This country isn't just carbon neutral - it's carbon negative | Tshering Tobgay

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  • Deep in the Himalayas, on the border between China and India, lies the Kingdom of Bhutan, which has pledged to remain carbon neutral for all time. In this illuminating talk, Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay shares his country's mission to put happiness before economic growth and set a world standard for environmental preservation.
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  • @omarfarique6304
    @omarfarique6304 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3495

    This man was too humble to even mention that he is the Prime Minister of Bhutan

    • @yawarakai3003
      @yawarakai3003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @@bradleymcdonald6273 you’re mistaken with yourself

    • @orangehunter6987
      @orangehunter6987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@yawarakai3003 The wound will never heal. He will carry it the rest of his life

    • @Freshanatha
      @Freshanatha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@yawarakai3003 I think he was trying to make a joke not insult him lol

    • @Ketekketekk
      @Ketekketekk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bradleymcdonald6273 Haha ur so funny😍😍

    • @parthasmukherjee4774
      @parthasmukherjee4774 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bradleymcdonald6273 No wonder you and your people screwed yourselves and your posterity!

  • @sonampenjor6542
    @sonampenjor6542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3304

    A king who imposed democracy on its People? Bhutan IS truly extraordinarily.

    • @harshityadav0
      @harshityadav0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes

    • @gatarooshghangurde7305
      @gatarooshghangurde7305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That's media

    • @Jolly123123123
      @Jolly123123123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That sounds stupid to be honest. The king's are enlightened and now the people can get greedy

    • @LM-db6ty
      @LM-db6ty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Extraordinarily what? You didn’t finish you’re sentence.

    • @deanl4575
      @deanl4575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Tropic775 Probably meant extraordinary. Typos exist.

  • @soulcity7268
    @soulcity7268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2715

    World: we are gonna move to mars.
    Bhutan: we are gonna make earth beautiful.

    • @bromaro
      @bromaro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      *keep

    • @ht4300
      @ht4300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Almost all of my Bhutan friends were from super rich Bhutan families that immigrated to the US. Rich Bhutanese bureaucrats send their kids to Western countries for a better life, and let poor Bhutanese people live a "carbon negative" life in Bhutan... 🤷‍

    • @sukizuki9497
      @sukizuki9497 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@ht4300 How hypocritical of you to assume that.

    • @vibinginmybedroomrn9948
      @vibinginmybedroomrn9948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ht4300 all that comes from your mouth are lies 🙃

    • @ht4300
      @ht4300 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@sukizuki9497 Well well. Sorry to break your fantasy.

  • @crab1120
    @crab1120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    "Being one with nature, co-existing with nature"
    We should all learn from this humble country.

    • @TheeRocker
      @TheeRocker ปีที่แล้ว

      The Indians lived one with nature, while killing each other... literal cannibalism also.

    • @wonderfullife737
      @wonderfullife737 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ethno-nationalist country, not humble. ethno-nationalsm is being normalized in bhutan to maintain wangchuk monopoly, democrasy is all fake to fool the world, you can see this PM guy excessive praise of the king as a sign. bhutanese inside bhutan are also brainwashed, they never show bad things the king did, only show good things in media,

    • @TheeRocker
      @TheeRocker ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wonderfullife737 seems like a natural thing to want your country the way it should be, and die to make it so if needed.

    • @theCosmicQueen
      @theCosmicQueen ปีที่แล้ว +1

      a lot of us have already been doing this all our lives.

    • @TheeRocker
      @TheeRocker ปีที่แล้ว

      @@theCosmicQueen very true...

  • @billjosephmercado9665
    @billjosephmercado9665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5000

    When a country has no greed, they are rich with the things that really matter.

    • @72Yonatan
      @72Yonatan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      Not sure that greed does not exist, however the government there does have a focus on the total environment, including the social happiness of the people. Good kings are an example of what humanity can achieve if they want to do it.

    • @realpradeeptamang
      @realpradeeptamang 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Greed does exist in Bhutan. My parents and their families were chased out from that country. Read up the exile of Nepalis from Bhutan in 1980s and 1990s.

    • @fbyi2940
      @fbyi2940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @Jay Broughton Bhutan is religious tho

    • @calencrawford2195
      @calencrawford2195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @Jay Broughton wtf

    • @calencrawford2195
      @calencrawford2195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Jay Broughton Some religions are brought about by the one that has created all strife; Others, by ancient teachings dared not to be contested. As a devout Christian, I can contest that this religion, if its members are positively religious, can do no harm. Furthermore, it can only do good!

  • @marks9127
    @marks9127 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13683

    Basically a country whose government isn't obsessed with how to get rich, but how to get enviromentally friendly.

    • @IamMK32
      @IamMK32 5 ปีที่แล้ว +323

      and happy as well

    • @marks9127
      @marks9127 5 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      @Adam A. I didn't know about that. I knew that Iceland is quite envirofriendly, but not so much... Thanks for the info!
      Bhutan is still the only country with this "Gross Domestic Happiness" politics, isn't it?

    • @Factsraven
      @Factsraven 5 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      And racist. Do you know how they conducted a genocide to ethnic Nepali speaking Bhutanese? Shame on this hypocrite of a nation that preaches happiness.

    • @MicheleElysMer
      @MicheleElysMer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Point made well, thank you

    • @splitpitch
      @splitpitch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      More of a mass exiling than genocide.

  • @bandafulphoenix9560
    @bandafulphoenix9560 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    One of the most inspiring videos I've ever watched. I'm proud to see that the world still has people like this gentleman. Does not even mention that he is the Prime Minister, but speaks highly of his king. A humble soul indeed, full of peace and respect.
    He doesn't speak about money, weapons or war, but peace and happiness, and the well being of Earth and its inhabitants. Bhutan 🇧🇹 is blessed to have such great leaders. He reminds me of Nelson Mandela.
    Tons of love ❤❤❤from Lesotho 🇱🇸

  • @samratmondal9524
    @samratmondal9524 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    If every country thinking like Bhutan the world should be very beautiful...
    Love from India🇮🇳🇮🇳 ❤🇧🇹🇧🇹

    • @aashishgurung4610
      @aashishgurung4610 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tell the story of thousands of ETHNIC NEPALESE that u forced into exile.... Can u ever forgive yourself for the ethic cleansing of your own citizens i.e Ethic Nepalese?

    • @Aussie-Assna-Spuds
      @Aussie-Assna-Spuds ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If every country think like Bhutan, ethnic cleansing is going to be normal. Know the history before commenting.

  • @lovepreetgill5368
    @lovepreetgill5368 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3359

    *WHEN TH-cam FINALLY RECOMMENDS SOMETHING USEFUL*

    • @senismarsenis9678
      @senismarsenis9678 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      xD

    • @avoravariantofroar3016
      @avoravariantofroar3016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      But why did it take so long?

    • @adembendaamer9870
      @adembendaamer9870 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      just look up why they are carbon negative and u ll reconsider what u just said

    • @snowball7990
      @snowball7990 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adembendaamer9870 maybe instead of "looking up" you could simply explain why.

    • @adembendaamer9870
      @adembendaamer9870 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@snowball7990 www.hrw.org/news/2008/02/01/bhutans-ethnic-cleansing

  • @josephinoc7670
    @josephinoc7670 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3360

    "My country and my people have done nothing to contribute to global warming. But we already bearing the brunt of its consequences." His statement really hit me hard.

    • @xLILxWANGx
      @xLILxWANGx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Almost as hard as thier king has hit thier ability to make money and live a decent life with the ability to make thier own decisions

    • @josephinoc7670
      @josephinoc7670 4 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      Chris Houde well at least they are happy. Sometimes, material and luxurious lifestyle are not for others to enjoy. Simplicity yet, satisfying way of living matters.

