Drawdown Roadmap

The Drawdown Roadmap is a science-based strategy for accelerating climate solutions. It points to which climate actions governments, businesses, investors, philanthropists, community organizations, and others should prioritize to make the most of our efforts to stop climate change.

By showing how to strategically mobilize solutions across sectors, time, and place, engage the power of co-benefits, and recognize and remove obstacles, the Drawdown Roadmap charts a path to accelerate climate solutions before it’s too late.

Drawdown Roadmap Summary

Quick Links

The Drawdown Roadmap: A science-based strategy for prioritizing climate solutions

across sectors
across time
across geographies
to maximize co-benefits
to eliminate barriers

Video Gallery

9:15
9:15
Unit 1: Introducing the Drawdown Roadmap
The Drawdown Solutions Library details 93 science-based solutions we need to stop climate change. The Drawdown Roadmap shows governments, businesses, investors, philanthropists, and others how to mobilize these solutions in the most effective way.
21:31
21:31
Unit 2: The Science Behind the Roadmap
To halt climate change, we need to focus our efforts. This requires understanding where various greenhouse gases come from, how each contributes to the problem, and how to mobilize solutions across time and space for the greatest impact.
21:17
21:17
Unit 3: The Five Parts of the Drawdown Roadmap
We must 1) prioritize climate solutions across sectors, aligning efforts with climate science; 2) prioritize across time; 3) focus on key regions; 4) maximize co-benefits for nature and human well-being; and 5) minimize barriers to deploying solutions at scale.
10:22
10:22
Unit 4: How to Use the Drawdown Roadmap
Whether you are an investor, a business person, or a concerned citizen, the Drawdown Roadmap can help you accelerate climate actions that best fit your interests and capabilities and have the greatest impact on things you care about.
17:39
17:39
The Drawdown Roadmap for Business
Join Jamie Beck Alexander, director of Drawdown Labs at Project Drawdown, in an exploration of how businesses, with strategies backed by science, can leverage their clout and employee power to help the world address climate change.
1:01
1:01
The Drawdown Roadmap Trailer
Would you like to share the Drawdown Roadmap with others? This 60-second video offers a brief introduction to Project Drawdown’s powerful plan for strategically deploying climate solutions and halting climate change while there’s still time.

More on the Roadmap

TEDxBoston: The Drawdown Roadmap
Jonathan Foley presents Project Drawdown’s plan for halting climate change
To Stop Climate Change, Time Is as Important as Tech
When it comes to deploying climate solutions, think “now” as well as “new”
Hitting the “Emergency Brake” on Climate
Why and how time matters in prioritizing climate solutions
We Need Four Waves of Climate Action
Different climate solutions unfold at different speeds
We Need to “See the Whole Board” to Stop Climate Change
Solving climate change requires employing multiple strategies

Key Graphics

You are welcome to use the following key graphics from The Drawdown Roadmap for non-commercial purposes in presentations, reports, etc., with proper attribution. The Project Drawdown logo and copyright information on each graphic must be retained under all circumstances.

Drawdown Solutions Across Sources, Sinks, and Society
Sources of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Greenhouse Gas Sources by Sector
Early Action is Key to Addressing Climate Change
Direct / Indirect Emissions Cuts plus Carbon Removal
Emissions Cuts Needed Compared to Investments
Emergency Brake Climate Solutions
Waves of Climate Action
The Drawdown-Aligned Business Framework
Eight Key Areas for Business Climate Action
Building an Ecosystem of Climate Action
Download All
Back to top