Capitalism broke the climate. Now it can fix it | Akshat Rathi

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🗓️ 23 September 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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We can blame capitalism for worsening the climate crisis, says journalist Akshat Rathi, but we can also use it to create the solutions we need for the mess we're in. He details how “climate capitalism” — the strategic use of market forces and government policies to make polluting the planet cost more than advancing climate solutions — can flip the script and actually make sustainability profitable.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
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0:04.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily,
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0:11.0	where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.
0:15.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:17.0	Could the market forces of capitalism help combat climate change?
0:21.0	Or was capitalism the very cause of the global climate
0:24.7	crisis in the first place. Climate reporter auchut rathi says the answers are
0:30.0	complex and offers solutions for how capitalism can be used for climate solutions the world needs.
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1:09.4	I was at a climate protest and I saw a poster that said in big letters,
1:14.4	burn capitalism, not coal.
1:17.8	How many of you agree that to tackle climate change,
1:20.4	we should stop burning coal.
1:22.1	Raise your hands.
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