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 Across the world, supported by global leaders of all kinds, TEDx Global Climate Countdown is bringing people together to refocus our attention on the urgent need to shift our society to a climate friendly society.

 

The ongoing health and economic crises are reminding us of an important fact:

We’re all part of the same fragile system, dependent on nature and one another.
As we look to the future, we must build forward and emerge more sustainable and resilient than before.

 

Act For Goa is excited to be contributing to this global call to action.

 

 

We can change climate change – #JoinTheCountdown to a safer, cleaner, fairer future.
Countdown invites collaboration from every organization, company, city and nation and from citizens everywhere.
It is a movement open to everyone – and everyone has a vital role to play.

 

 

  1. Watch what the world thinks the need of the hour is – More than 50 speakers in five curated sessions that combine TED’s signature blend of actionable and research-backed ideas, cutting-edge science, and moments of wonder and inspiration.
    – View the programme here
A series of videos answering common questions about climate change 1 minute animation narrated by Kristen Bell
Ecosystem ecology professor Tom Crowther
Cement researcher Karen Scrivener
Moving through action His Holiness Pope Francis
Building a circular business (combined talk with Pia Cook) Jesper Brodin + Pia Heidenmark Cook
Keeping the Climate Pledge Dave Clark + Kara Hurst
Industrialising India without coal Varun Sivaram
The global shift to clean transport Monica Araya
Long-view philosopher Roman Krznaric
Social and climate justice advocates Rahwa Ghirmatzion + Zelalem Adefris
Capitalism rethinker Rebecca Henderson
Environmental educator Severn Cullis-Suzuki
Energy researcher Rose M. Mutiso
Artist Olafur Eliasson
The future of food production TED-Ed (Animation)
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales Sophie Howe
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen
Climate and gender activist Sevidzem Ernestine Leikeki
Photographer Stephen Wilkes
The Duke of Cambridge Prince William
The Race to Zero (combined talk with Alok Sharma) Nigel Topping + Alok Sharma
Marine conservationist Miao Wang
Cement entrepreneur Tom Schuler
Fossil fuels scholar Myles Allen
Call to vote Ava DuVernay
If trees could speak  Elif Shafak
A glacier, the future and us  Andri Snær Magnason
If black lives matter we need to act on climate change David Lammy
The 15-minute city Carlos Moreno
Climate and cities Angel Hsu
The state of the climate crisis Johan Rockström
Technology and policy to accelerate change John Doerr + Hal Harvey

 

 

2. What can we in Goa do?
TEDxActforGoa – Climate Countdown – Count us IN!

Things need to change.
We need to take climate action.
Goa releases its Climate action plan soon and is the only State in India with a Resource Efficiency and
Circular economy strategy.
We need to figure out together how to make sure Goas has a future which is climate friendly,
resource efficient and ecologically safe in which people and nature are healthy, wealthy & happy.
The knowledge exists for how to do this, but we have a data/information gap.
TEDxActforGoa is a call to everyone in Goa to help create the data set needed for change.
What do we need to know to create a climate friendly resource efficient healthy wealthy future?—
Over the next 6 months TEDxActforGoa will:

HOST
live and online dialogue circles,
to stimulate system-level thinking, listening and
collaboration on the interconnected topics of:
NATURE – FOOD – MATERIALS – ENERGY –
TRANSPORT – PEOPLE – MONEY
TOURISM, CONSTRUCTION
And the cross cutting themes of new resource
management, infrastructure, new economic
and business models, education, skills and jobs,
innovation, incentives, collaboration

CROWDSOURCE
the data we need
PUBLIC/CIVIC information and messages
MAP THE NETWORK OF STAKEHOLDERS &
ASSETS of professionals, places, organisations
SYSTEM MAPPING
INITIATIVES AND NEW BUSINESS IDEAS
NEW ECONOMY THINKING

Watch this space for the upcoming events!