This list of Key climate solutions is based on the table of solutions from The Drawdown Review (see also Drawdown (climate)).[1] Ayana Elizabeth Johnson identified a short list of selected topics from Drawdown in a TED talk, often simplifying or rephrasing terms, to emphasize individual action. The terms she focused on are cited as shown here:[2] If a Wikipedia article did not exist, possible related topics are listed. More general topics may not address importance as a climate solution.
Transportation edit
- Walkable cities[2] / Walkability / Walking city / Carfree city
- Bicycle infrastructure / Bike lanes[2]
- Electric bicycles / Electric bikes[2] (disambiguation page)
- Carpooling
- Public transit[2]
- High-speed rail[2]
- Telepresence[2]
- Hybrid cars
- Efficient trucks / Electric truck / Energy efficiency in transport
- Electric cars / Electric vehicles[2] / Energy-efficient driving
- Electric trains / Railway electrification
- Efficient ocean shipping / Maritime transport / Environmental effects of shipping
- Efficient aviation / Environmental effects of aviation / Fuel economy in aircraft
Health and Education edit
Electricity and Buildings edit
- Biogas for cooking / Biogas / Energy poverty and cooking
- Clean cooking / Clean cookstoves[2] / Clean fuel
- LED lighting[2]
- Water distribution efficiency / Water distribution system / Water efficiency / Water conservation
- Concentrated solar power / Solar power[2]
- Distributed solar photovoltaics / Photovoltaics
- Utility-scale solar photovoltaics / Utility-scale solar
- Micro wind turbines / Small wind turbine
- Onshore wind turbines / Wind farm / Wind power[2]
- Offshore wind turbines / Offshore wind power
- Geothermal power[2]
- Small hydropower
- Ocean power
- Biomass power
- Nuclear power
- Grid flexibility / Smart grid / Energy demand management
- Microgrids[2]
- Distributed energy storage / Energy storage[2] / Distributed generation
- Utility-scale energy storage / Energy storage
- Smart thermostats
- Building automation systems / Building automation / Home automation
- Insulation[2] (disambiguation page)
- Dynamic glass / Smart glass
- High-performance glass / Insulating glass
- Green and cool roofs / Green roofs[2] / Reflective surfaces (climate engineering)
- District heating
- High-efficiency heat pumps / Efficient heat pumps[2] / Heat pump / Air source heat pump / Ground source heat pump / Solar-assisted heat pump / Exhaust air heat pump / Heat pump (disambiguation)
- Solar hot water
- Low-flow fixtures
- Building retrofitting / Building retrofits[2] / Retrofitting / Deep energy retrofit / Urban retrofitting
- Net Zero buildings / Zero-energy building / Zero heating building / Zero-carbon city / Low-energy house
- Waste to energy
- Landfill methane capture / Landfill gas utilization / Landfill gas / Methane emissions / Biogas
- Methane digesters (redirects to Anaerobic digestion)
- Methane leak management / Fugitive emission
Industry edit
- Alternative cement[2] / Concrete / Environmental impact of concrete
- Bioplastics
- Composting[2]
- Recycling[2]
- Recycled paper
- Recycled metals / Scrap
- Reduced plastics / Plastic pollution
- Recycled plastics
- Refrigerant management[2] / Refrigerant reclamation / Waste management
- Alternative refrigerants / Refrigerant / Natural refrigerant
Food and Agriculture edit
- Nutrient management
- Farm irrigation efficiency / Efficient irrigation[2] / Irrigation / Environmental effects of irrigation / Agricultural hydrology / Deficit irrigation / Desert farming
- Improved aquaculture / Aquaculture / Fish farming / Blue revolution
- Improved cattle feed / Cattle feeding / Fodder / Animal feed
- Improved manure management / Manure / Green manure
- Improved fisheries / Fisheries management / Fisheries
- Plant-rich diets[2] / Plant-based diets[2]
- Reduced food waste[2] / Food loss and waste
- Indigenous Peoples’ Forest Tenure / Indigenous land tenure[2] / Indigenous land rights / Land tenure
- Sustainable intensification for smallholders / Smallholding / Intensive farming
- Conservation agriculture
- Regenerative annual cropping / Regenerative farming[2] (redirects to Regenerative agriculture)
- Improved rice production / Rice
- System of rice intensification
Coastal and Ocean Sinks / Blue carbon[3] edit
- Coastal wetland protection / Wetland, peatland, seagrass, grassland, mangrove, and forest protection & restoration[2] / Marine coastal ecosystem / Wetland conservation
- Coastal wetlands restoration / Mangrove restoration
- Macroalgae protection / Seaweed
- Macroalgae restoration / Marine permaculture
- Peatland protection and rewetting / Peatland restoration / Paludiculture
- Seafloor protection / Seabed / Seagrass / Seagrass meadow / Marine ecosystem
- Seaweed farming
Land Sinks edit
- Forest protection / Wetland, peatland, seagrass, grassland, mangrove, and forest protection & restoration[2]
- Temperate forest restoration / Forest restoration
- Tropical forest restoration / Tropical rainforest conservation
- Grassland protection / Grassland / Prairie
- Managed grazing / Grazing / Environmental impacts of animal agriculture
- Silvopasture (doesn't mention climate or carbon)
- Multistrata agroforestry / Agroforestry
- Tree intercropping / Intercropping (doesn't mention trees)
- Perennial staple crops / Carbon farming
- Perennial biomass production / Biomass (energy)
- Abandoned farmland restoration / Farmland restoration[2]
- Tree plantations on degraded land / Reforestation / Tree plantation
- Bamboo production / Bamboo
Engineered Sinks edit
References edit
- ^ "Table of Solutions". Project Drawdown. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Johnson, Ayana Elizabeth (21 June 2022). "How to find joy in climate action". TED2022.
- ^ Jankowska, Emilia; Pelc, Robin; Alvarez, Jimena; Mehra, Mamta; Frischmann, Chad J. (7 June 2022). "Climate benefits from establishing marine protected areas targeted at blue carbon solutions". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119 (23). doi:10.1073/pnas.2121705119. ISSN 0027-8424.