Climate change Flashcards
What is climate adaptation
It is adapting to effects of climate change (sea level rise, more frequent extreme weather, global warming)
What is climate mitigation?
It is solving the causes of climate change (GHG emissions)
Afforestation is…
Planting new forests in areas that there weren’t already forests.
Reforestation is…
Replanting forest that had been previously destroyed
Carbon Capture and storage (CCS) is…
When natural gas is burned at power stations then, the CO2 is separated, captured and then stored underneath the sea
In which process does trees take in CO2 and gives out O2?
Photosynthesis
What are the main types of renewable energy?
Solar, Wind, Hydro, Biomass and Tidal
What is better adaptation or mitigation?
Mitigation because adapting to climate change will never stop unless the cause of climate change is stopped
Climate resilience is…
The ability to be able to prepare for, recover from, and adapt to the impacts of climate change
What are the 3 fossil fuels?
Coal, oil and gas
