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October 24, 2023 46 mins

In today's show, I'm receiving Chad Frischmann, one of the co-creators of Project Drawdown, and founder of Regenerative Intelligence

We talk about:

- Project Drawdown's historical book, and insights from those enormous research and studies

- Chad's new role to continue spreading the word in a different way

- How Chad deals with the lack of progress, ecoanxiety and the looming risk rising.

- We even touch on Geoengineering, spiritual journey, the yin and yang and finding balance to sustain the long personal journey to driving positive impact

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ABOUT THE GUEST:

Chad Frischmann is the Founder and CEO of Regenerative Intelligence (RegenIntel), a global ecosystem superpowered by leading system thinkers and doers creating a regenerative economy and society that places human and planetary well-being at the heart of our collective future.

Chad is also the co-creator, lead researcher, and architect of the Drawdown Solutions Framework, the engine behind the New York Times best-seller Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming (Penguin, 2017) and the Drawdown Review (2020). As the architect of Drawdown Solutions, Chad led a global team of researchers to assess the world's most effective climate solutions and determine if, when, and how the world can reach "drawdown," the point in time when the concentration of atmospheric greenhouse gases begins to decline on a year-to-year basis. Chad is a key spokesperson and coalition-builder dedicated to sharing the message and model of the Drawdown Framework to the world.

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SHOW NOTES:

00:00 – Intro

01:51 - Project Drawdown's Impact on VC Decisions

03:48 – Is a Drawdown still possible by 2050?

06:00 - Navigating Climate Change Challenges

10:03 - The evolving strategies for climate change; Is there a need for a more aggressive approach?

14:42 - What is the actual role of innovation versus existing technology in policymaking?

17:25 - Geoengineering: A Taboo or Mainstream Solution?

19:45 – How do extreme climate events affect densely populated areas? Geoengineering as a means to address these issues

22:02 - Chad Rad's Departure from Project Drawdown

25:36 - Education for Climate Change; Chad’s education program

26:45 – Is a regenerative economy really inevitable?

29:00 – Mission-derived vs mission-driven person – what does it mean?

31:27 - The Journey of Personal Mission and Balance – Yin and Yang concept

34:17 - Balancing Advocacy and Respect in Personal Relationships

37:43 - The Intersection of Popularity and Change in the Political and Corporate World

41:29 – How to deal with eco-anxiety?

45:43 – Outro

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ABOUT THE HOST:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yberno/

Yoann Berno is committed to the democratization of climate tech investing, with a goal to contribute significantly to the fight against global warming. Passionate about empowering individuals striving to make a difference in addressing climate change, he is renowned as the podcast host of Climate Insiders. In this role, he dedicates himself to showcasing the perspectives of trailblazers in environmental sustainability.

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Mentioned in the podcast:

Chad Frischmann https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadfrischmann/

Regenerative Intelligence https://www.regenintel.earth/

Project Drawdown https://drawdown.org/

Chad's talk https://madfeed.co/video/how-to-reverse-climate-change-chad-frischmann/

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