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Former Vice President Al Gore is a Nobel Prize-winning climate leader, founder of The Climate Reality Project and co-founder of Climate TRACE. A bestselling author and the subject of the documentary An Inconvenient Truth, he has shaped global climate policy for decades, leveraging business, advocacy and innovation to drive urgent action on the climate crisis.

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Live from TED Countdown Summit 2025

4 things we learned at day 1 of TED Countdown Summit 2025

June 16, 2025

TED Countdown Summit 2025 takes place against the backdrop of a fast-moving climate crisis and an energy transition that’s fully underway. On day 1, a remarkable line-up of speakers, spanning sectors and geographies, gathered to put a thumb on the scale and tip the world in the right direction. Here are some key takeaways from […]

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Live from TED Countdown Summit 2023

Compass: Notes from Session 1 of TED Countdown Summit 2023

July 12, 2023

TED Countdown Summit 2023 kicked off in Detroit, Michigan, with a wide-ranging, solution-filled session of TED Talks and performances meant to inspire action on the world’s toughest challenge: climate change. Over the course of four days, the Summit seeks to change the conversation on climate change and tell a new, true story about how a […]

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Live from TED2022

Regeneration: Notes from Session 8 of TED2022

April 13, 2022

Session 8 of TED2022 focused on tackling climate change — in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to the evolving conditions on Earth and regenerating what we’ve already lost. The session was also linked to TED’s climate project, Countdown, launched in 2020 with the goal of championing and accelerating solutions to the climate crisis. […]

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