👁Enough red tape — we need to say yes to clean energy
🧠Rich Powell
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Climate innovation leader Rich Powell dives into the bureaucracy, bottlenecks and not-in-my-backyard attitude preventing the US from achieving its green energy goals, warning that we need about 10,000 new clean energy projects to be built in the US this decade if we're to reach net zero by 2050. Learn more about what's needed to fight NIMBYism, get serious about the energy transition — and get out of our own way.
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#climate_change #Countdown #sustainability #renewable_energy #energy #electricity #environment #policy #business

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👁Is alternative meat the recipe for a healthier planet?
🧠Tao Zhang
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣A Chinese saying goes, "There's no pleasure in eating without meat." And the data backs that up: every year, China consumes 26 percent of the world's meat and 45 percent of its seafood — numbers that could grow alongside rising incomes. Impact investor Tao Zhang shows why getting Chinese consumers to switch to plant-based alternatives is vital to tackling climate change and explores how it's also a massive business opportunity to bring tasty, affordable new proteins to market.
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#food #climate_change #sustainability #china #environment #business #entrepreneur

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👁Why does this flower smell like a dead body?
🧠Daniel Nickrent
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Deep inside the Sumatran rainforest, a carrion fly descends, guided by the scent of its favorite place to lay eggs: rotting animal carcasses. But when it lands, it isn’t on liquifying flesh, but instead on the world’s biggest, and perhaps strangest, flower— Rafflesia arnoldii. So, how does this giant flower grow? Daniel Nickrent explores the parasitic tendencies of the foul-smelling plant. [Directed by Igor Ćorić, Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Cem Misirlioglu].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #plants #science #ecology #environment

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👁The Herds, a vast act of theater to spark climate action
🧠Amir Nizar Zuabi
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Theater has the power to transform the most pressing issues of our time from news stories into human stories, says director and playwright Amir Nizar Zuabi. Recounting his work on the journey of Little Amal — a 13-foot puppet symbolizing the refugee experience — Zuabi unveils his newest project: "The Herds," a vast theatrical production of animal puppets that will "migrate" from West Africa to Norway in 2025, aimed at sparking climate change awareness.
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#art #environment #theater #climate_change #activism

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👁Why ocean currents are slowing — and what it means for you
🧠Susan Lozier
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Ocean waters are constantly on the move, traveling far distances in complex currents that regulate Earth's climate and weather patterns. How might climate change impact this critical system? Oceanographer Susan Lozier dives into the data, which suggests that ocean overturning is slowing down as waters gradually warm — and takes us on board the international effort to track these changes and set us on the right course while we still have time.
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#ocean #nature #climate_change #environment #science #technology #fish #marine_biology #maps

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👁Can nanoparticles help fight hunger?
🧠Christy L. Haynes
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣A game-changing solution to the global food crisis could come from something so tiny you can't see it with the naked eye. Nanomaterials chemist Christy Haynes describes her team's work designing nanoparticles that could protect plants from disease and crop loss, helping farmers reap abundant harvests and grow food that will make its way to markets and dinner tables.
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#science #chemistry #food #nature #biology #plants #environment #farming #agriculture

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👁How poop turns into forests
🧠Ludmila Rattis
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Did you know the world's largest tropical forest is partly formed by seeds emerging from poop? Ecologist Ludmila Rattis reveals the surprisingly fruitful benefits of letting nature take care of its own business, sharing how the digestive habits of tapirs — pig-like creatures that roam Amazonia — spread seeds that help regenerate the forest and promote climate resilience worldwide. (Even nature's waste is put to good use!)
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#animals #trees #climate_change #ecology #environment #biology #science #biodiversity #Countdown

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👁What's the point of digital fashion?
🧠Karinna Grant
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣What if you could own more clothes without crowding your closet or growing your carbon footprint? Introducing the dematerialized future of your wardrobe, digital fashion entrepreneur Karinna Grant talks about the brands selling pixelated clothes via NFTs and augmented reality — and explores the creative and sustainable potential of fashion that transcends physical constraints.
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#shopping #fashion #metaverse #NFTs #technology #environment #climate_change #sustainability

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👁The unsung heroes fighting malnutrition
🧠Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣The pastoralists in Africa sustainably produce meat and milk to help feed the continent. But their way of life — and work — is under threat. Food systems advocate Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju explains how best to preserve these vital communities and why they're key to solving the nutritional challenges of Africa's children.
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#food #sustainability #business #climate_change #Africa #kids #finance #environment

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👁Meet mini-grids — the clean energy solution bringing power to millions
🧠Tombo Banda
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Hundreds of millions of people lack access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa, relying on highly polluting diesel and firewood for power and light. Working to brighten the future in her home country of Malawi and beyond, energy access innovator Tombo Banda makes the case for mini-grids — localized energy systems powered by solar energy that are quick and cheap to deploy — and shares ideas for making them more profitable and scalable.
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#Countdown #electricity #climate_change #Africa #environment

