Presented at the launch of the German version of Project Drawdown, Berlin 10th April 2019

1. Owen Gaffney
@owengaffney
Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research
Stockholm Resilience Centre
PROJECT DRAWDOWN10 April 2019

2. IEA’s World Energy Outlook solar cell growth predictions

3. Wind and solar are
doubling every 3-4 years
Exponential Climate Action Roadmap, Falk and Gaffney 2018

4. Because it is the
key ECOMOMIC
driver of the
sector – Better
and cheaper
Why is Moore’s Law so important?

5. 1. A short-term
economic driver
2. Applies at all scales
3. Focuses on what is
achievable
4. Simple to
communicate
5. Requires a different
type of thinking
Rockström, Gaffney, Rogelj, Meinshausen, Nakicenovic, Schellnhuber. Science 24 March 2017
The Carbon Law “Halving emissions”
– a simple rule of thumb for all, guiding decadal pathways

6. Exponential Climate Action Roadmap, Falk and Gaffney 2018
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Project
Drawdown
Data.

7. Over 350
companies signed
up for high
ambition targets

8. Exponential Climate Action Roadmap, Falk and Gaffney 2018

9. Long-term structural
economic change
2020
Tipping Point?
Policies

11. 800 million
Customers
300 million on
”Ant Forest”

13. Where next?
• Halving emissions every decade is
achievable, desirable and essential
• The markets are the most powerful
force in the known universe…and
they are on our side
• Need exponential leadership

15. Owen Gaffney
@owengaffney
Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research
Stockholm Resilience Centre
PROJECT DRAWDOWN10 April 2019
ExponentialRoadmap.FutureEarth.org