Project Drawdown

"Drawdown" is a not-for-profit organization that has researched multiple solutions to the problem of climate change. This section contains a list of the topics researched by Drawdown that provide currently active solutions. This information can be found in detail on their website, drawdown.org. Items below are listed in order of their importance in limiting climate change.



1 Refrigerant Management

2 Wind Turbines (Onshore)

3 Reduced Food Waste

4 Plant-Rich Diet

5 Tropical Forests

6 Educating Girls

7 Family Planning

8 Solar Farms

9 Silvopasture

10 Rooftop Solar

11 Regenerative Agriculture

12 Temperate Forests

13 Peatlands

14 Tropical Staple Trees

15 Afforestation

16 Conservation Agriculture

17 Tree Intercropping

18 Geothermal

19 Managed Grazing

20 Nuclear

21 Clean Cookstoves

22 Wind Turbines (Offshore)

23 Farmland Restoration

24 Improved Rice Cultivation

25 Concentrated Solar

26 Electric Vehicles

27 District Heating

28 Multistrata Agroforestry

29 Wave and Tidal

30 Methane Digesters (Large)

31 Insulation

32 Ships

33 LED Lighting (Household)

34 Biomass

35 Bamboo

36 Alternative Cement

37 Mass Transit

38 Forest Protection

39 Indigenous Peoples’ Land Management

40 Trucks

41 Solar Water

42 Heat Pumps

43 Airplanes

44 LED Lighting (Commercial)

45 Building Automation

46 Water Saving - Home

47 Bioplastic

48 In-Stream Hydro

49 Cars

50 Cogeneration

51 Perennial Biomass

52 Coastal Wetlands

53 System of Rice Intensification

54 Walkable Cities

55 Household Recycling

56 Industrial Recycling

57 Smart Thermostats

58 Landfill Methane

59 Bike Infrastructure

60 Composting

61 Smart Glass

62 Women Smallholders

63 Telepresence

64 Methane Digesters (Small)

65 Nutrient Management

66 High-speed Rail

67 Farmland Irrigation

68 Waste-to-Energy

69 Electric Bikes

70 Recycled Paper

71 Water Distribution

72 Biochar

73 Green Roofs

74 Trains

75 Ridesharing

76 Micro Wind

77a Energy Storage (Distributed)

77b Energy Storage (Utilities)

77c Grid Flexibility

78 Microgrids

79 Net Zero Buildings

80 Retrofitting