Drawdown^® Insights

The United Nations Environment Program released a report earlier this month saying the world – which is already experiencing roughly 1.3 ˚C of warming – will miss the 1.5 ˚C climate change target set by international negotiators over a decade ago.

An influential regenerative grazing movement continues to grow, with some even claiming the practice can reverse climate change. It’s not the cow, it’s the how, as commonly put.

Health and education are part of a holistic approach to a thriving planet. They are fundamental human rights and are essential to ensuring global equity and well-being. They are also pillars of climate action, but as scholarship in demography and public health shows, these connections can’t be measured by direct cause-and-effect and are far more nuanced than a single metric can capture.

One of the most common questions I receive after presenting on Project Drawdown’s climate solutions is ‘if people know all the solutions, why aren’t we implementing them?’

It’s been a summer of heat and fire. Three severe heat domes have settled over the United States in a month, sending temperatures skyrocketing over and over again. The skies over vast swathes of the Northeast and Midwest are hazy with smoke blown in from wildfires across Canada and Minnesota. Europe is sweating in its fourth heatwave of the summer as France and Spain grapple with raging infernos.  

Protein is having a moment. These days, you can find it in cookies, pizza, soda – and even flavored water.

You’ve likely heard that artificial intelligence is changing the landscape of work. 

The Great Wealth Transfer is underway, creating an entirely new generation of philanthropists.

What’s going on with planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions? As a data scientist, I get to ask these big, thorny questions about climate change, then take a deep dive into the data to see what story emerges. For this question in particular, I found five compelling insights, told through data, that show us where we are and where we are headed in terms of tackling society’s greatest challenge.

The oceans store an incredible share, nearly one quarter, of the carbon emitted by humans.