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100 solutions to reverse global warming

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Chad Frischmann |

We the Future

• September 2018

What if we took out more greenhouse gases than we put into the atmosphere? This hypothetical scenario, known as "drawdown," is our only hope of averting climate disaster, says strategist Chad Frischmann. In a forward-thinking talk, he shares solutions to climate change that exist today -- conventional tactics like the use of renewable energy and better land management as well as some lesser-known approaches, like changes to food production, better family planning and the education of girls. Learn more about how we can reverse global warming and create a world where regeneration, not destruction, is the rule.

What if we took out more greenhouse gases than we put into the atmosphere? This hypothetical scenario, known as "drawdown," is our only hope of averting climate disaster, says strategist Chad Frischmann. In a forward-thinking talk, he shares solutions to climate change that exist today -- conventional tactics like the use of renewable energy and better land management as well as some lesser-known approaches, like changes to food production, better family planning and the education of girls. Learn more about how we can reverse global warming and create a world where regeneration, not destruction, is the rule.

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Chad Frischmann

Systems strategist, coalition-builder

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Chad Frischmann is working to get humanity to "drawdown," the point in time when the concentration of atmospheric greenhouse gases begins to decline on a year-to-year basis.

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Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming

Paul Hawken (Editor) | Penguin Books (2017)

Paul Hawken (Editor) - *Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming*

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We all can be contributors to reversing global warming and creating the future we want. Learn more about the solutions you can make happen.

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