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Climate Action Today with Sustainability Legend William McDonough, Ep #6

Climate Action Today with Sustainability Legend William McDonough, Ep #6

FromInvested In Climate


Climate Action Today with Sustainability Legend William McDonough, Ep #6

FromInvested In Climate

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Jun 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

William “Bill” McDonough pioneered the green architecture field, creating buildings that create more energy than they use, clean their own air and water, and create habitats for native wildlife. His book and work on the “Cradle to Cradle” approach spread the idea that waste equals food, helping to spark the circular economy movement. 
Bill has won two presidential awards and was recognized by Time Magazine as a hero for the planet. Fortune ranked him #24 of the world’s 50 greatest leaders. He brings sage wisdom and poetry to this conversation. Are you ready to push the boundaries of your thinking?
In Today’s Episode, we cover:[3:29] A unified philosophy that is changing the design of the world
[10:48] The balance between humility and ambition in design
[11:40] How the climate movement has evolved
[16:05] The tools Bill is using today
[19:36] Net zero is a good place to start
[23:56] Tangible steps you can take to make a difference 
[26:07] Design is the first signal of human intention 
[33:34] How do you get new ideas to spread?

Resources & People Mentionedhttps://www.amazon.com/Cradle-Remaking-Way-Make-Things/dp/0865475873 (Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things)
https://www.theforestpartnership.com/ (The Forest Partnership)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_Evans (Walker Evans)

Connect with William McDonoughBill’s https://mcdonough.com/ (website)
Connect on https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-mcdonough-72a00215/ (LinkedIn)
Follow on https://twitter.com/billmcdonough (Twitter)

Connect With Jason Rissmanhttps://investedinclimate.com/ (https://InvestedInClimate.com) 
On https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonrissman/ (LinkedIn)
On https://twitter.com/jasonrissman (Twitter)

Subscribe to https://pod.link/1620915138 (Invested In Climate)
Released:
Jun 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Invested in Climate hosts conversations with leading thinkers to help our listeners do more to address the climate crisis through their Work, Investments, Learning, Lifestyle and Activism. People everywhere, communities, governments and all sectors of the economy are mobilizing to address climate change. The scale of this global action is unprecedented. Never before have so many people dedicated so much energy, creativity and capital to addressing a shared, global threat. Will it be enough? What else is needed? And, most importantly, what can you do? We all have a part to play, so let’s go.