How to stop banks from investing in fossil fuels  | Lucie Pinson
TED Talks Daily12 Touko 2022

How to stop banks from investing in fossil fuels | Lucie Pinson

Money is pollution's biggest driving force -- particularly, the cash invested in dirty energy projects, says financial responsibility campaigner Lucie Pinson. She shares a three-pronged approach to stop banks from funding fossil fuel companies, including what she calls "collaborative blackmailing" (it's more ethical than it sounds). By demanding more accountability from polluting companies and encouraging ethical banking, Pinson shows how to cut off the problem at its source.

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Why Africa needs community-led conservation | Resson Kantai Duff

Why Africa needs community-led conservation | Resson Kantai Duff

Conservation efforts in Africa have typically been led by "parachute conservationists" -- outsiders who drop in thinking they have all the answers, hire locals to implement them and then disappear. Bu...

16 Touko 202213min

Listen now: Season 2 | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

Listen now: Season 2 | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

Can you really boost your metabolism? Is blue light actually ruining your sleep? How much vaginal yeast is healthy, and when is it ... too much? Body Stuff is back for a second season to bust the lies...

15 Touko 20221min

The future of the food ecosystem -- and the power of your plate | Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

The future of the food ecosystem -- and the power of your plate | Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

Many people across the world don't have access to healthy food -- while in other places tons of food go to waste. Social entrepreneur Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli thinks we can take bold steps to fix this pr...

14 Touko 202210min

The crime-fighting power of cross-border investigative journalism | Bektour Iskender

The crime-fighting power of cross-border investigative journalism | Bektour Iskender

Organized crime operates across national borders -- to keep up, investigative journalists need to do the same. TED Fellow Bektour Iskender gives the inside scoop on his efforts to unveil secret, insid...

13 Touko 20229min

The case for a 4-day work week | Juliet Schor

The case for a 4-day work week | Juliet Schor

The traditional approach to work needs a redesign, says economist Juliet Schor. She's leading four-day work week trials in countries like the US and Ireland, and the results so far have been overwhelm...

11 Touko 202211min

My long walk across India for women's freedom | Srishti Bakshi

My long walk across India for women's freedom | Srishti Bakshi

There are 600 million women in India -- yet they are rarely seen outdoors after sunset because of safety concerns like harassment and catcalls. On a mission to create safer public spaces, women's righ...

10 Touko 20229min

The most powerful untapped resource in health care | Edith Elliott and Shahed Alam

The most powerful untapped resource in health care | Edith Elliott and Shahed Alam

Whether we're rushing a child to the emergency room after a fall or making chicken soup for a feverish spouse, love inspires us to act when a family member gets sick. Global health activists Edith Ell...

9 Touko 20229min

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