State of the climate: Looking back at 2023 and ahead to 2024

From climate-fueled disasters to the just-completed COP28, climate change  has been much in the news this past year. At the same time, Project Drawdown has doubled down on our efforts to accelerate adoption of proven climate solutions.

In this latest in our series of monthly Ignite webinars, Project Drawdown executive director Jonathan Foley reflects on climate solutions action over the past year and shares exciting plans for 2024. 

Top Takeaways:

  • The past year brought sobering evidence of climate change – as well as encouraging news from those working to halt it. Many climate solutions are now cheaper than their counterpart carbon-intensive technologies and practices. Dozens of countries around the world have seen a decline in greenhouse gas emissions, and others are poised to join them.
  • Key to further progress is to “see the whole board”: cut emissions across all sectors with a focus first on immediately available, highly impactful, science-based “emergency brake” solutions; deploy carbon removal as needed; and engage multiple “accelerators,” including altering policy, shifting financial and human capital, and changing behavior.
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  1. Sharing your climate story is an essential way to engage your community about climate change and solutions.
  2. People are more likely to remember stories than most any other form of communication.
  3. To connect with others, it’s important to share who you are in addition to the climate solutions with which you are engaged.
  4. Personal stories of hope that share diverse points of view and connect the dots between climate solutions and individual action are critical to address climate change.

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