And so to see them actually have a dream, I remember when I first started having to explain

what dreams were, you know, because they didn't know, like this one little girl named Morselin,

her mom, she's not little anymore, but her mom didn't know what a dream was. And I wondered,

like, is it, I'm saying the word wrong? Like, but it was that the concept wasn't there.

The concept of like having a big dream for the future that you could get out of here, that you could go someplace, and anything is possible, wasn't something that they were taught or, like, that they had.

Yeah. Hi, I'm Jeff Krasno, and welcome to Commune, where every week we explore the ideas,

values, and practices that bring us together and help us live a healthy and purpose-filled life.

There are some problems so big.

It's hard to imagine that we as individuals have any power to make things better.

Wars, poverty, disease, global warming.

But in today's episode, we talked to two people who found

themselves on the front lines of such big fights. When we think about solving global warming

and reducing carbon in our atmosphere, we often jump to renewable energy sources like solar

and wind. Or we think about going vegan, eliminating fossil fuels,

carpooling. But it turns out one of the most powerful ways to address global warming?

Educating and empowering girls and women.

So how does educating girls help save the planet?

First up, we talk with Paul Hawkin, the author of Drawdown,

100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming.

It's a New York Times bestseller,

and we had the chance to sit down with the author himself and ask him some questions.

The global warming is a blessing not a curse.

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