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Bertie Gregory

πŸ‘€ Speaker
790 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

Whereas if you talk about the destruction of nature, suddenly you as an individual, whether you're the CEO of a huge company or a politician or just someone with a little apartment down the road from here, you can do... Okay, they're on different scales, but you can do your bit to make the planet wilder and healthier, whether that be plant some plants in your garden that are insect pollinator friendly to help local bees or choose to protect a huge area of ocean if you're a politician.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

And the thing I love about that is that it's actionable and you will see quantifiable positive change.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

If you plant a bunch of wildflowers in your garden, you will see a bunch of insects coming to those that weren't there before.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

And isn't that cool?

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

Exactly.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

We talked about those CEOs.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

They're interested in ROIs.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

Well, there you go.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

Do a thing, gets better.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

That's the problem with, yes, of course, we need to look at our individual carbon footprints or changing our diets to...

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

consume less or no meat.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

All these things you can do.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

It's very hard to quantify the impact of those things.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

If you choose not to fly tomorrow, well, the global temperature isn't going to come down because of your one action.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

You should still think about doing it.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

Whereas

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

when it comes to rewilding the planet, you will see a quantifiable positive change.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

And people don't like being told to stop doing things.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

But what about if you do a thing and then it makes a better thing?

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Bertie Gregory: Saving the Animals (Even the Ones That Are Assholes)

You know what I mean?