What We Can Learn From This City’s One-of-a-Kind Climate Budget

The exciting green transition in Oslo [TED Talks Daily]( [Heidi Sørensen - TED Talk]( HEIDI SØRENSEN - 15 min [What we can learn from this city's one-of-a-kind climate budget]( Confronting climate change makes for better cities and a better quality of life, says Heidi Sørensen, director of the climate agency for the city of Oslo, Norway. From construction sites without noise pollution to fully electric transportation, she details the exciting green transition happening in her city. The Norwegian capital's ambitious goal of reducing 95 percent of its carbon emissions by 2030 is driven by a unique policy approach: a world-first carbon budget, which works side by side with the financial budget and clearly states what needs to be done, by whom and when for the city to reach its climate goals. She shares five crucial lessons Oslo has learned along the way to creating a better city for everyone -- and what it could mean for the rest of the world. ([Read transcript.]() [Watch now]( [Watch now](   Trending [Amit Kalra - TED Talk]( Amit Kalra - 10 min [3 creative ways to fix fashion's waste problem]( [Simone Giertz - TED Talk]( Simone Giertz - 11 min [Why you should make useless things]( [Claudia Aguirre - TED Talk]( Claudia Aguirre - 4 min [Does stress cause pimples?](   Explore ideas worth spreading [New on ideas.ted.com]( [Why does it hurt so much when we get ghosted? A psychologist explains]( The uncertainty of ghosting is not really what causes us pain. Instead, it hits us at an even greater point of human vulnerability: our desire to belong and be loved. Behavioral scientist Michelle Drouin tells us why. [Read more]( [Read more](   Get the TED app [Download on the App Store]( [Get it on Google Play]( Copyright © 2022 TED, All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed to it on TED.com. Was this forwarded by a friend? You can sign up here: [www.ted.com/newsletter]( Our mailing address is: 330 Hudson St Fl 12, NY, NY 10013. [Unsubscribe](  | [Update preferences]( | [View in browser](