The electricity sector is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 25% of the total. Historically, electricity generation has relied heavily on fossil fuels, leading to significant emissions. Project Drawdown emphasizes three key strategies: transitioning to renewable energy sources, improving the grid with enhanced transmission and storage, and improving efficiency to reduce demand.
Taxonomy & Hashtags
| Sector | Solution | Solution Specific | Hashtag | Resource |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | Biogas for Cooking | #Biogas | https://drawdown.org/solutions/biogas-for-cooking | |
| Buildings | Clean Cooking | #CleanCooking | https://drawdown.org/solutions/clean-cooking | |
| Buildings | Green Roofs | #GreenRoofs | https://drawdown.org/solutions/green-and-cool-roofs | |
| Buildings | Insulation | #Insulation | https://drawdown.org/solutions/insulation | |
| Buildings | Net Zero Buildings | #NetZeroBuildings | ||
| Carbon Sinks | ||||
| Carbon Sinks | Coastal and Ocean Sinks | Coastal Wetland Restoration | #CoastalWetland | https://drawdown.org/solutions/coastal-wetland-restoration |
| Carbon Sinks | Coastal and Ocean Sinks | Macroalgae Protection and Restoration | #Macroalgae | https://drawdown.org/solutions/macroalgae-protection-and-restoration |
| Carbon Sinks | Coastal and Ocean Sinks | Mangrove Restoration | #MangroveRestoration | https://drawdown.org/solutions/mangrove-restoration |
| Carbon Sinks | Coastal and Ocean Sinks | Seaweed Farming | #SeaweedFarming | https://drawdown.org/solutions/seaweed-farming |
| Carbon Sinks | Coastal and Ocean Sinks | Sustainable Aquaculture | #SustainableAquaculture | https://drawdown.org/solutions/sustainable-aquaculture |
| Carbon Sinks | Engineered Sinks | Biochar Production | #Biochar | https://drawdown.org/solutions/biochar-production |
| Carbon Sinks | Land Sinks | Abandoned Farmland Restoration | #FarmlandRestoration | https://drawdown.org/solutions/abandoned-farmland-restoration |
| Carbon Sinks | Land Sinks | Bamboo Production | #Bamboo | https://drawdown.org/solutions/bamboo-production |
| Carbon Sinks | Land Sinks | Managed Grazing | #Grazing | https://drawdown.org/solutions/managed-grazing |
| Carbon Sinks | Land Sinks | Multistrata Agroforestry | #Agroforestry | https://drawdown.org/solutions/nuclear-power |
| Carbon Sinks | Land Sinks | Perennial Biomass Production | #PerennialBiomass | https://drawdown.org/solutions/perennial-biomass-production |
| Carbon Sinks | Land Sinks | Perennial Staple Crops | #PerennialCrops | https://drawdown.org/solutions/perennial-staple-crops |
| Carbon Sinks | Land Sinks | Temperate Forest Restoration | #TemperateForest | https://drawdown.org/solutions/temperate-forest-restoration |
| Carbon Sinks | Land Sinks | Tree Intercropping | #Intercropping | https://drawdown.org/solutions/tree-plantations-on-degraded-land |
| Carbon Sinks | Land Sinks | Tree Plantations (on Degraded Land) | #TreePlantations | https://drawdown.org/solutions/tree-plantations-on-degraded-land |
| Carbon Sinks | Land Sinks | Tropical Forest Restoration | #TropicalForest | https://drawdown.org/solutions/tropical-forest-restoration |
| Electricity | #electricity | https://drawdown.org/sectors/electricity | ||
| Electricity | Biomass Power | #BiomassPower | https://drawdown.org/solutions/biomass-power | |
| Electricity | Concentrated Solar Power | #ConcentratedSolar | https://drawdown.org/solutions/concentrated-solar-power | |
| Electricity | Distributed Energy Storage | #EnergyStorage | https://drawdown.org/solutions/distributed-energy-storage | |
| Electricity | Distributed Solar | #DistributedSolar | https://drawdown.org/solutions/distributed-solar-photovoltaics | |
| Electricity | Geothermal Power | #GeothermalEnergy | https://drawdown.org/solutions/geothermal-power | |
| Electricity | Grid Flexibility | #Grid | https://drawdown.org/solutions/grid-flexibility | |
| Electricity | LED Lighting | #Lighting | https://drawdown.org/solutions/led-lighting | |
| Electricity | Micro Wind Turbines | #MicroWind | https://drawdown.org/solutions/micro-wind-turbines | |
| Electricity | Microgrids | #Microgrids | https://drawdown.org/solutions/microgrids | |
| Electricity | Nuclear Power | #Nuclear | https://drawdown.org/solutions/peatland-protection-and-rewetting | |
| Electricity | Ocean Power | #OceanPower | https://drawdown.org/solutions/ocean-power | |
| Electricity | Small Hydropower | #Hydropower | https://drawdown.org/solutions/small-hydropower | |
| Electricity | Utility-Scale Energy Storage | #UtilityStorage | https://drawdown.org/solutions/utility-scale-solar-photovoltaics | |
| Electricity | Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics | #UtilitySolar | https://drawdown.org/solutions/utility-scale-solar-photovoltaics | |
| Electricity | Water Distribution Efficiency | #WaterDistribution | https://drawdown.org/solutions/water-distribution-efficiency | |
