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Climate Solutions by Project Drawdown

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A website resource designed and developed by ‘Project Drawdown’ that offers a sector-wise list of solutions to the climate crisis. It includes readings on specific solutions for various sectors and sub-sectors such as:

  1. Electricity: This reading summarises climate solutions for the electricity sector. It explains different technologies that generate electricity without burning fossil fuels. It also mentions ways of transmitting, storing, and using energy efficiently.
  2. Food, Agriculture and Land Use: This reading summarises climate solutions for food, agriculture and forestry sectors. It explains the ways in which pressure on ecosystems and land can be reduced while meeting growing demands for food and fibre. It also mentions the approaches of land management which tend to decrease emissions from agriculture, fisheries, and forestry, as well as provide better yields and food security.
  3. Industry: This reading summarises climate solutions for the industrial sector. It mentions the technologies that improve industrial processes and productivity. It also explains industrial waste management and the approach of adopting sustainable materials for a circular economy.
  4. Transportation: This reading summarises climate solutions for the transport sector. It mentions the ways in which the dependence on petroleum for transport can be reduced. It also suggests technologies that enhance the infrastructure and operations in transportation for emissions reduction.
  5. Buildings: This reading summarises climate solutions for the infrastructure development sector. It mentions the ways in which the current and future buildings can be electrified and made sustainable in terms of heating, cooling, and cooking.
  6. Land Sinks: This reading summarises climate solutions for the agriculture and forestry sector. It mentions the techniques to enhance carbon sequestration in biomass and soil. It also explains the importance of waste management, ecosystem protection and restoration, improved agriculture practices, and prudent use of degraded land.
  7. Coastal and Ocean Sinks: This reading summarises climate solutions for the conservation of marine ecosystems. It mentions the practices for sequestering carbon in coastal, marine, and open ocean environments. It also explains the role of ecosystem protection and restoration and improved aquaculture and fisheries practices.
  8. Engineered Sinks: This reading summarises climate solutions for the future. It describes the concept of direct carbon capturing from various sources through various industrial processes, the implementation of which is still in development. It also discusses how captured carbon can become a commodity for various industrial applications such as fuel and fertiliser production.
  9. Health and Education: This reading summarises climate solutions for the health and education sector. It discusses how the connection between climate and social systems can offer profound insights into climate solutions. It also explains the importance of social factors such as family planning, population control, women’s right to education, and sustainable consumption practices amongst others.
  10. Other Energy: This reading summarises climate solutions for the energy sector. It discusses the management of methane emissions associated with producing, transmitting, and refining coal, gas, and oil. It also states that methane is 30 times more impactful compared to CO2 and thus its mitigation is fairly necessary.

Students will learn about various sector specific solutions to climate related problems. They will learn about technologies and practices to control and arrest greenhouse gas emissions, approaches to building carbon sinks and ensuring a transformative future for the society based on equality for all.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

  1. Explain the approach of ‘drawdown’.
  2. Discuss the potential climate solutions for the sectors mentioned below:
    1. Energy
    2. Food and Agriculture
    3. Infrastructure and Urban Development
  3. State the practices and techniques for the conservation of forest, coastal, and marine ecosystems.
  4. Discuss the role of women’s education for climate mitigation.
  5. What are the upcoming technologies that can be the potential climate solutions for the future
About Tool
Tool Name Project Drawdown: The World’s Leading Resource for Climate Solutions
Discipline Economics, Geography, Environmental Studies
Topic(s) in Discipline Climate Change Economics, Carbon Emissions, Social Cost of Carbon, Economic Policy, Energy, Energy Security, Agriculture, Gender, Urban Geography, Land Use
Climate Topic Climate Solutions
Type of tool Reading
Grade Level Undergraduate
Location Global, Asia, India
Language English
Translation      –
Developed by Project Drawdown
Hosted at Project Drawdown Website
Link
Access Online
Computer Skills Basic

Mapped Sustainable Development Goal(s), apart from 4 and 13

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