Drawdown_ The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming (2017)

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Author(s): Paul Hawken
Year: 2017

Language: English
Pages: 605

Masthead......Page 3
Copyright......Page 9
Title Page......Page 11
Contents......Page 13
Foreword......Page 19
Origins......Page 22
Language......Page 28
Numbers......Page 31
ENERGY......Page 37
Wind Turbines......Page 38
Microgrids......Page 43
Geothermal......Page 47
Solar Farms......Page 52
Rooftop Solar......Page 56
Wave and Tidal......Page 61
Concentrated Solar......Page 65
Biomass......Page 69
Nuclear......Page 74
Cogeneration......Page 80
Micro Wind......Page 83
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT......Page 87
Methane Digesters......Page 91
In-Stream Hydro......Page 94
Waste-to-Energy......Page 97
Grid Flexibility......Page 102
Energy Storage (Utilities)......Page 105
Energy Storage (Distributed)......Page 109
Solar Water......Page 113
FOOD......Page 118
Plant-Rich Diet......Page 121
Farmland Restoration......Page 126
Reduced Food Waste......Page 130
Clean Cookstoves......Page 135
Multistrata Agroforestry......Page 140
Improved Rice Cultivation......Page 144
Silvopasture......Page 149
WHY BOTHER?......Page 153
Regenerative Agriculture......Page 158
Nutrient Management......Page 163
Tree Intercropping......Page 168
Conservation Agriculture......Page 171
Composting......Page 175
Biochar......Page 179
Tropical Staple Trees......Page 184
Farmland Irrigation......Page 189
THE HIDDEN HALF OF NATURE......Page 194
Managed Grazing......Page 201
WOMEN AND GIRLS......Page 209
Women Smallholders......Page 210
Family Planning......Page 214
Educating Girls......Page 218
BUILDINGS AND CITIES......Page 224
Net Zero Buildings......Page 225
Walkable Cities......Page 229
Bike Infrastructure......Page 233
Green Roofs......Page 237
LED Lighting......Page 242
Heat Pumps......Page 247
Smart Glass......Page 251
Smart Thermostats......Page 255
District Heating......Page 259
Landfill Methane......Page 263
Insulation......Page 266
Retrofitting......Page 269
Water Distribution......Page 274
Building Automation......Page 277
LAND USE......Page 281
Forest Protection......Page 283
Coastal Wetlands......Page 290
Tropical Forests......Page 294
Bamboo......Page 300
THE MAN WHO STOPPED THE DESERT......Page 303
Perennial Biomass......Page 310
Peatlands......Page 314
Indigenous Peoples’ Land Management......Page 321
Temperate Forests......Page 328
THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES......Page 331
Afforestation......Page 336
TRANSPORT......Page 343
Mass Transit......Page 344
High-Speed Rail......Page 349
Ships......Page 353
Electric Vehicles......Page 357
Ridesharing......Page 362
Electric Bikes......Page 367
Cars......Page 372
Airplanes......Page 376
Trucks......Page 381
Telepresence......Page 386
Trains......Page 389
MATERIALS......Page 394
Household Recycling......Page 395
Industrial Recycling......Page 399
Alternative Cement......Page 404
Refrigeration......Page 408
Recycled Paper......Page 412
Bioplastic......Page 416
Water Saving—Home......Page 421
COMING ATTRACTIONS......Page 425
Repopulating the Mammoth Steppe......Page 426
Pasture Cropping......Page 433
Enhanced Weathering of Minerals......Page 437
Marine Permaculture......Page 443
Intensive Silvopasture......Page 448
Artificial Leaf......Page 451
Autonomous Vehicles......Page 455
Solid-State Wave Energy......Page 462
Living Buildings......Page 464
ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME......Page 469
Direct Air Capture......Page 474
Hydrogen-Boron Fusion......Page 479
Smart Highways......Page 484
Hyperloop......Page 487
Microbial Farming......Page 491
Industrial Hemp......Page 495
Perennial Crops......Page 498
A COW WALKS ONTO A BEACH......Page 502
Ocean Farming......Page 505
Smart Grids......Page 512
Building with Wood......Page 516
RECIPROCITY......Page 521
An Opening......Page 528
Methodology......Page 533
What Do the Numbers Tell Us?......Page 538
Overall Ranking......Page 542
Summary By Sector......Page 545
Drawdown Fellows......Page 548
Drawdown Advisors......Page 554
Acknowledgments......Page 568
Index......Page 570
Photograph Credits......Page 602