The End of Nature

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"I did not want the planet to burn up," says John Sutter. "The thing that causes it burning coal and gas and oil is also the same thing that's at the heart of modern economies" The fossil fuel industry didn't tell the rest of the world what they knew about climate change in a timely fashion, he adds. And so we've been locked for 30 years in a sterile debate about whether or not global warming was real, writes Sutter.

Most of us get that climate change is a global problem we need to solve, fast. But that can feel incredibly overwhelming when most of us don’t even know where to start. Bill McKibben is an environmentalist, author, and journalist who has written extensively about climate change and global warming. With a refreshing lightheartedness and frank outlook, Bill discusses the emotions, ideas and data that keep him moving forward in the battle against climate change and outlines ways you too can take action to save the planet you call home. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts