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In this episode, we are speaking to Laura Storm, founder of Regenerators and co-author of the best-selling book Regenerative Leadership. Laura has spent her entire career working at the intersection of sustainability, organizational development, climate change policy and the intelligence of nature. She has started and led multiple international organisations including the Copenhagen Climate Council and Sustainia.  She was awarded the title “world changer” by GreenBiz, named one of the 30 leading women in sustainability by Sustainable Brands, is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and Sustainability Expert and serves on many boards.  We talk about inner and outer ecosystems, regenerative leadership for a thriving world, why regeneration needs to be a business norm, the dance with ego and cultural programming and so much more.  I hope you enjoy this smooth conversation thanks to our sound partner Audio-Technica. Okay, it's time to live wide awake. Stay connected with Laura: Website: https://laura-storm.com/ | https://www.regenerators.co/  Social media: https://www.instagram.com/storm_laura/ | https://www.instagram.com/regenerators.co/  Stay connected & support the show Instagram: http://instagram.com/livewideawake  Support: If you enjoyed the show do consider making a contribution so we can keep having conscious conversations - https://www.patreon.com/livewideawake Reach out: hola@stephldickson.com

Laura Storm is my guest on Episode 169 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley.Laura is an international keynote speaker, author, advisor and expert on sustainability and regenerative leadership and has spent her entire career advising global leaders on sustainability and building impact- and purpose-driven organizations, and movements. All have they focused on the global transformation to sustainability and they include the Copenhagen Climate Council, the World Business Summit on Climate Change, Project Green Light and Sustainia.In 2018, she founded Regenerators - a collective focused on nature-inspired regenerative design, organizations, leadership and living. She is the co-author of the much-praised book Regenerative Leadership and for her work, she has been awarded the title ‘Worldchanger' by Greenbiz, is selected by the World Economic Forum as a ‘Young Global Leader' and named one world's leading women in the sustainability & regeneration by Sustainable Brands.She serves on multiple Boards and on the World Economic Forum's Expert Network as an expert in sustainable development and climate change. Her academic background is a Master in Political Communication and Leadership from Copenhagen Business School.Laura lives on a permaculture farm in Portugal with her partner Ulrik, daughter Roxie and son Karlo. https://laura-storm.com/

My guest today is Tim Flannery. Tim Flannery is a monologist and paleontologist. He was the chief commissioner of the Australian Climate Commission and Chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council. He was named Australian Humanist of the year in 2005 and Australian of the Year in 2007. He is currently a fellow at the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute at the University of Melbourne. Tim is also the author of his new book "The Climate Cure: Solving the Climate Emergency in the Era of COVID-19"In this episode, we talk about the Glasgow Climate Change Conference and where the world is at with respect to our carbon reduction goals. We also talk about the trade-off between industrialization in developing nations and reducing carbon emissions and whether we're in the midst of a sixth mass extinction. We go on to discuss whether climate change is making natural disasters worse, the efficacy of lifestyle changes, like becoming a vegetarian, and much more. 

My guest today is Tim Flannery. Tim Flannery is a monologist and paleontologist. He was the chief commissioner of the Australian Climate Commission and Chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council. He was named Australian Humanist of the year in 2005 and Australian of the Year in 2007. He is currently a fellow at the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute at the University of Melbourne. Tim is also the author of his new book "The Climate Cure: Solving the Climate Emergency in the Era of COVID-19"In this episode, we talk about the Glasgow Climate Change Conference and where the world is at with respect to our carbon reduction goals. We also talk about the trade-off between industrialization in developing nations and reducing carbon emissions and whether we're in the midst of a sixth mass extinction. We go on to discuss whether climate change is making natural disasters worse, the efficacy of lifestyle changes, like becoming a vegetarian, and much more. 

