TED Countdown Dilemma Series, #3

Can we nourish 10 billion people while restoring the Earth?

June 5-6, 2024
New York City, NY

Conversation Starters

How do we move from fossil fuels to clean energy – quickly and fairly? Here are a few thought-provoking prompts to help you start the conversation with your organization, friends, family and followers.

Some experts suggest that low and middle income countries need fossil fuels  in the short-term for development, including lifting people out of energy poverty. Do you agree or disagree, and why? 

Some communities’ economies are highly dependent on fossil fuels or carbon-intensive processes. How do we ensure a just transition that doesn’t leave those people behind?

What do you think the biggest obstacle to the rapid scaling of renewable energy is right now?

Are there lessons we can draw from other major social movements as we transition away from fossil fuels?   

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Meet the Speakers

Gabe Brown

Regenerative rancher

Peter Dawe

Potato provider

Jon Esformes

Fair farmer

Facundo Etchebehere

Sustainable businessman

Jonathan Foley

Sustainability scientist

Dana Gunders

Food waste reducer

Helianti Hilman

Edible entrepreneur

Andy Jarvis

Protein visionary

Lamin Jassey

Environmental activist

Agnes Kalibata

Green revolutionary

Sam Kass

Climate chef

Sarah Lake

Dietary guide

June Jo Lee

Food ethnographer

Fei Luo

Collagen chemist

Berry Marttin

Farm fiduciary

Gonzalo Muñoz

Climate champion

Anthony Myint

System changer

Dorcas Naishorua

Climate leader

Giles E. D. Oldroyd

Plant doctor

Gerardo Reyes Chávez

Farmworker advocate

Aline Sousa

Wastepicker leader

Uma Valeti

Chicken cultivator

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