Food Security
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IPCC Land Use Report Draws New Attention to Soil Carbon, Regenerative Agriculture
In the wake of the IPCC land use report earlier this month, with its urgent focus on food supplies, soil conservation, and natural methods ... -
Living Buildings Would Revitalize the Environment, Build Community
Living buildings is one of the 20 carbon reduction options that Drawdown lists as Coming Attractions—strategies that weren’t ready for prime time when the ... -
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IPCC Land Report Paints Stark Picture for Food Supplies, Charts Course for Immediate Action
Global food supplies, species and ecosystem diversity, and the health and safety of populations are all in peril without immediate, wide-ranging shifts in land ... -
Afforestation Would Sequester 18 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Afforestation—cultivating timber plantations on previously depleted land—comes in at #15 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. By sequestering carbon in timber, soil, and biomass, ... -
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Global Water Crisis Requires Local Solutions, Not More Megaprojects
Human-scale water conservation methods, both ancient and modern, not big-budget, Delhi-directed megaprojects, will be critical to helping India survive and gain resilience as monsoon ... -
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Perennial Food Crops Could Boost Soil Carbon and Food Security, Reduce Deforestation
Replacing soil-depleting annual food species with perennial crops is one of the 20 carbon reduction options that Drawdown lists as Coming Attractions—strategies that weren’t ... -
Drought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationMexico, Caribbean & Latin America
Climate-Driven Drought, Deforestation Create Devastating Challenges for Honduran Farmers
Though long accustomed to poverty, violence, and political corruption, many Honduran farmers are experiencing an ongoing drought compounded by deforestation as a whole new ... -
Decentralized Renewables Create Jobs, Boost Economic Activity in India, Kenya, Nigeria
Off-grid energy systems already employ as many people as centralized utilities in India, Kenya, and Nigeria, and that total is expected to more than ... -
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New Investment, Demand from New Data Centre Make Georgia a Hot U.S. Market for Solar
The southeastern U.S. state of Georgia has emerged as the country’s hottest new market for solar, driven largely by data centre demand from tech ... -
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Pact for a Green New Deal Holds 150 Town Halls, Reaches 7,000 Canadians in Two Months
wo months after a diverse collection of Indigenous, civil society, environmental, and labour groups launched the Pact for a Green New Deal in Canada, ... -
Intensive Silvopasture Could Cut Methane Emissions, Boost Carbon Sequestration in Animal Agriculture
Intensive silvopasture is one of the 20 carbon reduction options that Drawdown lists as Coming Attractions—strategies that weren’t ready for prime time when the book ... -
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Climate Damages Could Hit $69 Trillion by 2100
The impacts of climate change could cost the global economy US$69 trillion through 2100 if average global warming is allowed to hit 2.0°C, according ... -
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Governments, Corporations Face 1,300 Climate Lawsuits in 28 Countries Since 1990
With more than 1,300 legal actions on the books in 28 countries since 1990, a new report is pointing to litigation as a powerful ... -
Ottawa-Area Solar Farm Uses Sheep for Herbicide-Free Weed Control
Two years after a family of Ottawa Valley sheep farmers partnered with French-owned EDF Renewables on a “vegetation abatement” pilot, their herd has grown, ...
