Drawdown : the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming / edited by Paul Hawken.

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"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 ne...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hawken, Paul (Editor)
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2017]
Subjects:
Climate change mitigation.
Global warming > Prevention.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
SCIENCE > Global Warming & Climate Change.
Environment and ecology.
Environment and Ecology.
Physical Description:xv, 240 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Variant Title:
Draw down
Format: Government Document Book
Contents:
  • Origins
  • Language
  • Numbers
  • 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.