Mitigation: reducing the causes of climate change
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Define mitigation (climate change).
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Action that reduces the **causes** of climate change — cutting greenhouse-gas emissions or removing CO₂.
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Mitigation vs adaptation?
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**Mitigation** = reduce the causes (cut emissions); **adaptation** = cope with the effects.
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What is carbon trading?
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A **cap** on total emissions plus **tradable permits**, so polluting costs money and firms are paid to cut emissions.
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What is carbon offsetting?
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Funding emission cuts elsewhere (e.g. tree planting) to **balance** emissions you produce.
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What is carbon capture / geo-engineering?
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Large-scale removal of CO₂ from power stations or the air, then storing it.
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Mitigation case study — EU ETS?
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The **EU Emissions Trading System** caps industry/power emissions + tradable permits → a financial reason to decarbonise.
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Mitigation case study — Costa Rica?
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Generates ~**99% of electricity from renewables** and pays to protect forests.
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Mitigation case study — Paris Agreement?
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2015 global deal; countries pledge emission cuts to keep warming well below 2 °C.
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What does 'to what extent' require?
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A **balanced** two-sided argument with **named examples** and a **justified judgement**.
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Proportional symbols — one advantage + one disadvantage?
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Advantage: symbol size shows the value at each place. Disadvantage: hard to read exact values.
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