Mitigation strategies

• Alternative energy - using alternative energy such as solar, wind or tidal can reduce the use of fossil fuels
• Carbon capture - this is the removal of carbon dioxide from waste gases from power stations and then storing it in old oil and gas fields or coal mines underground
• Planting trees - more trees to absorb the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• International agreements - in 2005 the Kyoto Protocol became international law. The countries that signed up to the treaty pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions