Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. Plastic is an incredible substance for the economy -- and the

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. Plastic is an incredible substance for the economy -- and the worst substance possible for the environment, says entrepreneur Andrew Forrest. In a conversation meant to spark debate, Forrest and head of TED Chris Anderson discuss an ambitious plan to get the world's biggest companies to fund an environmental revolution -- and transition industry towards getting all of its plastic from recycled materials, not from fossil fuels. Get TED Talks recommended just for you! Learn more at http://TED.com/signup. The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. You're welcome to link to or embed these videos, forward them to others and share these ideas with people you know. For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), submit a Media Request here: http://media-requests.TED.com Follow TED on Twitter: http://twitter.com/TEDTalks Like TED on Facebook: http://facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://youtube.com/TED

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Dr. Steer showcases the current influence and changes of our world economy. "We are now ready for a change in a way that we were not before. We have a window of opportunity to break through that

Dr. Steer showcases the current influence and changes of our world economy. "We are now ready for a change in a way that we were not before. We have a window of opportunity to break through that inertia." Dr. Andrew Steer is the President and CEO of the World Resources Institute, a global research organization whose 1000+ experts work in more than 80 countries, with offices in Brazil, China, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Dr. Steer joined WRI from the World Bank, where he served as Special Envoy for Climate Change from 2010 - 2012. From 2007 to 2010, he served as Director General at the UK Department of International Development in London. Dr. Steer is a Commissioner for the Global Commission on Adaptation, a Global Agenda Trustee for the World Economic Forum, and is a member of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, the Energy Transitions Commission, the Champions 12.3 Coalition to reduce food loss and waste, and the Sustainable Advisory Groups of the Bank of America, HSBC, and Temasek. In earlier years, Andrew held several senior posts at the World Bank, including Director of the Environment Department. He was also World Bank Country Director in Vietnam and Indonesia, and served as chief of the Country Risk Division and director and chief author of the 1992 World Development Report on Environment and Development. Dr. Steer was educated at St. Andrews University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Cambridge University. He holds a PhD in economics. 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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Andrew Sullivan, President & CEO, Internet Society interviewed at WSIS +20 FORUM HIGH-LEVEL EVENT 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event from 27 to 31 May 2024,

Andrew Sullivan, President & CEO, Internet Society interviewed at WSIS +20 FORUM HIGH-LEVEL EVENT 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event from 27 to 31 May 2024, commemorates two decades since the World Summit on the Information Society established a global framework for digital cooperation, aiming to build inclusive, people-centric information societies. #wsis

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The Last Resort: The fight to preserve Indonesia's most important tropical paradise

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