The Challenge Of Natural Hazard Part 6 Flashcards
What is mitigating climate change
Reduce and prevent climate change
What are the 6 renewable energy types
Wind
Solar
Waves
Geothermal
Tidal
Biomass
How much was invested in renewable energy sources in 2010
$211 billion
What is carbon capture
Is a process where 90% of carbon produced is captured and returned underground via an injection well
What is the most polluting fossil fuel
Coal
How much of chinas energy comes from coal
80%
Why will planting trees ( afforestation) help mitigate climate change
Acts like a carbon sink
Removes co2 through photosynthesis
Also release moisture which creates clouds reducing amount of radiation
What are the three international agreements
Paris agreement 2015
Copenhagen accord 2009
Kyoto agreement 2005
What did the Kyoto agreement agree to do
Over 170 countries agreed to reduce carbon emissions by 2012
What did the Copenhagen agreement pledge to do
To give LICs financial support to lower their impacts on climate change
What happened at the Paris agreement
195 countries signed the first universal and legal global climate deal
What did the Paris agreement pledge to do
Reach a balance between sources and sinks of greenhouse gases
Keep global temp increase below 2°
How do they change agriculture to fit with climate change
Drought resistant crops
Irrigation systems
How do they manage water supply to fit with climate change
Artificial glaciers in India
When do people believe the Maldives will be inhabitable
2030
