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Tag: Carbon Farming – Drawdown

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  • Carbon-Free TransitionDrawdownFood SecurityForests & DeforestationSoil & Natural Sequestration
    December 9, 2019
     
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    Tree Intercropping Would Save 17.2 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050

    Tree Intercropping places #17 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. Intercropping on 571 million acres globally by 2050 would sequester 17.2 gigatons of carbon dioxide and, after a total investment of US$147 billion, save $22.1 billion over the 30-year span.
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionDrawdownFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & Migration
    December 3, 2019
     
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    Supporting Women Smallholders Would Save 2.06 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050

    Supporting women smallholders ranks #62 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. It would reduce 2.06 gigatons of atmospheric carbon dioxide by 2050 and produce $US87.6 billion in net savings.
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionDrawdownFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesSoil & Natural Sequestration
    November 5, 2019
     
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    Tropical Forest Restoration Would Save 61.23 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050

    Restoration of Tropical Forests places #5 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions, with potential to cut atmospheric carbon dioxide by 61.23 gigatons by 2050.
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  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionDrawdownFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyJobsSoil & Natural Sequestration
    November 3, 2019
     
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    Multi-Strata Agroforestry Would Save 9.28 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050

    Multistrata Agroforestry places #28 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions, with the potential to cut atmospheric carbon dioxide by 9.28 gigatons by 2050, with an up-front cost of $26.8 billion but net savings of $709.8 billion.
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  • Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrawdownEurope
    October 6, 2019
     
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    Repopulating the Mammoth Steppe Could Keep 1.4 Trillion Tons of Carbon Sequestered in Permafrost

    Drawdown lists Repopulating the Mammoth Steppe as a Coming Attraction—one of a collection of climate solutions that are not yet ready for widespread adoption, but should be able to contribute to global decarbonization by 2050. The solution hinges on reintroducing herds of migratory herbivores to the Arctic regions of the world, where vast stores of ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionDrawdownDrought, Famine & WildfiresForests & DeforestationHeat & Temperature
    September 29, 2019
     
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    Temperate Forest Restoration Would Save 22.61 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050

    Temperate forest restoration places #12 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. The research team estimates that by 2050, temperate forests will naturally grow by 235 million acres and could sequester 22.61 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions.
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  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionDrawdownDrive to 1.5Food SecurityPathways to 1.5Solar
    August 18, 2019
     
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    Living Buildings Would Revitalize the Environment, Build Community

    Living buildings is one of the 20 carbon reduction options that Drawdown lists as Coming Attractions—strategies that weren’t ready for prime time when the book was published, but looked like promising approaches through mid-century.
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  • DrawdownDrive to 1.5Food SecurityForests & DeforestationPathways to 1.5Research & DevelopmentSoil & Natural Sequestration
    July 24, 2019
     
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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 ready for prime time when the book was published, but looked like promising approaches through mid-century.
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  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionDrawdownForests & Deforestation
    July 14, 2019
     
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    Building with Wood Could Sequester Carbon, Produce Fewer Emissions Than Concrete

    Building with wood is making a comeback, and is included in Drawdown’s list of “coming attractions” as a decarbonization option that hasn’t yet hit the mainstream, but could be a part of a wider set of post-carbon solutions by 2050.
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionDrawdownFood SecurityMethane
    July 9, 2019
     
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    Intensive Silvopasture Could Cut Methane Emissions, Boost Carbon Sequestration in Animal Agriculture

    Intensive silvopasture is one of the 20 carbon reduction options that Drawdown lists as Coming Attractions—strategies that weren’t ready for prime time when the book was published, but looked like promising approaches through mid-century.
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionDrawdownFood SecuritySoil & Natural Sequestration
    June 18, 2019
     
    June 18, 2019
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    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 an up-front cost of US$57.2 billion, but promises savings of $1.93 trillion, by 2050.
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  • Carbon Levels & MeasurementDrawdownFood SecuritySupply Chains & Consumption
    June 11, 2019
     
    June 11, 2019
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    Nutrient Management Would Save 1.81 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050

    Nutrient management ranks #65 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with potential to eliminate 1.81 gigatons of carbon dioxide and save a total of US$102.3 billion by 2050.
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  • BioenergyDrawdownEnergy SubsidiesFood SecuritySoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
    May 26, 2019
     
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    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 gigatons by 2050 at a net cost of US$77.9 billion, but net savings of $542 billion.
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  • AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrawdownEuropeFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationHuman Rights & MigrationOceansOil & GasSoil & Natural SequestrationSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
    May 7, 2019
     
    May 7, 2019
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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, as long as 75 million acres of these vital ecosystems (out of a total of 121 million world-wide) can be secured within the next 30 years.
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionDrawdownFood SecurityForests & DeforestationSoil & Natural Sequestration
    May 5, 2019
     
    May 5, 2019
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    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 2050.
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