Drawdown!  
Action Plan to Reverse Global Warming

Task

Each student will identify their family's carbon footprint and create an action plan to reduce their carbon emissions. Together we will build a movement to reverse global warming. 

Over the course of the next two months, you will be creating and implementing your Drawdown: Climate Action Now! Plan. This plan is based on the book Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming. Project Drawdown, www.drawdown.org, is an innovative research project that analyzes and ranks the most effective, existing practices and technologies that can significantly reduce atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases. Some actions may take longer than this project to implement, but the hope is that you and your family commit and follow through over time. Resources will be given to support each section of the plan. ​

​We will revisit this action plan in 7th grade!

Carbon Calculator 

Before you can create a Drawdown Action Plan to reverse global warming, you need to assess how much carbon you and your family are creating. You will be using the Cool California Carbon Footprint Calculator. Use this Drawdown Climate Action Now! Plan to help drawdown carbon!
Goals
Set goals for your household. This is a great activity to do together as a family. There are three categories:​

Carbon Reduction
Goal:  5000 lbs. of carbon or 25% of current emissions 

Coolness Points
​Goal:  Set your own goal
Youth Advocacy
Goal: Set your own goal
We can take actions to reduce the amount of carbon being released into the atmosphere. We can also take actions to drawdown carbon and put it in the soil. ​
Coolness Points recognize actions that make our families and communities better able to adapt to changing local and global conditions. ​
Actions that you can take to inform your family about more sustainable choices. You earn the points even if they do not decide to change their habits. Make sure you read about the reason and facts behind these actions before discussing. ​

​Drawdown Action  Plan

You will receive a hard copy of the Drawdown: Climate Action Now! Plan. The Action Plan is divided into parts. Each part will be done over two weeks. Click on the link below to get resources to help you with that particular section. Together we will Build a Climate Movement.