TED Talk: Gavin McCormick on Tracking the Whole World's Carbon Emissions

What we know today about global greenhouse gas emissions is mostly self-reported by countries, and those numbers are often inaccurate and prone to manipulation. If we really want to get serious about fighting climate change, we need a way to track carbon pollution in real-time and identify the worst culprits, says Gavin McCormick. Enter Climate TRACE: a coalition of scientists, activists, and tech companies — including Gavin’s organization, WattTime — using satellite imagery, big data, and AI to monitor and transparently report on all of the world’s emissions as they happen. A powerful, free, global tool to match the scale of a civilization-threatening crisis.