mitigation

Question 1

what is mitigation

Answer 1

action taken to reduce the sources and enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases to reduce long term risks of climate change on human life.

Question 2

glob/region/individual eg

Answer 2

paris agreement

gov say reduce fossil fuel by in renewables

use less cars
insulate home

Question 3

8 strategies

Answer 3

change rural use
-grassland
-crops
-forested land

aviation
modify photosynthesis
modify deforestation
gov policies
modify industrial combustion

Question 4

grassland

Answer 4

potential mitigation 800 tonnes co2 in soil

avoid over grazing
-less compact soil, less vegetation eaten,less methane

add manure
more growth
more sequestered

reveg
mor sequestered

irrigation management
more moisture
more growth
more sequestered

Question 5

crops

Answer 5

mulching
keep crop remains so more carbon to soil

reduced tillage
less soil turnover
less react oxygen
carbon stay in soil

animal manure

rotate crops
fallow year to restore nutrients
healthy soil
more growth

variety crop
less monoculture
more produced

Question 6

forested land

Answer 6

protect remaining

afforest
more trees
more sequested

tree in cropland
more carbon taken in
carbon to soil

Question 7

aviation pracitives

Answer 7

2013 - 3bill, 700mill tonnes co2
2019 - 39 bill
inc 120% emissons

fill flight so more efficent - less carbon per head
aovoid air queueing
inc engine efficiency
aerodynamics

Question 8

modify photosynth

Answer 8

plant higher density trees
sequester more

selective logging to give space for growth

Question 9

modify deforest

Answer 9

buy wood from certified councils
carbon offset payments

Question 10

gov policies

Answer 10

brazil landowners preserve 80% virgin forest
grants for agricultural zones where deforest already happenign not given
brazil reduced by 70%

paris climate summit
limit to emissions

Question 11

modify combustion

Answer 11

capture 90% from industry
store in depleted oil field under sea

very spenny
N sea new liscense for oil so need think about capture

Question 12

cop21

Answer 12

all nations agree take action
share responsibility

nationally determined contributions - plants reduce emissions

devolped to help developing

review every 5yrs

Question 13

UNFCCC

Answer 13

rio earth summit 92’
stabilise greenouse gas conc
framework for futureky

Question 14

kyoto protocol

Answer 14

2005
developed to reduce emisiions

Question 15

montreal project

Answer 15

phase out use ozone depleting substances and CFCs

Question 16

curitiba

Answer 16

high capacity bus
2mill passengers/day

car free zones

25% less congestion
less polution
30% less fuel usage

Question 17

solar energy

Answer 17

india get 3000hrs sun a yr

generate 1900 bill units solar power
- serve entire annual demand

less co2 as less foddil fuel usage

spenny as silicon pricey in the cells

Question 18

copenhagen

Answer 18

150mm rain in 2 hrs
£1bill insurance claims

£1.3 bill solutions
cloudburst boulevards direct water to dry areas
pocket park to store surplus
cloudburst tunnel keep water out drains slow movement

have to adapt to rainfall patterns

10% rise water bills

Question 19

bangladesh farmers

Answer 19

develop salt resistant strains rice
floating school/hospital

cliamte resiliance