Anjali Grover

I'm Anjali Grover. Welcome to Speed and Scale, a podcast from TED. This is the show where we focus on the best strategies to tackle climate change. We know the headlines are scary. We know climate change can feel overwhelming. This is the show that cuts through the fear to face things head on. We'll dig into the obstacles we're up against. We'll celebrate the wins. And we'll talk to people in unexpected places. All while focusing on the things that we can speed up and scale up.

Kun puhutaan siitä, niin vuonna 2021 me autimme kirjoittamaan kirjaa Speed and Scale. Se laittaa tehtävän suunnitelman ratkaisemiseksi ilmastokriisimme. Puhuimme paljon ihmisistä, kuten ilmastotekijöitä ja yritysten johtajia. Haluamme, että ihmiset kuulevat sitä, mitä me kuulemme. Että on edelleen mahdollisuudet rajoittaa emissioita.

Kyllä, ja nämä karbonin emissiot ovat niin suuria, että ne on määritelty gigatonneissa. Yksi gigatonne on noin 2,2 miljardia poundia. Gigatonne on paljon.

Joten jos me olemme todellisuudessa tekemättä tätä ongelmaa, niin gigatonneja on sitä, mitä me haluamme. Tämän esiintyminen käsittelee, mistä gigatonneja poluuttua tulee, ja tuotamme sinulle suurin piirtein suurimpia ratkaisuja ilmastonmuutoksen kohdalla. Aloitamme elektroniasta, koska se on maailmassa yksi suurimmat tuotantosuhteet. Sitten teemme deforestationia, liiketoimintaa, tuotantoa ja niin edelleen.

So that's a twist. I was thinking it was just going to be some huge money suck, but it actually is an investment that makes a ton of sense. It has real returns. Totally. So much of this financially was the way to go. Okay, but to be fair, this must have also taken some handholding. Like wind and solar couldn't have just started up on their own. There must have been some upfront costs. And that's why I thought Pat might have had another motive. Do you think of yourself as a climate activist?

Ryan, to be honest, I really didn't think that you were going to tell me anything I didn't know. But I just, I'm reeling. I can't believe this happened in the 90s. I can't believe it happened in Texas. I can't believe it happened under a Republican governor that would go on to become a Republican president.

Wow. I'm speechless. And you gotta remember, Ange, Texas was growing that entire time. This to me feels like the most unexpected part of the whole story. So Texas scales up wind and it reduces fossil fuels needed for the grid. That's just so incredible. But Ryan, something's not checking out. Texas is an oil and gas state. So what about all that oil and gas? That's not going away, is it?

Speed & Scale is a podcast from TED. It's hosted by me, Anjali Grover, and Ryan Pinchasarum. The episode was produced by Sarah Craig from Pushkin Industries. Production support from Tali Emlin. This show is edited by Van Van Chang, and our fact checkers are Julia Dickerson, Kate Williams, and Jen Nam. The show is sound designed and mixed by Hansel Shi. Our executive producers are Daniela Balarezo and Consanza Gallardo. Special thanks to Jonathan Mello and Roxanne Heilash.