The short films of Drawdown’s Neighbourhoods see carbon being reduced project by project, locality by locality

Project Drawdown has been, for a while, one of the most impressive sites that give you concrete guidance on a zero-carbon lifestyle and politics.

We are delighted to see that they’ve started a documentary series called Drawdown’s Neighborhoods (playlist here, and available from the top right of the embed above). As they put it in their blurb, the series is:

… A journey to “pass the mic” to climate heroes whose stories often go unheard, and elevate climate action in the process. Drawdown’s Neighborhood showcases the diverse community of people working to help the world reach drawdown, the future point when levels of greenhouse gases start to steadily decline.

Each story in the Drawdown’s Neighborhood series serves as a bridge between climate solutions and everyday people who are looking to tap into their own superpowers to stop climate change. Hear their voices, learn about their “green careers,” and be inspired about the many ways that you too can utilize your unique gifts and talents to accelerate climate solutions and be part of shaping a better world and just future for all.

This series features Minnesota’s Twin Cities, located on the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Native lands of the Dakota and Anishinaabe People. The Twin Cities is known for its vibrant arts scene, rich cultural diversity, and natural beauty; with dozens of trails, and parks, it is an iconic part of the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” and waterways, including the headwaters of the Mississippi River.

Minnesotans pride themselves in embracing the elements of all four seasons, whether in the deepest cold of winter or the abundance of the summer growing season. The Twin Cities is also home to a robust ecosystem of people and organizations working on climate solutions. “Drawdown’s Neighborhood: Twin Cities” features nine stories from change makers across the metro area who are building momentum to draw down greenhouse emissions and create a healthy, just, and vibrant future for all.

We’re fascinated by the way that Drawdown has focused on what we might called a “bioregion”, or at least a territorially-invented, human-natural ecosystem that encompasses cities, Native peoples, the affordances of “10000 lakes”, cultural scenes, and many other elements. Does an overall strategy of governance arise from these many acts of self-governance? In any case, for those involving in or wanting to start up a CAN, these are instructive films.