Regeneration
Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
The NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A radically new understanding of and practical approach to climate change by noted environmentalist and creator of Drawdown, Paul Hawken
The dangers of climate change and a warming world have been in the public eye for fifty years. For three decades, scientists and the United Nations have urged us to address future existential threats. In Regeneration Paul Hawken has flipped the narrative, bringing people back into the conversation by demonstrating that addressing current human needs rather than future threats is the only path to solving the climate crisis.
From land to ocean, food to industries - Regeneration proposes an extensive menu of actions that collectively can reverse the overheating and degradation of our planet. The solutions, techniques, and practices range from solar power, electric vehicles, and tree planting to bioregions, azolla fern and forest farms; they are all doable, science-based, and comprise a precise and unequivocal course of action.
Whether you are an individual, community focused or a national government, Regeneration is a call to arms to mobilise and create a better future for ourselves on this planet.
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"Regeneration is not only about bringing the world back to life; it is about bringing each of us back to life," writes environmentalist Hawken (Blessed Unrest) in this comprehensive guide to combating the climate crisis. With a strategy that puts "life at the center of every action and decision," Hawken calls for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and for the protection of natural habitats globally. The author divides his guidance into several broad categories—"Oceans" introduces "seaforestation," or growing marine forests "where they would not normally occur," and makes a plea for "marine protected areas." "Forest" looks at the versatility and sustainability of bamboo, and explains such concepts as proforestation (allowing and encouraging trees to recover and grow) and afforestation ("planting trees where none grew before"). The "Industry" section is the most engaging, and in it Hawken tackles the environmental impact of processed food, health care, fashion, war, and plastics. An "Action and Connection" chapter is filled with reasonable real-world steps: there's a 12-point climate checklist that readers can apply to their lives, and a list of things to do to make one's lifestyle greener. Urgent but never tipping into doom and gloom, this will be a boon to readers worried about a warming world.
