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GCSE Chemistry · key term
Action that limits climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions or removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
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Specification 8.26 · Paper 2
Revise: Modern Atmosphere and Climate ChangeMitigation aims to limit further climate change. Using less fossil-fuel energy, for example through greater efficiency or renewable energy, can reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Changes in farming and consumption can help reduce methane emissions from livestock.
Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher), Paper 4 (Higher)
Action taken to limit future climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions or removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
When assessing mitigation, consider how widely it could be used, what might go wrong and its environmental consequences.
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Mitigation means limiting future climate change: either release less of these gases or remove some from the atmosphere. It cannot instantly undo warming that has already occurred. This differs from adaptation, such as building flood defences, which helps people cope with an effect rather than tackling its cause.