51,537 --> 01:11:53,702
I definitely thought
the first one.
1157
01:11:53,737 --> 01:11:54,936
Yeah, definitely.
1158
01:11:55,970 --> 01:11:59,869
It seems that changing what we
eat to a more sustainable diet
1159
01:11:59,903 --> 01:12:03,969
can also coincidentally be
very beneficial to our health.
1160
01:12:04,003 --> 01:12:07,536
There is a growing understanding
that we can actually prevent,
1161
01:12:07,570 --> 01:12:11,369
and in many cases even reverse
some of our most common diseases
1162
01:12:11,403 --> 01:12:15,302
all through a shift
towards a whole food vegan diet.
1163
01:12:15,803 --> 01:12:18,569
Humans can survive
on many different kinds of diet,
1164
01:12:18,603 --> 01:12:21,069
but many decades
of research has now shown us
1165
01:12:21,103 --> 01:12:23,669
that the best way
of not just surviving,
1166
01:12:23,703 --> 01:12:26,802
but truly thriving, is on a
whole food plant-based diet.
1167
01:12:26,837 --> 01:12:29,402
The human can be healthy
on a plant-based diet,
1168
01:12:29,437 --> 01:12:30,969
without any animal products.
1169
01:12:31,003 --> 01:12:32,736
The major dietetic associations
1170
01:12:32,770 --> 01:12:35,836
around the world, including the
British Dietetic Association,
1171
01:12:35,870 --> 01:12:38,702
have produced statements
to say exactly that, that a diet
1172
01:12:38,737 --> 01:12:42,236
made up of whole plant foods
is healthy for humans,
1173
01:12:42,270 --> 01:12:43,836
all stages of their life.
1174
01:12:43,870 --> 01:12:46,502
[Ms. Davis]
And not only can
they be healthy,
1175
01:12:46,537 --> 01:12:50,169
but they can restore
or reclaim their health
1176
01:12:50,203 --> 01:12:52,002
adopting a plant-based diet.
1177
01:12:52,437 --> 01:12:56,269
There's certain areas, certain
populations around the world
1178
01:12:56,303 --> 01:12:57,869
that have extraordinary
health and longevity,
1179
01:12:57,903 --> 01:13:00,036
for example, a large
number of centenarians,
1180
01:13:00,070 --> 01:13:03,736
people that live over 100,
these so-called "Blue Zones."
1181
01:13:03,770 --> 01:13:06,102
What's really interesting
about the Blue Zones,
1182
01:13:06,137 --> 01:13:08,069
they actually
have more centenarians
1183
01:13:08,103 --> 01:13:09,736
than anywhere else in the world,
1184
01:13:09,770 --> 01:13:11,702
and a centenarian is someone
1185
01:13:11,737 --> 01:13:14,102
that lives at least 100 years.
1186
01:13:14,737 --> 01:13:17,469
But what-- what's really
interesting about the Blue Zones
1187
01:13:17,503 --> 01:13:21,102
is when people reach
these advanced ages,
1188
01:13:21,503 --> 01:13:24,736
they are still productive,
so the Blue Zones
1189
01:13:24,770 --> 01:13:26,336
have taught us a lot.
1190
01:13:26,370 --> 01:13:30,069
And the bottom line is,
we really want to try to emulate
1191
01:13:30,103 --> 01:13:32,436
what the people
of the Blue Zones are doing.
1192
01:13:32,870 --> 01:13:35,769
[Kate Winslet]
The five regions known
as the Blue Zones
1193
01:13:35,803 --> 01:13:37,336
are Okinawa in Japan,
1194
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Sardinia in Italy,
Icaria in Greece,
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Nicoya in Costa Rica
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and Loma Linda in California.
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[Dr. Greger] So the question is,
"Well, what do they all
have in common?"
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[Dr. Newman]
They have a predominantly
plant-based diet.
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They have a diet rich
in fruits and vegetables,
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01:13:55,770 --> 01:13:59,402
whole grains, beans,
soy, lentils, chickpeas.
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They have a diet rich
in all these nutrients
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and that's one thing
that they have in common.
