Regeneration can restore a broken world | Paul Hawken
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ποΈ 3 November 2023
β±οΈ 13 minutes
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Summary
A frog and a mockingbird changed Paul Hawken's life, kindling a devotion to protect and restore nature. Now, as one of the world's preeminent environmentalists, he advocates for regeneration β a calling and action plan for the world to come together to end the climate crisis in one generation and put life at the center of every decision we make.
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| 0:00.0 | Ted Audio Collective. |
| 0:02.0 | Audio Collective. |
| 0:04.0 | I'm Elise Hugh, it's |
| 0:08.0 | Tadd Tox Daily. |
| 0:11.0 | Food and agriculture could be the greatest contributors |
| 0:14.4 | to reversing global warming, but it would require a major shift toward regeneration. |
| 0:20.6 | In his 2023 talk from Ted's countdown summit, |
| 0:23.5 | environmentalist Paul Hawking makes the case |
| 0:25.9 | for a regenerative future after the break. |
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| 0:50.0 | When I was three years old I ran out onto the street chasing a ball and I came upon a frog |
| 1:00.4 | that was flattened like a tortilla. |
| 1:03.0 | And I was very sure it was the ice cream truck that ran it over, |
| 1:10.0 | that circled the neighborhood playing the very dreary cuckoo waltz and it made a very big impression on me a dead frog. |
| 1:19.6 | I mean tadpoles and salamanders and toads were like practically family for me and I had never |
| 1:28.6 | understood until that point that something could die. And I stressed about it, tried to figure it out, |
| 1:37.0 | what does it mean, and lie awake? |
| 1:41.0 | And one night I heard this beautiful sound |
| 1:45.6 | and I ran outside in my pizamas, |
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