Oscar winner, actor, singer and activist Jared Leto supports efforts to protect the Yasuni National Park in Ecuador, the most biodiverse part of the Amazon, from devastating oil drilling. Partnering

Oscar winner, actor, singer and activist Jared Leto supports efforts to protect the Yasuni National Park in Ecuador, the most biodiverse part of the Amazon, from devastating oil drilling. Partnering with Yasunidos and Amazon Watch, Jared asks everyone to join the effort to protect this natural wonder. He recorded this while on tour with "Thirty Seconds to Mars" in Ecuador. Another call to protect Yasuni featuring Jared and other celebrities can be found here: http://youtu.be/dyhEcn6bn8o Take action today here: http://amazonwatch.org/take-action/keep-the-oil-in-the-ground-in-the-amazon

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Climate change is the defining crisis of our time, and it is children who are the most vulnerable and who will bear the brunt of its impact. That is why 10-year-old Ella is raising her voice and

Climate change is the defining crisis of our time, and it is children who are the most vulnerable and who will bear the brunt of its impact. That is why 10-year-old Ella is raising her voice and calling on children all over the world to participate in climate conversation and climate action. Ella is a 4th grader at Richmond Christian School. She is a talented dancer and singer, who also plays the piano and the drums. When not churning out tunes, Ella is an avid reader, and authors her own books. But there’s nothing like competition to spark her into giving it all she’s got. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Four visionaries—Kevin Kelly, Peter Schwartz, Ari Wallach, and Tyler Cowen—share their insights on the future, urging viewers to consider the impact of their actions on future generations.

Four visionaries—Kevin Kelly, Peter Schwartz, Ari Wallach, and Tyler Cowen—share their insights on the future, urging viewers to consider the impact of their actions on future generations. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, A guide to surviving humanity’s tipping point ► https://youtu.be/teNE748O-vw?si=WlxD159us0dlLUap Explore the future with visionaries Kevin Kelly, Peter Schwartz, Ari Wallach, and Tyler Cowen. While each is looking into the future through a different lens, they all share a belief in the power of optimism and proactive engagement as essential tools for overcoming today's challenges. Wallach introduces "Longpath," urging long-term thinking, while Kelly advocates for "Protopia," emphasizing gradual progress. Schwartz highlights scenario planning's importance, emphasizing curiosity and collaboration. Cowen reflects on America's progress and calls for urgency. Together, they stress empathy, transgenerational thinking, and diverse futures to collectively build a better tomorrow. The message: the future is a continuous creation requiring proactive, collective action. Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/series/the-big-think-interview/progress/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=youtube_description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ► About Kevin Kelly: Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at WIRED magazine. He co-founded WIRED in 1993, and served as its Executive Editor for its first seven years. His newest book is The Inevitable, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. He is founder of the popular Cool Tools website, which has been reviewing tools daily for 20 years. From 1984-1990 Kelly was publisher and editor of the Whole Earth Review, a subscriber-supported journal of unorthodox conceptual news. He co-founded the ongoing Hackers’ Conference, and was involved with the launch of the WELL, a pioneering online service started in 1985. ► About Peter Schwartz: Peter Schwartz is an internationally renowned futurist and business strategist, specializing in scenario planning and working with corporations, governments, and institutions to create alternative perspectives of the future and develop robust strategies for a changing and uncertain world. As Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning for Salesforce, he manages the organization’s ongoing strategic conversation. Peter was co-founder and chairman of Global Business Network. He is the author of several works. His first book, The Art of the Long View, is considered a seminal publication on scenario planning. Peter has also served as a script consultant on the films "The Minority Report," "Deep Impact," "Sneakers," and "War Games." He received a B.S. in aeronautical engineering and astronautics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. ► About Ari Wallach: Ari Wallach is an applied futurist and Executive Director of Longpath Labs. He is the author of Longpath: Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs by HarperCollins and the creator and host of the forthcoming series on PBS A Brief History of the Future, which is being executive produced by Kathryn Murdoch and Drake. He has been a strategy and foresight advisor to Fortune 100 companies, the US Department of State, the Ford Foundation, the UN Refugee Agency, the RacialEquity 2030 Challenge and Politico’s Long Game Forum. As adjunct associate professor at Columbia University he lectured on innovation, AI, and the future of public policy. Wallach's TED talk on Longpath has been viewed 2.6 million times and translated into 21 languages. Ari was the co-creator of 2008's pro-Obama The Great Schlep with Sarah Silverman. ► About Tyler Cowen: Tyler is the Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University and serves as chairman and general director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is co-author of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution and co-founder of the online educational platform Marginal Revolution University. He graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor's degree in economics and earned a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. He also runs a podcast series called Conversations with Tyler. His latest book Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives and Winners Around the World is co-authored with venture capitalist Daniel Gross.

