Climate Solutions

☀️ Solar Power

• Cost down 89% since 2010
• Now cheapest energy in history
• Can power 100% of needs

💨 Wind Power

• Cost down 70% since 2010
• Offshore wind expanding rapidly
• UK: 40%+ electricity from wind

⚛️ Nuclear

• Zero carbon operation
• Reliable baseload power
• Small modular reactors emerging

🔋 Electric Vehicles

• Battery costs down 90% since 2010
• EVs now cheaper to run
• Many countries banning ICE by 2035

🚄 Public Transit

• 10x more efficient per passenger
• High-speed rail replacing flights

🚲 Active Transport

• Bike infrastructure growing
• E-bikes extending range
• Healthier + zero emissions

🌲 Reforestation

• Could absorb 10 Gt CO₂/year
• Biodiversity co-benefits
• Must be done right (native species)

🌾 Regenerative Agriculture

• Soil carbon sequestration
• No-till farming
• Cover crops

🌊 Blue Carbon

• Mangroves, seagrass, kelp
• Store carbon 4x faster than forests
• Coastal protection co-benefits

• Heat pumps: 3-4x more efficient than gas
• Insulation: Reduce heating 50-80%
• LED lighting: 90% less energy
• Smart thermostats: 10-15% savings
• Building codes: Net-zero new construction

• Green steel: Hydrogen instead of coal
• Green cement: New chemistry, CCS
• Efficiency: Process improvements
• Circular economy: Reduce, reuse, recycle
• Electrification: Where possible

• Direct Air Capture: Pulls CO₂ from air
• BECCS: Bioenergy + carbon capture
• Enhanced weathering: Rocks absorb CO₂
• Ocean alkalinity: Increase absorption
• Biochar: Stable soil carbon

⚠️ Note: Can't replace emission cuts. Needed for residual emissions.