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Preface

  • The Emerging Reality
    Why this book, why now. An overview of our planetary crossroads.

Introduction

  • Our Pivotal Moment
    Our stand, and why we are writing this book.

Part 1: The Planet in Human Hands

1. Where We Are Today

  • A clear-eyed view of humanity’s current position.

  • Breached planetary boundaries and tipping points.

  • Why the old path cannot continue.

2. Living Through Collapse

  • What collapse looks and feels like in real time.

  • Social, cultural, and personal responses to disruption.

  • Lessons from history and present-day crises.

3. The Imperative of Regeneration

  • Why emission cuts alone are inadequate.

  • The need to restore ecosystems, soils, forests, waters, and oceans.

  • Early successes and models of regeneration.

Part 2: Cutting Carbon

Part 3: Pathways to a Habitable Future

4. Rethinking Climate Solutions

  • Restoring the carbon balance in ways that go beyond mitigation.

  • Rethinking climate through adaptation, drawdown, and regeneration.

  • Case study: The Global Carbon Reward.

5. Community Resilience and Local Pathways

  • Local solutions as foundations for global change.

  • Building resilience into food, water, and housing systems.

  • The role of social cohesion in navigating crisis.

6. Bioregionalism: Living Within Natural Boundaries

  • Principles of bioregional thinking.

  • Examples: Barichara, Finger Lakes, Panama.

  • How bioregions can guide long-term restoration.

7. Innovation in Service of Life

  • Emerging technologies for ecological repair and sustainable living.

  • Regenerative agriculture, renewable energy, and circular materials.

  • The role of AI and blockchain in ecological stewardship.

8. Policy, Finance, and Governance for Transition

  • How laws and programs (like C-PACE) drive change.

  • Aligning finance with planetary health.

  • Building regenerative economies and commons-based governance.

9. Individual Action and Collective Impact

  • The limits of lifestyle change, and where it matters most.

  • From consumers to citizens to co-creators.

  • Building movements that shift systems.

10. Thrutopia: Envisioning a Possible Planet

  • Beyond utopia or dystopia—navigating through.

  • What a habitable, flourishing future could look like.

  • Next steps on the path from vision to reality.

Conclusion

  • The Work of Our Time
    A call to action for regeneration, resilience, and renewal.

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