Drawdown Insights

A recent conversation with a friend got me thinking another way about the “who” and the “how” of climate action. 

Climate change is affecting communities around the world, threatening human health and well-being. 

There are a few things that are non-negotiable for all life on Earth, among them, water, food, and shelter. Unfortunately, human activities are driving widespread habitat loss and degradation, destroying all three of these prerequisites for life. To stave off further biodiversity loss, protecting and restoring nature is essential. 

When people think of climate solutions, they often focus on smokestacks, tailpipes, and other artifacts of our fossil-fueled economy. That’s fitting since roughly two-thirds of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from producing and burning oil, gas, coal, and other highly polluting fuels. But it overlooks other critical emissions sources – including deforestation – that are also accelerating the climate crisis.

Climate change is often framed as humanity’s greatest challenge. And for good reason. 

Imagine yourself on your dream vacation. Perhaps it's a relaxing all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean or an excursion to a remote campsite. Or maybe it's an urban adventure to Paris or Barcelona. People have very different tastes in the places they like to go to relax and unwind. But many of the most popular vacation destinations have something important in common: When you get there, you don’t have to do much driving.

If you’re chronically online like me, you probably get a fair share of your daily laughs from internet memes. 

This year marks a key milestone in the struggle to address climate change.

This is a troubling time for people working on climate change.Despite the widespread, accelerating deployment of climate solutions around the world, events over the last few months are casting doubt on future efforts.

As a community-generated video library, the Global Solutions Diary features individuals from around the world sharing how they’re taking climate action and who or what inspired them to create positive change.