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It began in stars and is fundamental to the extraordinary mix of factors that enable us, and the world we know, to exist.
Carbon is a prolific and near ubiquitous element, at the heart of everything from fungi networks to the tip of the tallest trees.
Environmentalist, and author Paul Hawken delves into the wonder of us and our world, through carbon, whilst also examining the environmental crises that have beset our modern age.
His book: Carbon: The Book of Life traces all the weird and wonderful places carbon is found in the universe.
He explains how human beings' reverence and exploitation of the element has altered its cycle.
In processing the existential risks we face, he finds answers in the wisdom of Indigenous communal knowledge, and re-embracing the wonder in the world around us.
Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur and bestselling author of the books Drawdown and Regeneration.
