How To Save The Planet

The Green Room: What happens when you put two energy experts in a room and ask them about a plan to save the world? We've been doing our reading this week, looking at Project Drawdown, a research project based on halting climate change and saving our environment. On this episode, we're taking you through the top 10 most impactful global changes we could make.

PROJECT DRAWDOWN

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1: REFRIGERANT MANAGEMENT
89.74GT CO2-EQ reduction by 2050
Uknown Net Cost (Billion USD)
$-902.77 Savings (Billion USD)

2: WIND TURBINES (ONSHORE)
84.6GT CO2-EQ reduction by 2050
$1.23 Net Cost (Trillion USD)
$7.43 Savings (Trillion USD)

3. REDUCEDFOOD WASTE
70.53GT CO2-EQ reduction by 2050
Unknown Net Cost (USD)
Unknown Savings (USD)

4. PLANT-RICH DIET
66.11GT CO2-EQ reduction by 2050
Unknown Net Cost (USD)
Unknown Savings (USD)

5. TROPICAL FORESTS
61.23GT CO2-EQ reduction by 2050
Unknown Net Cost (USD)
Unknown Savings (USD)

6. & 7. EDUCATING GIRLS & FAMILY PLANNING
102.96 CO2-EQ reduction by 2050
Unknown Net Cost (USD)
Unknown Savings (USD)

8. SOLAR FARMS
36.9GT CO2-EQ reduction by 2050
$-80.6 Net Cost (Billion USD)
$5.02 Savings (Trillion USD)

9. SILVOPASTURE
31.19GT CO2-EQ reduction by 2050
$41.59 Net Cost (Billion USD)
$699.37 Savings (Billion USD)

10. ROOFTOP SOLAR
24.6GT CO2-EQ reduction by 2050
$453.14 Net Cost (Billion USD)
$3.46 Savings (Trillion USD)
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Read more:

• Refrigerant Management
• Wind Turbines (Onshore)
• Reduced Food Waste
• Plant-Rich Diet
• Tropical Forests
• Educating Girls
• Family Planning
• Solar Farms
• Silvopasture Food
• Rooftop Solar