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"We envision a flourishing, regenerative world, with a climate that is healthy for the children of all species for generations to come."
Regenerating Toronto is the operating name for Drawdown Toronto, which was founded in 2018. Our goal is to demystify climate action and accelerate the implementation of local climate solutions in the GTA. We support advocacy, education, and action programming. We remain close to our roots as a local community-based non-profit driven by passionate volunteers collaborating with individuals and organizations across many networks.
Our work is informed by author and environmentalist Paul Hawken, the founder of both Project Drawdown and Project Regeneration. His recent books, Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming (2017) and Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation (2021) are key resources. Drawdown is the WHAT IF and Regeneration is the HOW TO that, together, bridge the scientific research on climate solutions and the global engagement necessary to implement them.
We build on well researched and actionable solutions. Some of what’s needed is already happening in the GTA and beyond. More is necessary. More is possible.
We are grateful to be part of a network with other Drawdown/Regeneration groups in Canada: RegenerateBC, RegenerateAlberta, Climate Action Newmarket-Aurora and EcoCaledon. We also work in partnership with others, including Green Neighbours Network and the Toronto Climate Action Network.
We began as a social action project of Unify Toronto and grew into an independent initiative. Before that, several founding members, including Jon Love and Satya Robinson, were active in the work of the Pachamama Alliance and the Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium. Many other people were involved, and we would not be who we are without all their efforts.
In our first years, we organized a series of seven introductory sector summits focusing on the most impactful climate solutions. We also offered a course and webinars that provided vital information about getting into action on reversing global warming. We initiated a number of practical projects, including a food waste challenge called Just Eat It Toronto! and a climate-friendly supermarket refrigerant mapping project.
Regeneration has always been a core value for us. Now our name echoes that value.
