Ermias Kebreab: What seaweed and cow burps have to do with climate change
Scientists have long known that cows are a huge source of the greenhouse gas methane, contributing up to four percent of emissions globally. But could there be a way to make cattle less -- ahem -- gassy? Animal scientist Ermias Kebreab talks through an ingenious solution to reduce methane-rich cow burps by feeding cattle something growing below ...
Ryan Panchadsaram, Anjali Grover and David Biello: An updated action plan for solving the climate crisis — and a look at progress to date
When it comes to climate, what are we doing right and where should we focus our efforts next? Systems innovator Ryan Panchadsaram and strategist Anjali Grover talk with TED science curator David Biello about the latest on the world's progress toward solving the climate crisis — and why there's more reason for optimism than you might think. Using...
Ermias Kebreab: Livestock methane emissions - an opportunity to slow global warming?
As an animal scientist and professor at the University of California (Davis), Ermias Kebreab talks about the potential of seaweed and organic feed additives to drastically cut down methane emissions from livestock.