We have built a civilization based on a story that we are separate and superior to nature. Our survival now depends on us telling a new story. A privilege to speak at the beautiful Sydney Town Hall for #TEDx
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Father, storyteller: 2040, That Sugar Film, Regenerating Australia (2022). Co-founder:
theregenerators.coJoined December 2012
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Want to stay warm in winter & save our oceans?
Caught up with when hosting Business Leader Summit
He put me on to this awesome Seaweed Hoodie
Sales will restore algal diversity in Sydney Harbour
Buy one here
moah.earth/seatheweed
#ForTheOcean
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I have no words to express my deep sadness for the loss of Will Steffen who passed away last night. He had been one of the most influential individuals in global change science programs, director of GCTE, IGBP, and driver of ESSP that led to the creation of the
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Five years of planning, three years of fundraising, thousands of donations & hundreds of volunteer hours later... the day we've all been waiting for has finally arrived. We've acquired our first #rewilding site: Heal Somerset 🙌
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A polyculture of wheat grown with walnut trees produces ~ 40% higher yields.
1 hectare of wheat/walnut mix yields the same as 1.4 hectares of each crop grown separately.
This is an example of overyielding.
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Our new short film ‘What is Regeneration?’ features & #Regenerators from across the world. WATCH NOW: youtu.be/GMLyhJw4Bps
#JoinTheRegeneration #WhatIsRegeneration
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Join us for the livestream launch of the ‘What is Regeneration’ short film. Featuring Jeff Bridges, @KateRaworth @GeorgeMonbiot @CFigueres and many others. This Thursday lunch Oz time with a special guest panel including Paul Hawken. RSVP at theregenerators.org/what-is-regene
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Join us for the livestream launch of the ‘What is Regeneration’ short film. Featuring Jeff Bridges, and many others. This Thursday lunch Oz time with a special guest panel including Paul Hawken. RSVP at theregenerators.org/what-is-regene
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You can purchase a hoodie made of seaweed (yes, you read that right) to support the underwater restoration work of our #Sydney #Seaweed #Superheroes
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The world’s first seaweed hoodie that is 100% compostable. Buy one to help scientists regrow the underwater forests of the Sydney coastline.
moah.earth/seaweedhoodie
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Less than 24 hours remain to submit an application to be part of this fully-funded local learning lab in the Adelaide Hills! connectmountbarker.com.au/a-local-learni
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A film by , Green is the New Black is a carbon off-set documentary that captures the twists and turns of the band’s urgent mission to stop at nothing as they face bushfires & an unprecedented global pandemic during the album’s creation. Now streaming on
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Round 2 of the Innovate to Regenerate program opens tomorrow. Grants of 50k, 100K, 250K available to anyone with a regenerative solution for their community. Over 100 terrific submissions for round 1. #jointheregeneration
wwf.org.au/what-we-do/reg
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This graphic highlights the enormous role that soils play in regeneration. They hold significantly more carbon than the above ground trees, plants and grasses. You can also see how crucial our diminishing wetlands are for carbon storage.
#jointheregeneration
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Check out this terrific regeneration initiative- an 8km Melbourne Pollinator Corridor. Almost half the fresh produce we consume requires pollinators and their numbers are declining. Say yes to cherries, avocados, coffee & almonds and support at theheartgardeningproject.org.au
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We made a 'how to vote for climate' video. First 2 mins below, full video: youtube.com/watch?v=hxbuX1
#AusPol2022 #auspol
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The Regenerating Australia curriculum materials hit their first classroom today. Lessons include democracy, community, regeneration, native species, sequestration and Indigenous history. Thanks to and everyone who helped make this happen.
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In a time of extraction, domination and division, a regenerative deed is a revolutionary act.
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Exceptionally excited to launch the first of its kind #Kelp #Restoration Guidebook today!
Within are lessons learned from 50 authors that can accelerate the pace of kelp restoration around to #world
bit.ly/kelprestore
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A quick acknowledgement of this group who stayed long after the screening in Tamworth last night to discuss the challenges of talking to friends and family about climate change in their mining heavy, Barnaby led region. Full respect for their passion and bravery.
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A shout out today for all those people who plan to talk to an actual person about climate change and the IPCC report today. Not a Twitter follower but a family member, a stranger on a bus, or someone at work not usually engaged in the topic.
#IPCCReport
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We're getting a great response to the Regenerating Australia tour. Some really inspiring solutions are being submitted for funding and a healthy, decentralised regenerative network is growing. So many talented Australians ready to take meaningful action.
