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In a special evening of TED Talks, performances and conversations, TED’s global climate initiative, TED Countdown, partnered with Bloomberg Green at the Bloomberg Green Festival in Seattle to dive into the current <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/accelerating-solutions-to-the-climate-crisis-the-talks-of-tedcountdown-bloomberggreenfestival/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117253" class="post-117253 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-countdown category-news-2 tag-anthony-myint tag-countdown tag-gerardo-reyes-chavez tag-jon-esformes tag-june-jo-lee initiatives-countdown has-thumbnail not-featured odd top i-1 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/coalition-building-notes-on-session-4-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series/" data-slug="coalition-building-notes-on-session-4-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Countdown_Dilemma_20240606_2GT3023-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Coalition-building: Notes on Session 4 of TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/coalition-building-notes-on-session-4-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series/" data-slug="coalition-building-notes-on-session-4-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series"> Coalition-building: Notes on Session 4 of TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-06-7" pubdate > Jun 7, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Session 4 of the TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series was all about coalition-building. Four speakers discussed how we can bring together the world’s best minds and ideas to rethink how we support farms, nourish the youngest generations and collaborate across seeming divides. The event: TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series: The future of food, hosted by <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/coalition-building-notes-on-session-4-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117243" class="post-117243 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-countdown category-news-2 tag-berry-marttin tag-countdown tag-facundo-etchebehere tag-giles-e-d-oldroyd tag-helianti-hilman tag-peter-dawe tag-sarah-lake initiatives-countdown has-thumbnail not-featured even i-2 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/rewriting-the-menu-notes-on-session-3-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series/" data-slug="rewriting-the-menu-notes-on-session-3-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Countdown_Dilemma_20240606_2GT2115-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Rewriting the menu: Notes on Session 3 of TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/rewriting-the-menu-notes-on-session-3-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series/" data-slug="rewriting-the-menu-notes-on-session-3-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series"> Rewriting the menu: Notes on Session 3 of TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-06-7" pubdate > Jun 7, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Session 3 of the TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series centered around not just what we eat, but how we produce it. In four talks and an interview, speakers explore the science, policy and financing of transitioning to sustainably grown crops and meat alternatives. The event: TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series: The future of food, hosted <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/rewriting-the-menu-notes-on-session-3-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117248" class="post-117248 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-countdown category-news-2 tag-andy-jarvis tag-countdown tag-dorcas-naishorua tag-fei-luo tag-gabe-brown tag-lamin-jassey tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-countdown tag-ted-talks tag-uma-valeti has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-3 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/protein-problems-notes-on-session-2-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series/" data-slug="protein-problems-notes-on-session-2-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Countdown_Dilemma_20240606_1GT1613.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Protein problems: Notes on Session 2 of TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/protein-problems-notes-on-session-2-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series/" data-slug="protein-problems-notes-on-session-2-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series"> Protein problems: Notes on Session 2 of TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-06-7" pubdate > Jun 7, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Proteins are the building blocks of life — but producing them comes at a cost to our planet and all the species that call it home. Session 2 of the TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series took a holistic look at our food system, from the soil that nourishes crops to the animals that graze the <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/protein-problems-notes-on-session-2-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-117232" class="post-117232 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-countdown category-news-2 tag-agnes-kalibata tag-aline-sousa tag-countdown tag-dana-gunders tag-gonzalo-munoz tag-jonathan-foley initiatives-countdown has-thumbnail not-featured even i-4 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/setting-the-table-notes-on-session-1-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series/" data-slug="setting-the-table-notes-on-session-1-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Countdown_Dilemma_20240605_1GT0518-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Setting the table: Notes on Session 1 of TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/setting-the-table-notes-on-session-1-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series/" data-slug="setting-the-table-notes-on-session-1-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series"> Setting the table: Notes on Session 1 of TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2024-06-6" pubdate > Jun 6, 2024 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Can we nourish 10 billion people while restoring the earth? That’s the question on hand for the TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series on the future of food. In Session 1, five speakers explored how we can turn the challenge of providing healthy food for everyone into solutions for regenerating nature and society. It’s a question <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/setting-the-table-notes-on-session-1-of-ted-countdown-2024-dilemma-series/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116306" class="post-116306 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023 category-news-2 tag-amir-nizar-zuabi tag-countdown tag-kala-constantino tag-mike-posner tag-ramon-mendez-galain tag-rebecca-collyer tag-rich-powell tag-sims-witherspoon tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-countdown tag-ted-countdown-summit-2023 tag-ted-talks tag-zainab-usman has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-5 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/momentum-notes-from-session-7-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="momentum-notes-from-session-7-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/CS23_20230714_2GT1715-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Momentum: Notes from Session 7 of TED Countdown Summit 2023' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/momentum-notes-from-session-7-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="momentum-notes-from-session-7-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023"> Momentum: Notes from Session 7 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/brianwgreene89/" title="Posts by Brian Greene" class="author url fn" rel="author">Brian Greene</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-07-14" pubdate > Jul 14, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>TED Countdown Summit 2023 concluded with a wide-ranging session featuring eight inspiring takes from around the world on how to ensure a fast, fair transition to a clean energy future. The event: Talks from Session 6 of TED Countdown Summit 2023, hosted by TED’s David Biello and Lindsay Levin with journalist Orlando P. Bailey. When <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/momentum-notes-from-session-7-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116305" class="post-116305 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023 category-news-2 tag-aruna-rangachar-pohl tag-countdown tag-donnel-baird tag-gopal-d-patel tag-josephine-philips tag-oral-mcguire tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-countdown tag-ted-countdown-summit-2023 tag-ted-talks has-thumbnail not-featured even i-6 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/community-notes-from-session-6-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="community-notes-from-session-6-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/CS23_20230714_1JT1580-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Community: Notes from Session 6 of TED Countdown Summit 2023' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/community-notes-from-session-6-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="community-notes-from-session-6-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023"> Community: Notes from Session 6 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-07-14" pubdate > Jul 14, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>From innovative technologies upgrading our buildings to age-old Aboriginal wisdom on fire management and more, the five speakers of Session 6 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 offered transformative insights on how we can redefine our relationships to both our stuff and the world, with a focus on sustainability and resilience. The event: Talks from Session <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/community-notes-from-session-6-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116277" class="post-116277 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023 category-news-2 tag-al-roker tag-countdown tag-cynthia-williams tag-david-lammy tag-justin-j-pearson tag-louise-mabulo tag-ludmila-rattis tag-neil-vora tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-countdown tag-ted-countdown-summit-2023 tag-ted-talks has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-7 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/renewal-notes-from-session-5-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="renewal-notes-from-session-5-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/CS23_20230713_2JT7573-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Renewal: Notes from Session 5 of TED Countdown Summit 2023' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/renewal-notes-from-session-5-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="renewal-notes-from-session-5-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023"> Renewal: Notes from Session 5 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/brianwgreene89/" title="Posts by Brian Greene" class="author url fn" rel="author">Brian Greene</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-07-13" pubdate > Jul 13, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>For Session 5 of TED Countdown Summit 2023, seven speakers underscored the urgency for collective action, highlighting the growing frequency and severity of extreme weather events; insights on the electric vehicle revolution; the interconnectedness of deforestation, pandemics and climate change; the crucial role of leadership in climate justice and more. The event: Talks from Session <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/renewal-notes-from-session-5-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116256" class="post-116256 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023 category-news-2 tag-countdown tag-isabella-kirkland tag-jessica-whitaker-allen tag-jim-snabe tag-jim-whitaker tag-john-odonnell tag-marcelo-mena tag-olivia-breese tag-tao-zhang tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-countdown tag-ted-countdown-summit-2023 tag-ted-talks has-thumbnail not-featured even i-8 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/magnitude-notes-from-session-4-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="magnitude-notes-from-session-4-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/CS23_20230713_1GT5147-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Magnitude: Notes from Session 4 of TED Countdown Summit 2023' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/magnitude-notes-from-session-4-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="magnitude-notes-from-session-4-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023"> Magnitude: Notes from Session 4 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-07-13" pubdate > Jul 13, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>To rise to the challenge of climate change, we need big, bold, gigaton-scale solutions. Session 4 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 focused on the clean technologies that need to scale fast — and made