Project Drawdown

Solutions by Sector

Priority Sectors for Nelson Clean Energy:

Electricity

The electricity sector contributes 25% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.


Buildings

Enhance efficiency; use clean energy to heat spaces, warm water, and prepare meals.

Secondary Considerations for Nelson Clean Energy:

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Waste less food, eat a plant-based diet, support local agriculture.

Land Sinks

Waste less food, eat a plant-based diet, support local agriculture, protect forests, use land in ways that promotes carbon sequestration in soil.

Industry

Recycling

Composting

Refrigerants

Not Priorities for Nelson Clean Energy at this Time:

Health and Education

Family Planning and Education

Costal and Ocean Sinks

Improved Fisheries (Do an Internet search for “sustainable seafood,” and use what you learn to guide your purchases.)

Seaweed Farming (If you use carbon offsets, look into sustainable seaweed as an option.

Engineered Sinks

Biochar Production

Project Drawdown Climate Actions