7.3 - Climate change mitigation strategies
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