Achieving net-zero goals requires significant private sector support. This talk explores securing corporate buy-in for a broad carbon tax, ensuring workers have sufficient green skills, and addressing concerns that climate initiatives might undermine business competitiveness.

Jamus Lim, an associate professor of economics at ESSEC Asia Pacific and a Member of Singapore's 14th Parliament, leads this discussion. He brings extensive experience from senior economist roles at the World Bank and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, and as chief economist for ThirdRock Group. His expertise spans international macro-finance, political economy, and development economics.

This talk was given at a TEDx event. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

While climate science can be abstract, powerful storytelling through photographs and films can inspire a personal response to the crisis. Join us for a conversation on visualizing climate change with acclaimed storytellers: filmmaker Céline Cousteau, director Davis Guggenheim, and photographer Cristina Mittermeier. Greg Dalton of Climate One will host this insightful discussion.

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Earth's average surface temperature in 2024 was the warmest on record.

This finding comes from an analysis led by NASA scientists.

Dr. Dianne Saxe presented "The Climate Crisis & Municipal Leadership" in Hamilton, ON, on November 4, 2019.

Her discussion focused on critical questions: How must cities lead against the climate crisis, and what are the responsibilities of municipal leadership during a climate emergency?

In his TEDx talk, Karan Sood discussed AI and technology's transformative role in addressing climate change. He highlighted how AI-driven innovations enhance climate prediction, optimize energy, and develop sustainable solutions, emphasizing AI's potential to reduce carbon footprints and accelerate a resilient future.

Sood is CEO and co-founder of Fastor7, a global digital transformation company. An IIT Delhi graduate with six years of entrepreneurial experience, he's featured in Forbes and CNBC TV18. He also led the impactful CovidMealsForIndia.com initiative, connecting 5 lakh people to food during the pandemic, earning a Community Championships Award.

This talk was independently organized as a TEDx event. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

To mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Professor Gabrielle Wong-Parodi shared her reflections on April 17, 2020.

She discussed the successful implementation of resource-saving default settings on appliances, emphasizing their positive environmental impact.

Sir David King, former UK chief scientific adviser (2013–2017), discussed the governance of climate-altering technologies in the Arctic with the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G).

He participated in two C2G sessions on October 10th at the 2019 Arctic Circle Assembly. There, scientists, policy experts, indigenous activists, youth, and other civil society representatives explored critical questions facing decision-makers regarding the Arctic's future.

Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac outline two distinct futures for 2050: one if we fail to meet Paris Agreement climate targets, and another if we achieve a carbon-neutral, regenerative world. They emphasize that immediate action is crucial to address our climate emergency, presenting this as our final, defining choice.

Figueres, a Costa Rican diplomat with 35 years of experience, served as Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change from July 2010. Her extensive background highlights the urgency of this pivotal moment.

Source: The RSA, March 4, 2020.