My guest today is Tim Flannery. Tim Flannery is a monologist and paleontologist. He was the chief commissioner of the Australian Climate Commission and Chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council. He was named Australian Humanist of the year in 2005 and Australian of the Year in 2007. He is currently a fellow at the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute at the University of Melbourne. Tim is also the author of his new book "The Climate Cure: Solving the Climate Emergency in the Era of COVID-19" In this episode, we talk about the Glasgow Climate Change Conference and where the world is at with respect to our carbon reduction goals. We also talk about the trade-off between industrialization in developing nations and reducing carbon emissions and whether we're in the midst of a sixth mass extinction. We go on to discuss whether climate change is making natural disasters worse, the efficacy of lifestyle changes, like becoming a vegetarian, and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura is an international thought leader and expert on sustainability leadership and has spent her entire career advising global leaders on sustainability and building impact- and purpose-driven organizations, and movements. Laura is co-founder of Regenerators and co -author of Regenerative Leadership with her co-founder and co-author Giles Hutchinson. Laura has supported the Copenhagen Climate Council, the World Business Summit on Climate Change, Project Green Light and Sustainia. Under Laura’s leadership, Sustainia became a global mega-brand within sustainability with an outreach to more than 150 million people, a database of 4000 sustainable solutions, multiple state-of-the art publications and a unique partner network of Regenerative Leadership with her co-founder Giles Hutchinson. Regenerative organizations will be tomorrow’s success stories. Those that hold-on to yesterday’s logic will become yesterday’s news. It’s simple: adapt or die.   Key Takeaways: [:01] Carley Hauck introduces the importance of cultivating greater self-awareness as one of the conscious inner game skills that will allow you to be more emotionally adaptable during these unprecedented times. [3:05] The experience that reminded Carley that leaning into surrender allows us to handle the constant shifting, change and disruption that is constantly being thrust upon us. [10:55] Laura describes the installation of regenerative systems and a return to nature in her personal life in Portugal. [18:26] Regenerative leadership asks ‘How can I heal and regenerate from my actions?’ and ‘How can I bring about more value than I take?’ [25:03] The leaders that the world desperately needs right now have to cultivate a greater ecosystem awareness. [28:19] How a brain injury led Laura to experience a string of epiphanies, including both massive breakthroughs as well as breakdowns, suffering and transformation. [36:30] The variation in her daily meditation practice that has furthered Laura’s inner journey. [41:45] Do you let your head lead the way? Or do you listen to your body and let it lead you? The importance of cultivating both a strong inner and outer connection. [46:51] Laura’s book provides the framework for building regenerative life-affirming businesses. [53:19] The logic of life is our translation of the intelligence of nature, and Laura explains how that fact has to factor into everything that we do. [59:11] Shamanism — the value of understanding its practices and the importance of incorporating it into leadership and businesses. [1:03:44] Words of wisdom to help your inner cultivation so that you can have a greater positive influence on the world around you.   Resources: Leading from Wholeness Carley Hauck on Instagram Carley Hauck on LinkedIn Lead From Light Daily Rituals Laura Storm Regenerating Leadership: The DNA of Life Affirming 21st Century Organizations by Laura Storm and Giles Hutchins Free Meditation Courses — 30 Days of Mindful Living “Little Earthquakes” by Tori Amos

