I was pleased to see an article from the Vernon Climate Action Now! group recently that discussed the value of Project Drawdown.
I came across the book by that name in the library several years ago and was impressed with the amount of detailed research that was able to show costs associated with climate change.
The book's charts showed that, if we did nothing to 'drawdown' greenhouse gases from our atmosphere, the financial costs would be phenomenal and unmanageable. By paying for moderate carbon removal, billions of dollars would be saved.
With even strong measures taken to removed carbon - by not producing it (decarbonizing) or by sequestering (storing it) - many more billions of dollars would be saved, compared to costs if no action had been taken.
We are already paying the price for slow action on decarbonizing through extreme disasters and related health and anxiety problems, plus displaced millions all over the globe and great loss of biodiversity.
The really good news is that Project Drawdown gives us hope for the future through ideas and steps to take action, backed by proven research.
Get weekly news and ideas emailed to you from Project Drawdown - sign up at www.drawdown.org.
Podcasts or articles on 'plant based is planet safe,' individual climate actions, cutting methane and grids for an electrified future are just some recent topics.
Start with all those Rs: rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle.
Write to government asking for action on decarbonizing too!
Our future is in your hands and mine.
Sigrid-Ann Thors
