Pollution

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Pollution.

Video playlists about Pollution

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Discover the beauty in minimizing material goods, repurposing your most well-loved things and intentionally (and sustainably) reducing your carbon footprint.

Talks about Pollution

Jonathan Foley

The problem with food and climate — and how to fix it

Yvette Cabrera

The hidden danger of lead in soil

Sarah J. Doherty

How aerosols brighten clouds — and cool the planet

Ryan Panchadsaram, Anjali Grover and David Biello

An updated action plan for solving the climate crisis — and a look at progress to date

Newsha Ghaeli

The vital data you flush down the toilet

TED Countdown

TED Explores: A New Climate Vision

Marcelo Mena

Meet methane, the invisible climate villain

Al Gore

What the fossil fuel industry doesn't want you to know

Steve Presley

Can global food companies make the shift to regenerative agriculture?

Tony Long

The outlaws of the ocean — and how we're reeling them in

TED Countdown

How do we get the world off fossil fuels quickly and fairly?

Jan Wurzbacher

The massive machines removing carbon from Earth's atmosphere

Ksenia Petrichenko

What if buildings created energy instead of consuming it?

Adetayo Bamiduro

Africa's path to clean mobility -- driven by motorcycles

Stacy Kauk

The billion-dollar pollution solution humanity needs right now

Heidi Sørensen

5 lessons on building an emissions-free city

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Exclusive articles about Pollution

Glitter is plastic in disguise, plus 4 more reasons to skip the shiny stuff

From wrapping paper and greeting cards to party favors and ornaments, millions of everyday items sparkle due to glitter. And while these shimmering objects are festive and eye-catching, they're harming our planet and contributing to climate change. Environmental science researcher Claire Gwinnett PhD explains how.

Posted Nov 2021

Millions of tons of plastic are trashed every year. But what if we used it to pave our roads?

In fact, just one kilometer of road paved with a plastic blend can contain the equivalent of nearly 750,000 plastic bags! Science journalist Ann Parson looks at the possibilities -- and pitfalls -- of this creative solution.

Posted Jun 2021

This amazing robot swims like an eel AND detects pollution

Inspired by one of nature’s most efficient swimmers, bio-roboticist Auke Ijspeert and his team are building a sinuous robot that can venture into toxic waters.

Posted Feb 2018

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