7.3 mitigation and adaptation

• Mitigation means to reduce the severity of change
• Adaptation means trying to live with the changes
• greenhouse effect keeps the earth warm (heat gets trapped).
• Mitigation strategies to reduces GHGs

  • reduction of energy consumption
  • reduction of emissions of oxides of nitrogen and methane from agriculture
  • use of alternative energy sources
  • geoengineering
• Reduction of energy consumption

  1. be vegan/vegetarian
  2. use public transports
  3. eat locally-produced foods
  4. install better insulations at home
  5. turn off appliances when not using
• Reduction of emissions of oxide of nitrogen and methane from agriculture

  1. avoid meat and dairy products as they are harmful to the environment as cattle are a major source of methane.
• Use of alternative energy sources reduces emissions of carbon dioxide
• Use of alternative energy source

  1. hydroelectric power
  2. solar power
• mitigation strategies for carbon dioxide removal

  • protect and enhance carbon sinks
  • use biomass as a fuel source
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • ocean fertilization
• Carbon sinks refers to forests, oceans, or other natural environment which can absorb carbon dioxide.
• Adaptation strategies in response to climate change.

  Examples of adaptation strategies:

  • flood defense
  • vaccination
  • desalinization of plants
• Adaptation refers to the initiatives and measure to reduce the vulnerability of human and natural systems to climate change