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TED Explores: A New Climate Vision | TED Countdown

The impacts of climate change are growing, but so are the world’s attempts to stop them. Hosted by Manoush Zomorodi of the TED Radio Hour, this special TED documentary examines the rapid technological revolution underway — and the real possibility of a better future for all. Featuring urban planner Anika Goss, scientist and carbon expert…

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The impacts of climate change are growing, but so are the world’s attempts to stop them. Hosted by Manoush Zomorodi of the TED Radio Hour, this special TED documentary examines the rapid technological revolution underway — and the real possibility of a better future for all. Featuring urban planner Anika Goss, scientist and carbon expert Julio Friedmann, UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell, auto industry sustainability leader Cynthia Williams, and multi-generational farmers Jim and Jessica Whitaker, as well as interviews with architect of the Paris Accords Christiana Figueres, former UN Climate High Champion Nigel Topping and many more.

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  1. @billquillin1952

    December 11, 2023 at 9:44 am

    Amazing how she can be so articulate, and wrong, at the same time!

    • @owlson2527

      December 11, 2023 at 9:48 am

      You didn’t even watch the video 🥴

  2. @Audiogeek-kf2ez

    December 11, 2023 at 9:45 am

    I pray it is not door no 1. I want 4 season in Minnesota not 3. I want clear water , not junk cloudy green water. I want to breath without an inhaler

  3. @kiloboba

    December 11, 2023 at 9:49 am

    Whar is a non human?

    • @dexterityunlocked1808

      December 11, 2023 at 10:37 am

      She was talking about animals our flora and fauna

    • @emikoorange5808

      December 11, 2023 at 1:56 pm

      The beings that live in the South Antarctic

  4. @sandewhimsara9277

    December 11, 2023 at 9:49 am

    Here’s some opinions from US presidents.
    “We’re gonna build a wall that’ll keep out the climate change and the Mexicans going to pay for it.”
    ” The thing about climate… Climate change is … umm… cold is bad… Switzerland… Great country… “(Falls down on a perfectly fine floor)

  5. @douglasmark8949

    December 11, 2023 at 9:51 am

    Thank-you! I’ve been dreaming of a clean future since being a teenager. Now, I drive a BEV and I’m hoping to switch from natural ga to heat pump water and home heating as soon as the technology really gets to main stream. I’m counting on Tesla to move this industry with a big paradigm shift in technology as well..

  6. @debgib007

    December 11, 2023 at 10:01 am

    Bunch of Nonsense. 😅😅

  7. @sophiaisabelle000

    December 11, 2023 at 10:11 am

    We all have different opinions and insights in regards to climate and how it impacts our lives. We must all take into account how we must use our mode of action to combat environmental degredatiob and/or pollution.

    • @MrElvis1971

      December 11, 2023 at 10:24 am

      Why?

  8. @kylemclaughlin2184

    December 11, 2023 at 10:11 am

    Yet again it’s do or die with these people, weren’t the polar ice caps supposed to have melted away by 2000.. notice how “the point of no return” is always an ever increasing number of years away… first it was global warming and then a giant snow storm humiliated them, so they changed their trigger words to climate change to encompass any extreme weather event, it’s to scare you and then they say QUICK! Give us money we will fix it! 🤬😡

  9. @thisismyname404

    December 11, 2023 at 10:25 am

    Enough with the communist propaganda, unsubscribed.

  10. @SylvainDuford

    December 11, 2023 at 10:28 am

    I heard a lot of wishful thinking and a complete disregard for the real challenges.

  11. @kemicbi

    December 11, 2023 at 10:33 am

    Straight up propaganda…

  12. @anandchoure1343

    December 11, 2023 at 10:37 am

    Humans have limitations; not everything is fixable by us. We need AGI for these problems.

  13. @dexterityunlocked1808

    December 11, 2023 at 10:42 am

    Very optimistic vision, we already know about the technologies and knowledge for reforms but we are not taking any actions in global level in significant ways, convincing everyone and influencing them to adapt the change for better living as soon as possible is also a challenge.

  14. @trailerplots6944

    December 11, 2023 at 10:55 am

    Climate change is a hoax

  15. @mondavou9408

    December 11, 2023 at 11:00 am

    2030? What a coincidence. Its almost like she is reading from the 2030 Agenda.

  16. @GatwechTiay11

    December 11, 2023 at 11:05 am

    My prayer is to make the way for a better future, and thanks for letting us know that 🙏

  17. @antonioas709

    December 11, 2023 at 11:05 am

    Fear mongoring for the globalist profiteers

  18. @MaxExpat-ps5yk

    December 11, 2023 at 11:33 am

    if you take a liter of water, and pour it on the surface of a glacier, that liter will never freeze. Instead it will follow the laws of gravity and continue to seep its way down and through the ice, slowly then ever faster, melting its path until stopped or reaches its end. The Permafrost has melted its upper layers and the water is doing the same as the liter of water on the glacier. It cannot refreeze. The Permafrost is going to melt and release as much Methane as the Industrial era did. Do what you can to off set the current problem but know there is more to come we cannot do anything about. Buena surte a todos

  19. @meanderinoranges

    December 11, 2023 at 11:59 am

    Does anyone have a plan for making China and India care about this? Because if not, the entire conversation is a waste.

    • @zakeibc

      December 11, 2023 at 1:09 pm

      China has really stepped up their game with highly efficient solar panels and integrated wind farms in agricultural land along majority of their east coast. Further upstream they have dams that generate electricity and lots of green initiatives supported by policy (i.e. EV adoption, circular economy for manufacturing, greening of cities). Along highways you would also see billboards describing the nationwide carbon neutral plans and this is also supported by tech innovation in related fields. I can’t say i know much about India’s situation but China is definitely putting in effort though.

    • @meanderinoranges

      December 11, 2023 at 2:02 pm

      @@zakeibc looks like we found the guy who believes all of the Chinese propaganda. Make no mistake, China’s furious schedule of building a new coal-fired power plant every two weeks has not slowed down. Any commitment to green energy they speak of is a total fabrication. Pure lies.

    • @Blackheathenly

      December 11, 2023 at 6:01 pm

      And America.

    • @Blackheathenly

      December 11, 2023 at 6:01 pm

      @@zakeibc I hate to tell you this, but it is mostly a lie. Watch The China Show for some facts about China. Think paddocks painted green so it looks like they have green fields full of crops. Check out the videos about their EV graveyards. Check out how many resources they are wasting building ghost cities, of which many get demolished.

    • @savedemperor8024

      December 15, 2023 at 8:15 pm

      Also don’t forget about the third world countries that don’t even think about their pollution

  20. @MarcB-tu6pk

    December 11, 2023 at 2:19 pm

    Small talks, Ted. Was not used of that.

  21. @thisismyname404

    December 11, 2023 at 3:22 pm

    This felt like Vought News Network (VNN) propaganda.

  22. @c.i.demann3069

    December 11, 2023 at 3:24 pm

    great work, Manoush. positive news like this is so needed right now, particularly on this subject.

  23. @mike612

    December 11, 2023 at 5:54 pm

    What about China continuing to build mad coal plants? Developing countries not able to leap directly into low emissions energy? Environmental impact of implementing “renewable energy”? Etc., etc., This is propaganda BS. BTW I need my financial investments to increase 7% every year too, nice target number

    • @Blackheathenly

      December 11, 2023 at 6:03 pm

      What about the grotesque consumerism and waste in America?

    • @mike612

      December 11, 2023 at 6:07 pm

      @@BlackheathenlyWhat about actual war and loss of life in Ukraine and Israel? If countries still wage war and kill other humans how will the world agree on reducing the carbon footprint collectively

  24. @Blackheathenly

    December 11, 2023 at 6:00 pm

    What a COP-out.

  25. @feltonhamilton21

    December 11, 2023 at 9:33 pm

    Understanding the microscopic world and their intelligent input output mechanisms for molding life don’t have the freedom to creativity which is affecting all life forms and the reproductive systems globally because of Climate disasters and a toxic locking choke hold that affects all life forms on all levels of life down to the microscopic levels and inside this planet.
    Global warming and toxic chemicals are destroying the root of life..

  26. @keep-ukraine-free528

    December 11, 2023 at 10:05 pm

    Fantastic news, that we’re making things better.
    And while we’ve made unexpectedly great progress, there’s much more to do. The problem isn’t solved, but it CAN be.

    We can do this, we must do this. Biden’s two bills he pushed for & got passed help America contribute to the solution. 💙

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      December 12, 2023 at 8:10 am

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      December 12, 2023 at 8:22 am

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  28. @303Scott

    December 12, 2023 at 7:54 am

    More unfounded climate hysteria.

  29. @alexandermoody1946

    December 12, 2023 at 9:02 am

    If you want to improve electric cars you need to reduce the weight by at least 30%. Using generative technologies to improve structural components would be a great way of looking at the problem. If you look at the shapes used in nature to produce skeletal structures solid materials are uncommon.

    It’s not impossible to use rotational jig mechanisms to create elliptical architecture.

    Steel is a big factor when it comes to uses of energy and steel mills cost billions of pounds to produce. Granular deposition mediums could be produced and carried logistically to point of use without the need for cranes if they are piped. We could look at ways of producing granular alloy mediums that are less susceptible to oxidation if laid using from atmosphere nitrogen and carbon dioxide and suitable flux materials instead of pre packaged shielding gases. Maybe even localised vacuums could help limit oxidisation of materials as they are deposited.

