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Drawdown : the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming

Title
Drawdown : the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming / edited by Paul Hawken.
ISBN
9780143130444 (pbk.)
0143130447 (pbk.)
9781524704650
Publication
New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2017]
Physical Description
xv, 240 pages ; 28 cm
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
"In the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers, professionals, and scientists have come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change. One hundred techniques and practices are described here--some are well known; some you may have never heard of. They range from clean energy to educating girls in lower-income countries to land use practices that pull carbon out of the air. The solutions exist, are economically viable, and communities throughout the world are currently enacting them with skill and determination. If deployed collectively on a global scale over the next thirty years, they represent a credible path forward, not just to slow the earth's warming but to reach drawdown, that point in time when greenhouse gases in the atmosphere peak and begin to decline. These measures promise cascading benefits to human health, security, prosperity, and well-being--giving us every reason to see this planetary crisis as an opportunity to create a just and livable world"--Page 4 of cover.
Variant and related titles
Draw down
Other formats
Online version: Drawdown New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2017]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 22, 2017
Contents
Origins
Language
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Energy. Wind turbines
Microgrids
Geothermal
Solar farms
Rooftop solar
Wave and tidal
Concentrated solar
Biomass
Nuclear
Cogeneration
Micro wind
Alexander von Humboldt
Methane digesters
In-stream hydro
Waste-to-energy
Grid flexibility
Energy storage (utilities)
Energy storage (distributed)
Solar water
Food. Plant-rich diet
Farmland restoration
Reduced food waste
Clean cookstoves
Multistrata agroforestry
Improved rice cultivation
Silvopasture
Why bother?
Regenerative agriculture
Nutrient management
Tree intercropping
Conservation agriculture
Composting
Biochar
Tropical staple trees
Farmland irrigation
The hidden half of nature
Managed grazing
Women and Girls. Women smallholders
Family planning
Educating girls
Buildings and Cities. Net zero buildings
Walkable cities
Bike infrastructure
Green roofs
LED lighting
Heat pumps
Smart glass
Smart thermostats
District heating
Landfill methane
Insulation
Retrofitting
Water distribution
Building automation
Land use. Forest protection
Coastal wetlands
Tropical forests
Bamboo
The man who stopped the desert
Perennial biomass
Peatlands
Indigenous peoples' land management
Temperate forests
The hidden life of trees
Afforestation
Transport. Mass transit
High-speed rail
Ships
Electric vehicles
Ridesharing
Electric bikes
Cars
Airplanes
Trucks
Telepresence
Trains
Materials. Household recycling
Industrial recycling
Alternative cement
Refrigerant management
Recycled paper
Bioplastic
Water saving : home
Coming attractions. Repopulating the mammoth steppe
Pasture cropping
Enhanced weathering of minerals
Marine permaculture
Intensive silvopasture
Artificial leaf
Autonomous vehicles
Solid-state wave energy
Living buildings
On care for our common home
Direct air capture
Hydrogen-boron fusion
Smart highways
Hyperloop
Microbial farming
Industrial hemp
Perennial crops
A cow walks onto a beach
Ocean farming
Smart grids
Building with wood
Reciprocity.
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