In this episode, Tim Logan discusses a fresh new Regenerative Leadership paradigm with its authors, Giles Hutchins and Laura Storm. Giles Hutchins is a pioneering practitioner and senior adviser at the forefront of the [r]evolution in organizational and leadership consciousness and developmental approaches that enhance personal, organizational and systemic agility and vitality. He is author and co-author of several leadership and organizational development papers, and the books The Nature of Business (2012), The Illusion of Separation (2014), Future Fit (2016) and Regenerative Leadership (2019). Chair of The Future Fit Leadership Academy and Founder of Leadership Immersions, co-founder of Biomimicry for Creative Innovation and Regenerators, he runs a 60 acre leadership centre at Springwood Farm, an area of outstanding natural beauty near London, UK. Previously held corporate roles - Head of Practice for KPMG, and Global Head of Sustainability for Atos (150,000 employees, over 40 countries). You can connect with Leadership Immersions here. Laura is an international thought leader and expert on sustainability leadership and has spent her entire career advising global leaders on sustainability and building impact- and purpose-driven organizations, and movements, including the Copenhagen Climate Council, the World Business Summit on Climate Change, Project Green Light and Sustainia. Under Laura's leadership, Sustainia became a global mega-brand within sustainability with an outreach to more than 150 million people, a database of 4000 sustainable solutions, multiple state-of-the art publications and a unique partner network. In 2018, she founded Regenerators - a collective focused on teaching leaders from all walks of life about regenerative design, regenerative organizations and leadership and regenerative living. For her work, she has been awarded the title ‘Worldchanger' by Greenbiz and is selected by the World Economic Forum as a ‘Young Global Leader'. She serves on multiple Boards and on the World Economic Forum's Expert Network as an expert in sustainable development and climate change. Her academic background is a Master in Political Communication and Leadership from Copenhagen Business School.

I am so humbled and grateful to Laura for sharing such depth of wisdom and such hope in a challenging time. This is a direct talking, insight-sharing and optimistic conversation, but please engage with an open heart and mind. I am also grateful to Jenny Andersson for her leadership and connection to Laura. “Once I surrender to healing completely, I slowly started to see progress happen.” – 05.15 - “We see a massive collapse when we look around. Breakdown after breakdown of financial systems, human system, psychological systems, social systems. There is a lot of breakdown going in our world right now” – 07.13 “Start to explore with curiosity your inner emotional landscape. When we start doing that on a more regular basis there’s a whole new world that starts to unfold” - 22.20 “It is the reality of things that the way in which business is designed is, in most cases, for destruction. So how can we turn towards the intelligence of nature” – 29.30 “You get presented with life as a big competition (at school/as kids) and you need to win the race, if not you fall behind, and all sorts of bad things will happen to you. We have not created a life where we are celebrating our differences” – 34.30 Laura's TEDx talks can be found as follows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOAse2G_nmE - Regenerative leadership https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1oLAsy5mJ4 - Surrenderinmg to silence Laura can be contacted via the following means: Web - www.laura-storm.com Web - https://www.regenerators.co/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-storm1/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/storm_laura Bio: Laura is an international thought leader and expert on sustainability and leadership and has spent her entire career advising global leaders on sustainability and building impact- and purpose-driven organizations, and movements. All have they focused on the global transformation to sustainability and they include the Copenhagen Climate Council, the World Business Summit on Climate Change, Project Green Light and Sustainia. Under Laura's leadership, Sustainia became a global mega-brand within sustainability with an outreach to more than 150 million people, a database of 4000 sustainable solutions, multiple state-of-the art publications and a unique partner network. In 2018, she founded Regenerators - a collective focused on teaching leaders from all walks of life about regenerative design, regenerative organizations and leadership and regenerative living. For her work, she has been awarded the title ‘Worldchanger’ by Greenbiz and is selected by the World Economic Forum as a ‘Young Global Leader’. She is the co-author of Regenerative Leadership. She serves on multiple Boards and on the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network as an expert in sustainable development and climate change. Her academic background is a Master in Political Communication and Leadership from Copenhagen Business School. More about Laura here: www.laura-storm.com Please find my Interpersonal Catalyst brochure here in case I can support you at all -> https://my.visme.co/projects/rxyz4jpo-garry-turner-interpersonal-catalyst --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/valuevulnerability/message

