Mitigation + Adapting of climate change

• Mitigation - preventing the effects of climate change by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
• Adaptation - learning to live with the effects of climate change, such as flooding, droughts and extreme temperatures
• Mitigation - Alternative energy

  Example: solar, wind, hydro-electric

  This reduces the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. This means that less greenhouse gases are trapping sunrays so the earth isn't heating up

  Adv. - Cheap to run, renewable

  Disadv. - Expensive to make, not reliable
• Mitigation - Carbon capture

  This catches the CO2 when it is emitted, turns to liquid then puts it into the ground

  Adv. - very successful

  Disadv. - Very expensive, we don't know the effect
• Mitigation - Planting trees

  Trees absorb CO2 through the process of photosynthesis

  Adv. - natural

  Disadv. - we are still cutting down trees
• Mitigation - International agreements

  Example: Kyto Protocol, 170 countries reduced CO2 emissions by 5.2%

  Adv. - Global, cheap

  Disadv. - Not law
• Adapting - changing agricultural systems

  Example: South of the UK can grow olives. Gambia has drought resistant crops

  Farmers is LIC's can still get their income from increasing temperatures

  Adv. - Places like UK can grow Mediterranean plants like olives

  Disadv. - Costly
• Adapting - Managing water supply

  Example: Makueni- small dirt dams. Built water tanks ontop of a school

  Water can stored and managed

  Adv. - Supplies water to LIC's

  Disadv. - Not using the aid appropriately
• Adapting - Reducing the risk of rising sea levels

  Example: Maldives are building houses on stilts

  Reduces the risk of homes flooding and being destroyed

  Adv. - Marketing of going on stilts brings in tourists

  Disadv. - Having to move people out, will be expensive