Paul Hawken: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation

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Rich Roll

Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 13 September 2021

⏱️ 149 minutes

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Summary

In the words of today’s guest, global warming is not a science problem. It’s a human problem. When it comes to taking meaningful steps to redress the climate crisis, so many of us are left crippled. It’s a problem so huge, so existential, most people feel powerless to make a difference. But in truth, there are many substantive onramps to participate in the solution, and today’s guest is a wonderfully gracious, charitable, experienced, and optimistic cipher to explore these various paths. Meet Paul Hawken, one of the environmental movement’s leading voices returning for his second drop on the podcast, the first being at our big live event with IN-Q. In addition to his profound work as a planetary change agent, Paul is an entrepreneur who founded both Erewhon Markets and Smith & Hawken. He’s also the author of eight books including the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller Drawdown, and his astonishing, beautiful new work entitled Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis in One Generation,which aims to guide, inspire and galvanize the burgeoning climate movement. This is an optimistic conversation about our greatest existential threat. A conversation that extends beyond statistics, blame, and fear to illuminate what each and every one of us can all do now to support what Paul calls regeneration: a call to action that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, equity, and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy, and transformation to live more symbiotically with the planet that supports us us We cover everything from the current state of affairs of the climate crisis, to the actionable steps we can all take to foster regeneration and most importantly, the state of mind we all need to maintain to heal our earth and secure the future of humankind. Paul is a friend, a mentor, and lighthouse. He’s a man who has indelibly shaped my perspective and actions when it comes to ecological responsibility, and it’s an honor to host him today. To read more click here. You can also watch listen to our exchange on YouTube. And as always, the podcast streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. My hope is that Paul’s message will do for you what it has for me—inspire and empower you to take action in your own way. Peace + Plants, Rich

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0:32.0	What people looking for is purpose and meaning and dignity, and there could be no more meaningful
0:39.6	work in the world today, which is to restore life on earth.
0:43.6	Regenerating and reversing the climate crisis is really about reconnecting those broken strands,
0:51.6	and that's what the solutions really are, you know, as opposed to sort of stand-alone techniques
0:58.1	or technologies, you know, that's going to fix it. That word, fix doesn't even belong in the
1:03.1	conversation, because it's not an it, and you can't fix it. The atmosphere is the biosphere.
1:09.2	There's the same thing, and we are part of it, and nature never makes a mistake, only we do.
1:16.8	I mean, if we want to turn the death of the earth into capital, we're doing a good job,
1:22.2	and then what do you do with that capital? What meaning does money have if it's an unlivable planet?
1:38.0	The Rich Roll Podcast
1:40.0	Greetings to Wellers of the biosphere we call Earth. It is I, Rich Roll. This is my show,
1:46.7	Welcome aboard. Returning today for his second drop on the podcast, the first being our live
1:54.0	big event in Los Angeles a couple of years ago with NQ is an icon, a true legend, one of the
2:01.9	environmental movements leading voices, Paul Hawking. In addition to Paul's profound work as a
2:08.7	planetary change agent, Paul is also an entrepreneur. He founded both Air One Markets and Smith and
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