Démasquer l'écoblanchiment, défendre une véritable action climatique | Keroles Riad | TEDxSherbrooke Street West

Le conférencier revient sur les idées fausses largement répandues au Canada au sujet du recyclage et de la gestion des déchets. Il explique comment les stratégies d'écoblanchiment et les promesses exagérées des technologies climatiques peuvent induire le public en erreur. Il défend également l'idée que le manque d'éducation environnementale, dès le plus jeune âge, est un facteur important de la crise climatique. La présentation a été donnée lors d'un événement TEDx organisé de manière indépendante.

• Idées fausses sur le recyclage au Canada
• Comment l'écoblanchiment induit le public en erreur
• L'importance de l'éducation environnementale dès le jeune âge

In his speech, Dr. Keroles Riad will uncover false narratives about climate change, sustainability and recycling. To do so, he will explore reasons why many Canadians have a false perception of recycling and a general lack of knowledge about waste management. He will uncover the tactics of greenwashing and how regular people often fall victim to misinformation and the false promises of climate technologies. To conclude, he will further explore educational institutions and the overall lack of environmental education from a young age onward. Highlighting an important factor in the climate crisis: a lack of awareness and education, and not just a lack of care for the issue. Dr. Keroles B. Riad is a Valedictorian and former Public Scholar at Concordia University where he received a Ph.D. degree from the individualized program developing new materials for 3D printing His research focuses on nanoparticle synthesis and catalytic applications. He is now working to explore the ability to make graphene via the industrially established flame spray pyrolysis nanoparticle synthesis technology. He recently created "O Nanotech Solutions inc.", a startup aiming to commercialize flame-made metal oxide quantum dots reducing their cost by an order of magnitude. His second company enuf is a spin-off B-corp of the “Waste Not, Want Not” student initiative he started at Concordia University in 2016, for which he received the Quebec Lieutenant-Governor Youth Medal. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx