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Environment

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Environment.

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Video playlists about Environment

A playbook for protecting the planet

Celebrate nature and Earth's biodiversity with these action-driven ideas that will inspire you to protect the climate for the generations to come.

In the Green: The Business of Climate Action

Businesses across the world are committing to measurable climate action -- but what exactly are they doing, and why? In this TED series, meet senior leaders from around the business world and learn important lessons about carbon emissions reduction that can be applied to workplaces everywhere. (Presented by TED Countdown and The Climate Pledge)

5 questions about climate change

In the scope of Countdown, TED's initiative to accelerate solutions to climate change, the TED team collaborated with scientists and the creative studio Giant Ant to prepare five short animations explaining concepts and answering important questions related to the climate. They are narrated by Kristen Bell. Learn more about Countdown at countdown.ted.com.

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Discover the beauty in minimizing material goods, repurposing your most well-loved things and intentionally (and sustainably) reducing your carbon footprint.

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Talks about Environment

Dana R. Fisher

How to be an "apocalyptic optimist"

Sam Kass

A menu of foods we might lose forever

Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir

Listen to your intuition — it can help you navigate the future

Carolyn Beans

How do heat waves affect your body?

GoodBye Monkey

S.A.N (Sentient Advocate of Nature)

Franziska Trautmann

Your empty wine bottle could help rebuild coastlines

Gonzalo Muñoz

A food system that fights climate change — instead of causing it

Cliff Kapono and Keolu Fox

Could we replace data centers with … plant DNA?

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Gaya Herrington

Will the end of economic growth come by design — or disaster?

Royal Ramey

From prison to purpose through wildland firefighting

Gabe Brown

How regenerative agriculture brings life back to the land

Charles Wallace

Are there any places on Earth with no bugs?

Angus Hervey

Break the bad news bubble (Part 1)

Kristine McDivitt Tompkins

A bold plan to rewild the Earth — at massive scale

Anthony Myint

The recipe for a healthy climate starts at the dinner table

David Finnigan

A controversial play — and what it taught me about the psychology of climate

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Exclusive articles about Environment

9 must-watch adventure, fantasy and romance movies you didn’t know were about climate

These captivating films are reimagining the “cli-fi” genre by replacing gloom and doom with stories full of hope and resilience.

Posted Oct 2022

8 illustrations that show a hopeful climate future (PS: but we need to act now!)

Environmental groups often use frightening images to sound the alarm on big issues -- but to be effective at inspiring action, climate-related visuals need to promote hope rather than fear. Here, eight designs with an optimistic vision, and how the artists are driving change in their own lives.

Posted Jul 2021

Charcoal may be great for barbecues — but it’s bad for the planet

In much of the world, barbecuing is practically synonymous with summer. But those smoky foods and glowing embers come with significant ecological and human costs. From creation to cookout, here’s a look at the impact of charcoal -- and at some greener alternatives.

Posted Jul 2021

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