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without power. Bushfires, we saw crazy bushfires in Australia a few years
ago and also recently, only a couple of weeks ago we saw the devastation
in Maui. We saw California, the Canadian wild fires that happened earlier
this year with the incredible photos of New York City and the orange haze,
like we saw in Sydney. Heatwave, it has been hot, like the hottest ever,
so 6 July this year, we saw global average temperatures at the highest
they have ever been in history. They broke the record that was set the
day before and that broke the record that was set the day before. Also,
low lights from this year, floods in India, Pakistan, China, South Korea,
Japan and the Philippines, extreme heat and drought in Uruguay, Middle
East and North Africa. We saw Cyclone Freddy, a five week long cyclone,
the longest in history that smashed Madagascar and Mozambique. That is
just this year. We have seen more stuff in the last week, right? We all
read the news and it is depressing. This is happening because we are
putting greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide up into the air and it warms the
atmosphere and it is leading to wild weather. That is the worst part.
Don't forget today is about an exciting story about how we are
doing something about this and lots of people are now. We will vote, so I
want everyone to think of everything that uses energy, globally. Buildings
use energy, cars, buses, trains, manufacturing, industrial processors,
agriculture machines and we will do a standing vote. I would like you to
stand up and if you can't put up your hand perhaps. What we are going to
vote on is how much of carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases, how much
comes from buildings? I will count up and you will sit down when you get
to the number that you think it is. Percentage of just greenhouse gases
from buildings as opposed to everything else. It is not zero and it is not a
trick question, it is not 100%. Sit down if you think 5% emissions comes
from buildings as opposed to everything else. 10... I have gone too far,
no! (LAUGHTER) guess what, you are all right, it was 38%. I am very