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 paul gilding writer , environmentalist , consultant
paul gilding

paul gilding is an australian environmentalist , consultant , and author .
gilding , a former executive director of greenpeace international , and a fellow at university of cambridge 's institute for sustainability leadership , is the author of `` the great disruption : why the climate crisis will bring on the end of shopping and the birth of a new world '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- .
in 2012 , gilding delivered a presentation on the thesis of his book at the 2012 ted conference titled `` the earth is full '' , which earned him press attention .
he lives in southern tasmania with his wife and children .
