This is not a liberal agenda, nor is it a conservative one. We see global warming not as an inevitability, but as an invitation to build, innovate, and effect change, a pathway that awakens creativity, compassion, and genius. We take 100% responsibility and stop blaming others. If we change the preposition, and consider that global warming is happening “for us” – an atmospheric transformation that inspires us to change and reimagine everything we make and do – we begin to live in a different world. That can temp us to believe that global warming is something that is happening “to us” – that we are victims of a fate that was determined by actions that precede us. “The buildup of greenhouse gases we experience today occurred in the absence of understanding: our ancestors were innocent of the damage they were doing. Hawken changes this perspective and presents global warming as an opportunity. Fear predominates our public discussions on almost everything. Our society is besieged and obsessed with an apocalyptic viewpoint. Yet, in showing a logical path forward, Hawken and his team give us hope and potential action to counter the doomsayer whispers of “ It’s too late.” It does not assume any self-appointed ability to implement or prescribe.
It provides a reasonable route to reversing global warming. While the title uses the word “Plan,” it is more of a blueprint of our collective wisdom.
It is also sprinkled with essays by prominent journalists, writers and scientists as well as “Coming Attractions” of new technologies on the horizon. It is divided into sections: Energy, Food, Women and Girls, Buildings and Cities, Land Use, Transport, and Materials. The book is meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated. His team selected the top 100 solutions for global warming and climate change and ranked them for overall impact, cost, savings, and gigatons of CO2 reduction. Hawken and his team have created a comprehensive review to answer the question, “ What do we need to do in order to arrest and reverse global warming?” We may have seen elements of solutions before, but the totality of this has never been done before. While its title sounds slightly self-congratulatory, the book lives up to it. Drawdown, Edited by Paul Hawken, is likely the most important book on climate in a decade.
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