We Can Do This: A Conversation with Paul Hawken
"Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, author and activist
who has dedicated his life to environmental sustainability and changing
the relationship between business and the environment. He is one of the
environmental movements leading voices, and a pioneering architect of
corporate reform with respect to ecological practices. His work includes
founding successful, ecologically conscious businesses, writing about
the impacts of commerce on living systems, and consulting with heads of
state and CEOs on economic development, industrial ecology, and
environmental policy. Paul is Founder of Project Drawdown, a non-profit
dedicated to researching when and how global warming can be reversed.
The organization maps and models the scaling of one hundred substantive
technological, social, and ecological solutions to global warming. His
forthcoming book is entitled Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in
One Generation, and will be published April 2021 by Penguin." In this
interview he discusses how breakdowns can lead to breakthroughs.