Can we Nourish 10 Billion People While Restoring the Earth?
Zero Foodprint Founder and Executive Director, Anthony Myint, is scheduled to speak at the upcoming TED Countdown Dilemma Series in New York this June. Myint and ten additional speakers will give talks to answer the question “Can we Nourish 10 Billion People While Restoring the Earth?” (Spoiler alert: we know we can!)
What is TED Countdown?
TED Countdown is an initiative started in 2019 to accelerate innovative ideas to solve the climate crisis. Through their Countdown Summits and Dilemma Series, TED Countdown champions bold innovators with insights that move us closer to a world with net-zero emissions.
“TED Countdown believes in the power of stories to educate and inspire. We’re committed to science-backed storytelling that generates a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the climate crisis and encourages meaningful action.
Solving the climate crisis requires leadership and creativity across every industry. Countdown brings together key players to share and understand diverse perspectives, facilitate crucial conversations and encourage new partnerships that can ultimately lead to a more empathic and collaborative community.” -TED Countdown
The Dilemma Series
The Dilemma Series from TED Countdown is a series of talks exploring difficult - and sometimes polarizing - questions about solutions to the climate crisis. Over two days, speakers offer innovative solutions, divergent perspectives, and thought-provoking ideas.
Dilemma Series #1 (June 2022)
Is there a Role for Carbon Credits in Accelerating a Fair, Net-Zero World?
“Carbon markets – the transparency, regulation and ethics surrounding them as well as their efficacy – have long been a source of controversy. In June 2022, a diverse group of leaders gathered in New York to explore the challenges and opportunities of carbon credits. Could they effectively direct capital to natural solutions and local communities as well as help businesses support larger climate goals? Are they a part of the solution we need or are they doing more harm than good?”
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Dilemma Series #2 (October 2022)
How do We Get the World off Fossil Fuels Quickly and Fairly?
”The science is abundantly clear: The world’s reliance on fossil fuels endangers our planet, and we need to take urgent action to safeguard our collective future. But how do we accelerate the clean-energy transition while prioritizing climate justice and energy security for all? In October 2022, a diverse group of cross-sector leaders gathered in London–in the midst of a global energy crisis–to explore this critical, and often divisive, question.”
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Dilemma Series #3 (June 2024)
Can we Nourish 10 Billion People While Restoring the Earth?
“Our dilemma is to turn the challenge of providing healthy food for everyone into solutions for regenerating nature and society. It’s a question riddled with competing views, from how to address food insecurity and waste to the myriad cultures surrounding food production and consumption. At the same time, the food we eat is the single biggest impact we have on the planet, and it’s not just on climate change. Our goal is to reframe the conflicts with clarity, lay the groundwork for progress and transform arguments into actions that can turn food into an extraordinary force for restoring our world.”
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When is the TED Countdown Dilemma Series?
TED Countdown Dilemma Series #3 will take place in New York City on June 5-6, 2024.
“Through two days of TED Talks, Breakthrough Sessions, and Quest visits we will explore how we eat today, problems with protein, culinary creativity and farms and food of the future.”
Tickets for live attendance are not currently available to the public.
Who Is Speaking at The TED Countdown Dilemma Series?
Gabe Brown, Regenerative Farmer
Facundo Etchebehere, Danone
Dr. Jon Foley, Project Drawdown
Dana Gunders, ReFED
Lamin Jassey, Community Organizer
June Jo Lee, Food Ethnographer
Sarah Lake, PlantWorks
Gonzalo Munoz, University de O'Higgins
Chef Anthony Myint, Zero Foodprint
Dorcas Naishorua, Isilan Women in Conservation
Aline Sousa, CENTCOOP
& more.
Who is Anthony Myint?
Anthony Myint works to mobilize the restaurant industry and allies in the public and private sectors to support healthy soil as a solution to the climate crisis. He is also a chef who won the 2019 Basque Culinary World Prize for his work with Zero Foodprint. Anthony is known in the restaurant industry as the Co-Founder of Mission Street Food (SF Chronicle's “Most Influential Restaurant of the Past Decade", Mission Chinese Food (NY Times Restaurant of the Year - 2012) and The Perennial (Bon Appetit's "Most Sustainable Restaurant in the Country"). Anthony is currently on the Board of Trustees for the James Beard Foundation.
Anthony Myint
About Zero Foodprint
Zero Foodprint (ZFP) is a nonprofit organization restoring the climate, one acre at a time. We believe that by regenerating soil, local food economies can play a critical role in reversing the global climate crisis. We work with food and beverage businesses, philanthropy and government to bring the next dollar to implement the next regenerative practice on the next acre. This regenerative economy benefits every person who grows food, every person who sells food, and every person on this planet who eats food.
