How to build an equitable and just climate future | Peggy Shepard
TED Talks Daily18 Elo 2022

How to build an equitable and just climate future | Peggy Shepard

Everyone has the right to a clean environment -- but major disparities exist when it comes to who faces the consequences of pollution. Environmental justice leader Peggy Shepard points to the disproportionate impact that hazardous environmental conditions have on Black, brown and Indigenous communities and challenges us to build a truly equitable future that turns "sacrifice zones" -- where community health is sacrificed for the sake of development -- into "green zones" that redress the legacy of pollution and harmful policies.

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Where on Earth will people live in the future? | Parag Khanna

Where on Earth will people live in the future? | Parag Khanna

From the return of nomadic living to a climate-disrupted world, author and global strategist Parag Khanna has some predictions for humanity. Get a fascinating glimpse at the future as he tackles an ur...

13 Heinä 202218min

The eco-creators helping the climate through social media | Zahra Biabani

The eco-creators helping the climate through social media | Zahra Biabani

"Climate doom-ism," or a pessimistic outlook on the future of the planet, rivals climate denialism in holding up the fight against climate change, says activist Zahra Biabani. Illuminating how hope co...

12 Heinä 20229min

The search for the invisible matter that shapes the universe | Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

The search for the invisible matter that shapes the universe | Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

The universe that we know, with its luminous stars and orbiting planets, is largely made up of elements we can't actually see -- like dark energy and dark matter -- and therefore don't fully understan...

11 Heinä 202214min

My 105 days in Taliban prison -- and a call to aid Afghanistan | Safi Rauf

My 105 days in Taliban prison -- and a call to aid Afghanistan | Safi Rauf

Sharing his experience of being held captive in a Taliban prison for 105 days, humanitarian Safi Rauf talks about his life's mission to get food, medicine and other critical supplies to Afghans in nee...

8 Heinä 202210min

How ethics can help you make better decisions | Michael Schur

How ethics can help you make better decisions | Michael Schur

What would Immanuel Kant say about a fender bender? In a surprisingly funny trip through the teachings of some of history's great philosophers, TV writer and producer Michael Schur (from hit shows lik...

7 Heinä 202211min

The rise of boring architecture -- and the case for radically human buildings | Thomas Heatherwick

The rise of boring architecture -- and the case for radically human buildings | Thomas Heatherwick

Where did all the lumps and bumps on buildings go? When did city architecture become so ... dull? Here to talk about why cities need inspiring architecture, designer Thomas Heatherwick offers a path o...

6 Heinä 202215min

How to alter the perception of mental health care in Russia | Olga Kitaina

How to alter the perception of mental health care in Russia | Olga Kitaina

During the Soviet Union era, therapy was often used as a tool of political oppression. Since then, Russia has seen major reforms in mental health care -- but stigmas and distrust for the practice stil...

5 Heinä 20225min

The blind spots of the green energy transition | Olivia Lazard

The blind spots of the green energy transition | Olivia Lazard

The world needs clean power, but decarbonization calls for a massive increase in the mining and extraction of minerals like lithium, graphite and cobalt. Environmental peacemaking expert Olivia Lazard...

4 Heinä 202217min

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