16. Climate Change CGP Managing Climate Changing

...................(a) is aimed at tackling the causes of climate change, whereas .................(b) means adjusting to the changes caused by climate change.

• (a) Mitigation

  (b) Adaption

• (a) Adaption

  (b) Mitigation

The aim of a mitigation strategy is to reduce the causes of climate change by reducing the concentration of ............... gases in the atmosphere

.................. energy comes from sources or processes that are constantly replenished.

Which of the following are renewable energy resources?

• Gas, electricity, petrol and diesel

• Wood, coal, gas and oil

• Wind, wave, tidal and solar

• Nuclear energy

International agreements can encourage countries to agree .......... for reductions of greenhouse gases.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) or carbon capture and ................... is the process of capturing carbon dioxide before it enters the atmosphere.

CCS involves capturing carbon dioxide; transporting it to a ........ place where it can be stored e.g. deep underground

Is carbon capture and storage a mitigation strategy or adaption?

• Adaption

• Mitigation strategy

CCS involves capturing carbon dioxide from power stations that burn ........ fuels

Planting trees increases the amount of carbon dioxide that is absorbed from the atmosphere through .................