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Sustainability

It's the question of our generation: Can we find sustainable solutions for energy, water, food, stuff? In these TED talks, scientists and inventors offer visionary solutions for a greener future.

Video playlists about Sustainability

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) lessening your carbon footprint.

Thrifty TED Talks

Give old things new life and even imagine a futuristic perspective on repurposing everyday items with these fun and thoughtful talks.

The big problem with fashion -- and how to fix it

The fashion industry has a big carbon footprint. How can we find a sustainable solution that fits?

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Talks about Sustainability

Gabrielle Walker

Woolly pigs, high tech and other ingenious ways to take carbon out of the air

Bjørn Otto Sverdrup

How to realistically decarbonize the oil and gas industry

The architectural mastermind behind modern Singapore

Language shouldn't be a barrier to climate action

It's time to write a new climate story

Halla Tómasdóttir

Use your voice, vote and wallet for climate action

Vishaan Chakrabarti

A vision of sustainable housing for all of humanity

Sandrine Dixson-Declève

5 keys to shifting to a well-being economy -- and the cost of inaction

Community investment is the missing piece of climate action

John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram

An action plan for solving the climate crisis

The crucial intersection of climate and capital

Gavin McCormick

Tracking the whole world's carbon emissions -- with satellites and AI

Children of Palau

Leave only footprints that will wash away

The mighty power and flavor of plants

Chibeze Ezekiel

A vision for sustainable energy in Africa

Nicola Sturgeon

How small countries can make a big impact on climate change

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Exclusive articles about Sustainability

16 planet-friendly gift ideas, recommended by TED speakers

We asked 16 TED speakers to share their Earth-friendly gift recommendations -- and here's their green gift list.

Posted Dec 2021

Could tiny homes be the adorable, affordable and sustainable housing that our planet needs?

Right now we're living in the middle of a climate crisis and a housing crisis (oh, and a pandemic). Smaller spaces -- like houses that are 400 square feet and less -- could help us address both. Here's how.

Posted Sep 2021

The EU is giving citizens the “right to repair” electronics — here’s what that could mean for the world

Across Europe, legislation is restoring something that companies have taken away from citizens: The right to repair what they’ve bought. These new guidelines can save people money -- and help save the environment.

Posted Aug 2021

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