Regeneration
Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
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- USD 9.99
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- USD 9.99
Descripción editorial
A radically new understanding of and practical approach to climate change by noted environmentalist Paul Hawken, creator of the New York Times bestseller Drawdown
Regeneration offers a visionary new approach to climate change, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, equity, and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy, and transformation that can end the climate crisis in one generation. It is the first book to describe and define the burgeoning regeneration movement spreading rapidly throughout the world.
Regeneration describes how an inclusive movement can engage the majority of humanity to save the world from the threat of global warming, with climate solutions that directly serve our children, the poor, and the excluded. This means we must address current human needs, not future existential threats, real as they are, with initiatives that include but go well beyond solar, electric vehicles, and tree planting to include such solutions as the fifteen-minute city, bioregions, azolla fern, food localization, fire ecology, decommodification, forests as farms, and the number one solution for the world: electrifying everything.
Paul Hawken and the nonprofit Regeneration Organization are launching a series of initiatives to accompany the book, including a streaming video series, curriculum, podcasts, teaching videos, and climate action software. Regeneration is the inspiring and necessary guide to inform the rapidly spreading climate movement.
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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.