    • @ARCH-INNERGY
      @ARCH-INNERGY 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Sooooooo sad. 😰 When he talks about other nations joining them to clean up the world. There's no way the people of Europe, China, Russia , Middle East Mexico and the U.S.A.. won't do anything. Corporations are running most of our world. Bhutan is off the grid. Corporations and the banks don't care about the future of Earth they only care about profit now. They certainly don't care about happiness! The only thing governments care about are power & control. The people of Bhutan are happy with very little. They have a home on their own land. They have food and health care. They live without the stress of our lives. I watched this great documentary series on Bhutan and the people are glowing with happiness and living with simplicity.

    • @risemahadeva
      @risemahadeva 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@ARCH-INNERGY So true! I've said this elsewhere but, I wish America would wake up. We need to make drastic changes in our lives. I believe that one effective way to counter the corporations mindset is to get them where it hurts--their pockets. If we would scale back in our purchases (this is just one way). Most of us spend money unnecessarily in that we buy things that we already own not because it's no longer functioning but because we just want the newer version. I dare say that many of us probably already earn enough money to live comfortably, but we won't save or we try to live above our means. We keep falling prey to the brainwashing mantras we're inundated with through tv, phones, heck, the gas pump screens. "You deserve this." "Treat yourself." "Your kids will adore you if you get them this." "You'll be the envy of your neighborhood if you buy this." "You'll catch that man/woman's attention if you wear this, smell like this, if you look like this." WE buy gimmicky items like 'spinners' that are now no longer of interest and have been discarded into landfills by the thousands along with all of the other gimmicky or still usable items that have been manufactured, purchased and discarded over the years.
      I'm not saying it's going to be easy to change, cause it's not. It's going to take sacrifice on our part and will at times be a great inconvenience. It will also be monetarily costly for us and for our federal and state governments to bring about these changes, but they simply HAVE to be done because the consequences and costs of not changing is going to be much, much greater.

    • @ARCH-INNERGY
      @ARCH-INNERGY 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@risemahadeva I agree with you and have thought the same way. Too many people are so brain washed by watching T.V. which is a fear installer. So much of T.V.s programming is used to ignite subconscious and conscious fear. That fear turns to stress, stress needs to be numbed because most people are too "afraid" to face fear. So they numb out by having addictions which all media is pushing. The addition to buying stuff, eating all the bad food, , alcohol, drugs ecxetra, ecxetra. They have blinders on and don't want or think they can change.

  • @chains1436
    @chains1436 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    this was shown at one of my college lectures in my class of environmental studies in first year and i am so thankful to that professor for introducing me to such a beautiful culture, although I knew Bhutan was a country before just not how wonderful it was and its president 😍

  • @mehtabaziz786
    @mehtabaziz786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    the confidence in his eyes and the facts behind his words acted like mirrors to the foreign nations. Hope they will notice.

  • @Eli-su6ql
    @Eli-su6ql 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5418

    How does the King of Butan not yet have a nobel peace prize? He seems like a role model to all country leaders.

    • @StuninRub
      @StuninRub 8 ปีที่แล้ว +255

      +Elias Styner There wouldn't be enough peace prizes for Obama.

    • @tyt684
      @tyt684 8 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      +Liam Paiva how can you say that? Have you been to Bhutan?. Maybe you experience it and comment mate.

    • @lightscameralifestyle3143
      @lightscameralifestyle3143 8 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      +Liam Paiva do you do your research before you comment or is a "COMMENT" platform very overwhelming to just comment?
      You ask about human rights? The Constitution on Bhutan ,Article 7
      "Fundamental Rights" has 23 sections , which i think perfectly justifies every basic human rights.
      you are very welcome to visit Bhutan for your personal speculation

    • @tyt684
      @tyt684 8 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Enjoy your American life, get away from our life and stop defaming my nation.

    • @tyt684
      @tyt684 8 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Rajiv Kattel No, we did what actually all would do when we have no option left. Our action is never a mistake, infact it created more bond between the current Lhotshampas (Southerner) and Drukpas, we are living together in harmony. The southerner are happy and never a problem aroused in the South after you all left.

  • @kingluvpork
    @kingluvpork 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5228

    Bhutan is secretly Wakanda

    • @kkk2.077
      @kkk2.077 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It's not Wakanda for many

    • @Atombender
      @Atombender 5 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      @Mohit Patel And accuse them of being terrorists.

    • @d_1012
      @d_1012 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Atombender what ?

    • @FIBINful
      @FIBINful 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Bhutan for ever

    • @MicheleElysMer
      @MicheleElysMer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Who cares - the fact is they are creating a beautiful world we are destroying!!

  • @lawcch
    @lawcch ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was very surprised to find out who is the TED Speaker in the video after completed watching the video. He is a REAL and Great Leader in every aspect of a good leader. A humble and wise leader like Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay deserved to be Good leadership role model for the whole world.

  • @yohighness
    @yohighness ปีที่แล้ว +34

    That's what you call a leader. 😊

  • @leonidpopov3943
    @leonidpopov3943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2905

    Bhutan: When Democracies can learn from a Monarchy.

    • @senorlopez1412
      @senorlopez1412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Learn what, exactly? How to pander to more successful countries for handouts? "We're the greenest country, please pay our bills since being the greenest country isn't economically viable"

    • @joshuaclare4860
      @joshuaclare4860 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      it all depends on the monarch. Also, Bhutan seems like it has more of a Constitutional Monarchy rather than a complete one.

    • @Steverog3
      @Steverog3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      My country Bhutan is better in Absulute Monarchy!
      Trust me,
      Most of us still yawn for the our vicious monarch to look after us

    • @fpxpGetReal
      @fpxpGetReal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Great speech BUT unfortunately all the good done is TOTALLY UNDERMINED and leaves Bhutan as a nationalist bigot ,
      WHY? You may ask.The displacement of thousands of residents who had lived in Bhutan for many generations and were citizens .They were all EXPELLED as foreign migrants who who were not the same race as the majority Bhutanese.
      SHAMEFULLY there are thousands of Bhutanese refugees left destitute and desperate .The INHUMANITY is beyond forgiveness .SO NO Bhutan is xenophobic and extremely nationalist concerned with the happiness of its own race only.
      DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH FIRST don't take my word for it.

    • @wangmowangmo9596
      @wangmowangmo9596 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@fpxpGetReal did you in fact researched first, they were allowed to live in the country for many years equally like us but than under the influence of outside forces they went against the hand that fed them. They made groups and killed those people even their relatives who sided with the government and went against the government. Now we would have been fools if we let them stay any longer in our country when they themselves killed and wanted to take over. You should have known the heartache our armies, king and citizen felt when those we considered our own killed our own.

  • @lordorion5776
    @lordorion5776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1207

    i wish more countries worried half as much about Gross National Happiness as Bhutan

    • @fpxpGetReal
      @fpxpGetReal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Great speech BUT unfortunately all the good done is TOTALLY UNDERMINED and leaves Bhutan as a nationalist bigot ,
      WHY? You may ask.The displacement of thousands of residents who had lived in Bhutan for many generations and were citizens .They were all EXPELLED as foreign migrants who who were not the same race as the majority Bhutanese.
      SHAMEFULLY there are thousands of Bhutanese refugees left destitute and desperate .The INHUMANITY is beyond forgiveness .SO NO Bhutan is xenophobic and extremely nationalist concerned with the happiness of its own race only.
      DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH FIRST don't take my word for it.

