# The trillion dollar paradox

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: George Zaidan
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, Economics, Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/george_zaidan_the_trillion_dollar_paradox)
- 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)

Global warming is very, very expensive: extreme weather, rising sea levels, crop failures, health issues, and industry disruptions all cost money. So, what’s the best way forward? Is the estimated trillion-dollar price tag that comes with transitioning the world to clean energy worth the cost of investment? George Zaidan explores what it would take to become a green economy. \[Directed by Sofia Pashaei, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio\].

## Lectures

1. [The trillion dollar paradox](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/george_zaidan_the_trillion_dollar_paradox/0420e61cb8dc), 6 min (TED's player)