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BuildingsCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & EfficiencyDrawdownElectricity GridPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWater
Net Zero Buildings Would Save At Least 1.7 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Net Zero Buildings place #79 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, capable of sequestering 7.1 gigatons of carbon by 2050 if only 9.7% of ... -
Weathered Crude from Deepwater Horizon Disaster Could Take Decades to Biodegrade
Pollution from the deadly Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in 2010 could take decades to biodegrade, with golf ball-sized clods of weathered crude ... -
CitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFailure Is Not An OptionFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSevere Storms & FloodingWater
Adaptation Efforts Need $1.8 Trillion by 2030 to Avert ‘Climate Apartheid’
Countries must invest US$1.8 trillion in climate adaptation funding by 2030 to prevent a world of “climate apartheid”, in which the wealthiest pay to ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseMethaneOceansSevere Storms & FloodingWater
Rising Seas, Catastrophic Storms to Deliver ‘Misery on a Global Scale’ by 2100 Unless Climate Action Accelerates
Rising sea levels and catastrophic storm surges could displace 280 million people from the world’s coastlines and produce “misery on a global scale” unless ... -
High Arctic Melting Stores Carbon in Glacier-Fed Rivers
Melting glaciers are one of the iconic impacts of climate change, but the watersheds they feed sequester a surprising amount of carbon, according to ... -
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 ... -
Climate Change Makes Record-High Great Lakes Water Levels the ‘Evolving Normal’
Climate change is a “deciding factor” in this summer’s record high water levels on the Great Lakes, CTV News reported earlier this month, citing ... -
CanadaDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Soil & Natural SequestrationUnited StatesWater
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 ... -
AfricaAsiaBrazilCitiesDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionIndiaMiddle EastWater
Water Shortages in 17 Countries Put One-Quarter of Global Population at Risk
From India to Iran to Botswana, the New York Times is out with text and graphics that illustrate the 17 countries, home to one-quarter ... -
Fracking Sites in Texas, New Mexico Need $9 Billion to Dispose of Salty, Radioactive Wastewater
Oil and gas fracking producers in Texas and New Mexico will be looking for more than US$9 billion over the next decade, just to ...
