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Let's Talk about Drawdown

Let's Talk about Drawdown. [Name]| [Library] New York Libraries Read Drawdown. [Optional] The Vocab. Climate Change Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns when that change lasts for an extended period of time. Greenhouse Gases

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Let's Talk about Drawdown

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  1. Let's Talk about Drawdown [Name]| [Library] New York Libraries Read Drawdown

  2. [Optional] The Vocab • Climate Change Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns when that change lasts for an extended period of time. • Greenhouse Gases A greenhouse gas is a gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range. The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and ozone. • Global Warming Global warming is a long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system, an aspect of climate change shown by temperature measurements and by multiple effects of the warming.

  3. What is Drawdown? The point in time when the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere begins to decline on a year-to-year basis.

  4. The Book

  5. What Can You Do? Buildings & Cities Energy Land Use Materials Transport Women& Girls Food

  6. Drawdown EcoChallenge! April 3 – 24, 2019

  7. Sustainable food makes us better, makes our communities better, and is better for the world.

  8. Plant-Rich Diet Eco Challenges • Reduce Animal Products Challenge yourself to enjoy [x] meatless or vegan meals daily • Support Local Food Systems I will source [x] meals from local producers each day Sector: Food Solution #4 (p. 39-40) If 50% of the world's population restricts their diet to a healthy 2500 calories per day and reduces meat consumption overall, an estimated 26.7 gigatons of emissions could be avoided...

  9. Reduced Food Waste Eco Challenges • Keep Track of Wasted Food I will keep a daily log of food I throw away either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation • Zero-Waste Cooking I will cook [x] meals with zero-waste each day Sector: Food Solution #3 (p. 42-43) …if 50% of food waste is reduced by 2050, avoided emissions could be equal to 26.2 gigatons of carbon dioxide…

  10. Practice the "5 Rs" -- refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle.

  11. Water Saving Eco Challenges • Install a Toilet Bank I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons of water per day • Fix Leaky Faucets • Install Low-Flow Showerheads Sector: Materials Solution #46 (p. 170) 95% adoption of low-flow taps and showerheads [by 2050] could reduce carbon dioxide emission by 4.6 gigatons…

  12. Mark Your Calendars April 3 – 24, 2019 Drawdown EcoChallenge

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