Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation

Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

• Phasing out coal power plants is not a climate change adaptation strategy
• Agriculture most likely requires climate adaptation strategies to cope with increased water scarcity

Urban Adaptation to Climate Change

• Adaptation in urban areas to climate change might include enhancing rainwater management systems

Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change

• Climate change adaptation measures in agriculture might include shifting planting dates and crop varieties

Climate Change Mitigation

• Climate change mitigation best described as reducing the flow of heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere

Greenhouse Gases and Mitigation

• Carbon dioxide is a common greenhouse gas targeted by mitigation strategies

Impacts of Climate Change

• Decreased frequency of extreme weather events isn't an impact of climate change

Forests and Climate Change Mitigation

• Forests act as carbon sinks, absorbing CO2

Carbon Pricing

• The purpose of carbon pricing is to create financial incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Carbon Footprint

• 'Carbon footprint' is the total amount of greenhouse gases produced directly and indirectly by human activities

Climate Policy

• The 1.5°C target is the threshold for avoiding the worst impacts of climate change

Greenhouse Gas Sources

• Methane is released from agricultural practices, such as rice paddies and livestock digestion

Negative Emissions Technologies

• 'Negative emissions technologies' removes CO2 from the atmosphere in climate change mitigation

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sources

• Energy production is often the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in developed countries

Facts about Climate Change

• Plantation can be a preventive measure to tackle climate change
• Using cycles instead of cars can be a preventive measure to tackle climate change
• Using organic products can be a preventive measure to tackle climate change

Global Warming

• Changes in rainfall results due to global warming

Greenhouse Gases

• Global warming is caused by greenhouse gases
• Greenhouse gases are responsible for rising sea levels
• Ammonia is not responsible for global warming

International Agreements

• The Paris Agreement aims to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels

Greenhouse Effect

• The greenhouse effect is the process by which greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere

Contributors to Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• The Energy production sector is the largest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions

Renewable energy

• Solar power doesn't produce carbon dioxide during operation

Climate change mitigation

• Increasing emissions from fossil fuel combustion is not a natural climate change mitigation strategy

Nitrous Oxide

• The main source of nitrous oxide emissions is agricultural activities

Global warming potential (GWP)

• Sulfur hexafluoride has the highest global warming potential (GWP)

Sea level rise

• Melting glaciers and ice sheets is the primary driver of global sea level rise

Heatwaves

• Global climate projection suggest heat waves are projected to be more intense and frequent

Coral Bleaching

• Warm water is the leading cause of coral bleaching

Mitigation and Adaptation

• Planting rain gardens to manage stormwater that causes flooding is both mitigation and adaptation

Climate Change Impacts

• Adjusting human behavior and natural systems to reduce vulnerability to climate change impacts is climate change adaptation