Speed & Scale

How a Louisiana community came together to take down a petrochemical plant

In the heart of Louisiana, between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, more than 150 petrochemical plants spew huge amounts of carbon into our atmosphere—and into the communitie

How Copenhagen’s “food schools” are promoting sustainable eating habits

Food production makes up about 12% of our global emissions—that comes not only from the kinds of food we eat (like beef, which is one of the highest-emission foods you ca

How you can fly more sustainably (today!)

The aviation industry is responsible for 3.5% of the world’s carbon emissions. That may seem like a small number globally, but this is a big problem in the developed worl

How a special seaweed is lowering methane emissions—one cow burp at a time

Did you know that cows emit methane when they burp? Livestock account for over 12% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, but farmers and scientists have discovered a s

How Stripe (yes, the payment platform) is leading the charge for carbon removal

Even if we do everything we need to do to limit our carbon emissions—curb deforestation, stop driving so many miles, clean up our power grids—we still need to remove giga

How employers in Washington State solved a transportation crisis

How much time do you spend commuting to and from work in your car? And do you drive alone? In the US, the transportation sector emits more carbon pollution than any other

How two Girl Scouts started the fight against deforestation in Indonesia

Ten years ago, Indonesia’s forests were being decimated due to a big spike in palm oil production…until two Girl Scouts decided to get involved. Anjali and Ryan uncover t

The last coal plant shut down in England. Now what?

Did you know the UK just closed its last coal plant? Hooray! But after taking a moment to celebrate, Ryan and Anjali reflect on what to do about natural gas – a fossil fu

How Texas became America’s biggest producer of wind energy

This is the surprising story of how Texas – rich in oil and gas – became America's biggest producer of wind energy. For our first episode, Ryan and Anjali talk with Pat W

Making Cents Out of Watts: What’s Driving Up Your Energy Bills? | Climate One

This is an episode of a podcast we think you'll love, Climate One. A third of Americans say that they've skipped food, medicine, or something else to be able to afford th

Coming September 22nd, 2025: Speed & Scale

Coming September 22nd, 2025: Speed & Scale TED has a new podcast. Here’s a new climate story: the biggest solutions to our climate crisis exist all around us, but they’

Decarbonizing aviation (from Climate Rising)

This is an episode from our friends at the Climate Rising podcast. This episode in our hard-to-abate series features aviation expert Robin Riedel, a Partner at McKinsey

TED Climate: This ancient rock is changing our theory on the origin of life | Tara Djokic

Exactly when and where did life on Earth begin? Scientists have long thought that it emerged three billion years ago in the ocean — until astrobiologist Tara Djokic and h

TED Climate: 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 S

TED Climate: The future of fashion — made from mushrooms | Dan Widmaier

Your closet is likely full of all kinds of materials — leather, cotton, nylon and polyester, to name a few — that contribute to fashion's sustainability crisis. Biomateri

TED Climate: How we could eat real meat without harming animals | Isha Datar

What if you could eat chicken nuggets without harming a chicken? It's possible through "cellular agriculture," says Isha Datar. In a talk about cutting-edge science, she

TED Climate: 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

TED Climate: The innovations we need to avoid a climate disaster | Bill Gates

The single most important thing for avoiding a climate disaster is cutting carbon pollution from the current 51 billion tons per year to zero, says philanthropist and tec

TED Climate: What to do when climate change feels unstoppable | Clover Hogan

Today's youth have inherited a big, unprecedented climate problem to solve — and the eco-anxiety to go with it. Gen-Zer and activist Clover Hogan knows the struggle first

The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast: Green holidays, without being a Grinch

This is an episode from a show we think you might like: The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast. Holiday shopping season is upon us, but instead of having a wasteful, plastic-hea