Climate Solutions 101: Supporting Sinks and Improving Society
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Provided by: Project Drawdown|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This video highlights the importance of maintaining and augmenting natural carbon sinks, developing engineered carbon sinks, and improving society to fight climate change.
- Students will hear how preserving existing forests, introducing regenerative agricultural practices, protecting wetlands, and converting degraded farmland into carbon sinks can help reduce climate change.
- Downloadable graphics, links to more information, and a related video discussion on climate solutions for adapting to climate change and mitigating climate change are included below the video.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Project Drawdown
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- The video introduces the concept of solutions that provide dual benefits such as protecting coastal wetlands because they are both carbon sinks and they act as barriers during storms.
- The video does not shy away from the imminent danger of climate change, but it also does a good job of focusing the message on the vast number of solutions available to combat the negative effects of greenhouse gases.
Prerequisites
- The video does not explain the chemistry of carbon sinks.
- This video is the fourth of six videos in the "Climate Solutions 101" series.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students could learn more about the carbon cycle using this Carbon Cycle interactive diagram.
- Geography classes could identify local carbon sinks and discuss the possible risks they face.
- Students in science classes could research the solutions listed in the downloadable graphic titled, "Land-Based Sinks Solutions" and present their findings to the class.
- Other resources on this topic include Forests Absorb Twice as Much Carbon as They Emit Each Year and The Ocean's Green Machines.
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Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more.
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