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Labor unions are getting on board with carbon pricing because it will incentivize business innovation and job creation throughout the economy. Join us to learn more about labor union support for this

Labor unions are getting on board with carbon pricing because it will incentivize business innovation and job creation throughout the economy. Join us to learn more about labor union support for this policy, and how you can get started building relationships with labor unions. John Braxton, Co-President Emeritus AFT Local 2026, Community College of Phila. John worked for 20 years in the reform movement within the Teamsters union. He also began teaching at Community College of Philadelphia, where he was co-president of the union there. He was a founder of US Labor Against the War and has helped to build the Labor Network for Sustainability. He is one of the originators of the resolutions that the American Federation of Teachers has passed endorsing strong action on climate change, including support for the carbon fee and dividend approach. Peter Knowlton, Past President UE, Radio & Machine Workers of America Peter was a member of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) for 35 years until his retirement in 2019. He first became active in the labor movement in the late 1970’s as a union cab driver, rank and file activist, and organizer in Minneapolis, MN. He went on to become a Field Organizer, President of the Northeast Region, and eventually elected UE General President. Keon Liberato is a railroad track maintainer and the President & Principal Officer of BMWED-IBT Local 3012 Arlene Grant, an artist, humanitarian, coach, and speaker, is an active member of CCL, Braver Angels and organizations working to improve environmental, food, racial and social justice using art, communication and education. Arlene is the Creative Director and Founder of ArlieSpeaks Media, LLC and Cleanse Your Cache, which empowers advocacy resilience and helps people reclaim their lives. She's worked as arbitrator, educator, facilitator, mediator, and trainer in labor and employment disputes.

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Is there any merit to the studies that show that historical CO2 levels lag behind temperature, and not lead them?
Yes, there's merit to those studies, says Peter Hildebrand, Director of the Earth Science Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, responding to a question from Twitter (https://twitter.com/Seth_b_clark/stat...).

In the pre-industrial age, the CO2 response to temperature was that the temperature would go up and CO2 would go up. Or if the temperature went down, CO2 would go down. Because when the temperature rose, the whole biosphere revved up and emitted CO2. So we understand that process.

In the post-industrial age, the opposite is true. Increasing CO2 in the atmosphere is leading to increased temperature. So two different things happened, one pre-industrial, where temperature was driving the CO2, and post-industrial, where CO2 was driving temperature. Which means a completely different physical-biological process is going on.Published on Sep 24, 2013

For more about Ask A Climate Scientist, go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49Lu1d...

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Michaela Harrison is singer, composer, and whale advocate. Join this Ocean Steward Spotlight conversation to learn about Michaela's musical practice working with researchers and humpback whales. Her

Michaela Harrison is singer, composer, and whale advocate. Join this Ocean Steward Spotlight conversation to learn about Michaela's musical practice working with researchers and humpback whales. Her works explore healing, conservation, and the practice of listening to nature. Support Michaela here: www.michaelaharrison.org

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"You can't have a healthy planetary ecosystem if you don't have a healthy ocean ecosystem," says UN Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson, calling on countries, companies and individuals to

"You can't have a healthy planetary ecosystem if you don't have a healthy ocean ecosystem," says UN Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson, calling on countries, companies and individuals to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. #SDG14 #SaveOurOcean

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10 December 2019: Hoesung Lee, head of the IPCC, speaks with UN Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson on the IPCC’s recent report on the ocean and cryosphere in the SDG Pavilion at COP25 in

10 December 2019: Hoesung Lee, head of the IPCC, speaks with UN Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson on the IPCC’s recent report on the ocean and cryosphere in the SDG Pavilion at COP25 in Madrid. Info: bit.ly/COP25SDG

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Talks at Google.

Peter Kohler, founder of The Plastic Tide project, and Dr. Stefan Leutenegger, Lecturer in Robotics at Imperial College London, discuss how the ocean is under siege from

Talks at Google.

Peter Kohler, founder of The Plastic Tide project, and Dr. Stefan Leutenegger, Lecturer in Robotics at Imperial College London, discuss how the ocean is under siege from an ever-increasing tide of waste, and how technology like machine learning and drones can help us fix the issue.

Threatening not only a vital economic resource worth an estimated $5 trillion a year but also humanity’s very own life support. The Plastic Tide initiative was started almost two years ago, with the aim of quantifying the problem using drone imagery of UK beaches and beyond: raised awareness and precise data will hopefully drive solutions at societal, political, and technological levels.

They have collected a huge database of drone imagery around UK beaches last year, and a prototype algorithm developed already combines a deep-learning-based plastic detection scheme in the images with geo-referenced mapping. The speakers will show early results and present related research in the space of localization, mapping, and drone flight; and furthermore, sketch the way forward to limit the plastic tide swamping our oceans.

Learn more here.

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