What are the realistic pathways off of fossil fuels and towards a world of abundant clean energy? TED Countdown gathered for its second Dilemma Series —...
When the world goes fully electric, what happens to the cars, tools and livelihoods that rely on fossil fuels? Civil engineer and environmental sociologist Emily Grubert...
Why aren’t more people investing in Africa’s green energy? Environmental researcher Rebekah Shirley outlines the continent’s immense potential for renewable power and calls for collaborative international...
Buildings are bad news for the climate — but they don’t have to be. While our structures are currently responsible for a third of global energy...
The fossil fuel industry is a factory of fairy tales, says activist and School Strike for Climate organizer Luisa Neubauer. Tracing the industry’s five-decade trickle of...
When human rights advocate Manu Peni returned to Papua New Guinea from abroad, he built a home for himself using modern techniques — and promptly learned...
If we want to better understand the environment and combat climate change, we need to look deep underground, where diverse microscopic fungal networks mingle with tree...
Farming is the worst thing humanity has ever done to the planet, says journalist George Monbiot. What’s more: the global food system could be heading toward...
Architecture can’t ignore the realities of climate change. For time-tested solutions that perform under extreme conditions, designer Alyssa-Amor Gibbons says we should look to traditional buildings....
A lack of infrastructure in parts of Africa has made unregulated, gas-powered motorcycle taxis widespread — a system that gets people where they need to be,...