An updated action plan for solving the climate crisis — and a look at progress to date | Ryan Panchadsaram, Anjali Grover and David Biello
May 4, 2024
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Ryan Panchadsaram is a systems innovator focused on applying goal-setting tools to tackle the climate crisis. Anjali Grover collaborates on strategic climate action plans using OKRs. They share insights on why optimism is warranted in the fight against climate change. The conversation highlights advancements in electric vehicle sales and renewable energy while addressing challenges like methane emissions. They emphasize innovation, investment, and effective policies as pivotal for achieving a sustainable future and stress the importance of navigating political complexities.
Application of OKRs in climate efforts highlights progress in electric vehicles and renewables.
Challenges in hard-to-abate sectors require investments in new technologies and transitioning food systems to reduce emissions.
Deep dives
Utilizing OKRs to Address the Climate Crisis
The podcast episode discusses the application of OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) to tackle the climate crisis. Systems innovator Ryan Panchatsuram and strategist Angeli Grover implemented OKRs in their climate efforts, outlining 10 objectives such as electrifying transportation, decarbonizing the grid, and protecting nature. Tracking revealed progress in areas like electric vehicles and renewables, highlighting increased sales and reduced costs. Despite advancements, a coordinated effort involving innovation, investment, and policy is deemed necessary to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
Challenges in Hard-to-Abate Sectors and Food Innovation
The episode emphasizes challenges in hard-to-abate sectors like concrete and steel due to high emissions during production. Solutions involve developing new chemistries and technologies, requiring increased investments. Additionally, the need for advancements in food systems, especially addressing methane emissions and transitioning to plant-based alternatives, is highlighted. The urgency to invest in innovations that reduce emissions is underscored to achieve emission reduction goals.
Progress in Electric Vehicles and Clean Energy Deployment
The podcast highlights notable achievements in electric vehicles and clean energy deployment. The episode notes a significant increase in electric vehicle sales and renewable energy deployment, with costs decreasing and record deployment levels. The conversation stresses the importance of scaling up clean energy technologies, focusing on phasing out fossil fuels to effectively combat climate change and achieve net zero emissions targets.
When it comes to climate, what are we doing right and where should we focus our efforts next? Systems innovator Ryan Panchadsaram and strategist Anjali Grover talk with TED science curator David Biello about the latest on the world's progress toward solving the climate crisis — and why there's more reason for optimism than you might think. Using strategic goal-setting tools that have transformed countless organizations, Panchadsaram and Grover explore the urgent actions needed to steer the planet toward a sustainable future and the pivotal roles of innovation, investment and policy. "The climate story isn't yet written," Grover says.