adaption and mitigation

Question 1

a variety of activities that are meant to reduce/compensate for to the adverse impacts that arise from changes in the earths atmosphere

Answer 1

adaptions

Question 2

Actions or changes in social behaviour taken to reduce or eliminate greenhouse gases (GHG)emissions and or to remove ghgs from the atmosphere to prevent signficant climate effects

Answer 2

mitigation

Question 3

MItitgation strategy - alternative enegry recources (renewable energy)

Answer 3

In 2023 29.4% of the UKs energy was wind, the united nations energy programme in 2010 new invesments 211 billion dollars with growth in emerging economys.

Question 4

mitigation strategy - carbon capture

Answer 4

by 2050 Carbon capture could account for 20% of the reductions to stay on track for climate goals

Question 5

Mitigation - afforestation

Answer 5

the UK has funded 24.9 million for afforestation in brazil

Question 6

international agreements - mitigation

Answer 6

the paris agreement came into force in 2016, EU+UK agreed to reduce emissions by 40% by 2030

Question 7

adaption - agriculture system

Answer 7

potato farms in peru
-conserved varieties that are disapperaring in gene banks
moving potato farms to higher altitudes

Question 8

adaption - water supply

Answer 8

by 2030 all London homes should have been offered a free package of water efficiencies like shower timers and dual flush toilets

thames water opened a desanitation plant -takes salt out of water - in 2010 to remove salt from sea water

Question 9

adaption sea levels rising

Answer 9

The Thames barrier was nuilt in 1982 and stops tidal surges entering central London. It has beem cleared over 100 times to prevent flooding