Drawdown 101 -- An Introduction to the Science of Climate Change Solutions
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Join Dr. Jonathan Foley, Executive Director of Project Drawdown, as he describes the Drawdown Climate Solution Framework.
Drawdown is the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. This is the point when we begin the process of stopping further climate change and averting potentially catastrophic warming. It is a critical turning point for life on Earth.
The Challenge
To understand and advance climate solutions, it’s important to understand the sources of emissions and nature’s means of rebalancing the climate system.
Burning fossil fuels for electricity, mobility, and heat. Manufacturing cement and steel. Plowing soils. Clearing forests and degrading other ecosystems. All these activities emit heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air. Cattle, rice fields, landfills, and fossil fuel operations release methane-a gas that warms the planet even more. Nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases seep out of agricultural lands, industrial sites, refrigeration systems, and urban areas, adding still more heat-trapping pollutants to Earth’s atmosphere.
Most of these greenhouse gases stay airborne, but not all. Natural biological and chemical processes-especially photosynthesis-bring some of that excess back to plants, soil, or sea. These “sinks” are nature’s reservoirs for absorbing and storing carbon. While most heat-trapping emissions stay in the atmosphere, significant portions are quickly removed by plants on land or taken up by oceans.
The Solutions
To reach Drawdown, we must work on all aspects of the climate equation-stopping sources and supporting sinks, as well as helping society achieve broader transformations. That is, three connected areas call for action, which we must pursue globally, simultaneously, and with determination.
1. Reduce Sources - bringing emissions to zero
2. Support Sinks - uplifting nature’s carbon cycle
3. Improve Society - fostering equality for all
Nested within each area of action, there are sectors and subgroups of diverse solutions-practices and technologies that can help the world stabilize and then begin to lower greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. Together, they comprise the Drawdown Framework for climate solutions. - Věda a technologie
Thank you. I love falafels!!!!!!! Yes. I’m watching this March 2021... but have been watching Drawdown since it started.. I do not miss meat... when we stock up on other things... we just don’t miss the habit... and bread too... Thank you for all you do. Tiffany my daughter is so aware..at 23 from being raised planting veggies., recycling, aware of chemical sensitivities, hearing this and watching Food Inc in High School.. It is our young generation who have no issues with changing...they were 1/2 way there from the start.
Wonderful summary. Having myself being a 25 year veteran of renewable energy and renewable biofuels and now pyrolysis to biochar I am super optimistic about the future. By the way our project in Grand Forks called red river biorefinery which is agricultural waste to bio ethanol takes about 200,000 cars powered by fossil fuels off the road every year!
It’s a small solution but every bit matters.
Most excellent. This is a fantastic presentation. It really breaks climate change down to relatable terms. The best part is that it focuses on SOLUTIONS. "The biggest business opportunity in modern times." Improving Life on the planet while getting paid. Well done. I use this video or elements of the drawdown website in most of my presentations. If one can get people to invest 7 minutes of their time.......it usually results in an "aha" moment. Thank you.
yes, time for science based solutions!
This video has very comprehensive information on the topic. I wish there would be references and sources of the data given(maybe consider this for future more specific shorter videos).
Never the less this needs way more people watching it!
There is soon to be an updated version of this presentation uploaded to youtube. If you look around on the Project Drawdown website and in the book you can find the sources.
Hi. All of the graphics (which list data sources) can be found in this section of the Project Drawdown website: drawdown.org/climate-solutions-101
I will be organising a climate change seminar later in 2021 in the UK. This is really helpful and perhaps we could collaborate? Great presentation.
Fortunately, the scientific community is catching up, regarding the work of Eunice Foote.
Thank you for this video! Super informative for someone just wading into this topic and trying to understand it.
1/3 food is wasted... Thank you #lostfoodproject who is helping fight this in Malaysia
Carbon sink - thank you #ecosia for planting trees for our searches
Excelente trabajo en términos de diagnóstico y propuestas, en particular considero que el tercer punto, sobre el mejoramiento de la sociedad y el fomento de la igualdad; establece un punto de conexión fundamental y muy pocas veces abordado, para enfrentar la crisis climática y la complejidad de los problemas de nuestra sociedad, en la era del Antropoceno.
Great intro - thanks.
I love how he says "we can" ... and yet the political will is not there to back it up = we could, but refuse to
Also watch „Climate Change Is An Absolute Nightmare - School Friendly Version!“ - from "UplsNotJump" on CZcams, and of course be critical while watching it - like with everything you watch!
Q: Are synergies between forests, windows, and buildings possible for drawdown?
A: czcams.com/video/5lZK3sie09k/video.html
This is interesting. I have a few more ideas... What's your PhD in? I'm trying to figure out if grad school is something I want to do.
maybe this video could help you czcams.com/video/GKUu--wnWtE/video.html
It’s too late.