    Let’s say for instance you start off with a grounding spike that will serve as an earth. The jig let’s postulate could for instance be a circular arrangement for arguments sake although many shapes would work. The central deposition rotor could be preprogrammed to create a threaded central support spike that would be rotated into the ground as a primary pile until enough support is gained to start ascending. Companion rotor heads can produce external steel members and help to support the upward momentum. A combination of cam teeth and worm gears drive the jig up the primary central column and the secondary exterior columns. The arc of the rotary disposition heads will be electrically grounded via the columns back to a below ground level earthing pole. After each stage of ascension ceramic or carbonate (concrete) coatings could be added to moulds external of the steel columns. The whole jig would rotate to produce an external lattice offering support in either direction and also mean that glazing and solar collection films could be added after skeletal construction. The jig assembly will most likely need to be airlifted from the uppermost tapper of the ellipse and repositioned for the next production of a structure. Eventually we could produce climbing bots for production of more advanced designs away from rotational symmetries but in the immediate future jigs would be suitable. Creating layers inside the structure would be achieved with horizontal granular metallic deposition heads before printing complete flooring layouts also tying together the central column with the exterior lattice column structures. We should look to incorporate complete biological and mechanical filtration for sustainable use without prolonged external resource use so that the same techniques can be used to create habits suitable for interplanetary expansion. If we are really clever with our designs the electrical and aqueous needs of the inhabitants can be printed into the structures from the ground level and if used where a suitable water table height is available the initial seed water extraction could take place from the water table itself.

  30. @OPTHolisticServices

    December 12, 2023 at 12:54 pm

    💗🍃

  31. @Oscar-xj1xk

    December 12, 2023 at 6:09 pm

    I hope mother Earth complies to these human visions…

  32. @Topoftheclouds

    December 12, 2023 at 6:49 pm

    Where do we get the electricity? 😂

  33. @peterdollins3610

    December 13, 2023 at 1:45 am

    Much as I’d like to believe all this it has more than a whiff of boosterism. Only 20% of the world has enough access to sun or wind to go renewables. There are interconnectors but they lose energy after some multiples of hundreds of miles. Though a promising technology is Geothermal. It is a relatively new technology in its modern iteration. So we are left with Nuclear Energy that with Modular Nuclear has come down dramatically in price & improved in safety. Fact is fossil fuels kills 8.1 million a year while indirect effects such as wild fires, floods et al destroys more lives & through the destruction of crops kills yet more people so Nuclear was always safer. (It does need an international Safety Inspectorate to avoid crass mistakes.) Fossil fuels also cripple & harm or destroy every organ in the body especially of the young & the elderly. I lost the sight in my Left Eye I’m told most likely because of London pollution. Electric vehicles are good to cut this pollution that also kills animals but until a cheap & effective battery is developed it is massively polluting in its development. There is the other problem in the amount of expensive materials needed. This change can be done but with much greater difficulty then presented here & in longer time scales. The only technology capable of crossing the gap of about 60 to 100 years is Nuclear Energy. Major thing is in my 81 years I have seen 97% of insects destroyed 70% or more of wild places 95% of small birds 80% of all land & sea creatures. So on a modest pension I support 7 enviromental/wild life organisations plus Amnesty & Labour.

  34. @anapaulabrissakawabe8969

    December 13, 2023 at 4:12 pm

    Very disappointed at TED. They were able to use words such as Tipping Point and make it look positive.

  35. @stupendouslife8128

    December 13, 2023 at 11:00 pm

    Optimism our future is bright
    👏👏👍👍😃😃

  36. @lancerbiker5263

    December 14, 2023 at 9:24 am

    Nicely done.

  37. @jamiepitcher2055

    December 14, 2023 at 3:01 pm

    I saw some great insight and stories in this show. I also had the feeling all the way through it that it was maybe a little optimistic not that optimistic is a really bad thing in fact if we’re going to keep going he’s a certain amount of it. When it came to the art towards the end where you started talking about food I was thinking oh finally they might do it and no you talked about a plant-based food and all plant-based foods have lower emissions than animal based foods and we can switch individually any of us can I can’t believe that wasn’t talked about one biggest single thing that you can do to have the biggest impact like as an individual is to switch to a plant-based diet preferably 100% fat face. And you chose to talk about rice and not animal farming I feel like this is greenwashing.. trying to take the eyes off the biggest culprit when it comes to food and when you talk about the farming emissions you didn’t talk about in every way that farming contributes to climate change and environmental breakdown the loss of diversity and dead zones in the ocean. Because most of that is from animal agriculture. You have to understand it’s not just about emissions it’s what are we going to do to capture all the greenhouse gases and we haven’t even stopped putting them out yet.. but let’s just say we went 100% green today these gases will still be around for many many years at least a century and maybe more. It’s about all the forest fires and everything that’s already happening because of the amount of gases we have in the atmosphere and we’re losing our Covington because they’re burning of course are burning we need to plant more trees where we’re going to find land plant more trees well things like wasting 75% of what is used for agriculture right now because we’re eating animals..

  38. @FrabkcesHello

    December 15, 2023 at 3:07 am

    Please who can introduce me to a professional broker?

  39. @makelifemorewonderful

    December 16, 2023 at 12:37 pm

    Media at its best.

  40. @1979nipa

    December 17, 2023 at 1:40 pm

    I always thought TED is for Science not cults

  41. @kevinstrattonmusic

    December 17, 2023 at 4:32 pm

    Pure propaganda.

  42. @luispaulomachadoamorim6937

    December 17, 2023 at 9:02 pm

    Very optimistic, but may be right … eventually! Future will tell.

  43. @x_WISHmaker_x

    December 19, 2023 at 7:16 am

    Bolo tie AND improv! This is sending me

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