Subject: Climate Drawdown - Yes, worth attending I went to a 2 hour presentation on DRAWDOWN which is the term for an international movement to draw down our CO2 levels.
It was very refreshing because it filled in the gaps in my knowledge beyond EV's, Solar and Heatpumps (The TOP 3 things I am focused on). It turns out that we DO drawdown CO2 levels significantly every year. In the summer, CO2 levels are actually pulled back down faster than they go up. But then in the winter our over production of CO2 then goes up higher than before. But the point is that when we reduce our CO2 additions only about half, then we can actually drawdown CO2 levels naturally. The whole thing about Drawdown is that they reviewed all the science data and made a list of the ONE HUNDRED things we can do to reduce CO2. The surprise to me was that Solar was only #10 and EV's were #26 and Heatpumps were #42. At first I felt threatened but then I was able to point out that almost EVERYTHING above these were things that were global and required total lifestyle change and most were beyond what an individual can do. SO still, Solar, EV and Heatpumps are still the three biggest step-function changes that an individual can make (in my opinion) but the other 100 do help me understand everything else that helps. The top 10 represent almost 60% of the total emissions problem/solutions! 1) Improper disposal of refrigerants 2) On Shore Wind 3) Food waste 4) Eating Meat 5) Decimating Forests 6) Educating Girls 7) Family planning 8) Utility Solar 9) Mixed pastures 10) Home Solar 26) EVs 37) Mass transit 40) Trucks 66) High Speed Rail 69) E-bikes 77) Battery Storage 99+) Increase wood buildings (to sequester the carbon) I had stopped going to most climate meetings because talk is cheap and it distracts from the things that we must do as individuals. I was so tired of just hearing more of the same ol'e talk by climate organizations while actually doing nothing as individuals. All this talk had seemed to be about getting OTHER PEOPLE to change. And that is not going to do it. The Problem is US and we need to make the changes ourselves individually. But this 2 hour presentation was very invigorating. Its not GAME OVER, but GAME ON! https://connect.pachamama.org/resources/drawdown-initiative/introduction Bob, WB4APR _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
