700 million people still live without electricity. Here’s how to fix that | Jacqueline Novogratz
TED Talks Daily22 Heinä 2025

700 million people still live without electricity. Here’s how to fix that | Jacqueline Novogratz

Impact investor and Acumen CEO Jacqueline Novogratz unveils a bold vision to bring off-grid solar electricity to 700 million people still living in darkness, transforming lives while slashing emissions. She asks a thought-provoking question: What if this generation could be remembered for finally bringing electricity — and dignity — to everyone on the planet?

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You Have the Rite" | Marc Bamuthi Joseph

You Have the Rite" | Marc Bamuthi Joseph

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8 Heinä 20209min

How the pandemic will shape the near future | Bill Gates

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6 Heinä 20207min

The new urgency of climate change | Al Gore

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The coronavirus brought much of the world to a standstill, dropping carbon emissions by five percent. Al Gore says keeping those rates down is now up to us. In this illuminating interview, he discusse...

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