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We get it. You care about the climate crisis—but sometimes thinking about it is just too overwhelming. Well, we’re here to help with that. Host Dan Kwartler unpacks the problems and solutions behind big systemic issues in bite-sized episodes. You’ll find out which bag is best for the planet, imagine our world without humans, and follow the international journey of the very shirt on your back. Yes, we’re going to talk about the bleak stuff—it’s a crisis after all—but we’ll also share little ways you can make changes in your daily life, in your towns and cities, and at your workplaces to help change climate change. Ultimately we’re aiming for some HOPE through a focus on solutions, instead of just, you know, tumbling towards inevitable doom.


You can also get involved by joining Countdown, TED’s global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis in collaboration with Future Stewards. Find out more at countdown.ted.com

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TED

We get it. You care about the climate crisis—but sometimes thinking about it is just too overwhelming. Well, we’re here to help with that. Host Dan Kwartler unpacks the problems and solutions behind big systemic issues in bite-sized episodes. You’ll find out which bag is best for the planet, imagine our world without humans, and follow the international journey of the very shirt on your back. Yes, we’re going to talk about the bleak stuff—it’s a crisis after all—but we’ll also share little ways you can make changes in your daily life, in your towns and cities, and at your workplaces to help change climate change. Ultimately we’re aiming for some HOPE through a focus on solutions, instead of just, you know, tumbling towards inevitable doom.


