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The Missing Piece in Climate Action (It’s Not What You Think) | Yi Li | TED

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Learning Stats

B1

Niveau CECRL

1,150

Total Words

473

Unique Words

4/10

Difficulté

Vocabulary Diversity 41%

Sous-titres (147 segments)

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3,000 farmers supported.

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Six million dollars in direct income to farmers.

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50 tons of food waste prevented every month.

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These numbers represent FarmWorks’s impact over the last five years.

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But what if I tell you

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they are no longer the most important metrics to me anymore?

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Today, the number one metric that I care about as CEO of FarmWorks

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is our profitability.

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Now before you judge me and think,

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"How did we let this capitalist on the stage?"

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hear me out.

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Five years ago, I cofounded FarmWorks with the grand mission

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to build 1,000 climate-smart, highly productive farms across Kenya.

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We invested in water dams, net houses, drip irrigation, organic fertilizers.

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We had every right climate solution by the book.

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Key Vocabulary (12)

sustainability B2 noun

Sustainability is the quality of being able to continue over a long period of time without depleting resources or causing damage. In modern contexts, it specifically refers to meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

"Sustainability is crucial for long-term economic development."

you A1 pronoun

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

market A1 noun

A market is a specific place where people gather to buy and sell goods, often food or crafts. It can also refer to the group of people who want to buy a particular product or the general system of trade.

financial A2 adjective

Relating to money or the management of money. It is used to describe things like banks, personal accounts, and the way organizations handle their funds.

income C1 noun

Income refers to the money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments. It encompasses all forms of financial gain, including wages, salaries, rent, interest, and dividends, typically measured over a specific period.

climate B2 verb

Climate refers to the long-term patterns of weather conditions, such as temperature and rainfall, in a particular region over many years. It can also describe the prevailing mood, conditions, or social atmosphere of a specific time or place.

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