If broad terms like “climate change” are not accurate descriptors (the problem is global warming- our climate changes every nanosecond and always will), or as with “sustainability,” a word too vague and fuzzy to be useful, then a movement based on them will not work.Ĭonsider the pervasive ESG movement over the past decade. Called Nexus, it spells out what everyone can do on all levels of agency, and how to connect and align with other people and groups in your region and the world.īut what exactly is regeneration? Turns out, “It’s both simple and complex.” Hawken says.Ĭhallenge 1 to widespread adoption of regenerative ways: Definitionįirst off, we have to agree on our terms. Regeneration is a how-to-get-it-done book that leads to a website that is the world’s largest listing and network of climate solutions. Drawdown was a what-could-be-done book infused by the work of the research team led by Chad Frischmann. He always had Regeneration in mind as the sequel. The idea has been adopted by millions, taught from fourth grade to graduate school, referred to by some global leaders, and you can even find the book ensconced beside the Gideon Bible in the rooms at one New Zealand hotel chain.

And, since his delineation and exploration of the term, the word “drawdown” has grown into general use. Hawken defines drawdown as “that point in time when the concentration of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere begins to decline on a year-to-year basis.” It had been rarely discussed before in the literature and had never been discussed as a goal.

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