Laura Storm talks to Tabi about key changes that need to happen to move us to a more sustainable world by opening the definition and how we can each make an impact. Laura shares how business can contribute towards this and benefit from integrating sustainability into their organisation. She also discusses how the way we live our lives, how we treat ourselves and our environment are all interconnected. Laura Storm is an experienced thought-leader and international keynote speaker within the field of sustainability. She has dedicated her entire professional career to making global companies and organizations aware of the benefits of improved sustainability practice, helping global sustainable solutions succeed, and making the sustainability agenda more attractive. She is driven by a strong passion for improving the state of our societies and consciousness and helping in the push for a sustainable transition. Laura is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and in 2013 Laura was awarded the Global Greenbiz’ “Worldchanger” Award. She has also been selected to join the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network as an expert in sustainable development and climate change and serves as an Advisory Board member on the WEF ‘Shaping the Future of Urban Development and Services Initiative’.  Among projects and organizations that Laura has headed and helped initiate are the Copenhagen Climate Council, the World Business Summit on Climate Change, Project Green Light, and Sustainia. All with a strong commitment to combat climate change and transform our societies towards sustainability. If you like this episode try episode 52 where Will Richardson talks about why improving a business’s environmental sustainability is a ‘no-brainer’. Additional information: laura-storm.com

Are you ready to co-create a new exciting Paradigm for a world where people, planet and profit collectively thrive? A regenerative world where Nature, Eco-systems, People, Creativity and Business flourish? Then welcome to the kick-start of the Cracks of Light Podcast series with your host Laura Storm. Laura breaks down her views on the root cause of our current broken systems and structures, why we need a radical paradigm shift and what some of the key ingredients are in a new thriving paradigm. She addresses the need for the sustainability movement to reinvent itself, the importance of our connection with nature, why we must re-design for regeneration, learn to slow down, make head space for creativity and create balance between masculine and feminine qualities. She's also advocating for the need to let go of our desire to fit in - as a new thriving paradigm will never succeed if we play by the rulebook of the current status quo. We need to put forward the positive, and inspiring ideas and people. The trailblazers. The Cracks of Light.   WHAT WE WILL COVER: Why we need a paradigm shift and an open discussion on what a new thriving paradigm entails  Laura’s personal journey as a young leader in the field of sustainable development – and what has led her to focus on the inspiring, positive solutions and ideas What the sustainability movement needs to succeed and reinvent itself Why we need a holistic approach to solving the current challenges in our world - and why that has to include a strong inner connection  The importance of leaders learning to tap into a greater magnificent potential we all have inside of us if we dare to slow down and listen instead of losing ourselves in a high-paced hectic lifestyle The healing powers of nature and how it increases productivity and well-being How the medieval witch hunts and oppression of women and nature has led to our current hyper-masculine society How a traumatic brain injury changed Laura’s perception on where we need to focus to transform and create sustainable societies.   SELECTED QUOTES FROM LAURA'S EPISODE: "We need to start a discussion where we have permission to talk about how we feel and realize that we can never succeed building thriving, vibrant, sustainable societies if the people that are leading the efforts are in a constant state of stress.  If we are to create a regenerative society – we need to create a regenerative lifestyle. They go hand in hand"  "The sustainability movement has been way too focused on the technologies, the solutions, the political agreements, the financial schemes etc. And, although they are INCREDIBLY important, we have forgotten that this is also an emotional issue. It’s about how we feel and are on this planet. "   RESOURCES: About Sustainia Laura Storm's TEDx-talk: "How silence can lead us to a sustainable world"   ABOUT LAURA STORM - THE HOST OF THE CRACKS OF LIGHT Laura Storm is an experienced thought-leader in the field of sustainability. She has dedicated her entire professional career to making global companies and organizations aware of the benefits of improved sustainability practice, helping global sustainable solutions succeed, and making the sustainability agenda more attractive. She is driven by a strong passion for improving the state of our societies and consciousness and helping in the push for a sustainable transition. Laura is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and in 2013 Laura was awarded the Global Greenbiz’ “Worldchanger” Award. She has also been selected to join the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network as an expert in sustainable development and climate change and serves as an Advisory Board member on the WEF 'Shaping the Future of Urban Development and Services Initiative'.  Among projects and organizations that Laura has headed and helped initiate are the Copenhagen Climate Council, the World Business Summit on Climate Change, Project Green Light, and Sustainia. All with a strong commitment to combat climate change and transform our societies towards sustainability. Laura’s results are a testament to how her work is making a real difference for millions all over the world.

