The State of the Planet

Will Marshall is co-founder and CEO of Planet Labs. In conversation with Matthew Monahan.

• Planet Labs: https://planet.com/

• Will's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-marshall-715662/

TOPICS

• 00:00 Intro

• 02:41 What is Planet

• 06:11 Life is incredibly rare

• 09:17 Ecocide and biodiversity loss

• 18:47 On tipping points

• 20:43 Rewilding a nature reserve

• 21:42 Reasons for hope

• 24:39 The top 3 priorities

• 33:51 Rapid response is possible

• 37:23 How satellites are a catalyst

• 45:37 The role of data

• 48:25 Where web3 fits in

• 54:04 On financializing nature

• 01:00:35 Challenges with carbon accounting

• 01:02:27 Solutions for different timescales

• 01:03:48 Will’s final remarks

RESOURCES

• Buckminster Fuller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller

• IPBES Assessment of Biodiversity: https://www.ipbes.net/global-assessment

• Frans Timmermans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frans_Timmermans

• Nature magazine: https://www.nature.com/

• COP15 biodiversity 30 by 30 agreement: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/cop15-ends-landmark-biodiversity-agreement

• Wild Life film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26520932/

• Seaspiracy film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14152756/

• E.O. Wilson's Half-Earth: https://www.amazon.com/Half-Earth-Our-Planets-Fight-Life/dp/1631492527

This interview took place during Eco-Weaving 2023.