    • @deanpd3402
      @deanpd3402 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@fpxpGetReal I thought there would be a deeper truth to this Bhutan GNH bullshit.

    • @72Yonatan
      @72Yonatan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Indeed.

    • @fpxpGetReal
      @fpxpGetReal 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dean PD It is so sad that the reality is a delusion of grandeur.I would so love it to be a reality,but alas it isn't .😞

    • @caravelaskynaut9827
      @caravelaskynaut9827 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@fpxpGetReal Regardless, Buthan progress is a wonder to marvel.

  • @WorldCitizen-gz6fn
    @WorldCitizen-gz6fn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Love our Bhutanese neighbors, May you continue to prosper and flourish Respect from India

  • @insaanhu8275
    @insaanhu8275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    When you have a neighbour like Bhutan you are blessed, Idk if I am visiting Switzerland but I make this commitment to reach Bhutan before I die😭

  • @vimalbogati7648
    @vimalbogati7648 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1371

    When I visited Bhutan, I, with my friends, were walking from Indian border to Bhutan. As soon as we entered the Bhutanese border, we were shocked to see the place. In India, the roads were polluted, traffics were not managed properly, but walking for few minutes to reach the Bhutanese border, the place was extremely clean, co-operative people and many things, that have remained only in dreams to be in a country, for which no words can describe how beautiful it was. Really, Bhutan is something that I wish every country to be like it.

    • @suhaslamkhade5265
      @suhaslamkhade5265 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      In India people are dead inside. We need to review our culture and remove colonial influence completely.

    • @jayanthisridharan4989
      @jayanthisridharan4989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@suhaslamkhade5265 this shud start with selfless love, commitment, and maybe we can employ the same model of Bhutan as in our country.

    • @ushaunninarayanan6519
      @ushaunninarayanan6519 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@suhaslamkhade5265 butan is an example to the world. Happiness is more important. There king is exactly between people.

    • @helios8626
      @helios8626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Applause to you, you idiotic daydreamer.

    • @blahdelablah
      @blahdelablah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@shrivatsa8307 You call yourself a Buddhist, but I couldn't imagine any Buddha calling for what you're proposing. What does the label 'Buddhist' mean to you?

  • @furlycee
    @furlycee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1616

    "Nobody heard us. Nobody cared." That hit me hard. The earth has been so preoccupied with profit and big results it has forgotten the most important things.

    • @GOTHICforLIFE1
      @GOTHICforLIFE1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Well.. That or the fact that while inspirational, the country is a minor aspect in the core issue of climate change. "We're climate neutral!" "Great, but that doesn't solve anything as this huge countries are the ones that actually needs to change"

    • @chandrakiran235
      @chandrakiran235 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true💔

    • @CentaurisNomadus
      @CentaurisNomadus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trillion humans settled on space colonies! Restored biological species! Yeah, that is maximally American- capitalist!

    • @roberthicks1612
      @roberthicks1612 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      People heard, and they realized it was a lie. That is why they do not care about your socialist agenda.

    • @gabrielp.179
      @gabrielp.179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@GOTHICforLIFE1 no, everyone has to change. It's like thinking ahhh well saving one life is not worth it. But it is. It always is. Saving one life is like saving the world, remember that. It'll keep you motivated

  • @omarpasha9855
    @omarpasha9855 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Wow! What a powerful presentation message! There should have been a 1 minute applause for this guy!

  • @stevenlebogangramontsho1972
    @stevenlebogangramontsho1972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    We have something in common a landlocked country Botswana with a Population of 2 million, and mostly covered by Kalahari Semi-Desert and having pristine Habitat not only in the desert area but also in the Magnificient Okavango Delta. You are an inspiration PM Tobgay , King and People of Bhutan, may good Lord continue to bless you. I am touched and humbled by your Talk which is special in that your love for your land and people is unwavering. Salute! Salute!

  • @YourHealthTV
    @YourHealthTV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1432

    Pray that Bhutan is not cursed with oil

  • @sonamdorji5478
    @sonamdorji5478 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3033

    Watched this video almost ten times
    I’m just proud to be a Bhutanese
    Long live my Kings
    Long live my country ❤️

    • @calencrawford2195
      @calencrawford2195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ten? You've a lot of time.

    • @eleoptera
      @eleoptera 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      :)

    • @roberttranceedm
      @roberttranceedm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@anandhua.b4589 He did not say anything like that. You simply didn't comprehend what he was talking about.

    • @ldbonq
      @ldbonq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@harshityadav0 Maybe there's a benefit from the Indo-Bhutan treaty?

    • @TehmasKhan
      @TehmasKhan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      sonam dorji
      Lots of Love from
      Pakistan 🇵🇰 💚 brother

  • @chandpasha8893
    @chandpasha8893 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Bhutan is a real climate leader.
    Love from India.. May you influence us by your wisdom!

  • @shriyas3815
    @shriyas3815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Hearing you talk like this felt like so good... Thank you to the kings of Bhutan, to the PM for making people dream this planet can be a better place. Thank you Ted for bringing him to the platform and spread words of wisdom... :)
    Love from India

  • @biswajitsarangi628
    @biswajitsarangi628 4 ปีที่แล้ว +648

    A most humble Speaker humiliating the world with some genuine appeals.

    • @iceylore7767
      @iceylore7767 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He's so humble he forgot to even mention he was the 2nd most powerful person in Bhutan for 5 years.

    • @wonderfullife737
      @wonderfullife737 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      so humble he forgot to mention the ethnic cleansing the bhutan king committed, and he was person who supported king in that ethnic cleansing

  • @district9545
    @district9545 4 ปีที่แล้ว +632

    My dad works in Bhutan
    I was able to visit this land. It's such a beautiful place. It's a place which still is a land. It's a land with stories and lots of different places. They are so kind and they care about there land so much. I am proud to have my dad working in this land.

    • @levinoshoujo1474
      @levinoshoujo1474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Means a lot sir tq

    • @danieb4273
      @danieb4273 ปีที่แล้ว

      I want to work w your dad.

    • @shawngibson7514
      @shawngibson7514 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why don't you all move there if it's so wonderful.

    • @danieb4273
      @danieb4273 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shawngibson7514 would love to.

    • @andreaskreitmeier345
      @andreaskreitmeier345 ปีที่แล้ว

      and WHO pays your dad??????

  • @kirstinevad347
    @kirstinevad347 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You have my admiration to You and your country Bhutan.
    Greetings from Denmark. 🌱💕

    • @zero-di5nv
      @zero-di5nv ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love from Bhutan 🇧🇹

  • @MrJewvicast
    @MrJewvicast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Knew of Bhutan but never knew anything about it. What a beautiful country with amazing values. If only the rest of the world followed their example.

    • @zero-di5nv
      @zero-di5nv ปีที่แล้ว

      love from Bhutan 🇧🇹

  • @sujitroy627
    @sujitroy627 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1141

    "Gross Domestic Happiness".
    Salute to the King for such an Idea.

    • @loselkuenzang
      @loselkuenzang 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Its Gross National Happiness. Thank you for the gesture.

    • @TommyJefferson1801
      @TommyJefferson1801 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They killed our Hindus you know that?

    • @hansvandenberg6464
      @hansvandenberg6464 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      in the meantime this country threw out all people who dont want to wear compulsary traditional clothes, bhutanese with nepali roots, christians, and thousands fled the country (of which many refugees now live in the netherlands, belgium, france, usa), also this country decided that only those who can pay a compulsary 200$ (!!!) a day (not included your own spending on food etc) are allowed to visit it, thus the spoiled and ritch. all others are not welcome, even though the same government complained that those spoiled tourists have no respect for nature, customs, local laws, religion and king....

