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Global food production — from meat to grains — accounts for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions, says sustainability scientist Jonathan Foley. He presents a...
There’s an invisible health threat right under our feet, says investigative journalist Yvette Cabrera. She digs into the pervasive problem of lead contamination in soil —...
“Everybody pees and poops — and we know that urine and stool contain a rich source of information on our health,” says data detective Newsha Ghaeli....
A landfill on fire doesn’t only emit a horrid stench — it has devastating consequences for the environment, too. The culprit is methane, an often underestimated...
In a blistering talk, Nobel Laureate Al Gore looks at the two main obstacles to climate solutions and gives his view of how we might actually...
Pirate fishing, oil spills and other undetected crimes are destroying ocean ecosystems — but we can’t stop what we can’t see. Harnessing the power of satellite...
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 —...
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...
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,...
Could the same mechanism used to accelerate vaccine development work for spurring solutions to the climate crisis? Sustainability innovator Stacy Kauk introduces the billion-dollar fund to...
