# Capitalism broke the climate. Now it can fix it

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDCountdown@BloombergGreenFestival
- Speaker: Akshat Rathi
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/akshat_rathi_capitalism_broke_the_climate_now_it_can_fix_it)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

We can blame capitalism for worsening the climate crisis, says journalist Akshat Rathi, but we can also use it to create the solutions we need for the mess we're in. He details how “climate capitalism” — the strategic use of market forces and government policies to make polluting the planet cost more than advancing climate solutions — can flip the script and actually make sustainability profitable.

## Lectures

1. [Capitalism broke the climate. Now it can fix it](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/akshat_rathi_capitalism_broke_the_climate_now_it_can_fix_it/be7fe1bd1c75), 12 min (TED's player)