Monica Araya
Clean Energy Innovator | Sustainability Strategist
Monica Araya is a Climate Action & Net Zero speaker who has appeared at 3 events including Countdown Summit 2021 and Countdown 2020, most recently in 2021.
About
Monica Araya is a Costa Rican sustainability strategist and clean energy advocate. She co-founded Costa Rica Limpia, a nonprofit working to accelerate the country's transition to renewable power.
Araya has testified before the European Parliament on climate policy and served as an advisor to the Costa Rican government on energy and transportation issues. Her TED Talks exploring innovative climate solutions have reached millions, providing a hopeful vision for a sustainable future.
Araya's keynotes inspire audiences to embrace bold, systemic changes that safeguard the planet for generations to come.
Talks3
The billion-dollar campaign to electrify transport
The roadmap to ending pollution from transportation is here, says electrification advocate Monica Araya. In conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Araya introduces Drive Electric: a global campaign to retire the polluting internal combustion engine in time to avoid climate disaster. And she shares some exciting news: a breakthrough funding commitment from the Audacious Project that puts the project well on its way to realizing a billion-dollar plan to supercharge the transition to electric vehicles over the next five years. Learn more about the coalition of 70 organizations powering this global action -- and the role all cities, politicians and citizens can play to secure a zero-emission transport future. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)
| Event | Year | Location | Talks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countdown Summit 2021 | 2021 | 1 | |
| Countdown 2020 | 2020 | 🇬🇧Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 1 |
| TED 2016 | 2016 | 🇨🇦Vancouver, Canada | 1 |
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Who has Monica shared a stage with?
Speakers who appeared at the same event editions as Monica
| Speaker | Shared events | Where they appeared together |
|---|---|---|
| Al GoreNobel Peace Prize Winner | Climate Crisis Catalyst and Global Environmental Leader | 3 | Countdown 2020, Countdown Summit 2021, TED 2016View shared history → |
| Rokia TraoreMalian Singer-Songwriter | Cultural Bridges Through Music | 3 | Countdown 2020, Countdown Summit 2021, TED 2016View shared history → |
| Christiana FigueresUN Climate Champion | Paris Agreement Architect and Climate Action Catalyst | 2 | Countdown 2020, TED 2016View shared history → |
| John DoerrKleiner Perkins chairman | Backed Google, Amazon, Twitter; introduced OKRs to the world | 2 | Countdown 2020, Countdown Summit 2021View shared history → |
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