Research Links to kick-off Climate Literacy: SDGs, Regenerative projects and Sustainable Energy projects:

1. UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): ​ 
   1. Build projects to Embody the spirit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: The UN SDG Report 2019
   2. Measure projects against consensus benchmarks:  Global Indicator Framework adopted by the General Assembly (PDF & Excel Spreadsheet)
2. Regenerative projects: Carbon Capture in Soils & Ocean:
   1. The Global Tree Restoration Potential (Science Magazine): https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6448/76
   2. Oceans: Largest mapping of breathing ocean floor key to understanding global carbon cycle​
   3. Highly Recommended: Regenerative Planting Technique Notes by Ecological Landscape Alliance: "Gardening, Healthy Soil, and Carbon Sequestration"
   4. Additional Reading:
      1. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Soils Portal: "What is Soil Carbon Sequestration?"
      2. Sector Mentor for Soils: "How to Capture Carbon in Your Soils"
      3. Soil Quality Fact Sheet: "How Much Carbon Can Soil Store?"
3. Sustainable Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy:
   1. ​Recommended: PR Energy Toolkit by Resilient Power Puerto Rico: "A comprehensive and interactive open database focused on supporting the growth of renewable energy in Puerto Rico"
   2. Traditional Energy Efficiency: "Why Traditional Energy Efficiency Remains Essential"

FYI:​

• 20200108: One year to save the planet: a simple, surprising guide to fighting the climate crisis in 2020 (Guardian)
• 20191125: On tree planting, we should take a leaf out of Ethiopia’s book | Rob Penn
• 20191125: Climate-heating greenhouse gases hit new high, UN reports
• 20191121: Re-greening: can Louisville plant its way out of a heat emergency?
• 20191120: One Thing You Can Do: Know Your Climate Facts
• 20191120: World on track to burn enough fossil fuels to swamp the Paris climate goals, UN report warns
• ​20191119: What America Lost When It Lost the Bison
• 20191111: How fungi could help stem our mushrooming climate crisis
• 20191109: Climate change deniers’ new battle front attacked
• 20191108: The 4 Stages of Climate Grief
• 20191108: Regenerative, Organic Agriculture is Essential to Fighting Climate Change
• 20191105: Organic Food Hurts the Earth? Sorry, But It’s More Complicated
• 20191105: Green streets: which city has the most trees?
• 20191101: Jane Fonda is white, wealthy and privileged – and she’s using that power for good | Jonno Revanche
• 20191031: How can coral reef ecosystems be resilient to climate change?
• 20191131: I was Australia’s ambassador for the environment, I know how we can fight climate change | Patrick Suckling
• ​20191031: Ordinary life has vanished in fire-ravaged California | Rebecca Solnit
• 20191028: First in-depth study of marine fungi and their cell-division cycles emerges​
• 20190924: Grow your own forest: how to plant trees to help save the planet