Solutions To Climate Change

Question 1

Why do we have to act quick?

Answer 1

Climate change is an urgent threat to millions of lives
Most serious threat to life on our planet

Question 2

Objective (to stop climate change)

Answer 2

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions which must get to zero as soon as possible

Question 3

Keep fossil fuels in the ground

Answer 3

More they are extracted and burned the worse climate change will get

Question 4

Invest in renewable energy

Answer 4

Clean and renewable energy such as solar, wind, wave, tidal and geothermal power

Question 5

Switch to sustainable transport

Answer 5

Reducing car use and switching to electrical vehicles
Minimising plane travel which reduces climate change but also air pollution

Question 6

Help us keep our homes cosy

Answer 6

Insulating walls and roofs and switching from oil or gas boilers to heat pumps

Question 7

Improve farming and encourage vegan diets

Answer 7

Reducing meat and dairy consumption or going vegan
Improve farming practices and provide more plant-based products to help people make the switch

Question 8

Restore nature to absorb more carbon

Answer 8

The natural world is very good at cleaning up our emissions
Planting trees or giving back land to nature through “rewilding”
Photosynthesising plants draw down carbon dioxide as they grow, locking it away in soils

Question 9

Protect forests like the Amazon

Answer 9

Forests are crucial
Cutting down forests on an industrial scale destroys giant trees which could be sucking up huge amounts of carbon. Yet companies destroy forests to mspake way for animal farming, soya or palm oil plantations. Governments can stop them by making better laws

Question 10

Protect the oceans

Answer 10

Oceans also absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide
Many are overfished, used for oil and gas drilling or threatened by deep sea mining.
Protecting oceans an the life in them is crucial

Question 11

Reduce how much people consume (solutions to climate change)

Answer 11

Reducing overall consumption in more wealthy countries can help put less strain on the planet

Question 12

Reduce plastic

Answer 12

Plastic production is carbon intense
It doesn’t break down quickly in nature so a lot of plastic is burned contributing to emissions

Question 13

Summary (to stop climate change)

Answer 13

All these solutions need strong international cooperation between governments and businesses, including the most polluting sectors
Individuals can also contribute by making beter choices about their energy, travel and food
To best way to stop climate change is to take COLLECTIVE ACTION