  • @benvarner4011
    @benvarner4011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2261

    Finally, a country doing something about climate change instead of just whining about it.

    • @AAAAAA-qs1bv
      @AAAAAA-qs1bv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I'd say there are quite a few that try to do something about it, but it won't help if the bigger countries don't do anything

    • @lc1777
      @lc1777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Norway is doing the best good to climate

    • @joaquimbarbosa896
      @joaquimbarbosa896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@lc1777 Exporting gas and oil? Whats the difference betwen Norway burning fossil fuels or other countries being fossil fuels from Norway

    • @dabozzcrg
      @dabozzcrg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@joaquimbarbosa896 Yup, and they also do not produce the expensive cars they buy, like with many other things, so of course that doesn't show in their footprint either. It makes no sense to see small countries as a model for larger countries as one simply cannot compare "carbon emissions" or whatever like that.

    • @joaquimbarbosa896
      @joaquimbarbosa896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dabozzcrg So true dude
      One thing is like countries consume much more then they need or something (wich Also happens a lot in countries like Norway, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland etc)
      Other thing is when they need to produce enought for everyone else and then consume lots of energy (like China, Japan, US, Germany)
      For me the only countries that you can consider exemples are
      China and France

  • @swarnaranawake5439
    @swarnaranawake5439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If I'm born again, wish to be a Bhutanese . Love u ppl, ur culture n ur behavior

    • @Pejri
      @Pejri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's Bhutanese 🙏

    • @swarnaranawake5439
      @swarnaranawake5439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Pejri Thanks . Corrected

  • @sijoxavier89
    @sijoxavier89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I visited Bhutan 3 years before , what a beautiful country ,smiling people ❤

  • @MirorR3fl3ction
    @MirorR3fl3ction 3 ปีที่แล้ว +511

    This man probably single-handedly changed millions of peoples understanding of his country, such an incredible speaker with a positive and health passion for his nation

  • @akshataindore782
    @akshataindore782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +432

    "our animals are free to roam throughout our country". I like that statement. Well done !!

    • @meh.h
      @meh.h 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Look up Ethnic Cleansing in Bhutan

    • @jamaly77
      @jamaly77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@468erpeashooter9 You could need some of our Swiss education. And manners.

    • @GTSO0
      @GTSO0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Naresh Sharma cleansing people that tried to put us under India 🤷‍♂️

    • @TommyJefferson1801
      @TommyJefferson1801 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GTSO0 Bro it's khangrez govt

    • @justmiles8651
      @justmiles8651 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      But not theor own people that had different cultures and traditions. Such a bigoted and hypocritical country it is

  • @xxxcln
    @xxxcln ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It was 11 years ago since I heard about Bhutan. Until now, it's been my dream place to visit. I always feel kilig when I see its beauty 😍😍 manifesting soon to visit this beautiful kingdom

    • @QuoteEuphoria
      @QuoteEuphoria 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      you are well come

    • @murraywebb8070
      @murraywebb8070 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lets go. You fly, I’ll buy

  • @MK-ko9lz
    @MK-ko9lz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    He is incredible, one of the most inspiring & passionate person I have ever seen! Really appreaciate how Bhutan, their king(s) and people truly care about the Earth.
    How great would it be if many more countries and leaders follow suit by reducing emission and produce green sustainable energy.
    Instead of creating a mess and exploit the Earth for humans greed, Lets take care of our ONE AND ONLY EARTH, people! One step at a time!
    Here are some easy things we can do, Simply :
    *. Actively Reduce / avoid using plastics bags/one time used plastics (like plastic spoons, straws, cup, etc).
    *. Turn off the lights/tv/electronics when not in used.
    *. Do not burn trash/things because it create very harmful and dangerous gas for human & Earth.
    *. Be mindful when using water, don't waste water when washing your face/shower/etc, because many countries have no access to clean water because many water sources are already contaminated/polluted from irresponsible dumping from companies/factories/people.
    Lets be the change! Together we can create a positive impact for Mother Nature! 😇

    • @heinpereboom5521
      @heinpereboom5521 ปีที่แล้ว

      In a country that largely consists of forests and where hydroelectric power stations can easily be built and also has very few inhabitants, one can easily speak of CO2 neutral.
      This can hardly be achieved in any other country.
      Telling others that they should do the same as them is complete nonsense.
      Perhaps he should think about the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere, which has been 0.014% since the industrial revolution (272 years ago).
      Humanity is responsible for about 4% of this, so for 0.04 x 0.014 = 0.00056%, that is about 1/180,000th part of the CO2 in the atmosphere.
      If he thinks that's why glaciers are melting, he needs to prove it before pointing out others.
      The question is whether he has understood the calculation of the ICCP, or whether he simply accepts it, like almost everyone else.

    • @karchungdrukpa6244
      @karchungdrukpa6244 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@heinpereboom5521 you are the nonsense men in this world.

  • @Cemix10
    @Cemix10 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1906

    Bhutan shouldn't be the exception in the world, it needs to be the norm.

    • @philg6757
      @philg6757 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +B Sea Yeah I I used to live in England as well.

    • @nilsp9426
      @nilsp9426 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +KleptooN So who is gonna be King of the US? Or France? Or China?

    • @SALVADORANFIRE
      @SALVADORANFIRE 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Nils Petras You don't need a king. These countries already have their presidents.

    • @nilsp9426
      @nilsp9426 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mr. Riveira
      Sorry if you did not figure: my comment was sarcastic. I tried to show that not everything coming from a country with great strength in one area should be brought to other countries. In this example I do not think we should go back to monarchy, just because in Bhutan it seems to kinda work today (?). I have to admit i do not really know what is going on there politically.

    • @NoGufff
      @NoGufff 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Tyler Orr Try a per capita comparison. Who are the worst emitters and why?

  • @oskarkrogsgard3014
    @oskarkrogsgard3014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    "Some of us may dress differently, but we're in this together"

  • @psicologiajoseh
    @psicologiajoseh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is one of the most inspiring things I've seen in a while. So grateful for these people, their example will be crucial for the salvation of humanity.

    • @aashishgurung4610
      @aashishgurung4610 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tell the story of thousands of ETHNIC NEPALESE that u forced into exile.... Can u ever forgive yourself for the ethic cleansing of your own citizens i.e Ethic Nepalese?

    • @NascentCoomer
      @NascentCoomer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm Bhutanese and every step we take is careful, we love nature and will protect it

  • @justbu5195
    @justbu5195 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just visited Bhutan 🇧🇹5 days back and i was in awe of it's beauty, simplicity and the warmth of people❤... From ots green forest to pristine river flowing through the cities what a view and feel that was.. Wow..

    • @zero-di5nv
      @zero-di5nv ปีที่แล้ว

      Love from Bhutan 🇧🇹❤️

  • @Ram-rp5hg
    @Ram-rp5hg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +448

    Love and respect to Bhutan from India 💌🇮🇳

  • @sachishinde1
    @sachishinde1 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'm humbled. Thankyou Bhutan

  • @volcanoarrima
    @volcanoarrima 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wish we have a leader like him, who can present himself towards the world,

  • @matthewreese7710
    @matthewreese7710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +475

    Their king: “I love democracy”

    • @targaryenXoolf
      @targaryenXoolf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      he was probably bored with monarchy like Robert Baratheon.

    • @Mathias-kz5dr
      @Mathias-kz5dr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Half of the European democracies are monarchies. If you have a constitutional and not an absolute monarchy, they are not contradictory.

