27. Regeneration: Putting Life at the Centre of Everything, with Paul Hawken
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My guest this week is Paul Hawken, environmentalist, entrepreneur, activist and author of the bestselling books The Ecology of Commerce, Drawdown and Regeneration. In this episode, he talks about:  Why sustainability has become a “weasel word” and limited practice that we may be better off avoiding altogetherHow regeneration is different to sustainability – and is necessary to move beyond an extractive economyWhy climate change will never be “solved” unless we protect and restoring life (biodiversity and natural systems) on earthHow regenerative agriculture shows a pathway from a destructive industrial model to a thriving systemWhy regeneration represents one of the biggest opportunities for creating purpose and meaning in people’s livesKey links: Paul Hawken (website) Project Regeneration (website) Project Drawdown (website) Earth Affirmation (poem) Thriving (book) Wayne Visser (website) Wayne Visser (LinkedIn)
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