Can we feed ourselves without devouring the planet? | George Monbiot

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🗓️ 18 January 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Farming is the worst thing humanity has ever done to the planet, says journalist George Monbiot. What's more: the global food system could be heading toward collapse. Detailing the technological solutions we need to radically reshape food production -- from lab-grown, protein-rich foods to crops that don't require plowing -- Monbiot shares a future-focused vision of how humanity could feed itself without destroying the planet.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily, I'm Elise Hugh.
0:07.3	Can we find a way to feed the world without harming the planet?
0:12.0	In his 2022 talk from the Ted Countdown London session, author George Monbio points to
0:17.3	innovative solutions being offered to rescue the food system from collapse and sustain
0:23.1	the planet.
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