Project Drawdown- Climate Solutions

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* Gigatons CO2 Equivalent Reduced / Sequestered (2020–2050)

Solution	Sector(s)	Scenario 1 *	Scenario 2 *
Reduced Food Waste	Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks	90.70	101.71
Health and Education	Health and Education	85.42	85.42
Plant-Rich Diets	Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks	65.01	91.72
Refrigerant Management	Industry / Buildings	57.75	57.75
Tropical Forest Restoration	Land Sinks	54.45	85.14
Onshore Wind Turbines	Electricity	47.21	147.72
Alternative Refrigerants	Industry / Buildings	43.53	50.53
Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics	Electricity	42.32	119.13
Improved Clean Cookstoves	Buildings	31.34	72.65
Distributed Solar Photovoltaics	Electricity	27.98	68.64
Silvopasture	Land Sinks	26.58	42.31
Peatland Protection and Rewetting	Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks	26.03	41.93
Tree Plantations (on Degraded Land)	Land Sinks	22.24	35.94
Temperate Forest Restoration	Land Sinks	19.42	27.85
Concentrated Solar Power	Electricity	18.60	23.96
Insulation	Electricity / Buildings	16.97	19.01
Managed Grazing	Land Sinks	16.42	26.01
LED Lighting	Electricity	16.07	17.53
Perennial Staple Crops	Land Sinks	15.45	31.26
Tree Intercropping	Land Sinks	15.03	24.40
Regenerative Annual Cropping	Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks	14.52	22.27
Conservation Agriculture	Food, Agriculture, and Land Use / Land Sinks	13.40	9.43