The surprising climate benefits of sharing your stuff | Tessa Clarke

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🗓️ 23 February 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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There's something simple we can all do to help the planet -- and it's probably not what you think. With one-third of all the food we produce globally each year being thrown away, entrepreneur Tessa Clarke believes that sharing more and wasting less is an underrated solution to the climate crisis. Learn more about how you can join the growing movement reducing waste and building community worldwide.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:11.0	You're listening to Ted Talks daily, I'm Elise Hugh.
0:14.0	There's something powerful we can do to reduce carbon emissions, something more powerful
0:18.5	than electric cars or eating a plant-based diet.
0:22.6	Though both of those are also important.
0:24.7	In her 2022 talk from Ted at BCG, entrepreneur Tesla Clark shares this simple and effective
0:30.7	tactic to help address the climate crisis and it all starts in our own homes.
0:36.0	After a short break.
0:40.5	Support for Ted Talks daily comes from Airbnb.
0:44.0	When you're staying in an Airbnb, you might be like me.
0:46.4	Wondering, could my place be an Airbnb?
0:48.6	And if it could, what could it earn?
0:50.5	You could be sitting on an Airbnb and not even know it.
0:53.5	Maybe you have a spare bedroom where friends and family stay every few months.
0:56.8	You could Airbnb it, make some extra money, instead of letting it sit empty.
1:01.2	Maybe your kids have gone off to university and you suddenly have an extra bedroom or two.
1:04.8	Whether you could use a little extra money to cover some bills or for something a little
1:08.2	more fun, your home might be worth more than you think.
1:12.0	Find out how much at Airbnb.co.uk slash host.
1:19.9	What's up with the weather?
1:21.1	If you're confused about climate change, there's a show for you.
1:24.4	Ted climate from the Ted Audio Collective.
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