Ideas worth spreading

The billion-dollar campaign to electrify transport

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Monica Araya |

Countdown Summit

• October 2021

The roadmap to ending pollution from transportation is here, says electrification advocate Monica Araya. In conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Araya introduces Drive Electric: a global campaign to retire the polluting internal combustion engine in time to avoid climate disaster. And she shares some exciting news: a breakthrough funding commitment from the Audacious Project that puts the project well on its way to realizing a billion-dollar plan to supercharge the transition to electric vehicles over the next five years. Learn more about the coalition of 70 organizations powering this global action -- and the role all cities, politicians and citizens can play to secure a zero-emission transport future. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)

The roadmap to ending pollution from transportation is here, says electrification advocate Monica Araya. In conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Araya introduces Drive Electric: a global campaign to retire the polluting internal combustion engine in time to avoid climate disaster. And she shares some exciting news: a breakthrough funding commitment from the Audacious Project that puts the project well on its way to realizing a billion-dollar plan to supercharge the transition to electric vehicles over the next five years. Learn more about the coalition of 70 organizations powering this global action -- and the role all cities, politicians and citizens can play to secure a zero-emission transport future. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)

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Learn more about how you can shape a zero-emission transportation future by connecting with Drive Electric partners.

Learn more about the ICE phase out — an open call to the European Commission, EU governments and European Parliament to phase out new diesel and petrol cars and vans by 2035.

Join the Countdown and learn how you can help accelerate solutions to the climate crisis.

About the speakers

Monica Araya

Electrification enthusiast

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Monica Araya works with leaders in government, business, philanthropy and activism to accelerate the shift toward emissions-free transportation.

Chris Anderson

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After a long career in journalism and publishing, Chris Anderson became the curator of the TED Conference in 2002 and has developed it as a platform for identifying and disseminating ideas worth spreading.

Drive Electric Campaign | Explore

"Drive Electric Campaign: News"

Find the latest research, reports and news stories from the Drive Electric coalition of partners.

Monica Araya | TED Talks, 2020 | Watch

"How cities are detoxing transportation"

Rachel Muncrief | The International Council on Clean Transportation, 2021 | Article

"Why are electric vehicles the only way to quickly and substantially decarbonize transport?"

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Learn more about how you can shape a zero-emission transportation future by connecting with Drive Electric partners.

Learn more about the ICE phase out — an open call to the European Commission, EU governments and European Parliament to phase out new diesel and petrol cars and vans by 2035.

Join the Countdown and learn how you can help accelerate solutions to the climate crisis.