How To Stop Climate Change For Real

Anabel Ternès von Hattburg
Keynote speaker and moderator specialized in sustainability & digitalization

Calls for action:

1. Invest heavily in renewable energy development in the global south to combat climate change and conflict.

2. Adopt regenerative agricultural practices to rebuild soil health and sequester carbon.

3. Educate consumers about plant-based and cultivated meat alternatives to reduce environmental impacts of industrial meat production.

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Main outcomes

- Regeneration at local levels through soil, land, and water management can significantly address climate impacts like flooding and drought.

- A just transition requires energy sovereignty and food sovereignty for all communities through basic clean energy access.  

- Storytelling and raising public awareness are crucial to driving political will for ambitious climate action.

Panel discussion summary

The panel delved deeply into holistic solutions and ongoing challenges for tackling the climate crisis through an interdisciplinary lens. 

The attention was brought to “Kiss the Ground”'s work promoting regenerative agriculture worldwide. It was explained how industrial practices have degraded soils, exacerbating both flooding and droughts. By rebuilding soil organic matter through holistic grazing and cover cropping, vast amounts of carbon can be sequestered while restoring landscapes' natural resiliency. Eastwood showed how prioritizing soil health offers co-benefits beyond emissions reductions alone.

Then climate change was situated within rising geopolitical instability. Without ambitious action, conflicts over strained resources will intensify as temperatures rise. However, it was argued that by directing investment to renewable energy access in the developing world, communities gain autonomy and forests are no longer felled to meet basic needs unsustainably. This just transition approach addresses climate change at its socio-ecological roots.

Sectoral progress was analyzed, but noted aviation, steel and cement remain carbon-intensive. Massive R&D is needed for synthetic fuels and new materials. They lamented renewable buildouts in Europe, China and the US while Africa receives a fraction of the financing required. International cooperation was urged to redirect financial flows equitably for a 1.5°C future.  

Lastly, the work on alternative proteins and limiting projected meat consumption increases post-2050 sparked discussion. While regenerative grazing has key roles, plant-based and cultivated options must also be supported through innovation. Dietary shifts were framed as complementary to other mitigation efforts.

Storytelling capacity was deemed paramount for sustaining public momentum on climate policy, with historical examples cited. The panel closed by emphasizing climate action demands united, regenerative thinking globally and locally to safeguard communities, biodiversity and the planet as a whole for generations to come.