Soil & Natural Sequestration
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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 & GeoengineeringClimate 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 ... -
AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrawdownEuropeFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationOceansOil & GasSoil & Natural SequestrationSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Coastal Wetland Protection Would Save 3.3 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Protection of Coastal Wetlands ranks #52 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. The strategy could reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by 3.3 gigatons by 2050, ... -
Biochar Would Save 810 Megatons of Carbon by 2050
Accelerating the production of biochar ranks #72 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to reduce atmospheric carbon by 810 megatons by ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsForests & DeforestationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMethaneOceansPost-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural Sequestration
‘Hothouse Earth’ Coverage Misses the Point: Landmark Study Delivers Action Agenda, ‘Blueprint for Hope’
The "breathless media coverage" of this week's landmark Hothouse Earth study missed the authors' most important point, veteran climate hawk and meteorologist Eric Holthaus ... -
Silvopasture Would Save 31.9 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Silvopasture ranks #9 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. By 2050, the technique could eliminate 31.9 gigatons of carbon dioxide at a net cost ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCitiesDemand & EfficiencyDrawdownEuropeFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Green Roofs Would Save 770 Megatons of Carbon by 2050
Green roofs rank #73 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. By the year 2050, an increase in green and cool roofs could save 0.77 ... -
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 ...
