Top 80 Game Changers in Curbing Climate Breakdown

Consider taking some steps on one of the Top 10 out of these Top 80 game changers for curbing climate breakdown identified by the Drawdown Coalition.

If you notice in the solutions list that follows, two of the biggest sectors are Electricity and Food.

Turning a light off. Unplugging a toaster. That’s not so hard. And eating a vegetable-based meal or preventing food waste is completely within anyone’s reach. Other solutions might take a little more doing. But, hey, why not get together with friends, family, or co-workers and explore some of those, too?

Solutions are ranked by the total amount of greenhouse gases they either avoid or remove from the atmosphere.

Rank	Solution	Sector
1	Refrigerant Management	Materials
2	Wind Turbines (Onshore)	Electricity Generation
3	Reduced Food Waste	Food
4	Plant-Rich Diet	Food
5	Tropical Forests	Land Use
6	Educating Girls	Women and Girls
7	Family Planning	Women and Girls
8	Solar Farms	Electricity Generation
9	Silvopasture	Food
10	Rooftop Solar	Electricity Generation
11	Regenerative Agriculture	Food
12	Temperate Forests	Land Use
13	Peatlands	Land Use
14	Tropical Staple Trees	Food
15	Afforestation	Land Use
16	Conservation Agriculture	Food
17	Tree Intercropping	Food
18	Geothermal	Electricity Generation
19	Managed Grazing	Food
20	Nuclear	Electricity Generation
21	Clean Cookstoves	Food
22	Wind Turbines (Offshore)	Electricity Generation
23	Farmland Restoration	Food
24	Improved Rice Cultivation	Food
25	Concentrated Solar	Electricity Generation
26	Electric Vehicles	Transport
27	District Heating	Buildings and Cities
28	Multistrata Agroforestry	Food
29	Wave and Tidal	Electricity Generation
30	Methane Digesters (Large)	Electricity Generation
31	Insulation	Buildings and Cities
32	Ships	Transport
33	LED Lighting (Household)	Buildings and Cities
34	Biomass	Electricity Generation
35	Bamboo	Land Use
36	Alternative Cement	Materials
37	Mass Transit	Transport
38	Forest Protection	Land Use
39	Indigenous Peoples’ Land Management	Land Use
40	Trucks	Transport
41	Solar Water	Electricity Generation
42	Heat Pumps	Buildings and Cities
43	Airplanes	Transport
44	LED Lighting (Commercial)	Buildings and Cities
45	Building Automation	Buildings and Cities
46	Water Saving – Home	Materials
47	Bioplastic	Materials
48	In-Stream Hydro	Electricity Generation
49	Cars	Transport
50	Cogeneration	Electricity Generation
51	Perennial Biomass	Land Use
52	Coastal Wetlands	Land Use
53	System of Rice Intensification	Food
54	Walkable Cities	Buildings and Cities
55	Household Recycling	Materials
56	Industrial Recycling	Materials
57	Smart Thermostats	Buildings and Cities
58	Landfill Methane	Buildings and Cities
59	Bike Infrastructure	Buildings and Cities
60	Composting	Food
61	Smart Glass	Buildings and Cities
62	Women Smallholders	Women and Girls
63	Telepresence	Transport
64	Methane Digesters (Small)	Electricity Generation
65	Nutrient Management	Food
66	High-speed Rail	Transport
67	Farmland Irrigation	Food
68	Waste-to-Energy	Electricity Generation
69	Electric Bikes	Transport
70	Recycled Paper	Materials
71	Water Distribution	Buildings and Cities
72	Biochar	Food
73	Green Roofs	Buildings and Cities
74	Trains	Transport
75	Ridesharing	Transport
76	Micro Wind	Electricity Generation
77	Energy Storage (Distributed)	Electricity Generation
(77)	Energy Storage (Utilities)	Electricity Generation
(77)	Grid Flexibility	Electricity Generation
78	Microgrids	Electricity Generation
79	Net Zero Buildings	Buildings and Cities
80	Retrofitting	Buildings and Cities