Project Drawdown

To-Do Date: May 14 at 5:30pm

Drawdown is when GHG levels move from increasing to declining. At this point, we have stopped making the climate worse. Project Drawdown® is a nonprofit organization with the goal of helping the world reach this point. They are seen as a reliable and leading source of information on climate solutions.

A Composter's Guide to Project Drawdown

Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sectors

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They break up the GHG problem into the sources that generate GHGs and the sinks, that absorb GHGs. Examples of sinks are photosynthesis by plants and oceans absorbing CO2 as carbonic acid

This graphic shows you the sectors that are responsible for 90% of the GHG emissions

Greenhouse Gas Sources by sector

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Assignment: Biggest Impact Solutions

They have organized the different climate solutions according to both the sector they affect (i.e. agriculture vs. transportation) as well as the impact of that solution. Each solution will have a number of Gigatons of carbon could contribute toward lowering our GHG emissions. Table of Solutions by impact Links to an external site.

You will each be responsible for selecting one of the climate solutions and posting to the

Directions

- - Look over this Google Sheet, Links to an external site. that has the list of Drawdown Solutions. Sign up for one of the solutions by typing your name into the column ''Name''.
  - Visit the website ( the list of solutions are all active links) and read about the solution
  - Follow the direction in Project Drawdown and Mechanisms for Change Discussion Assignment for what information to summarize and post in the Discussion.