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Sanders Unveils $16.3-Trillion Climate Plan as Inslee Withdraws from Presidential Race
A 2030 deadline to convert the United States electricity and transportation systems to 100% renewable energy is a centrepiece of a US$16.3-trillion Green New ... -
Managed Grazing Would Save 16.3 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Managed grazing ranks #19 on the Drawdown climate solutions list. Altering conventional grazing practices would sequester 16.3 gigatons of carbon dioxide by 2050, making ... -
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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 ... -
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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 ... -
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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 ... -
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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 ... -
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Webinar: 1.5°C Still Doable Without ‘Unproven, Dangerous’ Geoengineering
It isn’t too late to limit average global warming to 1.5°C without resorting to geoengineering, and deploying geoengineering technologies such as carbon capture storage ... -
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 ... -
Invasive Earthworms Could Drive Up Carbon Loss from Forest Soils
Invasive earthworms are catching scientists’ attention as the latest threat to the ability of soils in the Canadian boreal forest to sequester carbon. -
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 ... -
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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. -
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Carbon Farming Could Sequester Billions of Tonnes of CO2, with U.S. Pilot Project as One First Step
A concerted, well-supported effort by the world’s farmers to restore and protect soil health could reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by as much as 65 ... -
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‘Rewilding’ Natural Habitats Restores Biodiversity, Boosts Carbon Storage to Address Climate Change
Restoration of natural habitats through “rewilding” is a key component of a rapid ecological transition, as both a “vital defence” against climate breakdown and ... -
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Extinction Threat Calls for ‘Paris Moment for Nature’: McKenna
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna is calling for a “Paris Agreement moment for nature” after an alarming UN commission report found nature ... -
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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, ...
