#015 Paul Hawken's powerful keynote on Project Drawdown
At the 2018 National Sustainable Living Festival in Australia
Following on from our 2-part series in conversation with Paul Hawken, here is his sold out keynote address and Q&A from the recent 2018 National Sustainable Living Festival.
Paul Hawken’s keynote address at the 2018 National SLF in Australia. Pic: Anthony James.
“Drawdown is a blueprint for reversing global warming and manual for a global movement. Strong on science but accessible enough to be shared on any coffee table. The book was published in the US in April last year and hit the New York Times best seller list in its first week. And this is the first time an environmental book has achieved this in a quarter of a century - 25 years.”
It's hard to overstate the significance of Project Drawdown. There hasn't previously been anything like it. So this keynote packed a real punch.
It builds on a scathing critique of science communication, 'big agriculture', and the limitations of the Al Gore and Elon Musk phenomena, to present a comprehensive, holistic and uplifting outline of the 'top 100 solutions to reverse global warming' that feature in his new best-seller 'Drawdown'.
Get more:
Tune into Paul and Anthony's conversation for episodes 13 & 14.
And to this special little extra with Paul, A Reading on the Wilderness Within.
Music:
Let Them Know, by the Public Opinion Afro Orchestra.