Laura Storm knew from a very young age that her passion was in the realm of environmental sustainability. Her entire career has been focused on creating transformation to more sustainable societies. She’s rubbed shoulders with people like Richard Branson and Arnold Schwarzenegger and worked on projects and organisations such as the Copenhagen Climate Council, the World Business Summit on Climate Change, Project Green Light and Sustainia. Laura says her life was incredibly busy, yet this was her passion work, she loved it and she wanted to see change happen in this world. So she worked, a lot. In 2015 something happened that would change the trajectory of Laura’s life. Innocently playing with her daughter on her bed one afternoon, Laura fell and hit her head. This blow to the head caused a minor traumatic brain injury. Unable to do anything – no TV, radio, reading, computer, even the sound of her daughter running around was unbearable – Laura was forced into a dark, deep silence. And this dark, deep silence wouldn’t go on for just a few weeks or months, it went on for over a year. Forced to do nothing but sit in silence, walk in nature and meditate, Laura began one of the biggest untangling journeys of her life. This journey came with resistance, confusion, pain and loneliness but it also gifted Laura a deep connection with herself and a new vision of what a sustainable world should really look like. Strap yourself in, this is one incredible story.   RESOURCES + Free Podcast Quick Starter Pack – wanting to start your own podcast? Download your free pack to get started today. + Join the Untangled Community Facebook group – a movement of women supporting each other to follow the inner pull, move away from the mundane and embark on a search for something more.   ABOUT LAURA STORM Laura Storm is an experienced thought-leader and international keynote speaker within the field of sustainability. She has dedicated her entire professional career to making global companies and organizations aware of the benefits of improved sustainability practice, helping global sustainable solutions succeed, and making the sustainability agenda more attractive. She is driven by a strong passion for improving the state of our societies and consciousness and helping in the push for a sustainable transition. Laura is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and in 2013 Laura was awarded the Global Greenbiz’ “Worldchanger” Award. She has also been selected to join the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network as an expert in sustainable development and climate change and serves as an Advisory Board member on the WEF ‘Shaping the Future of Urban Development and Services Initiative’. Among projects and organizations that Laura has headed and helped initiate are the Copenhagen Climate Council, the World Business Summit on Climate Change, Project Green Light, and Sustainia. All with a strong commitment to combat climate change and transform our societies towards sustainability. Laura’s results are a testament to how her work is making a real difference for millions all over the world. Under Laura’s leadership, Sustainia became a global mega-brand within sustainability with an outreach to more than 170 million people, a database of 4000 sustainable solutions, multiple state-of-the art publications and thought leadership, and a unique partner network. Global organizations are still, to this day, pointing towards Sustainia as a guiding star for communicating sustainability. Business schools and universities have implemented Sustainia’s publications in their curriculums and the Sustainia100 solutions are used all over the world to exemplify sustainable business models. Laura has a Master in Political Communication and Leadership from Copenhagen Business School and has previously studied at Westminster Business School in London. Laura lives in Copenhagen with her partner Ulrik and daughter Roxie. Connect with Laura at: + Website: laura-storm.com + Instagram: @storm_laura + Facebook: /laurastorm111   SPONSOR UNTANGLED If my podcasts have helped you, inspired you or spoken to you, I would be so grateful for your generous contribution. As a one-woman show, in which I do everything myself, your sponsorship – from as little as $1 a month – will help to cover the costs of producing and hosting Untangled plus, eventually with enough support, I hope to release additional episodes and create in-person live untangling events and workshops. This is my dream. To make a contribution, head to the Patreon page here.   LOVE AND FEEDBACK If you love this podcast, I would be so grateful if you would take a couple of moments, head over to iTunes and leave a rating and review + subscribe to the podcast while you’re there.   WAYS TO SUBSCRIBE TO UNTANGLED You can subscribe to Untangled so you never miss an episode. + Click here to subscribe on iTunes + Click here to subscribe on Stitcher + Click here to subscribe on SoundCloud

