Managing climate change

• What are the two main ways to manage climate change?

  Mitigation and adaptation
• What are the four types of mitigation strategies?

  • Alternative energy production
  • Carbon capture
  • Planting trees
  • International agreements
• What are the three types of adaptation strategies?

  • Agricultural systems
  • Managing water supply
  • Reducing risk from rising sea levels
• What is alternative energy production?

  It involves countries turning to alternative energy resources to produce clean energy.
• What are some examples of alternative energy sources?

  • Hydro-electricity
  • Nuclear power
  • Solar energy
  • Wind energy
  • Tidal energy
• What is carbon capture?

  It reduces CO2 released when burning fossil fuels by separating CO2 from other waste gases.
• How is carbon captured at a power plant?

  CO2 is separated from waste gases after fossil fuel has been burned and moved in pipelines to an injection well.
• What happens to the CO2 after it is captured?

  It is injected into the ground and stored.
• What is the role of trees in managing climate change?

  Trees absorb CO2 during photosynthesis and store it.
• What is the Paris Agreement?

  It is an international agreement signed in 2015 by 195 countries to keep global temperature increase below 2°C above pre-industrial temperatures.
• How do farmers adapt agricultural systems to climate change?

  Farmers adapt methods to save water and maintain crop yields as temperatures increase.
• What are some methods farmers use to adapt their agricultural systems?

  • Altering amounts and timings of irrigation using drip feed systems
  • Genetically engineering plant crops to increase yields
  • Developing drought-resistant crops
  • Alternating growing patterns
• What is involved in managing water supply as an adaptation strategy?

  Many countries use rainwater capture systems and limit communal tap usage to certain hours during the day.
• How can the risk from rising sea levels be reduced?

  By constructing houses on stilts and restoring coastal mangrove forests.
• What measures can governments take to minimize risk from rising sea levels?

  Governments can restrict what types of buildings are allowed in coastal areas.