    • @Mathias-kz5dr
      @Mathias-kz5dr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Drukstylz In Spain, Franco gave his power to the king as his successor. The king then gave it to the people by establishing democracy...

    • @kotto2001
      @kotto2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      if the king said this, it sounds hypocritical. a monarch is born into the position, not voted to the position, so it is undemocratic

    • @rudyberkvens-be
      @rudyberkvens-be 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They seem to have a different definition of democracy. How democratic are the elections? It seems much more a monarchy to me with a powerful king.

  • @nafismubarrat523
    @nafismubarrat523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +929

    I had a chance to visit Bhutan back in January, 2019. What started off as a budget backpacking trip with friends ended up being a memorable life lesson that I will cherish forever. The simplicity, the tradition, and the people will make you fall in love with this magnificent place. Love how simple and hard working these people are, and how they're just not willing to give up at any cost. Really puts your thoughts into perspective, this trip was for me to find clouds on top of mountains but I ended up finding myself.

    • @yellowroadtheater-musicfor6626
      @yellowroadtheater-musicfor6626 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Damn, that last sentence is pretty poetic

    • @Sparrow1241
      @Sparrow1241 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Could you share how were you able to go backpacking? When my family and I looked about going there, we were surprised to see that they charge over USD 200 a day per person. Such a beautiful country, but seems unbelievable expensive to visit! I'd be very grateful if you could reply!

    • @nafismubarrat523
      @nafismubarrat523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Sparrow1241 Hi there,
      I am from Bangladesh and this particular law doesn't apply to Bangladesh and Indian nationals. However, that $200 includes state provided guides and transportation (afaik). Hope this answers your question!

    • @Sparrow1241
      @Sparrow1241 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nafismubarrat523 I see, thank you so much!!

    • @alicedowntherabbithole06
      @alicedowntherabbithole06 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      what do the visitors wear?

  • @M4Ahsan
    @M4Ahsan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    this has made me very interested in Bhutan. Loved the way Tshering Tobgay delivered his message.

  • @user-kruti0575
    @user-kruti0575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Every time hear about Bhutan and it's Greatness i get emotional don't know why ..feel so grateful that Bhutan exist ...nd want to look forward that how India nd other countries can take inspiration from Bhutan ...
    As a human I genuinely can say that
    I love Bhutan 💚

    • @heinpereboom5521
      @heinpereboom5521 ปีที่แล้ว

      In a country that largely consists of forests and where hydroelectric power stations can easily be built and also has very few inhabitants, one can easily speak of CO2 neutral.
      This can hardly be achieved in any other country.
      Telling others that they should do the same as them is complete nonsense.
      Perhaps he should think about the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere, which has been 0.014% since the industrial revolution (272 years ago).
      Humanity is responsible for about 4% of this, so for 0.04 x 0.014 = 0.00056%, that is about 1/180,000th part of the CO2 in the atmosphere.
      If he thinks that's why glaciers are melting, he needs to prove it before pointing out others.
      The question is whether he has understood the calculation of the ICCP, or whether he simply accepts it, like almost everyone else.

  • @harshitsharawat5863
    @harshitsharawat5863 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    When he said, My country and my people have done nothing to contribute to global warming and we're facing disasters!
    I just lost it...😢😢

    • @alexcarmer2333
      @alexcarmer2333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      hey did you know that there are open donations for ecological interests that can serve to ease bhutan's woes? If you can afford to, I really highly suggest you look into local charities you can donate a 20 to, or volunteer your time at. Anything and everything helps. If there's nothing near you that gets you interested, try looking at how to donate to reforestation and carbon sink efforts to really undo the effects of carbon emissions. I don't know if these are available but I'm sure we can find it together if it's out there. I had a hard time finding local efforts until I asked all my friends who were outdoors-y and hike-y and they knew all the details of local orgs. We can fix this through our effort! be outraged, and be optimistic

  • @HeshmaEranga-mv6nn
    @HeshmaEranga-mv6nn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1633

    I wonder why queen of England is famous and nobody knows about Bhutan king who have best thoughts and vision for carbon dioxide free country.. thinking of future of nation ..if someone offers to meet the most famous royals in the world and king of Bhutan.. for sure I will pick the Bhutan royals..

    • @Cantsayanymore
      @Cantsayanymore 5 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Cause she invaded and caused death of millions. Villains are famous

    • @WarriorDeb
      @WarriorDeb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Queen of England is an old hag who was behind massacre of the millions.

    • @rotties-rules
      @rotties-rules 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@WarriorDeb What are you talking about, the English monarchy has no power they are figure heads, the power lies with their government not the queen.

    • @WarriorDeb
      @WarriorDeb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@rotties-rules You're from Britain right. You're reading the wrong history. Search about the colonial past of Britain in India and rest of the world in either Wikipedia or in any open forum. Brits massacred millions of people around the whole world and looted thousands of tons of gold and diamond from it's colonies in India and rest of the world.

    • @rotties-rules
      @rotties-rules 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@WarriorDeb no I'm not British but I do know the monarchy lost their power before queen Elizabeth's time however that is not to say the British empire didn't slaughter millions I know they did but not this monarch her ancestors yes, but place the blame where it belongs with the British empire but not an individual who has no power or say in anything political including who to invade or conquer.

  • @manturoy6916
    @manturoy6916 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Wow! the experience of hearing him is absolutely mind blowing. The ideas he shared are indeed thought provoking and its high time with ongoing COP26 that we and every nation firmly agree to the idea of saving our mother EARTH from the man-made catastrophe.

  • @iamalphaomega
    @iamalphaomega ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Wow, wat an incredibly inspiring talk. Well done amazing Bhutan for setting an inspiring standard for the rest to follow 👍👍🙏🙏

  • @spiritualnoob8237
    @spiritualnoob8237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1068

    "The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, he said:
    “Man.
    Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.
    Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
    And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present;
    the result being that he does not live in the present or the future;
    he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.” "
    That goes for the bigger picture of humanity and Earth as well...

    • @stralplane
      @stralplane 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Are you delusional ? Staying carbon neutral is not accomplishing anything on global scale from your point of view ? What have you done for the world im very interested to hear ? Btw even if you have resources for 20 lifetimes you only have one life so its interesting to see how are you going to utilize all those resources in one lifetime. Also people who are happy and contempt do not come to the internet to brag about it.

    • @bb231
      @bb231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@stralplane well said

    • @sanjaybatra3395
      @sanjaybatra3395 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well said .

    • @anshii2012
      @anshii2012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@stralplane By staying Carbon neutral I feel his country is doing the balance for all destruction which are done and still going on by your country ,my country and many other countries. You have A single life and definetely you should make it interesting so yeah do more research on carbon footprint and other stuff..I hope you will feel intrigued .

    • @stralplane
      @stralplane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@anshii2012 i think you quoted the wrong person here. anyhow i agree with your point 👍

  • @JulesThePsion
    @JulesThePsion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2360

    Bhutan: The one well behaved kid in a class full of brats who STILL has to stay after school in detention.

    • @neru4042
      @neru4042 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      The Truth look different.
      U.S. - AA+
      Germany - AAA
      China - A+
      Israel - AA-
      Japan - A+
      Arabia - AA
      Bhutan - no rating ...
      Bhutan is the Kid under the Bridge.

    • @PoeticSonic
      @PoeticSonic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      More like the the well behaved kid toy turned out to be a psychopath killer...

    • @yeetus8870
      @yeetus8870 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      what about Canada

    • @JulesThePsion
      @JulesThePsion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@yeetus8870 Nah. I live there, and we still ain't doing as good as we like to pretend we are.

