What are the realistic pathways off of fossil fuels and towards a world of abundant clean energy? TED Countdown gathered for its second Dilemma Series -- events designed to look at some of the tricky challenges of climate change, where diverging positions have stalled progress -- to answer this core question of the climate crisis. Through TED Talks and conversations with experts, activists and leading voices in the space, this film delves into the tension between the necessity to extricate ourselves from fossil fuels, which endanger our collective future, and the equally paramount necessity of a stable and secure supply of energy for everyone. (Featuring, in order of appearance: Catherine Abreu, Tessa Khan, Laurence Tubiana, Hisham Mundol, Hongqiao Liu, Rebekah Shirley, Vijaya Ramachandran, Zoë Knight, Mary Robinson, Lindsay Levin, David Biello, Adair Turner, Jérôme Schmitt, Ramez Naam, Tzeporah Berman, Luisa Neubauer, Emily Grubert and Jade Begay)

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

Session 2 of TED's Countdown Dilemma Series from June 2022 features scientists, activists, artists, frontline community leaders and more debating the role for carbon credits in a net-zero future. (Featuring, in order of appearance: Lindsay Levin, Nicole Ng, Derik Broekhoff, Oliver Geden, Elizabeth Willmott, Noorie Rajvanshi, Aaron Rutkoff, Gabrielle Walker, Annette Nazareth, Tasso Azevedo, Mowgli Holmes, David Fenton, Nyombi Morris, Rod Carr, Suzi Kerr, Genevieve Guenther)

TED Countdown Dilemma Series: Carbon credits [Session 2] 

In June 2022, TED's climate initiative, Countdown, launched its Dilemma Series: events designed to look at some of the "knots" in the climate change space, where diverging positions have stalled progress and solidified into an inability to collaborate across differences. The event focused on the question: Is there a role for carbon credits in the transition to a fair, net-zero future? Through TED Talks and conversations featuring scientists, CEOs, activists, politicians, artists, frontline community leaders, investors and more, this film offers a 360-degree view of carbon credits -- a contentious subject that prompted some discomfort, disagreement and, ultimately, a renewed sense of possibility. It's an invitation to listen deeply, keep an open mind and get a little wiser on a complex topic. (Featuring, in order of appearance: Tamara Toles O'Laughlin, John Kilani, Nat Keohane, Julio Friedmann, Donnel Baird, Nili Gilbert, Al Gore, Inés Yábar, James Dyke, Tom Rivett-Carnac, Lindsay Levin, David Biello, Gilles Dufrasne, Kavita Prakash-Mani, Susan Chomba, Gabrielle Walker, Derik Broekhoff, Annette Nazareth)

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

TED Countdown Dilemma Series: Carbon credits [Session 2]

Is there a role for carbon credits in the transition to a fair, net-zero future?