Regenerating Cities & Food Systems: Building A Livable, Sustainable Future | Paul Hawken Series, Parts 7 & 8

In this special replay, we unite two dynamic explorations from Paul Hawken’s Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation, focusing on how cities and food systems can be transformed for the better. From living buildings to urban farms, from rethinking meat to minimizing food waste—this episode offers a hopeful, actionable roadmap to regeneration.

What You’ll Learn:

• How cities can shift from being carbon culprits to climate solutions
• The role of green architecture and the Living Building Challenge
• What the 15-minute city really means (and why Paris is leading the charge)
• How food systems became the #1 cause of climate change—and how we can reverse that
• Real solutions for food waste, access, and biodiversity in our diets
• Why “eating everything” (not just 3 crops!) matters for our health and the planet
• Practical ways to support regenerative change in your daily life

Mentioned In This Episode:

• Regeneration by Paul Hawken
• BlocPower and founder Donnel Baird
• Rooftop Roots, Lufa Farms, and other inspiring urban farming examples
• Jonathan Safran Foer’s We Are The Weather
• Episode 20: Interview with Howard Schiffer of Vitamin Angels
• Talking Home Renovations with Katharine MacPhail
• CareMoreBeBetter.com | Newsletter & Activist Guide

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RESOURCES:

• Carbon: The Book of Life by Paul Hawken
• Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis In One Generation by Paul Hawken
• INTERVIEW WITH PAUL HAWKEN – Sept. 2021: Regeneration: Ending The Climate Crisis In One Generation with Paul Hawken, 5 Time Best-selling Author and Environmentalist

11 Part Series on Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis In One Generation

• Regeneration Part 1: Podcast Updates And Regenerating Our Oceans
• Regeneration Part 2: Forests And Their Role In Climate Change
• Regeneration Part 3: Wild Things and Wilding, A Review of Paul Hawken’s Book on Ending The Climate Crisis in One Generation
• Regeneration Part 4: A Review of The Climate Activist Portal – Nexus – on Regeneration.org with Anca Novacovici, Tia Walden, Julie Lokun and Nicole Davis
• Regeneration Part 5: Land, Regenerative Agriculture and Soil Restoration To Reverse Global Warming
• Regeneration Part 6: People, Indigeneity and Our Role In Reversing Global Warming
• Regeneration Part 7: Cities, Green Architecture, The Living Building Challenge and Getting To Net Positive
• Regeneration Part 8: Food, The Need for Localization and Decommodification To End The Climate Crisis
• Regeneration Part 9: Energy Use, Renewal and Storage As We Transition Away from Fossil Fuels and Electrify Everything
• Regeneration Part 10: Solving The Climate Crisis By Regenerating Industries
• Regeneration Part 11: The Role of Action + Connection In Reversing Global Warming