Sentences with phrase «project drawdown»

The rapid urbanization of humanity ushered in inefficient design of buildings and infrastructure, and Project Drawdown identified, measured, mapped and modeled several solutions that address the operating inefficiencies of dwelling in and using buildings, and of living in cities.

Project Drawdown's Food Sector includes agricultural production (crops and livestock) as well as food preparation, consumption, and waste.

Project Drawdown's Electricity Generation Sector includes both solutions for electricity generation and enabling technologies that foster large - scale integration of renewable energy sources.

That's all we do at Project Drawdown: math.

One important source of guidance is Project Drawdown, a global coalition of researchers, scientists, economists and others, that, in recent years, has built a model to evaluate and rank the top active solutions to global warming, based on their actual impact on greenhouse gas emissions.

I spoke with Project Drawdown's executive director, the environmentalist and author Paul Hawken, about this initiative and where he sees it heading.

Most recently, Project Drawdown (described in his best - selling book by the same name) has provided a blueprint to comprehensively address climate change with proven technologies and know - how.

The 21 - day Drawdown EcoChallenge takes place April 4 - 25 and is offered in collaboration with Project Drawdown, a nonprofit organization facilitating the research of the 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming in the next 30 years.

With population set to grow most dramatically in the developing world, Robin emphasised the vital role that family planning and women's education can play, highlighting 2017's Project Drawdown analysis of policy responses to climate change, which concluded that family planning and girls» education were among the top ten practical solutions available today.

The Drawdown EcoChallenge is offered in partnership by Project Drawdown and Northwest Earth Institute's EcoChallenge.

Project Drawdown Founder Paul Hawken shares the realistic, optimistic and empowering view of our climate future offered by drawdown solutions, and the important role of the business community in actualizing this future.

[6] For more on Project Drawdown's Land Use integration model, click the Sector Summary: Land Use link below.

Project Drawdown defines perennial biomass as: the use of perennial grasses and coppiced woody plants for bioenergy feedstock, instead of annual crops like corn.

Project Drawdown defines tropical staple trees as: the production of trees and other perennial crops for staple protein, fats, and starch.

That's the question behind a new book from Paul Hawken and Project Drawdown.

Project Drawdown defines telepresence as: replacing flying for business meetings with telepresence technologies.

[8] For more on Project Drawdown's Transport Sector integration model, click the Sector Summary: Transport link below.

It isn't perfect, but given it's only the first product of an ongoing «Project Drawdown,» a coalition of scientists, technologists, and policy experts offering climate solutions, I trust that the gaps will soon be filled.1

Project Drawdown defines the trucks solution as: the increased use of fuel reduction technologies and approaches for trucking.

Project Drawdown defines alternative cement as: the use of an increased percentage of fly ash instead of Portland cement in concrete.

[4] This assumption is contrary to the standard Project Drawdown Reference Scenario, which assumes that growth occurs in relation to the overall growth of the market, with the percent adoption remaining fixed at the base year levels.

Project Drawdown brought together a qualified and diverse group of researchers to identify, research and model the most substantive, existing solutions to address climate change and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Project Drawdown analysed more than eighty policy options and identified family planning and educating girls as among the top 10 workable solutions to combat climate change available today.

Project Drawdown analysed more than eighty policy options, such as plant - based diets, solar farms and electric vehicles.

Another major international study by Project Drawdown in 2017 identified practical policy measures that could be taken to minimise greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible.

Project Drawdown calculated that together, these would reduce CO2 emissions by 120 gigatons by 2050 — more than onshore and offshore wind power combined.

Here are some entrepreneurs that are working directly toward solutions on the Project Drawdown list.

Project Drawdown is a climate change mitigation project started by Paul Hawken in 2013, with the input of more than 200 scholars, scientists, policymakers, business leaders and activists.

Project Drawdown defines biomass as: the use of perennial biomass feedstock for dedicated electricity generation and combined heat and power generation.

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They are competing against the Project Drawdown Community Team, led by team captain Jeff Gilliland.

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Paul Hawken (Executive Director of Project Drawdown) is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, journalist, and author who has dedicated his life to sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the environment.

Partnering with Project Drawdown enables us to combine our expertise and approaches in order to maximize our impact.

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The 21 - day Drawdown EcoChallenge takes place April 4 - 25 and is offered in collaboration with Project Drawdown, a nonprofit organization led by Paul Hawken that facilitates the research of the 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming in the next 30 years.

The book was edited by renowned environmentalist, Paul Hawken, founder and executive director of Project Drawdown.

During the 21 - day EcoChallenge hosted in partnership with Project Drawdown, participants made over 530 donations to support causes related to climate change, volunteered over 200 hours, and contacted public officials over 2,000 times about the issues we care about.

Drawdown EcoChallenge was offered in partnership by Project Drawdown and Northwest Earth Institute's EcoChallenge.

We are honored to be a part of this significant and brilliant initiative,» shared Project Drawdown Executive Director Paul Hawken.

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We'll be offering an online Choices for Sustainable Living course later this spring, along with a new spring EcoChallenge co-hosted with Project Drawdown.

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