You can also get involved by joining Countdown, TED’s global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis in collaboration with Future Stewards. Find out more at countdown.ted.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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13hr 41min
Thumbnail for "Sold Out: Rethinking Housing In America is back with an all new season.".
Sold Out Trailer
October 23, 20231min 57sec3.75 MB
Thumbnail for "Decarbonizing aviation (from Climate Rising)".
November 6, 202456min 48sec136.33 MB
Thumbnail for "This ancient rock is changing our theory on the origin of life | Tara Djokic".
Exactly when and where did life on Earth begin? Scientists have long thought that it emerged three billion years ago in the ocean — until astrobiologist Tara Djokic and her team made an unexpected discovery in the western Australian desert. Learn how an a
May 22, 202412min 32sec15.03 MB
Thumbnail for "How to build an equitable and just climate future | Peggy Shepard".
Environmental justice leader Peggy Shepard points to the disproportionate impact that hazardous environmental conditions have on Black, brown and Indigenous communities and challenges us to build a truly equitable future that turns "sacrifice zones" — whe
May 8, 202413min 40sec16.4 MB
Thumbnail for "The future of fashion — made from mushrooms | Dan Widmaier".
Biomaterials investigator Dan Widmaier explains how we could look to nature for sustainable replacements for these much-used materials and introduces a leather alternative made from mushrooms that looks great and doesn't harm the environment.
May 1, 202412min 41sec15.22 MB
Thumbnail for "How we could eat real meat without harming animals | Isha Datar".
What if you could eat chicken nuggets without harming a chicken?
April 24, 202414min 21sec17.22 MB
Thumbnail for "Where on Earth will people live in the future? | Parag Khanna".
From the return of nomadic living to a climate-disrupted world, author and global strategist Parag Khanna has some predictions for humanity.
April 17, 202417min 59sec21.57 MB
Thumbnail for "The innovations we need to avoid a climate disaster | Bill Gates".
The single most important thing for avoiding a climate disaster is cutting carbon pollution from the current 51 billion tons per year to zero
April 10, 202442min 1sec50.39 MB
Thumbnail for "What to do when climate change feels unstoppable | Clover Hogan".
Today's youth have inherited a big, unprecedented climate problem to solve — and the eco-anxiety to go with it.
April 3, 202424min 44sec29.66 MB
Thumbnail for "The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast: Green holidays, without being a Grinch".
"This is an episode from a show we think you might like: The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast. Holiday shopping season is upon us, but instead of having a wasteful, plastic-heavy Christmas, why not have a green one? Hosts Candice and Caleigh have tips for how
December 21, 202315min 19sec36.74 MB
Thumbnail for "The Big Switch, Part 1: A Crisis in the Making".
This is the first episode of a five-part series exploring the European energy crisis in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In this season, we ask the trillion dollar question: Will this crisis speed or slow down the energy transition in Europe? And
July 10, 202334min 22sec33.01 MB
Thumbnail for "Why It's "Not Too Late" with Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua".
Outrage + Optimism is another member of the TED Audio Collective. For more episodes that help you understand that you DO have the power to solve this, follow the podcast wherever you're listening to this.
December 7, 202228min 17sec67.85 MB
Thumbnail for "The future of the food ecosystem -- and the power of your plate | Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli".
Many people across the world don't have access to healthy food -- while in other places tons of food go to waste.
May 11, 202211min 24sec6.84 MB
Thumbnail for "The tragedy of air pollution -- and an urgent demand for clean air | Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah".
"Breathing clean air is every child's human right," says grassroots campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, sharing the heartbreaking story of her seven-year-old daughter, Ella Roberta, whose asthma was triggered to a fatal point by air pollution.
February 23, 20227min 49sec4.69 MB
Thumbnail for "How wind energy could power Earth ... 18 times over | Dan Jørgensen".
Over the last two decades, the wind power industry has grown at a dizzying pace. (Fun fact: a single rotation from one of the world's most powerful wind turbines can generate enough electricity to charge more than 1,400 cell phones.)
February 16, 202210min 58sec6.58 MB
Thumbnail for "How to provide cooling for everyone -- without warming the planet | Rachel Kyte".
"The way we cool things down is heating the planet even more," says sustainable development expert Rachel Kyte -- and the solutions go well beyond just fixing air-conditioning.
February 9, 202211min 3sec6.63 MB
Thumbnail for "Woolly pigs, high tech and other ingenious ways to take carbon out of the air | Gabrielle Walker".
What do woolly pigs have to do with climate change?
February 2, 202212min 3sec7.23 MB
Thumbnail for "How to realistically decarbonize the oil and gas industry | Bjørn Otto Sverdrup".
Bjørn Otto Sverdrup leads the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), which gathers the CEOs of twelve of the world's largest oil and gas companies around an ambitious goal: to get one of the sectors contributing most to climate change to drastically lower
January 26, 202213min 32sec8.12 MB
Thumbnail for "Language shouldn't be the barrier to climate action | Sophia Kianni".
Most scientific literature is written only in English, creating an alarming knowledge gap for the 75 percent of the world who don't speak it. That's a big problem for climate change -- because it's hard to take action on something you don't understand.
January 19, 20227min 27sec4.47 MB
Thumbnail for "The dreams and details of a green shipping revolution | Jim Hagemann Snabe".
As chairman of the world's largest maritime shipping company, Jim Hagemann Snabe thinks a lot about how goods get where they need to go and the impact their journey has on the planet.
January 12, 202211min 37sec6.97 MB
Thumbnail for "A vision of sustainable housing for all of humanity | Vishaan Chakrabarti".
By 2100, the UN estimates that the world's population will grow to just over 11 billion people. Architect Vishaan Chakrabarti wants us to start thinking about how we'll house all these people.
January 5, 202210min 58sec6.58 MB
Thumbnail for "Community investment is the missing piece of climate action | Dawn Lippert".
There's been explosive investment in new technologies aimed at decarbonizing the planet. But climate investor Dawn Lippert says something key is missing from this strategy: investment in the local people these solutions would most affect.
December 29, 202111min 46sec7.06 MB
Thumbnail for "It's impossible to have healthy people on a sick planet | Shweta Narayan".
The doctrine of "first, do no harm" is the basis of the Hippocratic Oath, one of the world's oldest codes of ethics. It governs the work of physicians -- but climate and health campaigner Shweta Narayan says it should go further.
December 22, 20219min 20sec5.6 MB
Thumbnail for "An action plan for solving the climate crisis | John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram".
"How much more damage do we have to endure before we realize that it's cheaper to save this planet than to ruin it?" asks engineer and investor John Doerr.
December 17, 202111min 54sec7.14 MB
Thumbnail for "The crucial intersection of climate and capital | Nili Gilbert".
The financial sector often talks of decarbonizing investment portfolios as a way to fight climate change. But portfolios can be "cleaned" without having any real impact on the problem, says investment expert Nili Gilbert.
December 15, 202110min 25sec6.25 MB
Thumbnail for "Tracking the whole world's carbon emissions -- with satellites and AI | Gavin McCormick".
What we know today about global greenhouse gas emissions is mostly self-reported by countries, and those numbers (sometimes tallied manually on paper!) are often inaccurate and prone to manipulation.
December 8, 202110min 40sec6.4 MB
Thumbnail for "How small countries can make a big impact on climate change | Nicola Sturgeon".
When it comes to tackling climate change, the size of a country doesn't matter -- it's their ambition that counts, says First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon.
December 1, 20219min 43sec5.83 MB
Thumbnail for "How to make radical climate action the new normal | Al Gore".
A net-zero future is possible, but first we need to flip a mental switch to truly understand that we can stop the climate crisis if we try, says Nobel laureate Al Gore.
November 26, 202115min 34sec9.35 MB
Thumbnail for "Introducing: Guardians of the River".
Today we're featuring a preview of a new show you might enjoy: Guardians of the River, the winner of the 2021 Best Narrative Nonfiction Podcast Award at Tribeca Film Festival.
November 24, 202111min 40sec28.03 MB
Thumbnail for "A new perspective on the journey to net-zero | Amina J. Mohammed".
Climate action can be a vehicle to deliver dignity, opportunity and equality for all.
November 19, 20218min 26sec5.06 MB
Thumbnail for "The fastest way to slow climate change | Ilissa Ocko".
"Cutting methane is the single fastest, most effective opportunity to reduce climate change risks in the near term," says atmospheric scientist Ilissa Ocko
November 17, 202110min 22sec6.22 MB
Thumbnail for "Can China achieve its ambitious climate pledges? | Hongqiao Liu".
In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping pledged that China would both peak its emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2060 -- a change that will require action at an unheard-of scale and speed. Can the country actually achieve this ambitious vi
November 12, 20219min 34sec5.74 MB
Thumbnail for "How much clean electricity do we really need? | Solomon Goldstein-Rose".
To fight climate change, we need to clean up the global electricity system by replacing fossil fuel power plants with clean generation -- right?
November 10, 202110min 4sec6.05 MB
Thumbnail for "The global treaty to phase out fossil fuels | Tzeporah Berman".
We currently have enough fossil fuels to progressively transition off of them, says climate campaigner Tzeporah Berman, but the industry continues to expand oil, gas and coal production and exploration.
November 6, 202113min 45sec8.26 MB
Thumbnail for "The billion-dollar campaign to electrify transport | Monica Araya".
The roadmap to ending pollution from transportation is here, says electrification advocate Monica Araya.
November 3, 202111min 23sec6.83 MB
Thumbnail for "The 15-minute city | Carlos Moreno".
Living in a city means accepting a certain level of dysfunction: long commutes, noisy streets, underutilized spaces. Carlos Moreno wants to change that
October 29, 20218min 24sec5.05 MB
Thumbnail for "Women and girls, you are part of the climate solution | Rumaitha Al Busaidi".
What does gender equality have to do with climate change? A lot more than you might think.
October 27, 20215min 48sec3.49 MB
Thumbnail for "A roadmap for young changemakers | Melati Wijsen".
Activism is a tough job, especially for young people yearning for immediate change -- something climate activist Melati Wijsen has learned over ten years of pushing for environmental protection, starting at age 12 in her home on the island of Bali, Indone
October 20, 20218min 33sec5.13 MB
Thumbnail for "Got (sustainable) milk?".
Dan starts small with something a little more digestible: which milk is best, for you and for the planet?
September 22, 202113min 4sec18.79 MB
Thumbnail for "Can 100% renewable energy power the world?".
Oil: The prehistoric source of fuel that could drive us all into extinction. We need to pivot to renewable sources of energy, like water, wind and solar to save our planet. But is it actually possible to switch ALL energy sources to these renewables?
September 15, 202111min 6sec10.64 MB
Thumbnail for "What if there were 1 trillion more trees on the planet?".
Trees have proven to decrease carbon in our atmosphere, keep cities clean, and even reduce anxiety … but how exactly do they do it?
September 8, 202111min 6sec10.64 MB
Thumbnail for "The secret lives of things you own".
THINGS. They’re everywhere! And in our modern age, we’re constantly being pushed to buy more of them, like the hottest fashion or the flashiest new phone. But the true cost of “stuff” is much more than the sticker price we see on the shelf.
September 1, 202111min 23sec10.92 MB
Thumbnail for "How to make sense of extreme weather".
From raging wildfires in Australia to sub-zero winter storms in Texas, we’re seeing a rise in extreme weather across the globe. But how can we tell what’s caused by climate change, and what’s just bad weather?
