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Climate drawdown refers to the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to decline. [1] Drawdown is a milestone in reversing climate change and eventually reducing global average temperatures. [2] Project Drawdown refers to a nonprofit organization which tries to help the world reach drawdown and stop climate change. In 2017, a publication titled "Drawdown" highlighted and described different solutions and efforts available to help reach this goal.
Project Drawdown is a U.S.-based nonprofit focused on science-based solutions to climate change. The organization – focused on climate change mitigation – was co-founded by Paul Hawken and Amanda Joy Ravenhill. Dr. Jonathan Foley is the current executive director.
The Project Drawdown website includes a climate solutions library, video lessons [3] , publications, and more that explain the science behind the project.
The website lists nine sectors where immediate action is needed to limit climate change. They are:
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming is a 2017 book created, written, and edited by Paul Hawken about climate change mitigation. Other writers include Katharine Wilkinson, and the foreword was written by (hardback edition) Tom Steyer and (paperback) Prince Charles.
The book describes solutions arranged in order by broad categories: energy, food, women and girls, buildings and cities, land use, transport, materials, and "coming attractions". [13] The book provides a list of 100 potential solutions and ranks them by the potential amount of greenhouse gases each could cut, with cost estimates and short descriptions. [14] [15]
The Guardian notes that the author has had influence in corporate sustainability efforts and that companies such as Interface and Autodesk have backed the project. It was intended that the book be supplemented with an online database, Project Drawdown, which was to compile the numerous types of solutions. [16]A 2020 review of the findings of the research that led to the 2017 book was published as a 104-page PDF in 2020. [17]
The Project Drawdown website has the most recent climate solutions analysis prepared by the organization. Data on the website is being continuously updated as new information becomes available.