Paul Hawken
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19th century used more. 2.3 billion people depend on wood every day for food, or food as cooking, and heat. 2.3 billion. more than all the nuclear power in the world by a factor of four. That's the world we live in. And again, I'm not I am definitely not into solutionism here saying, by the way, I got this idea, you know, read my book. You know, that's not what I'm saying at all.
19th century used more. 2.3 billion people depend on wood every day for food, or food as cooking, and heat. 2.3 billion. more than all the nuclear power in the world by a factor of four. That's the world we live in. And again, I'm not I am definitely not into solutionism here saying, by the way, I got this idea, you know, read my book. You know, that's not what I'm saying at all.
19th century used more. 2.3 billion people depend on wood every day for food, or food as cooking, and heat. 2.3 billion. more than all the nuclear power in the world by a factor of four. That's the world we live in. And again, I'm not I am definitely not into solutionism here saying, by the way, I got this idea, you know, read my book. You know, that's not what I'm saying at all.
I'm trying to say, can we look at the whole of the situation we're in with respect? Because that's what you're talking about. You talk about the people who don't know or cannot possibly entertain doing anything other than what they're doing to stay alive and survive and take care of themselves and their children, that's respect.
I'm trying to say, can we look at the whole of the situation we're in with respect? Because that's what you're talking about. You talk about the people who don't know or cannot possibly entertain doing anything other than what they're doing to stay alive and survive and take care of themselves and their children, that's respect.
I'm trying to say, can we look at the whole of the situation we're in with respect? Because that's what you're talking about. You talk about the people who don't know or cannot possibly entertain doing anything other than what they're doing to stay alive and survive and take care of themselves and their children, that's respect.
And so we have to enter this whole conversation with profound respect for each other.
And so we have to enter this whole conversation with profound respect for each other.
And so we have to enter this whole conversation with profound respect for each other.
and and and acceptance and listen to things that we may disagree with but listen with openness receptivity and compassion as opposed to being right i mean being right is a sure way to to make to be wrong in my opinion and i hope nothing in the book comes across that way you know um i do take a couple digs at technologies where i'm going are you kidding this have you did you do physics in ninth grade
and and and acceptance and listen to things that we may disagree with but listen with openness receptivity and compassion as opposed to being right i mean being right is a sure way to to make to be wrong in my opinion and i hope nothing in the book comes across that way you know um i do take a couple digs at technologies where i'm going are you kidding this have you did you do physics in ninth grade
and and and acceptance and listen to things that we may disagree with but listen with openness receptivity and compassion as opposed to being right i mean being right is a sure way to to make to be wrong in my opinion and i hope nothing in the book comes across that way you know um i do take a couple digs at technologies where i'm going are you kidding this have you did you do physics in ninth grade
Because this won't work. You know, so it's not like going after the people or the promoters of the technology. It's just saying it won't work. Well, let's talk about that a little bit.
Because this won't work. You know, so it's not like going after the people or the promoters of the technology. It's just saying it won't work. Well, let's talk about that a little bit.
Because this won't work. You know, so it's not like going after the people or the promoters of the technology. It's just saying it won't work. Well, let's talk about that a little bit.
Technology is really the word weaving. It's weaving together knowledge, okay? And technology has always been with us, even when we didn't call it technology. I mean, making a carpet is technology. Making clothing is a technology, really important technology. So we can't be pro-tech or anti-tech. I mean, it's sort of silly. We are geniuses, human beings, at technology.
Technology is really the word weaving. It's weaving together knowledge, okay? And technology has always been with us, even when we didn't call it technology. I mean, making a carpet is technology. Making clothing is a technology, really important technology. So we can't be pro-tech or anti-tech. I mean, it's sort of silly. We are geniuses, human beings, at technology.
Technology is really the word weaving. It's weaving together knowledge, okay? And technology has always been with us, even when we didn't call it technology. I mean, making a carpet is technology. Making clothing is a technology, really important technology. So we can't be pro-tech or anti-tech. I mean, it's sort of silly. We are geniuses, human beings, at technology.
However, having said that, you can promote technologies that may make sense from a financial point of view that don't make any sense in terms of science. And one of those is carbon capture. There's a direct DAC, you know, And the idea is that you can suck the air, you can, down, and there's four parts of CO2, right, per 10,000 parts.
However, having said that, you can promote technologies that may make sense from a financial point of view that don't make any sense in terms of science. And one of those is carbon capture. There's a direct DAC, you know, And the idea is that you can suck the air, you can, down, and there's four parts of CO2, right, per 10,000 parts.