Regeneration: The Key To Healing Humans And The Planet with Paul Hawken

Sep 22, 2021

In this enlightening discussion, environmentalist Paul Hawken shares his insights on healing our planet. He emphasizes the need for a regenerative approach to tackle climate change, advocating for a systems-oriented strategy akin to functional medicine. Hawken highlights the urgency of addressing root causes and the importance of collective action, particularly in transforming our food systems. He also presents 78 actionable solutions, urging individuals to rethink their impact and engage in community-driven efforts for a sustainable future.

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Framing Climate Action

Climate discussions often use negative framing, like "combatting" or "mitigating."
Paul Hawken suggests "regeneration," which focuses on life and positive action, is more motivating.

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Experiencing Climate Change

Climate scientists are surprised by the speed of warming's impact.
The shift from "concept" to "experience" will make climate action the biggest movement in history.

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Net-Zero Impact

Recent climate science suggests warming may level off within decades if we reach net-zero emissions.
This contradicts previous beliefs of continued warming for centuries, offering a powerful motivator.

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Most people are overwhelmed when it comes to the thought of climate change, which is preventing us from taking action. An estimated 92% of people are disengaged from the topic and feel they don’t know what to do. But today, I want to share some good news with you that will leave you feeling hopeful instead of hopeless in terms of saving our planet. Just like we use Functional Medicine to get to the root cause of disease in our bodies, we can come up with an actionable, results-oriented plan when we look at the root cause of our climate crisis. On this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, I was thrilled to sit down with Paul Hawken to talk about his framework for healing the planet in a way that dramatically changes the outlook of our world for future generations.

Paul Hawken starts ecological businesses, writes about nature and commerce, and consults with heads of state and CEOs on climatic, economic, and ecological regeneration. He has appeared on numerous media including the Today Show, Talk of the Nation, Bill Maher, CBS This Morning, Charlie Rose, and others, and his work has been profiled or featured in hundreds of articles including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Newsweek, Washington Post, Forbes, and Business Week. 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, The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming.

He is the founder of Project Drawdown, which worked with over two hundred scholars, students, scientists, researchers, and activists to map, measure, and model the one hundred most substantive solutions that can cumulatively reverse global warming. He is the founder of Regeneration.org, and his latest work, Regeneration, Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation, was just released.

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Here are more of the details from our interview:

Reframing the climate crisis from a focus on the problem to a focus on solutions and regeneration (8:00)

The current reality, speed, and impact of the climate crisis (14:29)

Solutions to cut energy emissions by 50% by 2028 (22:23)

What you can do in your own life to support the regeneration of our climate (31:30)

The role that governments and corporations are playing to promote solutions to the climate crisis at scale across the world (40:07)

Transforming our food and agricultural systems for regeneration of the climate (50:00)

Regeneration of human society and natural environments (1:00:32)

The economics of regeneration and regenerative practices (1:03:57)

Why the climate problem is not a science problem but a human problem (1:19:09)

Ending the climate crisis in one generation (1:27:17)

Learn more about Paul Hawken at https://paulhawken.com/ and follow him on Facebook @PaulHawkenAuthor, on Instagram @paulhawken, and on LinkedIn @paulhawken.

Get a copy of Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation at https://www.amazon.com/Regeneration-Ending-Climate-Crisis-Generation/dp/0143136976/

Learn more about Regeneration at https://regeneration.org/ and on Facebook @Regenerationorg, on Instagram @Regenerationorg, and on LinkedIn @Regenerationorg.

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