This doesn't have to be scary. It could in fact be one of the biggest opportunities in history to create new jobs, better communities, more healthy ways of living, and avoid planetary disaster.

Our individual actions can be part of that, just like voting, just like where we spend our money.

And we all have different roles we can play. If we try these things out at home and we talk about them and influence the world around us a bit more, and keep our votes and our dollars align with those values and those actions,

then we start to have a big impact, and that's going to be pretty interesting.

That's Dr. Jonathan Foley, climate and environmental scientist, and executive director of Project Drawdown.

And this is episode 119 of the Proof Podcast.

Hey my friends, I hope you are doing well and enjoying your week. It's great to be back with you again. I really think you're going to enjoy today's episode, which is all about the theme of planetary health.

And I'm going conversation on this show. Before I tell you about the guest, a very quick note for any new first-time listeners. Thanks for joining us. It's great to have you here.

I hope this is the first of many times we get a chance to hang out together.

But way background, I'm Simon Hill, qualified physiotherapist and nutritionist and host of this show.

My passion is understanding how we can make sense of science and use it to our advantage to make better decisions about our health and become more conscious about how our decisions affect the world around us.

Before I give you a bit of a spill, a bit of an introduction to today's guest, in case you have missed the announcement on social media or in previous episodes, my new book, The Proof is in the Plants, is out May 4th.

To pre-order your copy, go to plantproof.com forward slash book. That's plantproof.com forward slash book. And you'll be able to select the best online retailer according to your location.

I really cannot wait for you to read it.

Today I sit down with Dr. Jonathan Foley. This is a really special episode, a great opportunity for you to hear from one of the most well-known climate and environmental scientists in the world.

He's published over 130 peer-reviewed papers in highly prestigious journals such as Science and Nature. He's an advisor to governments and private businesses and is one of the key figures at Project Drawdown, a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach drawdown.

The future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to decline. Now, top line, one thing I don't want this show to become is an echo chamber.

Jonathan is not plant based himself, but despite a few things we may see slightly differently with regards to our diet, I would say we are an agreement on around 95% of things. Rather than giving you my perspective now, I'll say that to the end of the conversation in the outro, that way you can hear Jonathan's perspective first without being influenced by me, which I think is a more respectful way of doing things.

So without further ado, this is climate and environmental scientist Dr. Jonathan Folley.

Hey Jonathan, welcome to the show.

Thanks for having me.

I had a few months to work with him for two weeks after I had a few months to recover.

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