#65 Paul Hawken: Regeneration in the Climate Movement
Episode description
Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and a renowned lecturer who has keynoted conferences and led workshops on the impact of commerce upon the environment. Hawken has consulted with governments and corporations throughout the world and has appeared in numerous media including the Today Show, Bill Maher, Larry King, Talk of the Nation, and has been profiled or featured in hundreds of articles including the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Washington Post, Business Week, Esquire, and US News and World Report.
He addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:
- The dysfunction of capitalism, and its distinction from the ancient human values of commerce
- That the climate conversation is often exclusive and uses “othering language” and concepts that are not easily understood
- By contrast, “regeneration is innate to being a human being” and “provides a sense of purpose, meaning and dignity to people's lives everywhere in the world”
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