Soil & Natural Sequestration
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Climate Hawk Declares ‘Most Progressive Throne Speech in a Generation’ as Ottawa Pledges Tougher Emission Targets, Links Cleantech to Million-Job Strategy
Climate change moved to the centre of Canada’s million-job recovery strategy, the Trudeau government pledged immediate action on more ambitious carbon reduction targets, neither ... -
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Countries Miss All 20 Targets Under UN Biodiversity Convention
A decade after adopting a set of biodiversity restoration goals under a United Nations treaty, countries have missed every single milestone in the effort ... -
Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSoil & Natural Sequestration
Faster Tree Growth Leads to Shorter Lifespans, Less Carbon Storage
Climate modellers have long embraced the idea that trees flourish in warmer conditions, calculating friendly feedback loops where thriving forests create deeper carbon sinks. ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearRenewable EnergySoil & Natural SequestrationSolarTransitWind
UK Citizen Climate Assembly Calls for ‘Fair’ Green Recovery
A ban on SUVs, a frequent flyer tax, carbon emissions labelling, and protections for those most exposed in the push to net zero were ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsSoil & Natural Sequestration
Arctic Wildfires Surpass 2019 Season Record in Eight Months
Last year’s Arctic wildfires set records, but 2020 has already outstripped that terrible devastation, with 200 more fires by July and CO2 emissions that ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFirst PeoplesJurisdictionsSevere Storms & FloodingSoil & Natural Sequestration
Multiple Threats Drive Population Losses for 59% of Canada’s Species at Risk
More than half of Canada’s species at risk have seen their populations fall over the last five decades, and those that appear on the ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Heat & TemperatureSoil & Natural Sequestration
Standard Climate Models May Understate GHGs from Permafrost Melt by 14%
Standard climate models may be underestimating greenhouse gas emissions from thawing permafrost by missing one of the key pathways for carbon dioxide entering the ... -
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Week 23, June 8: Regenerative Farming
Studies show that regenerative organic methods of farming and ranching can produce similar yields to conventional agribusiness while storing carbon in the soil, producing ... -
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Week 22, June 1: Regenerative Forestry
It is not our emissions as such that are causing the climate emergency: it is our accumulated emissions. Our world therefore faces not one ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFirst PeoplesHydropowerSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Canada’s ‘Rich Carbon Sink’ Peatlands Need Urgent Protection, Story Map Shows
Northern peatlands—the richest carbon sinks on the planet and epicentres of biodiversity—are in urgent need of protection from human development, the Wildlife Conservation Society ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5EuropeFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesSoil & Natural Sequestration
Soils Can Deliver 5.5 Billion Tonnes of CO2 Storage Per Year
Restoring and protecting the planet’s soils could remove up to 5.5 billion tonnes of CO2 annually—almost equivalent to the current annual emissions of the ... -
AfricaAsiaBrazilCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Forests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesSoil & Natural SequestrationSouth & Central America
Tropical Forests Lose One-Third of Carbon Storage Ability, Could Soon Become Carbon Source
Tropical forests have lost much of their ability to pull carbon dioxide out of the air, and could begin turning into net carbon sources ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrawdownDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansSoil & Natural SequestrationSolarWind
Drawdown’s Latest ‘Tools of Possibility’ Show Path to 1.5°C, with 1,570 Billion Tons of Emission Cuts by 2050
Humanity can prevent or draw down 1,570 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions between 2020 and 2050 to approach a 1.5°C threshold for average ... -
UK May Pay Farmers to Store Floodwaters on Their Land
The Boris Johnson government’s new environment secretary is suggesting the UK pay farmers to store water on their property to protect nearby communities from ... -
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 ...
