Drawdown Materials Summit: Making a difference on global warming 

Unify Toronto is dedicated to co-creating a just, life-sustaining and spiritually fulfilling society--in Toronto and globally,since since 21012.The sessions are gently guided by various skilled facilitators, drawing from a variety of methods and tools such as The Work that Reconnects, Art of Hosting, and Awakening the Dreamer, with guest speakers to inspire the exchange.Unify Toronto events are coordinated by David Burman (Unify Toronto) and Peter Jones (OCADUDesign with Dialogue) with the participation of Natalie Zend (Unify Toronto) and Paul Overy (Unify Toronto). Jon Love and Satya Robinson (JLS-Global.ca) curate theDrawdown Toronto series. For more info, including reports of past events, seewww.unifytoronto.ca.

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Join Unify Toronto for the fifth of seven Drawdown sector summits. Learn about materials sector solutions to global warming that are already in place and in action in Toronto. Discover how you can help build humanity's response to global warming by accelerating what is already working. By donation. 
<A HREF="http://www.drawdown.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Project Drawdown</A> has identified, researched and modeled the 100 most substantive, existing solutions to address climate change, grouped into seven sectors. Put together, they reveal a path forward that can roll back global warming by 2050.  
The wasteful ways in which humans partner with the materials that make up the economy result in significant greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of the products that meet our daily needs. A linear life cycle where material is extracted, processed, transported, manufactured, utilized, and discarded leaves a terrific atmospheric and financial footprint from the energy wasted, the embodied energy in the materials themselves, and the burden of handling the waste streams resultant from wanton consumption. 
Project Drawdown has identified seven solutions related to human use and treatment of materials, from alternative cement, bioplastic, household recycling, industrial recycling, recycled paper, refrigerant management, and water saving. Together, by 2050 these solutions would reduce CO2 emissions by 111.78 Gigatons, and would save almost as much as the $1.13 trillion they would cost to implement.
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Learn more about the materials sector solutions identified and modelled by Project Drawdown
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Hear from experts who are making change with materials sector solutionsl: <A HREF="http://endeavourcentre.org/instructors/chris-magwood/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chris Magwood</A>, Executive Director, Endeavour Centre <A HREF="https://productexpo.living-future.org/people/jane-abernethy/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jane Abernethy</A>, Sustainability Officer, Humanscale <A HREF="https://greyter.com/paraic-lally/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Paraic Lally</A>, VP Business Development, Greyter Water System J<A HREF="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/josh-schmidt-847b1094" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">osh Schmidt</A>, Refrigeration Design Consultant for CO2 Systems, Neelands Refrigeration Limited <A HREF="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kris-hornburg-6b973068" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kris Hornberg</A>, Manager of Program and Strategic Initiatives, City of Toronto
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Build a long and local vision for materials sector solutions in Toronto 
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Offer what you can give and/or request what you need, to help move forward materials-related solutions in Toronto and reverse our greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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<H3>Everyone welcome! </H3>
This is the fifth of seven sector summits:
April 25 - Food Sector Summit May 16 - Transport Sector Summit July 25 - Energy Sector Summit August 29 - Building and Cities Sector Summit October 24 - Materials Sector Summit November 28 - Land Use Sector Summit January 30 (exact date TBC) - Women and Girls Sector Summit For reports on previous summits, go to <A HREF="http://www.unifytoronto.ca/events" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.unifytoronto.ca/events</A>.
More about Project Drawdown and Unify Toronto’s Drawdown program:
<A HREF="http://www.drawdown.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Project Drawdown,</A> founded by author and environmentalist, Paul Hawken, is a scientifically based, comprehensive plan to implement the top 100 solutions to reverse global warming by 2050. Reversing climate change is not only possible, but feasible and eminently practical. <A HREF="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143130447/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_jWqLybRBX9XJ4" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The New York Times bestselling book</A> sets out the solutions, the math and the economics of how we can actually do this in an inspirational and accessible way. <A HREF="http://www.unifytoronto.ca" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Unify Toronto's</A> <A HREF="http://www.unifytoronto.ca/dialogues.html" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">13-month program</A> aims to generate enough activity to make Toronto a hub of Drawdown activity in North America. It includes a series of <A HREF="http://www.unifytoronto.ca/events" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">introductions to Drawdown</A>, seven sector summits, and a <A HREF="https://drawdowncourse2.eventbrite.ca" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer">4-session course</A>, that will put vital information about how we can reverse global warming in your hands, connect you with other change makers, and galvanize your action with a new sense of optimism and agency.  
Access details of Unify Toronto’s full Drawdown program at <A HREF="http://www.unifytoronto.ca" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.unifytoronto.ca</A>. 
Find out more about Drawdown at <A HREF="http://www.drawdown.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.drawdown.org</A>. Learn about the Pachamama Alliance, creators of the Drawdown introduction and course, at <A HREF="https://www.pachamama.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.pachamama.org</A>.

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