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So the EPIC study is
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the European Prospective
Investigation
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into Cancer and Nutrition.
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It followed over half
a million individuals
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from ten European countries
for more than 15 years.
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Those in the EPIC study
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that were eating
predominantly plant-based
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or eating high levels of fruits
and vegetables lived longer,
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had lower incidence of cancer
and heart disease.
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About two and a half thousand
of the individuals
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in the EPIC Oxford
only ate plant foods,
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so they were vegan.
And even though
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they weren't the most healthy
vegans or healthy plant eaters,
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01:14:35,737 --> 01:14:38,969
you could show that these plant
eaters were healthier,
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01:14:39,003 --> 01:14:44,069
they had lower incidence
of heart disease,
diabetes and cancer.
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From everything we have
discovered on this journey,
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it seems that moving away
from animal foods
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to plant-based foods instead
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can not only give us a whole
host of amazing health benefits,
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but also gives us
a chance to be able to leave
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01:14:59,203 --> 01:15:02,302
a sustainable planet
for future generations to come.
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01:15:03,037 --> 01:15:05,936
Perhaps the single
most meaningful change
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that we can make as individuals
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is ultimately deciding what
ends up each day on our plates.
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[Dr. Kong]
We are running out of time.
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The world community
must acknowledge
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that animal agriculture
is the most destructive
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industry on our planet.
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We can't wait
for government policies
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01:15:31,437 --> 01:15:34,269
and other organizations
to create
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a better life for ourselves.
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01:15:36,403 --> 01:15:40,536
We need to stand up now
and make our voices heard.
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Globally,
for the typical consumer,
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avoiding meat and dairy is
probably the single biggest way
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01:15:45,803 --> 01:15:47,836
to reduce your impact on Earth.
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Without addressing what we eat,
we simply won't make it.
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This is a number one priority.
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This is a next step,
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in taking responsibility
for our communities,
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01:16:00,470 --> 01:16:02,769
our planet, our biosphere,
our fellow species.
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[all]
Climate justice!
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01:16:04,703 --> 01:16:06,369
When do we want it? Now!
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01:16:06,403 --> 01:16:08,702
People say, "What can I do as an
individual? Feels overwhelming."
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01:16:08,737 --> 01:16:10,769
Well, you can make
individual choices. We all can.
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01:16:10,803 --> 01:16:13,802
Our individual choices
affect the collective choices.
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01:16:13,837 --> 01:16:15,436
We hear about airplanes
and cars.
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01:16:15,470 --> 01:16:17,369
And we're still going
to use those things,
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01:16:17,403 --> 01:16:19,502
but the choices
we make in our diet,
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this agricultural business
where we use animals
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01:16:21,470 --> 01:16:23,169
as the primary
source of protein,
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01:16:23,203 --> 01:16:25,302
the one thing
I think we can all do is,
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01:16:25,337 --> 01:16:27,402
as individuals, is make
our own individual choices.
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01:16:27,437 --> 01:16:29,336
How we're going to live,
how we're going to eat.
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01:16:29,370 --> 01:16:31,602
Plant-based diet makes
all the difference in the world.
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01:16:31,637 --> 01:16:33,436
Just make some choices
that are good for you,
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01:16:33,470 --> 01:16:36,002
and being good for you,
it'll be good for the planet.
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[Kate Winslet]
This planet is our home.
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01:16:42,337 --> 01:16:45,336
And it is up to us
what happens now.
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01:16:46,403 --> 01:16:49,569
History has shown
that when we stand together,
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01:16:49,603 --> 01:16:53,836
united in a common cause,
we can achieve great things.
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01:16:54,603 --> 01:16:57,736
Before us lies
an opportunity to build a world
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01:16:57,770 --> 01:16:59,469
in which we can thrive.
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01:16:59,903 --> 01:17:03,036
But the clock is ticking...
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01:17:03,803 --> 01:17:06,569
and time... is running out.
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01:17:06,603 --> 01:17:08,936
[dramatic music fades]
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[light dramatic music]
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[dramatic music continues]
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[music fades]
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