Soil & Natural Sequestration
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Tree Intercropping Would Save 17.2 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Tree Intercropping places #17 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. Intercropping on 571 million acres globally by 2050 would sequester 17.2 gigatons of carbon ... -
Regenerative Agriculture Would Save 23.15 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Regenerative Agriculture places #11 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions, with the potential to cut atmospheric carbon dioxide by 23.15 gigatons. It carries ... -
Peatlands Restoration Would Save 21.57 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Peatlands restoration is ranked #13 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. It can avoid 21.57 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. While data are too variable ... -
DrawdownFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesPost-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural Sequestration
Tropical Forest Restoration Would Save 61.23 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Restoration of Tropical Forests places #5 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions, with potential to cut atmospheric carbon dioxide by 61.23 gigatons by 2050. -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementDrawdownFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyJobsPost-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural Sequestration
Multi-Strata Agroforestry Would Save 9.28 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Multistrata Agroforestry places #28 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions, with the potential to cut atmospheric carbon dioxide by 9.28 gigatons by 2050, ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementDrawdownFood SecurityForests & DeforestationMethanePost-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural Sequestration
Reducing Food Waste Would Save 70.53 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Reduced food waste places #3 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions. Reducing global food waste by 50% could decrease carbon emissions by a ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyLegal & RegulatoryMethaneOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural SequestrationSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Cities, States, Businesses Drive Down U.S. Carbon Pollution While Trump Prepares to Deregulate Methane Emissions
While the Trump administration prepares to undercut Obama-era controls on methane emissions from oil and gas operations, more than 3,000 U.S, cities, states, businesses, ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Food SecurityIPCC ReportPost-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural Sequestration
IPCC Report on 1.5°C ‘Guardrail’ Draws Support from Some Climate Hawks, Alarm from Others
An upcoming report on ways to limit average global warming to 1.5°C has been generating a lot of discussion at this week’s climate negotiations ... -
Perennial Bioenergy Crops Would Save 3.33 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Increased cultivation of perennial bioenergy crops ranks #51 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by 3.33 ... -
BrazilClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrawdownFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSoil & Natural Sequestration
Forest Protection Would Save 6.2 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Forest protection places #38 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to avoid 6.2 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 and ... -
Food Waste Composting Would Save 2.28 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Normalizing and intensifying the composting of food waste ranks #60 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to reduce atmospheric carbon by 2.28 gigatons by 2050. -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetySoil & Natural SequestrationSub-National GovernmentsWind
Parry Sound Fire Evacuees Go Home with Wind Farm Construction Under Investigation
The forest fire known as Parry Sound 33 was still burning but under control last week, and some evacuees were allowed to return home ... -
BioenergyCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Food SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesPost-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural Sequestration
BECCS May Not Work as Negative Emissions Strategy, Study Concludes
Relying on biomass with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to keep average global warming within 1.5°C could release more carbon from the land than ...
