Strategies to Reduce Climate Change Flashcards
People grow their own food: advantage
There will be less demand for imported fruits and vegetables, which would reduce nitrous oxide emissions.
People grow their own food: disadvantage
However, this would take a long time and people most likely prefer the convenience of store bought foods.
Explain how reduce, reuse and recycle is a strategy to minimise climate change
Reduce, reuse, recycle means less waste is sent to landfills which
results in less methane entering the atmosphere.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Advantage
Most councils in
Scotland offer kerbside recycling to encourage people to recycle
their waste.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Disadvantage
However, it isn’t mandatory to do this and some may not bother going through the trouble of sorting through their rubbish
What is the Paris Agreement?
The Paris Agreement is between leaders of developed and
developing countries to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees
celsius.
Paris Agreement: Advantage
By making an official agreement this encouraged world leaders to take more action to minimise their countries contribution to climate change
Paris Agreement: Disadvantage (Donald Trump)
The USA who are big emitters of greenhouse gases pulled
out of the Paris Agreement under Donald Trump
Where were hydrogen buses introduced and why?
Aberdeen has a fleet of hydrogen buses as part of their
commitment to sustainable transport.
Hydrogen Buses: Disadvantage
However, lots of people prefer the convenience of their own cars
What are wind turbines?
Wind Turbines have been built as a source of renewable energy.
Wind Turbines: Advantage (how does it reduce climate change)
These reduce the amount of fossil fuels burned to generate electricity, therefore less carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere?
Wind Turbines: Disadvantage (ugly)
However, wind turbines are very large and lots of people believe they’re an eyesore on the landscape.
