7.3 Climate change: mitigation and adaptation

Question 1

what is mitigation?

Answer 1

mitigation involves reduction and/or stabilisation of GHG emissions and their removal from the atmosphere.

Question 2

what are some examples of mitigation strategies that in general reduce GHGs?

Answer 2

reduction of energy consumption- insulated houses, light off.

reduce missions of oxides of nitrogen and methane from agriculture. - veganism and electric equipment

use alternatives to fossil fuels. -hydro and solar power.Bhadla Solar Park is the largest solar farm in the world. The facility, spanning over an area of 14000 acres, is located in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan.

Question 3

what are the mitigation strategies to remove carbondioxde (CDR techniques)

Answer 3

protecting and enhancing carbon sinks through land management.

using biomass as a fule source.

using carbon capture and storage.

enhancing carbon dioxide absorption by the oceans through either fertilising oceans with compounds of nitrogen, phosphorus and iron to encourage the biological pump

Question 4

can you expand on how protecting and enhancing carbon sinks through land management is a mitigation strategy for CDR?

Answer 4

protecting and enhancing carbon sinks through land management is a way to increase the amount of carbon stored in plants and soil, which can help to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and mitigate climate change.

for example- through the UN collabrotive programme on reducing emmisons from deforestationn and forest deviation in developing counties such as Brazil in 2010.

Question 5

can you expand on how using biomass as a rule source is a mitigation strategy for CDR?

Answer 5

Using biomass as a renewable energy source is a mitigation strategy for CDR because plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis, and when the biomass is burned for energy, the carbon is stored in the remaining ash, rather than being released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide

Question 6

can you expand on how using carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a mitigation strategy for CDR?

Answer 6

Using carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a mitigation strategy for CDR because it captures carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and industrial processes, and stores them underground or in other long-term storage facilities, preventing the carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere and contributing to climate change.