Paul Gilding
Environmental Activist & Author | The Great Disruption
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Paul Gilding is an independent writer, corporate advisor and advocate for sustainability. He served as the global CEO of Greenpeace and has authored influential books like 'The Great Disruption', which explores how climate change will transform the global economy.
Gilding draws on his decades of experience as an environmental leader to offer audiences pragmatic strategies for embracing disruptive change. His keynotes outline the urgent need for a new economic model and empower businesses to lead the transition to a sustainable future.
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The Earth is full
Have we used up all our resources? Have we filled up all the livable space on Earth? Paul Gilding suggests we have, and the possibility of devastating consequences, in a talk that's equal parts terrifying and, oddly, hopeful.
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