Natural climate solutions create buzz at Climate Week NYC 2019 Together with our partners, the Arbor Day Foundation was grateful to host, participate in, and attend many inspiring events at Climate Week NYC. We joined sustainability leaders from Verizon, Proctor & Gamble, and Bank of America for Forest Restoration: Climate Solutions for Business. This session explored approaches to investing in forest restoration and community trees. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report (SR15) finds that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius will require “rapid and far-reaching” transitions in land use, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities. Unless there is a technological breakthrough, natural climate solutions continue to be the only proven way to do that at scale. Of all the top 20 global natural climate solutions, forest restoration has the most climate mitigation potential but earns the least amount of investment. Additionally, forest restoration empowers people and revitalizes communities. Event Recap: Forests and Business: Pathways to a Stable Climate On the sidelines of the International Emissions Trading Association’s Carbon Forum North America 2019, the Arbor Day Foundation, Bluesource, and Wildlife Conservation Society hosted an event – Forests and Business: Pathways to a Stable Climate – highlighting the … Continue reading Trees are a Powerful Tool in Natural Climate Solutions