Soil & Natural Sequestration
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Food SecurityForests & DeforestationPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
‘Natural Climate Solutions’ Could Offset 21% of U.S. Emissions
A collection of “low-tech, time-tested forest, farm, and land management techniques” could offset 21% of the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions, InsideClimate News reports, ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCollateral DamageEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsForests & DeforestationLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportSoil & Natural SequestrationTar Sands/Oil Sands
Carbon Costs of Trans Mountain Could Hit $8.7 Billion Up Front, $4.1 Billion Per Year
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will trigger additional greenhouse gas emissions worth C$2.1 to $8.7 billion per year up front, and $675 million to ...
