At that time, sea levels were 16ft higher and 75% of the earth that we populate was underwater. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have never been higher than 300 parts per million in the last 400,000 years. Today, total greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have surpassed 490 parts per million and continue to rise. Paul and Erik were compelled to build the Drawdown Fund given their shared vision of a better world for our children and their belief in humanity’s ability to solve our greatest challenges. The Drawdown Fund was inspired by the solutions outlined in Paul Hawken's New York Times Best Seller, "Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming." The Fund was founded in 2018 by Paul Hawken and Erik Snyder to scale existing market-based solutions to reverse global warming.
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