    • @yeetus8870
      @yeetus8870 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JulesThePsion I live in Canada too but hey, at least we're doing better than most countries

  • @twistedcoffee1187
    @twistedcoffee1187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I admire him as a presenter. His choice of words is fantastic, his accent is wonderful, his humour makes me giggle everytime.

  • @vinodd7259
    @vinodd7259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    More relevant than ever!! Love Bhutan for their contribution 🙏 They should be made the leaders of the World for reversing climate change.👍😊

  • @Blaineworld
    @Blaineworld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1611

    I think I found the best country at 1 AM.
    Edit: and the coolest person

    • @cloroxbleach14
      @cloroxbleach14 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Blaineworld no the best country is in a place called minecraft

    • @UKtoUSABrit
      @UKtoUSABrit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When are you moving there?

    • @karmatashi9903
      @karmatashi9903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's the Prime Minister, well now the former.

    • @localtwelve1138
      @localtwelve1138 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree with blaineworld. 💕

    • @yuvrajaryan24
      @yuvrajaryan24 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did know about Robert Downey Jr.

  • @tousifj90
    @tousifj90 8 ปีที่แล้ว +576

    I'm a Indian and I grew up in Bhutan. I feel it's heaven on earth.

    • @kraker9736
      @kraker9736 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lier

    • @grizzly8179h
      @grizzly8179h 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Trust me Your heaven is somewhere else..not here on earth..

    • @satyanarayan9324
      @satyanarayan9324 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Plz don't make this your kind of heaven.

    • @dipalidas3894
      @dipalidas3894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tousif Jaman Muslims every where

    • @DeepakPatel-uc4lt
      @DeepakPatel-uc4lt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chiguan Padros what a comment man,😄😄😄😄😄😄

  • @damodarshetty6164
    @damodarshetty6164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    No matter how many times I watch I get goosebumps

  • @ashokasuriyabandara381
    @ashokasuriyabandara381 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I worked in bhutan for one year awesome people and beautiful country. Love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

  • @ChateauWabiSabi
    @ChateauWabiSabi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    This is the real FIRST WORLD and FIRST WORLD THINKING. Money is NOT the driving force. LOVE and COMPASSION for humanity and the earth is what matters most. Bhutan understands it, Bhutan gets it and Bhutan will lead us. Brilliant presentation and powerful message to the world!

    • @johnpaddy8195
      @johnpaddy8195 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Janine Aqui Do not forget China and India. 😊 there is a huge part of India and China carrying the same lifestyles and Goals in their hearts, just as the nature is destroying Bhutan.. The vast majority of people are Simply Brainwashed, alot of people arent ready for life in the mountains, no TV, No 15Hours on a Pc/Smart Device.. Some are simply set in their ways.. This will be the struggle/challenge... The people already conformed and unable to shake habbit.

    • @dontsubscribetome3262
      @dontsubscribetome3262 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      John Paddy india and china are the worst examples possible, do you happen to come from there cuz india and china are the most polluted and incompassionate countries on earth thier are WAAAY better examples than those two. Just because a country isnt western dosent make them good

  • @GusWMusic
    @GusWMusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    Bhutan has just become my favorite country on earth.

    • @tomfisher9089
      @tomfisher9089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Good. Just try and move there. Lets us know when you are welcomed into utopia.

    • @sassyvibes
      @sassyvibes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mine too. A country I'd love to vist

    • @haverjamarosi680
      @haverjamarosi680 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sassyvibes w
      visit?
      Maybe (the nature is beutyfull there)
      Live?
      HELLNO! ... i chalenge you to go to google mapps, pick a random populated aria, and press street wiew!

    • @ngmo4855
      @ngmo4855 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't know if this message can be reached to you or not but u r most welcome to bhutan ♡ greeting frm bhutan

  • @alablakelock78
    @alablakelock78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Always proud of Bhutan - genuine political will & commitment to address climate change.

  • @kimbow555
    @kimbow555 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Fantastic speech! Very cool. Other countries should learn from Bhutan's example.

  • @AlexDhyan
    @AlexDhyan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +594

    This guy is shining with happiness :D

    • @ricosadao828
      @ricosadao828 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Aleksey Konovalik
      Yeah..probably he has a few million in the bank plus he belongs to Bhutan's tiny elite.
      I see no reason for him to be unhappy.

    • @alexanderb.7899
      @alexanderb.7899 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Rico Sadao
      well, at least he can tell some beatifull stories. +1 to him against Kim Chen Un, or mr. Putin.

    • @CoronaVirus-fu3zl
      @CoronaVirus-fu3zl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      most western people do not know that bhutan is an autocratic nation ruled by 15-20 families and one of the few totalitarian nations in the world.
      ever hear about a nation which ethnically cleansed one third of its population from its land for looking different ans speaking a different language? thats bhutan for you.bhutan was the biggest per capita refugee producer of the world in human history.

    • @sandeephalder2562
      @sandeephalder2562 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      morons like u do exist... wake up socialism is dead and the world is happy about it

    • @sandeephalder2562
      @sandeephalder2562 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      if you r refering to nepalese. they dont belong to bhutan

  • @meenu...1509
    @meenu...1509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +511

    I'm Bhutanese n I m blessed to b Bhutanese..... with God like leaders who protect us healing every individual.if U ever visit Bhutan U will feel the touch of real humanity' n see how real human should b..🇧🇹❤️🙏

    • @tapeshkushmi
      @tapeshkushmi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Try to search about bhutnees refugee and talk about huminaty, shameless people.

    • @sahilbaht1381
      @sahilbaht1381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I can say only this thing to you and your beautiful Bhutan! Though Bhutan small country but it's doing big thing for world. Love you.
      ( thq u tube for suggesting me the vedio)

    • @sukizuki9497
      @sukizuki9497 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@tapeshkushmi Not "refugee" rather lllegal immigrants and anti-nationals.

    • @krishnaadhikari7145
      @krishnaadhikari7145 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Where’s your humanity when thousands and thousands of Bhutanese citizens suffered when your government kick them out back in 1990

    • @sukizuki9497
      @sukizuki9497 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@krishnaadhikari7145 Yes, government kicked out lllegal immigrants and anti-nationals.

  • @WynnofThule
    @WynnofThule ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This dude takes "respect the drip" to a whole nother level

  • @kksule7356
    @kksule7356 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Humility! What a virtue!! A RajRishi King.A learned PM what a great combination People of Bhutan are really lucky Happiness is knocking at their doors

  • @kanhaiyaupreti6702
    @kanhaiyaupreti6702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I live 23 Km from Bhutan.
    It's true ,I can sacrifice Money for Nature and peace.
    Love from Uttarakhand ,India

  • @priya1992
    @priya1992 4 ปีที่แล้ว +273

    He's such a good speaker and funny, too! I feel like the audience did not appreciate his humour.
    Also, very important message. I wish his dream of Earth For Life would become a reality.

    • @MARIALUIZA-vu3no
      @MARIALUIZA-vu3no 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      it certainly will! even it could take one thousand of years from now... ;)

  • @VashuRPG
    @VashuRPG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the best speech i ever seen!! Love from india❤️🙏

  • @joti8262
    @joti8262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the most humble , polite and dedicated personalities god bless him and his dreams. love from india

  • @valeriadelrio-rodriguez4953
    @valeriadelrio-rodriguez4953 5 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    Wow, this country should be the role model of the world. A government who pushed for democracy without the people even fighting for it. Universal healthcare and education. And the most environmentally friendly country. Their gov. should be the world role model.

    • @Techies06
      @Techies06 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A democracy is where 49% of people have to live the way 51% dictate. Majority rule, every member is a slave to that system, no one is sovereign.

