Regeneration Part 10, Solving The Climate Crisis By Regenerating Industries

This is the 10th installment in our coverage of Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation by Paul Hawken – and today we discuss the topic of Industry. From Big Food to Healthcare, Banking to Poverty, Plastics to Fashion – solutions are ready and ripe for implementation and it will take all of us pushing in concert to spirit forward significant change quickly. This episode will get you thinking about how you can be part of that positive movement for regenerative industries around the globe. 

If you are new to the series, consider starting at the beginning with my pre-interview introduction to Paul Hawken. To make your discovery process easy, links to each Regeneration episode are included in chronological order below time stamps.

NOTE: You can also visit www.CareMoreBeBetter.com for access to the complete series simply by clicking on the Regeneration Category of podcasts.

00:00 Intro

01:00 Summary of Our Regeneration Journey So far

02:45 Industry = Degenerative and Extractive (but it doesn’t have to be)

04:50 Big Food – Edible Products or “Foodlike Substances” (Michael Pollan’s preferred term)

07:20 Healthcare Industry and The Big Pharma / Big Food / Obesity Connection

11:05 Banking Industry

13:40 Payday Lending vs. Floats - https://www.caremorebebetter.com/from-shady-payday-loans-to-floats/

14:44 War Industry – And The Big Question Who Benefits? And Can These Resources Be Re-Allocated Towards Regeneration

17:20 Politics Industry

20:27 Clothing Industry – Ending Fast Fashion and Our Reliance On Petroleum Based Clothing plus notes on Caroline Priebe’s work at the Center for the Advancement of Garment Making: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/fast-fashion-and-how-to-style-sustainably/  

23:26 Plastics Industry and the LAUGHABLE Facts Around Our Overconsumption Practices

26:04 On Plastics: Upcycling Plastic – From Research To Industry

26:36 On Plastics: Promising Progress From Paris, France, Germany & Norway

27:54 Poverty Industry, Extreme Poverty + The Private Prison Problem

31:08 From Carbon Offsets To Carbon Onsets

References: 

Introduction to Regeneration: One Billion Climate Activists Strong: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/one-billion-climate-activists-strong/

Regeneration Interview with Paul Hawken: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-ending-the-climate-crisis-in-one-generation/ 

Regeneration Part 1 Oceans: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-1-oceans/ 

Regeneration Part 2 Forests: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-2-forests/ 

Regeneration Part 3 Wilding: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-3-wilding/ 

Regeneration Part 4 Nexus: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-4-nexus-climate-activism-tool/ 

Regeneration Part 5 Regenerative Agriculture: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-5-land-regenerative-agriculture-and-soil-restoration-to-reverse-global-warming/ 

Regeneration Part 6 People: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part-6-people-indigeneity-and-our-role-in-reversing-global-warming/ 

Regeneration Part 7 Cities: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part7-cities-green-architecture-living-building-challenge/ 

Regeneration Part 8 Food: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part8-food-localization-and-decommodification-to-end-the-climate-crisis/ 

Regeneration Part 9 Energy: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regeneration-part9-food-energy-renewal-use-and-storage-as-we-say-goodbye-to-fossil-fuels/ 

Climate Activism By Design with David Johnson: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/climate-activism-by-design/ 

Be A Green Change Leader with Anca Novacovici: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/be-a-green-change-leader/ 

Regenerative Agriculture with Tom Newmark: https://www.caremorebebetter.com/regenerative-agriculture-the-answer-to-the-climate-crisis/ 

Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation was published on September 21, 2021 and is available at all your favorite booksellers. Visit the Regeneration website for details, resources, and valuable tools for anyone interested in becoming a climate activist. 

Regeneration + Nexus: https://www.regeneration.org 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/regenerationorg

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