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Dr. Jonathan Foley

Climate Scientist & Executive Director, Drawdown.org

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We Need To See The Whole Board⁠

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We Need All The Pieces & All The Tactics

Only 62% of GHGs from Burning Fossil Fuels

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Must Reduce GHGs from All Sources

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Must Protect Nature’s Carbon Sinks

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Create New Long-Term Carbon Sinks, But Beware of Limitations

Plant Forests

Restore Carbon-Rich Soils

Restore Coastal Ecosystems

Plant Kelp Forests & Shellfish Beds

Carbon Capture & Storage

Direct Air Capture

Human-Generated Carbon Sinks are Not a Substitute for Reducing GHGs

Actively Manage a Broad Portfolio of Solutions

Health Care & Education

Indigenous Land Tenure Rights

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Pursue Multiple Tactics To Bring Solutions To Scale

Set & Articulate Useful Climate Goals

Not Too Vague

Not Too Far In The Future

No Ambiguous Measures of Success

Alter Rules & Policies

Disincentivize Destructive Practices

Incentivize Better Practices

Shift Financial Capital

Change the Behavior of Business

Make Wise Investments in Technology

Avoid Unnecessary Hype & Distractions

Cheaper, Faster to Deploy, Easier To Use

See The Whole Board & Collaborate With Others

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A Long, Complex Game - Over The Next Few Decades

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4 Waves Of Climate Solutions⁠

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A Race Against Time

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1. Quick Wins - Low Hanging Fruit

Halt Highly Destructive Practices

Widespread Deforestation

Cut Flaring & Fugitive Methane Emissions

Cut Black Carbon (dirty cookstoves, biomass burning...)

Focus On Efficiency & Waste

Efficient Buildings & Industrial Processes

Industry (especially refrigerants)

Transportation Fuel Efficiency & Alternative Transportation

Cut Food Waste

2. New Infrastructure

Shut Down Fossil Energy Sources

Deploy Renewable Energy

Electrify Everything

Transition Every Farm & Ranch to Regenerative Practices

3. Grow Natural Sinks

Protect Earth’s Existing Carbon Sinks (forests, oceans)

Restore Ecosystems As Carbon Sinks (tree planting, regenerative farming)

4. Deploy New Tech

Make Carbon-Free Cement, Steel, Plastic & Jet Fuel

Remove Carbon From The Atmosphere

Carbon Remove MUST NOT Delay Immediate Emissions Cuts

Stage Our Climate Efforts To Maximize Our Rate of Progress

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