    • @Techies06
      @Techies06 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bats9218 with such a system it is easy to say most people want this. If a single man isn't free no one is.

    • @Techies06
      @Techies06 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bats9218 with a democracy it is easy to take away rights or to grant them under the guise of majority rule. It is a flawed system, it is only as benevolent as the leadership. Your life hangs in the balance of their whims.
      In the U.S. citizens are literal collateral for every deal our government makes. We have a social security ID which is just a corporate entity created for us. That corporate entity is a collateral of work force and it has a real dollar value. If we try to become sovereign we are thrown in jail. If we try to live on our public lands we are thrown in jail. If we try to fish without paying for a license we are fined and if we cant afford to pay the fine we are thrown in jail which is paid for by other people who are working. Our property and all possessions have "state" titles granting us permission to use what we have but never to own.
      American citizens live with the illusion of freedom, we are a democracy of slaves.

    • @tomfisher9089
      @tomfisher9089 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow. Yet another socialist paradise. Perhaps all the other socialist politicians who have killed hundreds of thousands and ruined their own countries would be invited to this socialist utopia to retire?

    • @tomfisher9089
      @tomfisher9089 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Chaos Burrito Yeah it's lovely all right. We only want 90% of your salary to fund "free" healthcare and college. Are you up for that?

  • @naveensharma4474
    @naveensharma4474 5 ปีที่แล้ว +445

    Butan is really Richest country of the world. Lots of love from india.
    India is always with Butan.

    • @1986nitya
      @1986nitya 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      true

    • @bouncy8025
      @bouncy8025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      also the only country that got away with ethnic cleansing

    • @theanchella2006
      @theanchella2006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@bouncy8025 But other codntries did get away with it too.

    • @bouncy8025
      @bouncy8025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@theanchella2006 who? i gues you could say turkey, but not really

    • @schierlingsbecher7778
      @schierlingsbecher7778 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@theanchella2006 and? does it make it less bad? stupid comment

  • @puritydaughterofzion9187
    @puritydaughterofzion9187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is just so beautiful. God bless Bhutan and their leaders

    • @zero-di5nv
      @zero-di5nv ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ❤ from Bhutan 🇧🇹

  • @WestBoy.1712
    @WestBoy.1712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The place you can call a home without any hesitation. Your very adorable and dedicated person/leader and no one can be as you, what a humble person without level 💓💓💓💓💓🇵🇭

  • @mohlomphehi
    @mohlomphehi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +925

    I pray that no one discovers huge pockets of oil in this lovely country...

    • @ranadip111286
      @ranadip111286 6 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      Bhutan has no christians or Muslims... They are not fucked yet

    • @CoronaVirus-fu3zl
      @CoronaVirus-fu3zl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      most western people do not know that bhutan is an autocratic nation ruled by 15-20 families and one of the few totalitarian nations in the world.
      ever hear about a nation which ethnically cleansed one third of its population from its land for looking different ans speaking a different language? thats bhutan for you.

    • @multifandom-er1785
      @multifandom-er1785 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Hanu- man why tf you lying? Bhutan still has a lot of Nepalese, the good ones. They wanted to rule bhutan so the government kicked out the bad ones.

    • @atlas42185
      @atlas42185 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Multi Fandom-er forced deportation of minorities is an act of ethnic cleansing. Funny how you call him a liar then acknowledge that his statement was factually correct.
      And how do you know they were the "bad ones?" Did a third of the Bhutanese population get fair trials before they were made stateless or are you taking that one on faith?

    • @atlas42185
      @atlas42185 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      ranadip mallick oh wow aren't you edgy. If you think only Christians and Muslims are guilty of sectarianism you are mistaken. Buddhists do it too but in the west everyone looks at them thru rose lenses.
      In fact Bhutan has Christians and they are a persecuted minority. The only reason Bhutan can even claim this worthless title of "carbon negative" is that they are underdeveloped and have access to cheap hydroelectric power.

  • @downtourth
    @downtourth 8 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    *_"Gross National Happiness is more important than gross national product." ~ His Majesty The Fourth King of Bhutan. Peace (Y)_*

    • @yeshichoki5576
      @yeshichoki5576 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dx Fire it’s not bullshit. It’s how Bhutan is my dear friend

    • @tandindumbo5231
      @tandindumbo5231 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Dx Fire you are totally wrong....seeing is believing, so do visit Bhutan to clear your doubts..Peace

    • @samtendorji731
      @samtendorji731 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Dx Fire which country are you talking about? 😂 What do you know about Bhutan?

  • @ursecretgaybf9307
    @ursecretgaybf9307 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The way he delivered the speech is better than I expected tbh

  • @heyy9527
    @heyy9527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't believe He is a prime minister like dude he is so good
    Love you Bhutan 🇧🇹 love from India 🇮🇳

  • @shauryashukla309
    @shauryashukla309 5 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    What a charismatic personality he is
    Really Impressed
    love Bhutan From India

    • @tomfisher9089
      @tomfisher9089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Many charismatic teachers have led millions to their doom. Wake up

  • @tyler8447
    @tyler8447 8 ปีที่แล้ว +824

    Wow. This might be most powerful Ted Talk that I have ever seen.

  • @mithunchamikara7469
    @mithunchamikara7469 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Such a Nobel man ❤️❤️❤️

  • @nana_ginny
    @nana_ginny ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Sir & all the peoples of Bhutan. Thank you for all you are accomplishing & achieving. Thank you for sharing with the world your achievements & trying to lead us all to a better earth.

  • @abhishekrai4325
    @abhishekrai4325 5 ปีที่แล้ว +822

    He's such an amazing speaker. I wish to contribute to the Earth for Life. ❤️

    • @H1TMANactual
      @H1TMANactual 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Go plant trees then

    • @neerajnarwal9558
      @neerajnarwal9558 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Che Guevara what??

    • @HD-pe8lv
      @HD-pe8lv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You know he was the prime minister of Bhutan

    • @dustineagan3881
      @dustineagan3881 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HD-pe8lv wow really

  • @winnipegnick
    @winnipegnick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    Why does this video only have 2 million views? Let's make it viral.. Spread the word...

    • @silentnomad84
      @silentnomad84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Coz most of us don't care sadly :(

    • @porteal8986
      @porteal8986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      the ideas are too disruptive to be officially endorsed, the idea that any economy can be successful without constant growth is pretty unorthodox and would rob alot of key people of their power. Of course those people will love to visit this country and admire it, but to take it's success seriously as a model for the western world is unthinkable(if you have any taste for power at all)

  • @javedsher1509
    @javedsher1509 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very Inspirational makes me want to visit Bhutan

  • @NeetchianQueen
    @NeetchianQueen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I so love their committments and their success.

  • @fitrisyfiqca173
    @fitrisyfiqca173 5 ปีที่แล้ว +731

    So sadly when he said, we never contribute to global warming but still we were the one who got affected by the climate change effect. Hmm.. every body, should listen to them Bhutan in order to promote sustainable future. Not critisizing and belittle them.

    • @1986nitya
      @1986nitya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I know. It is sad that the poor country does nothing bad and yet ays the price for the misdoings of its power-hungry neighboring nations

    • @noobadinsaan369
      @noobadinsaan369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@1986nitya well we're trying out best to reduce carbon emissions at least India is!!

    • @1986nitya
      @1986nitya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@noobadinsaan369 Not at all. The effort needs to be collective, which it clearly isn't. One Narendra Modi cannot change the face of the nation in a span of 5 years. Majority of Indians have no respect for the environment. Vehicular pollution is still at an all time high. So many of them are still not even doing the basics right like carrying their own bag to the grocery store. Single-use plastic is still rampant. It is just a handful of environmentally conscious people who are doing what they can. The rest- well, all they do is just vote and then relax, expecting the government to take over.