August 25, 202111min 17sec10.81 MB
Thumbnail for "Are we the next asteroid?".
So, in the list of bad actors for the planet there's been the ice age, the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, and then … us? Yeah, it really looks like that sometimes. But we've got hope!
August 18, 202110min 33sec10.11 MB
Thumbnail for "What happens to the plastic you throw away?".
Plastic is everywhere. We know we should cut down on it where we can, but is plastic ever the answer?
August 11, 202111min 43sec11.23 MB
Thumbnail for "The US is back in the Paris Agreement. What’s next? | John Kerry and Al Gore".
On his first day as president, Joe Biden signed a letter of acceptance that set in motion the 30-day process for the United States to re-join the Paris Agreement on climate. On the day the US returns to the accord, John Kerry, the US Special Envoy for Cli
February 19, 202138min 25sec23.14 MB
Thumbnail for "To save the climate, we have to reimagine capitalism | Rebecca Henderson".
"Business is screwed if we don't fix climate change," says economist Rebecca Henderson.
November 23, 20208min 46sec5.35 MB
Thumbnail for "How to decarbonize the grid and electrify everything | John Doerr and Hal Harvey".
"The good news is it's now clearly cheaper to save the planet than to ruin it," says engineer and investor John Doerr. "The bad news is: we are fast running out of time."
November 23, 202020min 52sec12.61 MB
Thumbnail for "The energy Africa needs to develop -- and fight climate change | Rose M. Mutiso".
In this perspective-shifting talk, energy researcher Rose M. Mutiso makes the case for prioritizing Africa's needs with what's left of the world's carbon budget, to foster growth and equitably achieve a smaller global carbon footprint.
November 23, 20207min 19sec4.47 MB
Thumbnail for "Lessons on leaving the world better than you found it | Sophie Howe".
Sophie Howe is the world's only future generations commissioner, a new kind of government official tasked with advocating for the interests of generations to come and holding public institutions accountable for delivering long-term change.
November 20, 20205min 58sec3.66 MB
Thumbnail for "Amazon's climate pledge: to be net-zero by 2040 | Dave Clark and Kara Hurst".
In 2019, Amazon signed the Climate Pledge, a commitment to become a net-zero carbon business by 2040.
November 18, 20205min 54sec3.63 MB
Thumbnail for "Apple's promise to be carbon neutral by 2030 | Lisa Jackson and Liz Ogbu".
By 2030, Apple hopes to extend carbon neutrality to their supply chain and consumers.
November 18, 20205min 39sec3.48 MB
Thumbnail for "How to be a good ancestor | Roman Krznaric".
Our descendants own the future, but the decisions and actions we make now will tremendously impact generations to come, says philosopher Roman Krznaric.
November 16, 20207min 31sec4.6 MB
Thumbnail for "The case for stubborn optimism on climate | Christiana Figueres".
"This decade is a moment of choice unlike any we have ever lived," says Christiana Figueres, the architect of the historic 2015 Paris Agreement.
November 16, 20208min 40sec5.29 MB
Thumbnail for "His Holiness Pope Francis | Our moral imperative to act on climate change -- and 3 steps we can take".
The global climate crisis will require us to transform the way we act, says His Holiness Pope Francis.
October 11, 202013min 20sec8.08 MB
Thumbnail for "Prince William | This decade calls for Earthshots to repair our planet".
"We start this new decade knowing that it is the most consequential period in history," says Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge.
October 10, 20208min 1sec4.9 MB
Thumbnail for "The race to a zero emissions world starts now | António Guterres".
If we don’t act now on climate change, this coming century may be one of humanity’s last, says António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
October 10, 20205min 59sec3.68 MB
Thumbnail for "The global movement to restore nature's biodiversity | Thomas Crowther".
The secret to using trees to fight climate change is knowing which ones to plant, and where.
October 10, 202012min 13sec7.41 MB
Thumbnail for "Make your actions on climate reflect your words | Severn Cullis-Suzuki".
"History has shown us that in moments of crisis, society can truly transform," says environmental educator Severn Cullis-Suzuki.
October 10, 20207min 40sec4.69 MB
Thumbnail for "10 years to transform the future of humanity -- or destabilize the planet | Johan Rockström".
“For the first time, we are forced to consider the real risk of destabilizing the entire planet,” says climate impact scholar Johan Rockström.
October 10, 20208min 18sec5.06 MB
Thumbnail for "Europe’s plan to become the first carbon-neutral continent | Ursula von der Leyen".
With the ambitious goal of becoming the first carbon-free continent by 2050, the European Union has committed to creating a greener world for future generations.
October 10, 20206min 34sec4.03 MB
Thumbnail for "Environmental justice is racial justice | David Lammy".
Why has there been so little mention of saving Black lives from the climate emergency?
October 10, 20209min 17sec5.66 MB
Thumbnail for "How cities are detoxing transportation | Monica Araya".
People around the world are demanding clean air -- and cities are starting to respond, says electrification advocate Monica Araya.
October 10, 202010min 47sec6.56 MB
Thumbnail for "Introducing Countdown".
Introducing Countdown: an exciting new global initiative from TED to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action
October 7, 202025sec337.22 kB

Sold Out: Rethinking Housing In America is back with an all new season.

Thumbnail for "Sold Out: Rethinking Housing In America is back with an all new season.".
October 23, 20231min 57sec

The third season of Sold Out examines the intersection of the climate and housing crises. Hosted by Erin Baldassari, the series tells the stories of families and communities throughout California, as they grapple with the ways that climate is challenging the very idea of home. Sold Out shines a light on the solutions that can help us all face the future, highlighting the people who are actively working to protect their communities. This series questions assumptions that dictate how and where people live, while examining the barriers – whether political, financial or social – that hold us back from embracing or realizing change. 

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