Project Drawdown receives grants totaling US$1,000,000 from the Global Methane Hub and Super Pollutant Action Alliance

Project Drawdown is honored to receive two years of funding totaling US$1,000,000 from the Global Methane Hub and Super Pollutant Action Alliance.

Much of the world now recognizes the severity of the climate crisis and has begun taking appropriate actions in response. But crucial time has already been lost. In response, the Global Methane Hub and Super Pollutant Action Alliance have awarded Project Drawdown two grants totaling US$1,000,000 to advance proven “emergency brake” climate solutions that can help quickly “bend the curve” on future warming.

“Our goal is simple: Deploy climate solutions that will land the biggest punch in curbing near-term global warming, helping us buy some time to adapt and continue cutting emissions,” says Project Drawdown Executive Director Jonathan Foley. “With these grants from the Global Methane Hub and the Super Pollutant Action Alliance, we are going to advance emergency brake solutions with the urgency our climate crisis demands and future generations deserve.”

This funding will advance emergency brake solutions capable of “bending the curve” on future warming more quickly and effectively than current approaches. These promising but underutilized emergency brake solutions are well-positioned to address near-term warming by leveraging the physical properties of short-lived pollutants, including methane, black carbon, F-gases, tropospheric ozone, and contrails. 

To scale up emergency brake climate solutions as quickly and efficiently as possible, Project Drawdown will employ a multifaceted approach anchored by scientific research, stakeholder engagement, and multimedia communications. The organization will first evaluate dozens of emergency brake solutions spanning agriculture, waste, energy, and more, assessing their effectiveness, adoption potential, cost, and ability to minimize and delay future warming. 

“Methane is an emergency brake on warming this decade," says Marcelo Mena-Carrasco, Ph.D., CEO of The Global Methane Hub. “Project Drawdown's emergency brake research gives funders, governments, and industry the science they need to pull it – hard, and in time. The Global Methane Hub is proud to support this work.”

“Time is of the essence – but we know emergency brake solutions targeted at short-lived pollutants can deliver big results on climate in short order,” Foley says. “The Global Methane Hub and Super Pollutant Action Alliance are the perfect partners to help Project Drawdown advance this critical work at a critical time. Our team is ready to deliver game-changing results for people and the planet to help stop runaway climate change in its tracks.”

About Project Drawdown

Project Drawdown is the world’s leading resource for climate solutions. By advancing science-based climate solutions, fostering bold climate leadership, and promoting new narratives and voices, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan organization is helping the world stop climate change as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible. For more information about Project Drawdown, please visit drawdown.org. 

About the Global Methane Hub 

The Global Methane Hub accelerates actions by governments, civil society, researchers, investors, and the private sector to develop and implement strategies that will catalyze rapid systemic reductions in methane emissions in the energy, agriculture, and waste sectors. For more information about the Global Methane Hub, please visit globalmethanehub.org.

About Super Pollutant Action Alliance

Super Pollutant Action Alliance strengthens the global super pollutant ecosystem and accelerates emissions reductions by advancing philanthropic learning and collaboration, building capacity, and addressing barriers to action. For more information about the Super Pollutant Action Alliance, please visit superpollutantaction.org.