The most exciting solution I explored is actually more the array of renewable solutions available to replace oil and gas. Solar, wind, biomass, hydro coupled by battery storage are all here now. The barriers are primarily political which are very real but crazy-making given that our collective fate hangs in the balance.

Concrete is a good example of a material most of us encounter every day with minimal awareness of its carbon footprint. Other such everyday materials with high carbon footprints might include any that require high inputs of petroleum at any point along the production process. For example, plastics, furniture, building materials come to mind as possibilities. I can and will check this by searching the Internet for "high petroleum-based materials and products" to see what I find. 

While always room for improvement, I have adopted several of the individual drawdown solutions as part of my lifestyle. Collectively, our congregation, Eno River UU Fellowship in Durham, NC, is in year 4 of a formal UUA greening initiative, Green Sanctuary (GS). Our GS accreditation plan includes 12 projects in four areas of congregational life. Some of the projects are drawdown solutions. For example, the projects range from education (youth & adults) to solar panels to waste reduction. We hope to complete the certification process by the end of 2021. 

This week was great for biking rather than driving places.  My first bikeride into work for the season mid week, and a couple nice treks to our community garden.  Gotta love these days with more daylight, as makes biking to work a great option!