space for ideas on radical climate leadership, the use of art for environmental activism and the push for climate-friendly alternatives to <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/magnitude-notes-from-session-4-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116229" class="post-116229 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023 category-news-2 tag-amy-powney tag-avinash-persaud tag-countdown tag-david-blood tag-nili-gilbert tag-payton-m-wilkins tag-steve-presley tag-ted tag-ted-countdown tag-ted-countdown-summit-2023 tag-ted-talks tag-tombo-banda tag-xiaojun-tom-wang has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-9 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/dilemmas-notes-from-session-3-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="dilemmas-notes-from-session-3-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/CS23_20230712_2JT5338-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Dilemmas: Notes from Session 3 of TED Countdown Summit 2023' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/dilemmas-notes-from-session-3-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="dilemmas-notes-from-session-3-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023"> Dilemmas: Notes from Session 3 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-07-12" pubdate > Jul 12, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Session 3 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 tackled some of the knottier issues related to climate change — from the massive amount of money needed to finance the global green transition, to the struggle for energy access in developing nations and the ecosystem effects of fast fashion — and offered glimpses of the world-changing solutions <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/dilemmas-notes-from-session-3-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116211" class="post-116211 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023 category-news-2 tag-bo-cerup-simonsen tag-cedrik-neike tag-countdown tag-emma-nehrenheim tag-jonathan-foley tag-laprisha-berry-daniels tag-mike-duggan tag-morten-bo-christiansen tag-susan-lozier tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-countdown tag-ted-countdown-summit-2023 tag-ted-talks has-thumbnail not-featured even i-10 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/lessons-notes-from-session-2-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="lessons-notes-from-session-2-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/CS23_20230712_2NH1137-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Lessons: Notes from Session 2 of TED Countdown Summit 2023' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/lessons-notes-from-session-2-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="lessons-notes-from-session-2-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023"> Lessons: Notes from Session 2 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/brianwgreene89/" title="Posts by Brian Greene" class="author url fn" rel="author">Brian Greene</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/claytonwickham/" title="Posts by Clayton Wickham" class="author url fn" rel="author">Clayton Wickham</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-07-12" pubdate > Jul 12, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>What lessons are already available to us as we tackle climate change? For Session 2 of TED Countdown Summit 2023, science, solutions and the role of industry in stemming the threat of the climate emergency took center stage. The event: Talks from Session 2 of TED Countdown Summit 2023, hosted by TED’s Lindsay Levin and <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/lessons-notes-from-session-2-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-116189" class="post-116189 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-live-from-ted-countdown-summit-2023 category-news-2 tag-al-gore tag-anika-goss tag-asmeret-asefaw-berhe tag-changhua-wu tag-countdown tag-detroit-youth-choir tag-hong-hoang tag-julio-friedmann tag-maxim-timchenko tag-paul-hawken tag-simon-stiell tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-countdown tag-ted-countdown-summit-2023 tag-ted-talks has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-11 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/compass-notes-from-session-1-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="compass-notes-from-session-1-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/CS23_20230711_1GT0977-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Compass: Notes from Session 1 of TED Countdown Summit 2023' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/compass-notes-from-session-1-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/" data-slug="compass-notes-from-session-1-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023"> Compass: Notes from Session 1 of TED Countdown Summit 2023 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/claytonwickham/" title="Posts by Clayton Wickham" class="author url fn" rel="author">Clayton Wickham</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/oliverfriedman/" title="Posts by Oliver Friedman" class="author url fn" rel="author">Oliver Friedman</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2023-07-11" pubdate > Jul 11, 2023 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>TED Countdown Summit 2023 kicked off in Detroit, Michigan, with a wide-ranging, solution-filled session of TED Talks and performances meant to inspire action on the world’s toughest challenge: climate change. Over the course of four days, the Summit seeks to change the conversation on climate change and tell a new, true story about how a <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/compass-notes-from-session-1-of-ted-countdown-summit-2023/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-115328" class="post-115328 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-countdown category-news-2 tag-countdown tag-in-the-green tag-ted tag-ted-conferences tag-ted-talks tag-the-climate-pledge has-thumbnail not-featured even i-12 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/in-the-green-visions-of-a-sustainable-future-from-ted-countdown-and-the-climate-pledge/" data-slug="in-the-green-visions-of-a-sustainable-future-from-ted-countdown-and-the-climate-pledge" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/02/InTheGreenArt.jpeg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='In the Green: Visions of a sustainable future from TED Countdown and the Climate Pledge' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/in-the-green-visions-of-a-sustainable-future-from-ted-countdown-and-the-climate-pledge/" data-slug="in-the-green-visions-of-a-sustainable-future-from-ted-countdown-and-the-climate-pledge"> In