Soil & Natural Sequestration
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Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCCS & Negative EmissionsChinaCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Energy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansOil & GasPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural SequestrationSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Exotic Carbon Capture Techniques Prop Up Fossil Interests, Aren’t Needed to Hit 1.5°C, New Study Asserts
The urgency and scope of the climate crisis are being needlessly exploited to drive fringe ideas like carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and solar radiation ... -
Tropical Staple Trees Would Save 20.19 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Tropical staple trees rank #14 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. This option could eliminate 20.19 gigatons of atmospheric carbon dioxide at a cost ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesSoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America
UN Fund to Help Peruvian Coffee Growers Combat Land Degradation in Latin America
A group of 2,400 small-hold coffee producers in Peru will be the first beneficiaries of a new United Nations initiative aimed at combatting land ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCoalDrive to 1.5Forests & DeforestationHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportOil & GasShale & FrackingSoil & Natural SequestrationTar Sands/Oil Sands
2019 Set to Deliver Big Jump in Atmospheric CO2
Scientists are looking ahead to a “worrying” jump in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations this year, right on the heels of a report declaring 2018 ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy SubsidiesForests & DeforestationGeneral RenewablesInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural SequestrationSolarWind
100% Renewables, Land Restoration Can Meet 1.5°C Target Without ‘Unproven’ Geoengineering Techniques
A rapid shift to 100% renewable energy by 2050, combined with land restoration efforts to boost the resilience of natural ecosystems on every continent, ... -
DrawdownDrive to 1.5Food SecurityForests & DeforestationPathways to 1.5Research & DevelopmentSoil & Natural Sequestration
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 ... -
BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaDrawdownSoil & Natural SequestrationSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWater
Replacing Cotton with Industrial Hemp Could Reduce Demand for World’s ‘Dirtiest Crop’
Substantially replacing cotton with industrial hemp is one of the 20 carbon reduction options that Drawdown lists as Coming Attractions—strategies that weren’t ready for ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesJobsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMethaneNuclearPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural SequestrationSolarUnited StatesWalking & BikingWind
Policy Moves, Front-Line Action Could Make 2019 a ‘Breakthrough Year’ for Climate Solutions
After a bruising year of climate change news, including alarming reports of far worse in the future and an incomplete result at the United ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & Negative EmissionsFood SecuritySoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Soil Provisions in U.S. Farm Bill Could Capture Carbon, Boost Crop Quality and Yield
A new focus on soil and carbon performance could make the 2018 Farm Bill adopted December 12 by the U.S. Congress an important tool ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatDrawdownFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationSoil & Natural Sequestration
Indigenous Peoples’ Land Management Would Save 6.19 Megatons of Emissions, Sequester 849.4 Gigatons of Carbon, by 2050
Indigenous Peoples’ Land Management ranks #39 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. It can reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by 6.19 gigatons and sequester 849.37 gigatons of carbon ...
