A faster way to get to a clean energy future | Ramez Naam

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🗓️ 4 April 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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When it comes to cost, clean energy is bound to beat out fossil fuels, says technologist Ramez Naam. But the hesitancy to build amid the prevalence of "not in my backyard" campaigns is preventing the creation of our sustainable future. Naam outlines the changes we need to make to get out of our own way and create a stronger, more reliable renewable energy grid. "It is time for us to build," he says.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:11.0	It's Ted Talks Daily, I'm your host, Elise Hugh, and my home state of Texas, a state
0:16.0	known for oil and gas, is also helping accelerate the transition to clean energy.
0:21.7	Yep.
0:22.7	It is 2022 Talk from the Ted Countdown London Deliver session.
0:26.1	Author and climate tech investor, Ramesh Nom, makes a case for a faster way to get to
0:31.2	a clean energy future, even if it requires some compromises along the way.
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