| Electricity | Wind | Offshore Wind Turbines | #WindOffshore | https://drawdown.org/solutions/offshore-wind-turbines |
| Electricity | Wind | Onshore Wind Turbines | #WindOnshore | https://drawdown.org/solutions/onshore-wind-turbines |
| Electricity / Buildings | Building Automation Systems | #BuildingAnimation | https://drawdown.org/solutions/building-automation-systems | |
| Electricity / Buildings | Building Retrofitting | #BuildingRetrofitting | https://drawdown.org/solutions/building-retrofitting | |
| Electricity / Buildings | District Heating | #DistrictHeating | https://drawdown.org/solutions/district-heating | |
| Electricity / Buildings | Dynamic Glass | #DynamicGlass | https://drawdown.org/solutions/dynamic-glass | |
| Electricity / Buildings | Green and Cool Roofs | #GreenRoof | https://drawdown.org/solutions/green-and-cool-roofs | |
| Electricity / Buildings | High-Efficiency Heat Pumps | #HeatPumps | https://drawdown.org/solutions/high-efficiency-heat-pumps | |
| Electricity / Buildings | High-Performance Glass | #Glass | https://drawdown.org/solutions/high-performance-glass | |
| Electricity / Buildings | Low-Flow Fixtures | #Fixtures | https://drawdown.org/solutions/low-flow-fixtures | |
| Electricity / Buildings | Smart Thermostats | #Thermostats | https://drawdown.org/solutions/smart-thermostats | |
| Electricity / Buildings | Solar Hot Water | #SolarWater | https://drawdown.org/solutions/solar-hot-water | |
| Electricity / Industry | Landfill Methane Capture | #LandfillMethane | https://drawdown.org/solutions/landfill-methane-capture | |
| Electricity / Industry | Methane Digesters | #MethaneDigestion | https://drawdown.org/solutions/methane-digesters | |
| Electricity / Industry | Waste to Energy | #WasteEngergy | https://drawdown.org/solutions/waste-to-energy | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | #FoodAgricultureLandUse | https://drawdown.org/sectors/food-agriculture-land-use | ||
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Farm Irrigation Efficiency | #FarmIrrigation | https://drawdown.org/solutions/farm-irrigation-efficiency | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Improved Aquaculture | #Aquaculture | https://drawdown.org/solutions/improved-aquaculture | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Improved Cattle Feed | #Cattle | https://drawdown.org/solutions/improved-cattle-feed | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Improved Manure Management | #Manure | https://drawdown.org/solutions/improved-manure-management | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Seafloor Protection | #Seafloor | https://drawdown.org/solutions/seafloor-protection | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Coastal Wetland Protection | #CoastalWetland | https://drawdown.org/solutions/coastal-wetland-protection | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Improved Fisheries | #Fisheries | https://drawdown.org/solutions/improved-fisheries | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Biofertilizers | #Biofertilizers | https://drawdown.org/solutions/biofertilizers | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Conservation Agriculture | #ConservationAg | https://drawdown.org/solutions/conservation-agriculture | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Forest Protection | #Forest | https://drawdown.org/solutions/forest-protection | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Grassland Protection | #Grassland | https://drawdown.org/solutions/grassland-protection | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Improved Rice Production | #Rice | https://drawdown.org/solutions/improved-rice-production | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Indigenous Peoples’ Forest Tenure | #IndigeousForest | https://drawdown.org/solutions/indigenous-peoples-forest-tenure | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | No-Till Farming | #NoTillFarming | https://drawdown.org/solutions/no-till-farming | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Nutrient Management | #NutrientManagement | https://drawdown.org/solutions/nutrient-management | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Peatland Protection and Rewetting | #Peatland | https://drawdown.org/solutions/peatland-protection-and-rewetting | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Plant-Rich Diets | #PlantRichDiet | https://drawdown.org/solutions/plant-rich-diets | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Reduced Food Waste | #FoodWasteReduction | https://drawdown.org/solutions/reduced-food-waste | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Reduced Food Waste | Optimize Harvest | #OptimizeHarvest_refed | https://refed.org/action-areas/optimize-the-harvest/ |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Reduced Food Waste | Distribution | #FoodDistribution_refed | https://refed.org/action-areas/enhance-product-distribution/ |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Reduced Food Waste | Product Management | #FoodProductManagement_refed | https://refed.org/action-areas/refine-product-management/ |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Reduced Food Waste | Utilization | #FoodUtilization_refed | https://refed.org/action-areas/maximize-product-utilization/ |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Reduced Food Waste | consumers Environment | #FoodConsumerEnvironment_refed | https://refed.org/action-areas/reshape-consumer-environments/ |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Reduced Food Waste | Rescue | #FoodRescue_refed | https://refed.org/action-areas/strengthen-food-rescue/ |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Reduced Food Waste | #FoodRecycling_refed | https://refed.org/action-areas/recycle-anything-remaining/ | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Reduced Food Waste | #FoodInsightEngine | https://insights.refed.org/?_ga=2.185756078.620739822.1728768710-474828002.1728059184 | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Regenerative Agriculture | #RegenerativeAgriculture | https://drawdown.org/solutions/regenerative-agriculture | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Regenerative Annual Cropping | #RegenerativeCropping | https://drawdown.org/solutions/regenerative-annual-cropping | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Silvopasture | #Silvopasture | https://drawdown.org/solutions/silvopasture | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders | #Smallholders | https://drawdown.org/solutions/sustainable-intensification-for-smallholders | |
| Food,_Agriculture_Land Use | System of Rice Intensification | #RiceIntensification | https://drawdown.org/solutions/system-of-rice-intensification | |
| Industry | ||||
| Industry | Alternative Cement | #AlternativeCement | https://drawdown.org/solutions/alternative-cement | |
| Industry | Bioplastics | #Bioplastics | https://drawdown.org/solutions/bioplastics | |
| Industry | Composting | #Composting | https://drawdown.org/solutions/composting | |
| Industry | Recycling | Recycled Metals | #RecycledMetals | https://drawdown.org/solutions/recycled-metals |
| Industry | Recycling | Recycled Paper | #RecycledPaper | https://drawdown.org/solutions/recycled-paper |
| Industry | Recycling | Recycled Plastics | #RecycledPlastic | https://drawdown.org/solutions/reduced-plastics |
| Industry | Recycling | #Recycling | https://drawdown.org/solutions/recycling | |
| Industry | Reduced Plastics | #ReducedPlastics | https://drawdown.org/solutions/reduced-plastics | |
| Industry | Refrigerant Management | #RefrigerantManagement | https://drawdown.org/solutions/refrigerant-management | |
| Industry_Buildings | Alternative Refrigerants | #Refrigerants | https://drawdown.org/solutions/alternative-refrigerants | |
| Transportation | #Transportation | https://drawdown.org/sectors/transportation | ||
| Transportation | Bicycle Infrastructure | #BicycleInfrastructture | https://drawdown.org/solutions/bicycle-infrastructure | |
| Transportation | Carpooling | #Carpooling | https://drawdown.org/solutions/carpooling | |
| Transportation | Efficient Aviation | #Aviation | https://drawdown.org/solutions/efficient-aviation | |
| Transportation | Efficient Ocean Shipping | #OceanShipping | https://drawdown.org/solutions/efficient-ocean-shipping | |
| Transportation | Efficient Trucks | #Trucks | https://drawdown.org/solutions/efficient-trucks | |
| Transportation | Electric Vehicles | Electric Bicycles | #ElectricBicycles | https://drawdown.org/solutions/electric-bicycles |
| Transportation | Electric Vehicles | Electric Cars | #ElectricCars | https://drawdown.org/solutions/electric-cars |
| Transportation | Electric Vehicles | Electric Trains | #ElectricTrains | https://drawdown.org/solutions/electric-trains |
| Transportation | Electric Vehicles | #ElectricVehicles | https://drawdown.org/solutions/electric-cars | |
| Transportation | High-Speed Rail | #HighSpeedRail | https://drawdown.org/solutions/high-speed-rail | |
| Transportation | Hybrid Cars | #HybridCars | https://drawdown.org/solutions/hybrid-cars | |
| Transportation | Public Transit | #PublicTransit | https://drawdown.org/solutions/public-transit | |
| Transportation | Ridesharing | #Ridesharing | https://drawdown.org/solutions/carpooling | |
| Transportation | Telepresence | #Telepresence | https://drawdown.org/solutions/telepresence | |
| Transportation | Walkable Cities | #WalkableCities | https://drawdown.org/solutions/walkable-cities | |
| Other Green House Gases | Methane Leak Management | #MethaneManagement | https://drawdown.org/solutions/methane-leak-management | |
| Sector | Solution | Solution Specific | Hashtag | Resource |