7.3 - Climate change mitigation strategies

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Reduce carbon dioxide emissions

1: carbon tax 2: carbon trading 3: carbon offset schemes

Carbon dioxide removal

1: conserve and enhance carbon sinks 2: enhance CO2 absorption by oceans 3: carbon capture and storage

2 ways to enhance CO2 absorption by oceans

1: increase upwelling, brining nutrients to the surface and increasing productivity (removing CO2 from the atmosphere) 2: fertilise oceans with compounds of nitrogen, phosphorus & iron (to encourage the biological pump)

3 ways to mitigate climate change

1: reduce GHGs in general 2: reduce carbon emissions 3: remove carbon dioxide from the environment

Reduce GHGs in general (3)

1: use of alternative energy 2: decrease energy consumption (eg: public transport) 3: reduce emissions of NOx and methane from agriculture


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