38: Paul Hawken | Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation

Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Corinna Bellizzi

Science, Self-improvement, Documentary, Earth Sciences, Society & Culture, Education

5.0 • 22 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2021

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Corinna is joined by an incredible leader in natural foods, entrepreneurship and climate activism, Paul Hawken as they discuss his history and his latest work: Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation. About Paul Hawken: Paul starts ecological businesses, writes about nature and commerce, and consults with heads of state and CEOs on climatic, economic and ecological regeneration. He has written eight books including five national and New York Times bestsellers: Growing a Business, The Next Economy, The Ecology of Commerce, Blessed Unrest, and Drawdown. He is the founder of Project Drawdown, Regeneration.org, and just completed his latest work, Regeneration, Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation which is published by Penguin RandomHouse. It is released in the UK on September 14, 2021 and everywhere else on September 21st. Paul Hawken Website: https://www.paulhawken.comRegeneration Website: https://www.regeneration.orgLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-hawken-0792b/ Episode Highlights and Timestamps:00:00 Introduction + Common Roots04:50 Never Turn Your Back on Nature, A Loss of Nature Literacy09:48 Regeneration – Tapping into The Innate Quality Of Life15:30 The Fundamental Cause of Global Warming20:37 Does Technology Provide A Solution To Food Insecurity And Sustainable Food Production? (Indoor / Vertical Farming, Impossible Burger, etc.)28:25 Regenerative Agriculture = Solution: Pollinators, Nutrients, Carbon Sequestration, Increased Soil Moisture, Healthy Plants31:30 The Problem of GMO Soy and Glyphosate (and the Impossibility of the Impossible Burger)35:33 The Consequences of GMOs41:00 An Unlikely Friendship + Glyphosate’s Planned Short-term Utility43:10 Weeds – A Tool To Heal The Soil45:20 Climate Activism And Solving For Mount Everest Syndrome50:00 Naming The Goal = Reverse Global Warming (not combat / tackle / mitigate climate change)52:35 The Birth of Project Drawdown55:45 Who We Are: Our Individual & Collective Agency58:30 Regeneration Toolkit: Nexus, Climate Action Systems and More01:02:10 David Johnson’s Concept / Greenprint and Paul Hawken’s Thoughts On 1 Billion Activists01:07:15 Pushing From The Middle (not the bottom)01:10:50 The Ability Of Earth / Climate To Heal01:16:00 The #1 Solution for CO2 Reduction = Electrify Everything01:25:00 The Importance of Questions and a Curious Mind Resources Mentioned:IPCC 6th Report: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-cycle/ Weeds: Guardians of The Soil by Joseph A Cocannouer: https://www.amazon.com/Weeds-Guardians-Soil-Joseph-Cocannouer/dp/0815972059Regeneration Nexus (direct link): https://www.regeneration.org/nexusBooks Paul Hawken Authored / Edited: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=author%3AHawken%2C%20PaulAcronyms:CAFOS: Confined Area Feeding OperationsIPCC: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.JOIN OUR CIRCLE. BUILD A GREENER FUTURE:🌴 Subscribe to our newsletter, and we'll plant a tree in your honor! https://caremorebebetter.com🌲 Subscribe and rate us wherever you listen, and we'll plant another tree Follow us on social media:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@caremorebebetter TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@caremorebebetterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/CareMoreBeBetter/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/caremorebebetter

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0:00.0	If we look at the world from the point of view of the first sentence of the book,
0:04.4	which is regeneration is putting the life,
0:07.0	and putting life at the center of every act and decision,
0:11.0	we have a different way of seeing the world and what we do, what we buy,
0:15.0	what we make, what we support,
0:18.5	and I think profoundly what it means to be a human being.
0:23.6	Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact of conscious companies and everyday heroes.
0:33.6	Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet before profit and personal gain.
0:39.4	You'll learn how you can make a difference, vote with your dollars, and get involved today.
0:44.2	Here's your host, Karina Belizzi.
0:49.3	Hello, fellow do-goaters and friends.
0:51.4	I'm your host, Karina Belizzi, an activist and cause marketer who's
0:54.8	passionate about social impact and sustainability. Today, I am honored to be joined by an
1:00.3	incredible leader in natural foods, entrepreneurship, and climate activism, Paul Hawkin.
1:05.9	Paul starts ecological businesses. He writes about nature and commerce and consults with the heads of state
1:12.4	and CEOs on climatic, economic, and ecological regeneration. He has written eight books,
1:18.5	including five National and New York Times bestsellers, growing a business, the next economy,
1:24.5	the ecology of commerce, blessed unrest, and drawdown. He is the founder of Project Drawdown,
1:31.2	regeneration, and just completed his latest work, regeneration, ending the climate crisis in one
1:37.9	generation, which is published by Penguin Random House. It is released in the UK on September 14th,
1:44.0	2021, and everywhere else on
1:46.2	September 21st. Welcome to the show, Paul. Thanks so much. And thank you for the introduction.
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