Dr Shane, Dr Krystal and Chris KP are joined LIVE in the 3RRR performance space with with very special guest Tim Flannery.(For those unaware) Tim Flannery is a Scientist, Author of 30+ books, including the acclaimed best seller 'The Weather Makers' not to mention a resume that includes:- Australian Humanist of the year (2005)- Australian of the year (2007)- Co-founder and original chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council (2007)- Australia's Chief climate Commissioner(2007)- Founder and current leader of Australian Climate Council (2013-)Tim joins the team (and a live studio audience) to firstly discuss his new book.Tim and the team then discuss many current issues including; Global warming, the impacts of an increase in CO2 and the latest on all things climate.Program page: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/einstein-a-go-go/Facebook page: Einstein A Go GoTwitter: https://twitter.com/einstein_agogo

Dennis Frank interviews Kiwi biochar advocates Graham Smith (an Aucklander) and Trevor Richards (who lives in Kuala Lumpur).Biochar is a carbon-negative soil improvement technology that takes at least 25% of organic carbon out of the cycle and converts it into solid mineral carbon that remains stable in soil for thousands of years.It increases soil fertility and raises agricultural productivity, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers.  It slows evaporation by helping soil retain moisture, which reduces nutrient-leaching and the need for irrigation.Decomposing biomass adds large amounts of methane and carbon dioxide to the atmosphere and so does traditional wood-burning and composting.  Burying biochar instead reduces the flow of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.Sequestering carbon in the ground is now a sensible way to mitigate global warming, according to prominent scientists such as James Hansen, head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and James Lovelock, creator of the Gaia hypothesis.Biochar acts like a coral reef for microbes and fungi that are beneficial to soil and plants, enhancing root growth. Just as coral reefs are the richest ecosystems in the ocean for biodiversity, so biochar in the soil likewise provides a base on which soil biodiversity develops, creating a more resilient ecosystem.  Building soil biodiversity restores degraded soils & improves soil structure, reducing the need for pesticides by producing healthier plants.Charcoal is a high-carbon, fine-grained residue produced by pyrolysis of biomass.  If you heat almost any biological material to a certain temperature, and restrict or exclude oxygen, pyrolysis occurs instead of normal combustion.  Pyrolysis is the direct thermal decomposition of biomass in the absence of oxygen to obtain an array of solid (biochar), liquid (bio-oil) and gas (syngas) products. The specific yield depends on the design of the process - it can be optimised to prioritise either energy or biochar yield.  The gas can be used similarly to other fuels, to generate electricity, either by backyard mechanics or by sustainable energy entrepreneurs.  The United Nations Global Clean Stove Initiative is providing 100 million clean biomass cook-stoves for the developing world.Green technologies that convert waste to energy often produce biochar as a byproduct, and most processes that produce it use efficient renewable energy sources.  Industry and communities can apply them to sustainably exploit waste biomass resources.  In Auckland Graham hopes to help set up a process using the proposed curbside collection of foodscraps as compost in combination with pyrolised greenwaste.  Construction and demolition timber can be diverted from landfills, sawdust from sawmills and the output from chippers & shredders can be used.  Biochar further advances the green cause when used as a filter:  not only to purify water but also to absorb nutrient run-off from farms, and to clean and regenerate rivers and lakes.Current forestry uses tree trunks only, leaving the branches and leaves to rot & re-enter the atmosphere as greenhouse gases - so it makes sense to turn that into biochar instead.  Just consider the difference for reforestation of the Amazon: slash and burn leaves only 3% of the carbon from the organic material in the soil, whereas slash and char can sequester up to 50% of the carbon in a highly stable form!  That's from biochar's Wikipedia page.Dr. Tim Flannery is Professor of Environmental Sustainability at Macquarie University in Sydney, chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council, and head of the Climate Commission in Australia.  His 1994 book “The Future Eaters” is an ecological history of Australasia, and his 2005 book about global warming “The Weather Makers” made the New York Times best-seller list.  In his Amazon review of "The Biochar Revolution", he points out that biochar-making techniques are readily accessible to everyone - all of us, in our own gardens and communities, can contribute and make a genuine difference now without having to wait for our governments and institutions.  If enough people do so, the collective effort will generate sustainable benefits for everyone.  He reckons that biochar may now be the most important initiative for the future of humanity!Graham and Trevor are part of a group currently facilitating the formation of the "NZ Biochar Interest Group", which will be affiliated to the International Biochar Initiative. http://www.biochar-international.orgIf you are interested in finding out more, please contact: biocharnz [at] gmail.com

