Knowra Climate change mitigation Climate change mitigation Climate change mitigation comprises human interventions that limit climate change by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions or increasing greenhouse-gas removal from the atmosphere.
Greenhouse gas emissions : The release of gases that trap heat in Earth's atmosphere through human activities or natural processes. Reducing these releases is the central route by which mitigation slows warming.
Renewable energy : Energy from sources replenished naturally on human timescales, including sunlight, wind, and flowing water. Renewable generation can replace fossil-fuel electricity.
Climate change : Long-term shifts in Earth's temperatures and weather patterns, driven today mainly by human greenhouse-gas emissions. Mitigation limits the magnitude and pace of the climate changes it describes.
Climate change adaptation : Adjustments to human or natural systems that reduce harm from actual or expected climate impacts. Adaptation manages consequences, whereas mitigation limits the drivers of future change.
Carbon dioxide removal : Human activities that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it durably. It can counterbalance residual emissions when direct reductions are insufficient.
Electric vehicle : A vehicle propelled partly or entirely by electric motors powered by onboard batteries or external electricity. Electrifying road transport can reduce emissions, especially with low-carbon electricity.
Carbon budget : The finite amount of carbon dioxide that can be emitted while keeping warming below a specified temperature threshold. The remaining budget links mitigation speed to the chance of meeting temperature goals.
Solar geoengineering : Proposed interventions that reflect more sunlight to reduce global temperatures without directly removing greenhouse gases. It could alter warming while leaving atmospheric greenhouse-gas concentrations high.
Energy transition : The shift from fossil-fuel energy systems toward low-carbon sources, technologies, and infrastructure. Replacing fossil fuels cuts emissions from electricity, heating, and transport.
Building insulation : Materials and construction methods that reduce heat transfer through a building's envelope. Better insulation lowers heating and cooling energy demand.
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