the Green: Visions of a sustainable future from TED Countdown and the Climate Pledge </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2022-11-1" pubdate > Nov 1, 2022 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>What does it actually take to run a sustainable business? Hear from trail-blazing business leaders on how they’re transforming their industries by committing to a net zero future. In the Green: The Business of Climate Action is a TED series presented by TED Countdown and The Climate Pledge where leaders share hard-won wisdom from companies <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/in-the-green-visions-of-a-sustainable-future-from-ted-countdown-and-the-climate-pledge/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-115168" class="post-115168 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-countdown category-news-2 tag-colin-averill tag-countdown tag-george-monbiot tag-heidi-sorensen tag-huma-yusuf tag-jade-begay tag-jan-wurzbacher tag-kristen-warren tag-ksenia-petrichenko tag-myverse tag-stacy-kauk tag-ted-countdown tag-xavier-cortada initiatives-countdown has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-13 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/climate-challenges-and-solutions-the-talks-from-the-ted-countdown-london-session-2022/" data-slug="climate-challenges-and-solutions-the-talks-from-the-ted-countdown-london-session-2022" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/10/Countdown_London_20221003_2GT1333-medium.jpg?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Climate challenges and solutions: The talks from the TED Countdown London Session 2022' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/climate-challenges-and-solutions-the-talks-from-the-ted-countdown-london-session-2022/" data-slug="climate-challenges-and-solutions-the-talks-from-the-ted-countdown-london-session-2022"> Climate challenges and solutions: The talks from the TED Countdown London Session 2022 </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/claytonwickham/" title="Posts by Clayton Wickham" class="author url fn" rel="author">Clayton Wickham</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/crawfordhunt/" title="Posts by Crawford Hunt" class="author url fn" rel="author">Crawford Hunt</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/marialadias2/" title="Posts by Maria Ladias" class="author url fn" rel="author">Maria Ladias</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/reidcatlett/" title="Posts by Reid Catlett" class="author url fn" rel="author">Reid Catlett</a>, <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tom/" title="Posts by Tom Carter" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Carter</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2022-10-4" pubdate > Oct 4, 2022 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Countdown, TED’s climate action initiative founded in partnership with Leaders’ Quest, launched three years ago with a focus on accelerating solutions to climate change. The goal: to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 in the race to a zero-carbon world — a world that’s safer, cleaner and fairer <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/climate-challenges-and-solutions-the-talks-from-the-ted-countdown-london-session-2022/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-115122" class="post-115122 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-countdown category-news-2 tag-countdown tag-laudato-si tag-pope-francis tag-ted-countdown tag-the-letter has-thumbnail not-featured even i-14 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/how-a-letter-by-pope-francis-became-a-movement-a-ted-talk-and-now-a-film/" data-slug="how-a-letter-by-pope-francis-became-a-movement-a-ted-talk-and-now-a-film" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-28-at-3.20.02-PM.png?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='How a letter by Pope Francis became a movement, a TED Talk and now a film' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/how-a-letter-by-pope-francis-became-a-movement-a-ted-talk-and-now-a-film/" data-slug="how-a-letter-by-pope-francis-became-a-movement-a-ted-talk-and-now-a-film"> How a letter by Pope Francis became a movement, a TED Talk and now a film </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tedstaff/" title="Posts by TED Staff" class="author url fn" rel="author">TED Staff</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2022-09-29" pubdate > Sep 29, 2022 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>In October 2020, for the launch of TED’s climate initiative, Countdown, HH Pope Francis gave a TED Talk (his second) on the moral imperative to act on climate change. It was inspired by his encyclical letter (book) Laudato si’, “On caring for our common home.” An excerpt from that TED Talk is now featured in <a class="read-more" title="Read more" href="https://blog.ted.com/how-a-letter-by-pope-francis-became-a-movement-a-ted-talk-and-now-a-film/">[<span>…</span>]</a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-115050" class="post-115050 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-countdown category-news-2 tag-countdown tag-ted-countdown tag-ted-dilemma-series has-thumbnail not-featured odd i-15 clearfix" role="article"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/why-ted-countdown-is-staging-climate-dilemma-discussions/" data-slug="why-ted-countdown-is-staging-climate-dilemma-discussions" class="post-thumbnail"> <img src='https://i0.wp.com/blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/TED-Countdown-Dilemma-Series.png?resize=283%2C212&ssl=1' width='283' height='212' alt='Why TED Countdown is staging climate “Dilemma” discussions' /> </a> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/why-ted-countdown-is-staging-climate-dilemma-discussions/" data-slug="why-ted-countdown-is-staging-climate-dilemma-discussions"> Why TED Countdown is staging climate “Dilemma” discussions </a> </h2> <div class="meta"> <div class="meta__author"> <span>By</span> <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/tedstaff/" title="Posts by TED Staff" class="author url fn" rel="author">TED Staff</a> </div> <div class="meta__date"> <span>on</span> <time datetime="2022-09-13" pubdate > Sep 13, 2022 </time> </div> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p>In June 2022, TED’s climate initiative, Countdown, convened in New York for its first Dilemma Series event, titled “Is there a role for carbon credits in accelerating a fair, net-zero world?” Carbon credits are a very controversial topic, one that elicits decidedly contrasting reactions. 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