Tim Flannery Professor of Science, Maquarie University; Chair, Copenhagen Climate Council; Author, Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet Greg Dalton, Vice President of Special Projects, The Commonwealth Club; Founder, Climate One - Moderator Tim Flannery doesn’t do pessimism. Flannery explains the source of his optimism, a major theme of his new book, Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet, in this Climate One conversation at the Hoover Theatre, in San Jose. It stems from what he says is a popular misunderstanding of what natural selection actually is. “This is not a ‘survival of the fittest world,’” he says, referring to the phrase used as shorthand for Darwin’s perceived worldview. “This is a world where evolution has spawned extraordinary interrelationships, interactions, and co-evolutionary outcomes.” Over the last 10,000 years humanity has built what Flannery describes as a “super-organism” – a level of organization similar to that of ants, termites, or bees. And the glue that holds the super-organism together is the division of labor, interdependence. “That means,” says Flannery, “that the survival of the super-organism becomes all-important to us. We can’t afford to back up the planet.” And as “we form this one great super-organism, where we are all interconnected, we gain the capacity to deal with environmental challenges.” And for the biggest environmental challenge of all, climate change, Flannery sees reason for hope where others despair. Take COP15, the momentous United Nations climate change conference convened in Copenhagen in December 2009. Conventional wisdom holds that COP15 was a failure. Flannery disagrees. “I think it is self-evident it wasn’t a failure,” he says. The meeting was the setting for the largest-ever gathering of heads of state. Countries accounting for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions made reduction pledges. Flannery sees progress across the map. China is a global leader in wind and solar energy, and is preparing to launch regional carbon cap-and-trade systems. India has enacted a small tax on coal and recently launched an aggressive energy efficiency trading scheme. South Korea is spending 2% of GDP on green growth. The European Union raised its 2020 emissions reduction target from 20% to a minimum of 25%. The United States is halfway to reaching its goal of reducing emissions 17% below 2005 levels by 2020. “The job now for us,” Flannery says, “is to knuckle down and make sure that our countries carry their fair share of the burden. We need to have hope. We need look at things over the right time scale. And we need to re-gather the energy that’s required to carry this further.” This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Historic Hoover Theatre in San Jose, CA on May 4th, 2011

Tim Flannery Chairman, Copenhagen Climate Council; Author, Now or Never: Why We Must Act Now to End Climate Change and Create a Sustainable Future Greg Dalton, Founder, Climate One - Moderator One of the world's leading scientists and notable climate experts offers a pragmatic roadmap of the environmental challenges we face in dealing with climate change and the potential solutions toward sustainable living. Rather than looking backward and assigning blame, Flannery offers a powerful argument for immediate action and highlights some of the advancements made by wind-energy companies and automobile manufacturers to create electric cars that could end the reign of oil. This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on October 21, 2009.