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👁How to choose clothes for longevity, not the landfill
🧠Diarra Bousso
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Buying cheap clothing online can be satisfying, but it comes with not-so-hidden environmental costs. When designer Diarra Bousso was growing up in Senegal, her family bought and created new outfits for longevity rather than on impulse — an intention she carries forth in her fashion tech brand. Outlining three sustainable principles, including crowdsourcing designs and limiting excess inventory, Bousso shows it's possible to decrease waste while increasing profit — and shares how to apply this wisdom across the fashion industry.
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#climate_change #fashion #environment #innovation #sustainability

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👁Let your garden grow wild
🧠Rebecca McMackin
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Many gardeners work hard to maintain clean, tidy environments ... which is the exact opposite of what wildlife wants, says ecological horticulturist Rebecca McMackin. She shows the beauty of letting your garden run wild, surveying the success she's had increasing biodiversity even in the middle of New York City — and offers tips for cultivating a garden that can be home to birds, bees, butterflies and more.
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#nature #wildlife #environment #animals #gardening #climate_change #plants #ecology #biodiversity

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👁How aerosols brighten clouds — and cool the planet
🧠Sarah J. Doherty
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Here's a conundrum: the same aerosol pollutants that harm human health also help cool the climate, says atmospheric scientist Sarah J. Doherty. Is there a way to clean up the air without warming the planet? Exploring the unintended consequences of reducing air pollution, she makes the case for a better understanding of marine cloud brightening — or intentionally adding sea salt aerosols to clouds over the ocean, which could reflect sunlight back into space and potentially reduce global warming.
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#science #tech #technology #pollution #health #environment #climate_change

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👁The luminous mystery of fireflies
🧠Wan Faridah Akmal Jusoh
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣There are more than 2,000 firefly species, found on every continent except for Antarctica — an astonishing diversity of movement and light. Firefly scientist Wan Faridah Akmal Jusoh explores the mysteries of these little beetles that light up the night and details her quest to discover and protect new species as their habitats are at risk of disappearing.
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#animals #nature #biodiversity #environment #sustainability #science #insects #ecology #wildlife

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👁Is cultivated meat the future of food?
🧠Uma Valeti
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣The way we raise animals is destructive to humans, animals and the environment, says cardiologist and entrepreneur Uma Valeti. He presents a solution that doesn't require you to give up your favorite protein-packed meals: cultivated meat, grown directly from animal cells. Reportedly some of the "most chicken-y chicken" you'll taste, Valeti envisions how such cultivated meat could save billions of animal lives, improve human health and help protect our planet.
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#climate_change #food #health #environment #science #sustainability #animals #agriculture #farming

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👁The fight over minerals for green energy — and a better way forward
🧠Saleem Ali
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣To transition to clean energy and green technology like electric cars, the world needs massive amounts of essential minerals. Environmental peacemaker Saleem Ali explains the conflicts already arising between countries rushing to mine and extract these precious minerals — and shows how the world can find a way to cooperate rather than fight resource wars.
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#climate_change #natural_resources #sustainability #war #global_issues #community #environment

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👁The satellite helping slow climate change — right now
🧠Millie Chu Baird
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Meet MethaneSAT: the satellite circling Earth right now to track global emissions from methane: a highly potent, short-term greenhouse gas. Environmental advocate Millie Chu Baird details the heat-trapping side effects of a planet full of methane — and explains why understanding where it comes from and taking steps to reduce it is the single most important thing we can do to affect climate change in our lifetimes. (MethaneSAT is part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)
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#technology #space #climate_change #environment #science

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👁The problem with food and climate — and how to fix it
🧠Jonathan Foley
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Global food production — from meat to grains — accounts for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions, says sustainability scientist Jonathan Foley. He presents a portfolio of data-backed solutions to build a better food system world-wide, starting with four key steps to cut emissions.
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#climate_change #food #agriculture #pollution #environment #science #data #sustainability #Countdown

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👁Floating farms, sponge cities and the climate solutions already working
🧠Harjeet Singh
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣What if every dollar you spend today could save you 10 dollars tomorrow? Development expert Harjeet Singh reveals how climate solutions like floating farms and “sponge cities” that absorb floodwater aren’t just clever adaptations — they’re smart economics. He explains why wealthy nations must fund the adaptation efforts of developing countries and shows how anybody can build resilience to climate change no matter where they are.
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#climate_change #agriculture #farming #adaptation #sustainability #environment #technology #science #Countdown

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👁Can you figure out the savanna mystery?
🧠Cella Wright
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣In the early 2000s, one of the world’s most widespread invasive species landed in Kenya’s Laikipia Plateau: big-headed ants. They expanded rapidly into super-colonies, preying on other insects, spiders, and even small birds. Their presence has wreaked havoc on the ecosystem and significantly changed the landscape. So, how did these tiny creatures have such a huge impact? Cella Wright investigates. [Directed by Steve West, Lazy Chief, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by George Rodriguez].
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