Local Architecture Now Interview 30.10.20 Interview with Hugh Tennent on Coastal Architecture in Kapiti
The Drawdown Review 2020 22.09.20 This new summary, The Drawdown Review 2020, includes updates to their climate solutions research, and introduces the new Drawdown Framework.
The Pioneering Islands 31.08.20 Orkney is pioneering a zero carbon future by harnessing hydrogen power - can we do the same around the world?
#10 Rooftop Solar 04.06.20 Rooftop solar PV can grow from a 0.4% of electricity generation globally to 7% by 2050. That growth can avoid 24.6 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
#9 Silvopasture 28.05.20 From the Latin for “forest” and “grazing”, silvopasture is just that: the integration of trees and pasture. With silvopasture, world wide carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced by 31.2 gigatonnes.
#8 Solar Farms 22.05.20 Any scenario for reversing global warming includes a massive ramp up of solar panels by mid-century.
#7 Family Planning 21.05.20 For women to have children by choice rather than chance and to plan their family size and spacing is a matter of autonomy and dignity. Family planning can also have ripple effects on drawing down greenhouse gas emissions...
#5 Tropical Forest Restoration 18.05.20 When we lose forests primarily to agricultural expansion or human settlement carbon dioxide discharges into the atmosphere. Tropical forest loss alone is responsible for 16-19 percent of greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity...
#4 Plant Rich Diet 15.05.20 If 50% of the world’s population restricts their diet to a healthy 2,500 calories a day and reduces meat consumption overall, we estimate at least 26.7 gigatonnes of emissions could be avoided from dietary change alone.
#3 Reduced Food Waste 07.05.20 One of the great miracles of life on this planet is the creation of food... The food we waste contributes roughly 8 percent of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.
#2 Wind Turbines 05.05.20 Onshore wind turbines generate electricity at a utility scale, comparable to power plants. They replace fossil fuels with emissions-free electricity.