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"Regeneration is a response to the urgency of the climate crisis, a what-to-do manual for all levels of society, from individuals to national governments and everything and everyone in between. This four-color illustrated work describes a system of interlocking initiatives that aim to stem the climate crisis in one generation"--

New York Times bestseller The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world"At this point in time, the Drawdown book is exactly what is needed; a credible, conservative solution-by-solution narrative that we can do it. Reading it is an effective inoculation against the widespread perception of doom that humanity cannot and will not solve the climate crisis. Reported by-effects include increased determination and a sense of grounded hope." -Per Espen Stoknes, Author, What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming "There's been no real way for ordinary people to get an understanding of what they can do and what impact it can have. There remains no single, comprehensive, reliable compendium of carbon-reduction solutions across sectors. At least until now. . . . The public is hungry for this kind of practical wisdom." -David Roberts, Vox"This is the ideal environmental sciences textbook-only it is too interesting and inspiring to be called a textbook." -Peter Kareiva, Director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLAIn the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers, professionals, and scientists have come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change. One hundred techniques and practices are described here-some are well known; some you may have never heard of. They range from clean energy to educating girls in lower-income countries to land use practices that pull carbon out of the air. The solutions exist, are economically viable, and communities throughout the world are currently enacting them with skill and determination. If deployed collectively on a global scale over the next thirty years, they represent a credible path forward, not just to slow the

Zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts zeigen sich zwei erstaunliche Entwicklungen: Auf der einen Seite sind wir mit wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und ökologischen Problemen konfrontiert, die sich nur global lösen lassen, und auf der anderen Seite wächst im Stillen eine weltweite Bewegung, die ohne Hierarchie und Ideologie auskommt und spontan das Notwendige für ein nachhaltigeres und gerechtes Leben der Menschen tut. Obwohl diese Bewegung von der Politik und den Medien nur vereinzelt wahrgenommen wird, bringt sie nicht nur das hervor, was eines Tages vielleicht als gröt︢e Transformation der menschlichen Gesellschaft gelten wird - sie erprobt auch tagtäglich das Modell einer kooperativen und toleranten Menschheit, das zukunftsfähig ist

The business world is at a crisis point- the bubble is going to burst soon. New ways of doing business have to be found. We can't keep repeating the past or the present. Rechelbacher contends that the biggest business opportunities for the next century will come from practicing environmentally sound, sustainable business that is in harmony with the rhythms of the natural world. The first step in this process is aligning ourselves with the natural world. By managing our personal lives as if they were corporations and putting them in line with what we observe in nature, we will be able to align