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Having had a sneak peak of this, I'm so excited for the masses to see it and get inspired and invigorated about the change that is actually possible!
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The team behind #2040 and @ThatSugarFilm are excited to let you know that we’ve got a new film on the way.
Stay tuned for the trailer launch!
#JoinTheRegeneration
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We asked a variety of Australians what kind of country they'd like to live in by 2030. This film is a vision of what they said. Come along for a night of film, music, a $2 million solutions fund & lively discussion. Under 18s free theregenerators.co/regenerating-a
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What would Australia look like in 2030 if we simply listened to the needs of its people. 
From @DamonGameau (2040) comes Regenerating Australia, a hypothetical news report from 2030 based on interviews with Australians who were asked about their hopes & dreams for the future.
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Nothing will change until we at least acknowledge the structural flaws of our system, place caps on chemical/plastic use, embed the true cost of using these materials, incentive biodegradable or re-usable resources & penalise those who's products end up in landfill or waterways.
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Big news yesterday that humans have smashed through the 5th planetary boundary. 350,000 synthetic chemicals now damaging our soils, waterways and human health (50x since 1950) plus a 79% increase in plastics since 2000 - and yet not a single report in any Australian news outlet👇
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Vale magical David. I was sitting with him in a tiny boat approaching the Venice film festival press gallery. In our tiny boat was also Sophia Loren. He jumped onto the roof, took off his shirt and shouted "I'm the real Crocodile Dundee". The press lapped him up, Sophia bristled.
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Witnessing the rise of powerful, female Independents representing the needs of their communities and pushing for climate action feels like a historic moment for our country. Terrific and inspiring.
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How can we really expect to 'save' the planet when so many of us remain disconnected to the tiny piece of it we inhabit?
Regeneration begins with place. Becoming a custodian of your own precious place can provide you with a strength you never knew you had
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Is it beneficial to keep seeing climate change as an opponent? When we ‘fight’ climate change, we ‘other’ nature and perpetuate the myth that it is separate from us.
Perhaps climate change is really a mentor, highlighting the systemic changes required to get to a better world?
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Join us for an on demand screening of 'Big Deal: Is our Democracy for Sale?'.
Screening & Q&A with , Carly Robertson and .
TICKETS: $10 + BF - available via Humanitix bit.ly/3mdwUgG
All proceeds support .
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Emma and David Pocock have launched a terrific initiative involving 300 prominent Australian athletes calling for stronger action on climate change. Athletes include Buddy Franklin, Pat Cummins plus Cate and Bronte Campbell. Congrats @pocockdavid
theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug
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When we let people like Matt Canavan sit on panels to discuss the IPCC report, the narrative gets hijacked. So much time is wasted refuting his claims. Time we don't have. In a code red for humanity, we need panels of climate experts and problem solvers. Can provide a list
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The world’s oldest living organism is a patch of Mediterranean seagrass. It is estimated to be 200,000 years old. It is has sequestered so much carbon that it sits on 36 feet of carbon rich soil.
Nature has already developed the best carbon capture and storage technologies.
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Key aspect of IPCC report is the impact on the earth's water cycle. More intense rainfalls coming. Building soil health and planting trees are essential to pull down carbon but also to capture water in the landscape, slowing down runoffs and mitigating damaging flood waters.
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In a sane world, tonight's IPCC report would get the same coverage as the Olympics, would be live streamed into living rooms on mainstream networks and governments and businesses would have to respond tomorrow with their immediate actions or face sanctions.
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A dear friend of mine has poured his soul into his art and you can vote for his beautiful song here. Help him reach a far bigger audience. It’s so easy to support local artists during this difficult time. Vote for songs ‘just enough’ here.
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What a disgrace. Since pledging to the Paris Agreement, the world's largest economies have spent $3.3 trillion on fossil fuel subsidies. Another gold medal to Australia who increased their subsidies by 48% during the period.
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Victoria's first community-owned battery has launched in Yackandandah! The Community Battery & Twist Creek Microgrid includes 65kW solar panels and a 274kW battery system installed by Indigo Power &
Read more: ow.ly/K8EX50FwpNC 📹 #renewables
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I'm both honoured & horrified to have my name on this-
Why must we ask for science to be listened to?
Why must we ask the Aus government to protect a global icon?
The Great Barrier Reef is in danger & we must do what we can to save it.
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