Instructional Video6:25
TED Talks

TED: How to supercharge renewables and energize the world | Rebecca Collyer

12th - Higher Ed
The power sector generates the electricity that sustains modern life -- but it's also the number one contributor to climate change. We need a swift and equitable shift to renewable energy, says 2023 Audacious Project grantee and...
Instructional Video12:16
TED Talks

TED: Can AI help solve the climate crisis? | Sims Witherspoon

12th - Higher Ed
AI can be a transformational tool in our fight against climate change, says Sims Witherspoon, a leader at the AI research lab Google DeepMind. Using wind power as her case study, she explains how powerful neural networks can help us...
Instructional Video13:15
TED Talks

TED: Can the US and China take on climate change together? | Changhua Wu

12th - Higher Ed
Climate change doesn't care about ideological divides, says policy analyst and China expert Changhua Wu. Here's what she says the US can learn from the progress China has made on the clean energy revolution -- and why collaboration...
Instructional Video5:21
TED Talks

TED: The renewable energy revolution happening in Ukraine | Maxim Timchenko

12th - Higher Ed
What's it like keeping the lights on during war? Ukrainian energy executive Maxim Timchenko shares how his company has diversified Ukraine's power structures to survive Russian attacks, highlighting the resilience of renewable energy....
Instructional Video12:14
TED Talks

TED: The molecular love story that could help power the world | Olivia Breese

12th - Higher Ed
The key to revolutionizing the world's energy landscape may lie in an unlikely love story, says energy innovator Olivia Breese. She details the fateful marriage of a green electron and a water molecule -- a powerful source of...
Instructional Video5:21
TED Talks

TED: An economy powered by sun and wind -- it's almost here | Kala Constantino

12th - Higher Ed
With some of the highest energy bills in Southeast Asia and extreme weather to match, the Philippines experiences the climate crisis -- and climate activism -- as a part of daily life. Clean energy advocate Kala Constantino highlights...
Instructional Video4:35
SciShow

Why Haven't We Built a Better Battery?

12th - Higher Ed
Improving batteries is a tough problem, but it’s also an important one because in many ways the future of our planet also depends on the future of batteries. Luckily, scientists are on the case, figuring out ways to give this essential...
Instructional Video15:22
TED Talks

TED: A faster way to get to a clean energy future | Ramez Naam

12th - Higher Ed
When it comes to cost, clean energy is bound to beat out fossil fuels, says technologist Ramez Naam. But the hesitancy to build amid the prevalence of "not in my backyard" campaigns is preventing the creation of our sustainable future....
Instructional Video5:13
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Are solar panels worth it? | Shannon Odell

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Today in many countries solar is the cheapest form of energy to produce. Millions of homes are equipped with rooftop solar, with most units paying for themselves in their first seven to 12 years and then generating further savings. So,...
Instructional Video15:14
TED Talks

TED: 5 lessons on building an emissions-free city | Heidi Sørensen

12th - Higher Ed
Confronting climate change makes for better cities and a better quality of life, says Heidi Sørensen, director of the climate agency for the city of Oslo, Norway. From construction sites without noise pollution to fully electric...
Instructional Video8:13
TED Talks

TED: What happens to gas stations when the world goes electric? | Emily Grubert

12th - Higher Ed
When the world goes fully electric, what happens to the cars, tools and livelihoods that rely on fossil fuels? Civil engineer and environmental sociologist Emily Grubert visualizes what a clean energy future will look like, outlining the...
Instructional Video5:07
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why don't we cover the desert with solar panels? | Dan Kwartler

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Stretching over roughly nine million square kilometers and with sands reaching temperatures of up to 80° Celsius, the Sahara Desert receives about 22 million terawatt hours of energy from the Sun every year. That's well over 100 times...
Instructional Video4:41
TED-Ed

How much electricity does it take to power the world? | TED-Ed

Pre-K - Higher Ed
All around the world, millions of people are flipping a switch, plugging in, and pressing an 'on' button every second. So how much electricity does humanity use? And how much will we need in the future? Discover how much energy it takes...
Instructional Video4:45
TED-Ed

How do wind turbines work? | Rebecca J. Barthelmie and Sara C. Pryor

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Every 24 hours, wind generates enough kinetic energy to produce roughly 35 times more electricity than humanity uses each day. And unlike coal or oil, this resource is totally renewed each day. So how can we harness this incredible...
Instructional Video15:47
TED Talks

TED: How to make radical climate action the new normal | Al Gore

12th - Higher Ed
A net-zero future is possible, but first we need to flip a mental switch to truly understand that we can stop the climate crisis if we try, says Nobel laureate Al Gore. In this inspiring and essential talk, Gore shares examples of...
Instructional Video15:52
TED Talks

TED: A small country with big ideas to get rid of fossil fuels | Monica Araya

12th - Higher Ed
How do we build a society without fossil fuels? using her native Costa Rica as an example of positive action on environmental protection and renewables, climate advocate Monica Araya outlines a bold vision for a world committed to clean...
Instructional Video10:58
TED Talks

TED: How wind energy could power Earth ... 18 times over | Dan Jørgensen

12th - Higher Ed
Over the last two decades, the wind power industry has grown at a dizzying pace. (Fun fact: a single rotation from one of the world's most powerful wind turbines can generate enough electricity to charge more than 1,400 cell phones.)...
Instructional Video9:46
TED Talks

TED: How much clean electricity do we really need? | Solomon Goldstein-Rose

12th - Higher Ed
To fight climate change, we need to clean up the global electricity system by replacing fossil fuel power plants with clean generation -- right? Climate author Solomon Goldstein-Rose thinks we need to do much more than that. Replacement...
Instructional Video16:02
TED Talks

TED: Let's save the last pristine continent | Robert Swan

12th - Higher Ed
2041 will be a pivotal year for our planet. That year will mark the end of a 50-year agreement to keep Antarctica, the Earth's last pristine continent, free of exploitation. Explorer Robert Swan — the first person to walk both the North...
Instructional Video6:13
TED Talks

TED: Dear world leaders, these are our climate demands | Xiye Bastida, Shiv Soin and Latif Nasser

12th - Higher Ed
Investing in green energy, holding large corporations accountable for their pollution, stopping pipeline and oil extraction initiatives -- these are non-negotiable actions to protect the planet, but they are still just the bare minimum,...
Instructional Video14:17
TED Talks

TED: Africa's great carbon valley -- and how to end energy poverty | James Irungu Mwangi

12th - Higher Ed
Our lives depend on curbing climate change, but so many priorities seem to be in competition. What's the most urgent thing humanity can do right now? Social entrepreneur James Irungu Mwangi tells us why Africa could be the ideal home for...
Instructional Video11:30
TED Talks

TED: 5 promising factors propelling climate action | Gabriel Kra

12th - Higher Ed
Given the scale of the challenge, the conversation around climate change is often tinged with doom and gloom. But climate tech investor Gabriel Kra thinks we need to reframe the crisis as a source of tremendous opportunity. He offers...
Instructional Video15:48
TED Talks

Ray Anderson: The business logic of sustainability

12th - Higher Ed
At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional "take / make / waste" industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerful vision for sustainable...
Instructional Video15:44
TED Talks

TED: A hilarious celebration of lifelong female friendship | Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin

12th - Higher Ed
Legendary duo Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin have been friends for decades. In a raw, tender and wide-ranging conversation hosted by Pat Mitchell, the three discuss longevity, feminism, the differences between male and female friendship,...