    • @cjholt633
      @cjholt633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      LMAO If their community was or is 100 PERCENT carbon FREE THEY WOULD ALL BE DEAD.
      LET ME ASK YOU WHAT DO PLANTS PRODUCE- YOU GOT IT OXYGEN OK
      NOW WHAT DO HUMANS NEED TO LIVE, THE ONE THING YOU CAN ONLY GO WITHOUT OF FOR NO MORE THAN SIX MINUTES- OXYGEN
      NOW WHAT DO HUMANS PRODUCE THAT PLANTS MUST HAVE TO LIVE - YOU GOT IT CARBON DIOXIDE
      lol More carbon means bigger more abundant plants and bigger and more abundant plants do what TAKE IN MORE CARBON AND RELEASE MORE OXYGEN.

    • @williamhansen9456
      @williamhansen9456 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Doesn't seem like there's a lot to critisize...

  • @ericmongrain6178
    @ericmongrain6178 5 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    OH MY GOD !
    Never ever been so choked up listening at
    the reality of our planet being spoken to me
    like this , This guy is the best spokesmen i ever heard .

    • @tomfisher9089
      @tomfisher9089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ever hear of The Buddha?

    • @WalterWhite-hv7mk
      @WalterWhite-hv7mk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Yeshua is Lord. u should look up the global climate change report for 2018, its US government funded and shows whats currently happening, basically in the next 25 years if you live down south around florida it'll be too dangerous to be outside bc of how hot it is
      there a million issues we could fix honestly, however if we wait to fix this one the damage done after 25 years will b irreversible :(

    • @sumitgpatil
      @sumitgpatil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here....he got my heart...❤️

    • @choktorchoden4215
      @choktorchoden4215 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eric Mongrain he was ex prime minister of Bhutan

    • @NoraDawn
      @NoraDawn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WalterWhite-hv7mk oh geeze... use some critical thinking. In the America's- lets take California, close to where I live, Highway one is STILL there after 50 years it hasn't moved one little bit. The coast has NOT changed. what???? are you saying that global warming has NOT melted the ice to raise the ocean like the climate change alarmists say? NOPE not at all. Oh lets see... Florida, Yup the coast is still the same today as it was many years ago. AND if you look it up the glaciers in Greenland are LARGER at the center than they were - The Polar Bears are doing JUST FINE, in fact they are doing great. See if you look into history - THE CLIMATE CHANGES..... DUH. Glaciers Melt, Glaciers Freeze. IT happens.
      When I was a little girl, the great scare was that we were all going to freeze- oh yes, it was even reported in Time Magazine that we were going into an Ice age.
      So yes, be good to the environment, but do not be fooled. Do NOT fall prey to a political agenda that ONLY wants to control you. Open your eyes, and Think, Climate change is pushed by big government, and they are selling something to you. And what they are selling is NOT what you think.

  • @namakdarmodi9310
    @namakdarmodi9310 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am blessed to call him, Enlighted. 🇧🇹❤ 🇮🇳

  • @hagduinithronel5160
    @hagduinithronel5160 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you for this amazing video. Hope we all learn from Bhutan and Bhutan people.

  • @MochitoMaker
    @MochitoMaker 8 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    A very clever presentation. He starts with statement, that Bhutan is nature-friendly (even better), then he points out how such country becomes a victim of global development.
    Plus, he made the temperature in hall two degrees warmer, so that you not not just SEE facts, but FEEL them. That's what someone like Steve Jobs would do.

    • @firstname405
      @firstname405 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      +One-Two It truly was clever. Even the removing of the robe to reveal a western-style business shirt. I took this as a symbol of Bhutan accepting the West; they can be comfortable to accept Bhutan.

    • @thickymcghee7681
      @thickymcghee7681 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @5:16 you can see Steve Job's book on the shelf while he is reading with an infant boy.

    • @ritaranee4787
      @ritaranee4787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow Mr Modi should pay attention to this! He is doing the opposite of this

  • @harkarajbhutani8439
    @harkarajbhutani8439 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    I’m a Genuine Bhutanese since my Birth but I was evicted when I was one or two years. Had to leave a life of a refugee in eastern part of Nepal for more than two decades. I’m very fortunate of being Bhutanese refugee because where in the world many people even don’t know about it. I had hard time to survive as refugee but in next I had free school in English medium. At present I’m living in USA and Bhutan’s prime minister Tshering Tobgay came to my yard and sending messages to the world where I’m from.
    Time flies and memories becomes stories.

    • @manaslutrek1704
      @manaslutrek1704 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And you still proud for that shame on you..

    • @chrissyhardman8098
      @chrissyhardman8098 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why were you evicted and, at such a young age. Where were your parents?

    • @karmatashi9903
      @karmatashi9903 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@chrissyhardman8098 they were the so called "genuine" citizens, but they actually were illegal immigrants.

    • @kuengadendupwangmo9151
      @kuengadendupwangmo9151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Finally a positive comment from a Bhutanese refugee, others just want to defame Bhutan. Thank you for having such a positive outlook

    • @ozelolaf4562
      @ozelolaf4562 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      There were cases during the 1980s where genuine Bhutanese were evicted from their homes( I won’t deny it ) by the local authorities of those places because of the false propaganda spread by those dissidents and their leaders and promising the protestors they would be given high political positions after all the facade. Some were even forced to take part in the protests even though they were reluctant otherwise they would’ve been killed which would explain the most for those in the camps saying they are genuine Bhutanese. Anyways though I do not know what it is like to live the life of refugees I do empathize and share my condolences to you.

  • @jasonhenning9748
    @jasonhenning9748 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Simply put one of the most inspiring things I’ve seen in a long time. We need much more of this and much less of just about everything else. Wow

  • @fenwicks.3584
    @fenwicks.3584 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like how he gestured with his left hand, as he listed economic development, and with his right hand regarding, social, environmental, and cultural aspects of governance.
    The left hand is used to wipe the rear, the right hand is for eating, never exchanging the two.

  • @Sy7her
    @Sy7her 4 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    I'm not crying at the office, you're crying. This hit hard, really amazing talk.

    • @jozsefkacsa
      @jozsefkacsa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah it's just bullshit! All Bhutan has is Tourism and it's Kingdom! Try to do the same in China with 1.6 Billion ppl , India with 1 billion ppl or in the US with 400 million ppl!!! Just tell me one thing! If you were diagnosed with Cancer tomorrow, where would you like to be a Patient in a Bhutan Hospital or in the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota? Answer Honestly Please!

    • @diturner7247
      @diturner7247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jozsefkacsa I would go home and Google organic solutions.

    • @chukin029
      @chukin029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jozsefkacsa The first covid19 positive patient was an old American tourist in his 70s. Alot of articles on this have been written by international news outlets then, kindly read up on that online. We aren't medically advanced like other smaller nations but we don't have any community transmission cases reported so far. We also have the highest testing rates of covid19 among South Asian Nations. Not to mention that all covid19 patients are treated freely. Covid19 cases are imported and detected while in quarantine centers. QC are provided by the government in high end resorts for free of cost. Yes, you heard it right!

    • @chukin029
      @chukin029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      th-cam.com/video/kXYg9txHSuo/w-d-xo.html

    • @shivasinghbishnoi7640
      @shivasinghbishnoi7640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jozsefkacsa Your answer doesn't make any sense... People may survive from cancer ...but they can't from those toxic pollutants ...as rapidly environment being damaging cancer may be very pity disease.