We need to advance climate solutions and development together

The statement emphasizes the necessity of linking climate solutions with poverty eradication and human well-being to ensure climate justice. It highlights that the IPCC synthesis report calls for urgent resource mobilization to address these issues synergistically, noting that those in extreme poverty are most vulnerable to climate hazards. Project Drawdown identifies 28 mitigation solutions across five sectors—agriculture, ecosystems, clean cooking, clean electricity, and equality—that could sequester 691.4 gigatons of CO2-eq over 30 years while providing co-benefits for health, gender equality, and food security, especially in rural Africa and South Asia.

• The IPCC synthesis report indicates that global greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite international pledges, and the window to limit warming to 1.5 ℃ is nearly closed.
• Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face an unequal burden because they contributed the least to historical emissions and must now pursue mitigation, adaptation, and development goals simultaneously.
• Climate change acts as a significant obstacle to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by depleting resources and damaging infrastructure, livelihoods, and health.
• Project Drawdown has identified 28 climate mitigation solutions across five sectors—improving agriculture and agroforestry, protecting and restoring ecosystems, adopting clean cooking, providing clean electricity, and fostering equality—that could reduce or sequester 691.4 gigatons of CO2-eq over 30 years.
• The identified climate solutions are especially relevant for rural communities in South Asia and Africa, where 85 percent of the global population living in extreme poverty is located.

APA

Jasper, D. (2023). We need to advance climate solutions and development together. Project Drawdown. https://drawdown.org/insights/we-need-to-advance-climate-solutions-and-development-together

Chicago

Jasper, Daniel. We need to advance climate solutions and development together. Project Drawdown, 2023. https://drawdown.org/insights/we-need-to-advance-climate-solutions-and-development-together.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{jasper2023need, author = {Jasper, Daniel}, title = {{We need to advance climate solutions and development together}}, publisher = {Project Drawdown}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://drawdown.org/insights/we-need-to-advance-climate-solutions-and-development-together}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }