2022 MOD005002 TRI1 F01CAM Blogs

Author

Julian Flowers

Blogs

Yale Environment 360

Thinking like a human

Project Drawdown

Database of climate change solutions

Warning: Some values were outside the color scale and will be treated as NA
solution sector_s scenario_11 scenario_22
1044.89 1610.47
Reduced Food Waste Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks 88.50 102.20
Plant-Rich Diets Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks 78.33 103.11
Family Planning and Education Health and Education 68.90 68.90
Refrigerant Management Industry / Buildings 57.15 57.15
Tropical Forest Restoration Land Sinks 54.45 85.14
Onshore Wind Turbines Electricity 46.95 143.56
Alternative Refrigerants Industry / Buildings 42.73 48.75
Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics Electricity 40.83 111.59
Clean Cooking Buildings 31.38 76.34
Distributed Solar Photovoltaics Electricity 26.65 64.86
Silvopasture Land Sinks 26.58 42.31
Peatland Protection and Rewetting Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks 25.40 40.27
Tree Plantations (on Degraded Land) Land Sinks 22.04 35.09
Methane Leak Management Other Energy 19.81 4.50
Temperate Forest Restoration Land Sinks 19.42 27.85
Concentrated Solar Power Electricity 18.00 21.51
Perennial Staple Crops Land Sinks 16.34 32.87
Insulation Electricity / Buildings 15.38 18.54
Regenerative Annual Cropping Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks 15.12 23.21
Tree Intercropping Land Sinks 15.03 24.40
LED Lighting Electricity 14.45 15.69
Managed Grazing Land Sinks 13.72 20.92
Multistrata Agroforestry Land Sinks 13.26 23.94
Conservation Agriculture Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks 12.81 8.08
Abandoned Farmland Restoration Land Sinks 12.48 20.32
Recycling Industry 10.36 11.29
Offshore Wind Turbines Electricity 10.22 9.89
Improved Rice Production Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks 9.85 14.43
Building Automation Systems Electricity / Buildings 9.55 14.01
Public Transit Transportation 9.42 15.42
Efficient Trucks Transportation 9.15 10.77
Carpooling Transportation 9.06 11.07
High-Performance Glass Electricity / Buildings 8.82 11.34
Indigenous Peoples’ Forest Tenure Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks 8.69 12.51
Alternative Cement Industry 7.70 15.56
Bamboo Production Land Sinks 7.70 19.60
Electric Cars Transportation 7.66 9.76
Smart Thermostats Electricity / Buildings 6.91 7.25
Efficient Ocean Shipping Transportation 6.72 9.83
Waste to Energy Electricity / Industry 6.27 5.24
District Heating Electricity / Buildings 6.18 9.68
Geothermal Power Electricity 6.15 9.17
Methane Digesters Electricity / Industry 6.02 7.05
Forest Protection Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks 5.55 8.83
Efficient Aviation Transportation 5.29 5.82
Biogas for Cooking Buildings 4.65 9.70
Improved Cattle Feed Food, Agriculture, and Land Use 4.42 15.05
Recycled Metals Industry 4.31 12.34
High-Efficiency Heat Pumps Electricity / Buildings 4.04 9.05
Perennial Biomass Production Land Sinks 4.00 7.04
Landfill Methane Capture Electricity / Industry 3.89 -1.48
Seafloor Protection Food, Agriculture, and Land Use 3.80 5.14
Reduced Plastics Industry 3.76 5.40
Solar Hot Water Electricity / Buildings 3.41 13.73
Grassland Protection Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks 3.35 4.25
Improved Manure Management Food, Agriculture, and Land Use 3.34 6.09
Nuclear Power Electricity 3.17 3.64
System of Rice Intensification Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks 2.90 4.44
Walkable Cities Transportation 2.83 3.51
Nutrient Management Food, Agriculture, and Land Use 2.77 11.48
Bicycle Infrastructure Transportation 2.73 4.63
Telepresence Transportation 2.64 4.43
Biomass Power Electricity 2.62 3.59
Macroalgae Protection and Restoration Coastal and Ocean Sinks 2.61 3.78
Seaweed Farming Coastal and Ocean Sinks / Coastal and Ocean Sinks 2.50 4.72
Recycled Paper Industry 2.28 2.90
Electric Trains Transportation 1.91 3.25
Small Hydropower Electricity 1.65 3.21
Hybrid Cars Transportation 1.61 4.71
Electric Bicycles Transportation 1.39 1.55
Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks 1.36 0.68
Biochar Production Engineered Sinks 1.36 3.00
Bioplastics Industry 1.33 2.48
Ocean Power Electricity 1.27 0.80
High-Speed Rail Transportation 1.26 3.62
Coastal Wetland Protection Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Coastal and Ocean Sinks 1.20 1.62
Farm Irrigation Efficiency Food, Agriculture, and Land Use 1.13 2.07
Composting Industry 1.13 1.40
Improved Fisheries Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Coastal and Ocean Sinks 1.01 1.54
Low-Flow Fixtures Electricity / Buildings 0.93 1.52
Coastal Wetland Restoration Coastal and Ocean Sinks 0.76 1.00
Water Distribution Efficiency Electricity 0.61 0.86
Green and Cool Roofs Electricity / Buildings 0.53 0.99
Recycled Plastics Industry 0.52 1.69
Improved Aquaculture Food, Agriculture, and Land Use 0.50 0.78
Dynamic Glass Electricity / Buildings 0.34 0.54
Micro Wind Turbines Electricity 0.09 0.11
Building Retrofitting Electricity / Buildings NA NA
Net-Zero Buildings Electricity / Buildings NA NA
Grid Flexibility Electricity NA NA
Microgrids Electricity NA NA
Distributed Energy Storage Electricity NA NA
Utility-Scale Energy Storage Electricity NA NA
1 2 degrees warming
2 1.5 degrees warming