Planet A - Talks on Climate Change

Chris Anderson - How to spread good ideas about Climate Change

Jun 6, 2022

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To spread good ideas on climate change effectively, engage the audience with curiosity and transformative narratives, avoiding doom and gloom.

In addressing climate change, hopeful narratives and showcasing positive impacts can motivate action and drive investment and innovation for a sustainable future.

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Spreading Good Ideas

To effectively spread good ideas, it is crucial to start with curiosity and interest rather than doom and gloom. By engaging the audience with intriguing narratives and transformative concepts, ideas have a higher chance of resonating. The power of storytelling, particularly through personal experiences or challenges faced, can captivate listeners and make complex topics more relatable. It is essential to connect with the audience on a human level, open their minds, and present ideas in a compelling, easily understandable manner.

Climate Change

03:30

Climate Change - What Makes a Good Talk?

05:21

Wind Energy Is a Crucial Part of the Pathway Forward

02:09

Introduction

4min

The Challenge Is to Find the Right People for the Moment

2min

The Key to Getting a Shorter Talk

2min

How to Tell a Story

4min

How Climate Change Has Evolved Over the Years?

3min

Wind Energy Is a Crucial Part of the Pathway Forward

2min

Climate Change

3min

Climate Change - What Makes a Good Talk?

5min

Tell a Story, Tell It in Service of an Idea

4min

Solutions to climate change are ideas worth spreading. And that is what TED is all about.
On the sixth episode of Planet A’s fourth season, the curator of TED, Chris Anderson, spreads his ideas on how to make a good talk and address climate change in a way that excites and motivates people.

TED has been sharing big ideas on climate change for more than 15 years with prominent speakers like Al Gore, Bill Gates, and Prince William – as well as the host of this podcast, Dan Jørgensen.

So how do we push transformative ideas for the green transition moving forward?

Listen for yourself in this episode.

You can find the TED talks referenced here:

Al Gore: Averting the climate crisis

Dan Jørgensen: How wind energy could power Earth ... 18 times over

Tim Urban: Inside the mind of a procrastinator