How do we unlock and accelerate climate action?

Project Drawdown says it is time to "shift our focus from defining the problem and cataloging solutions to identifying and changing the underlying conditions that are impeding climate action".
February 1, 2024
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  • After decades of inadequate efforts to rein in greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change, we are running out of time. We need a new strategy.
    • Scientifically, there is no longer any doubt that we are causing climate change, principally by burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, and using unsustainable agriculture practices. 
  • It’s time to regroup and shift our focus from defining the problem and cataloging solutions to identifying and changing the underlying conditions that are impeding climate action and enhancing the ones that can accelerate it. 
  • In addition to overcoming obstacles, we need to push the right public- and private-sector levers for institutional and societal change(link is external)–policy, regulation, law, technology, markets, finance, business norms and standards, and culture and behavior.

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