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Environment

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

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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

3 ways your money can fight climate change

The story that shapes your relationship with nature

Stephanie Honchell Smith

Whatever happened to the hole in the ozone layer?

Dave Sivaprasad

Mangroves, storm walls and other ways to protect coasts from climate change

What to do when there's a polar bear in your backyard

How do we get the world off fossil fuels quickly and fairly?

Brendan Rogers and Jessica Howard

What's hidden in Arctic ice?

The surprising climate benefits of sharing your stuff

Climate action should focus on communities, not just carbon

David Andrew Quist

Could fungi actually be the key to humanity's survival?

The fairy tales of the fossil fuel industry -- and a better climate story

5 values for repairing the harms of colonialism

The sustainable brilliance of Indigenous design

Can the metaverse bring us closer to wildlife?

The billion-dollar pollution solution humanity needs right now

Valérie Courtois

How Indigenous guardians protect the planet and humanity

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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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