Vlogbrothers
Is Poverty Necessary? Looking back at the Millennium Development Goals
In which John examines the progress of the UN's Millennium Development Goals over the last 15 years and looks ahead to the Global Goals. Can we live in a world where extreme poverty and undernourishment are rare? Are we closer to gender...
Vlogbrothers
Global Warming and the Polar Vortex
In which Hank talks about why it's cold, and why extreme weather makes us talk about global warming, and why this is precisely the wrong way to think about...average global atmospheric energy increase.
Vlogbrothers
Bill Gates and John Green Discuss Agriculture
A special bonus video in which John Green and Microsoft founder Bill Gates talk about how Green Agriculture in Ethiopia.
Vlogbrothers
Uncomfortable Nuance: Natural Gas Edition
I almost titled this video "Is fracking good?" but I decided not to do that because, like, obviously, no. Anything that increases the amount of fossil fuels we can get out of the ground is bad. But, at the same time, natural gas is used...
Vlogbrothers
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Global Warming
Throughout this video I say "probability curve" when a statistician would say "probability distribution." I just want to say that I'm aware of this, and that it's a choice I intentionally made because I felt like it made it easier to...
Religion for Breakfast
Is Religion Good for the Environment?
Back in the 1960s, the historian Lynn White Jr. blamed Christianity for the climate crises of the 20th century. More recently, many religious leaders have published eco-friendly versions of their theology. But is it helping? Can religion...
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Wildlife Conservation
This video explores five fun facts about wildlife conservation.
Curated Video
I WONDER - How Do Humans Affect Climate Change?
This video is answering the question of how do humans affect climate change.
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Endangered Animals
This video explores five fun facts about endangered animals.
Curated Video
Talking About Problems & Difficulties - Business English Vocabulary
"Problems, problems, problems... watch this Business English Vocabulary lesson and learn lots of different ways to talk about problems and difficulties. There are also 4 useful idioms at the end of the lesson. Some of the vocabulary you...
FuseSchool
What Is The Carbon Cycle - Part 1| Environmental Chemistry
Watch the first part of our Carbon Cycle videos, as part of environmental chemistry. Photosynthesis and respiration help carbon to be cycled in nature by using energy from the sun. As living things grow, they have to build up large...
The Wall Street Journal
Guaging Investor Priorities
With climate disclosure rules from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission due to come into effect soon, SEC alumni Satyam Khanna and Kelly Gibson discuss how the commission has been working with companies and preparing for enforcement.
Global Health with Greg Martin
President Trump and Global Health - what are the issues
Donal Trump is president of the USA. What does this mean for global health and public health? In this video Dr Greg Martin explores the potential impact of Trump foreign policy on health security, pandemics, climate change and the...
FuseSchool
What Is The Natural Greenhouse Effect?
Learn the basics about the natural greenhouse effect. The atmosphere helps to keep our planet warm by making it harder for the energy we get from the sun to escape back to the universe. Our atmosphere is held to the earth by the force of...
The Wall Street Journal
Bulking Up The Board
SFU Professor Stephanie Bertels and Director of Public Companies, Roy Dunbar, talk about sustainability credentials and how companies are going about obtaining them among their corporate directors.
Science360
Surprising Reasons Why We Need Biodiversity
The hangout covers the benefits of biodiversity—and which benefits have been scientifically tested; how biodiversity boosts innovation; and how researchers are measuring biodiversity in the face of environmental change. Guests: Bradley...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Tackling the Energy & Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century
How well do our assumptions about the global challenges of energy, environment and economic development fit the facts? That is a question with which Professor Michael Grubb, Chair of Energy and Climate Policy at the Cambridge University...
Science360
Sea spray: Complex chemistry with big effects on climate
Take in a deep breath of salty ocean air and more than likely you're also breathing in naturally occurring sea spray aerosols. But, there's much more in each of those tiny bursting ""bubbles"" than salt. They're also bursting with ocean...
Science360
Withering Crops -- Changing Planet
As the global population continues to increase, scientists and farmers are concerned about the impacts that climate change could have on the world's crops. To better understand the process of photosynthesis and how plants use water and...
Science360
DESIGNING OUR FUTURE: A panel discussion on the future of clean growth and sustainability
This panel was held by the British Embassy in Washington, DC on February 11, 2020 in partnership with the U.S. National Science Foundation and Axios. For more in this series, watch "Designing Our Future: A panel discussion on the future...
Intelligence Squared
Why Capitalism and Climate Change are Not Enemies
In light of the potential collapse of our climate, momentum garnered by Greta Thunberg and raging Australian wildfires, Intelligence Squared hosted a climate...[Part 2/5] Adair Turner on Why Capitalism and Climate Change are Not Enemies
Next Animation Studio
Thinning Arctic ice driving mercury pollution: NASA
Large reductions in the amount of perennial ice in the Arctic due to climate change may be driving mercury pollution, according to a new report from NASA. When sunlight reacts with salt in the new ice at cold temperatures, bromine is...