All the solutions we need to avoid catastrophic warming are in our grasp. A new report by nonprofit Project Drawdown says they can be implemented right now, easily, and for far cheaper than doing nothing.
Project Drawdown’s mission is to guide us all towards a future where the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start declining. They refer to this moment of transition as the ‘drawdown’. The report says: “Drawdown is a critical turning point for life on Earth, and we must strive to reach it quickly, safely, and equitably.” To do so, fossil fuel emissions, such as carbon dioxide and methane, must be extracted from the atmosphere; and we also have to stop spewing them into it.
The report, called the Drawdown Review, is a comprehensive analysis of the currently available solutions to the climate crisis. It is based on the work of researchers and scientists around the world, spanning many sectors, from climate science to finance. It outlines 76 solutions, that if implemented in tandem, would allow us to achieve peak carbon dioxide by as early as the mid-2040s. Read more…
