Managing climate change – mitigation
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how climate change can be managed through mitigation strategies.
Key learning points
- Managing climate change can involve mitigation strategies.
- Mitigation strategies include alternative energy production, carbon capture and planting trees.
- Mitigation can involve international agreements.
Keywords
Mitigation - actions to reduce or prevent the emission of greenhouse gases
Renewable energy - energy from natural sources that are constantly replenished, like wind and solar
Paris Agreement - an international treaty on climate change aiming to limit global warming
Common misconception
Individuals cannot make significant contributions to mitigation.
Although national and international mitigation strategies are essential to achieve meaingful mitigation of climate change, individual actions, such as reducing energy use, collectively contribute to mitigation efforts.
Teacher tip
Using the internet to calculate individual carbon footprint can be interesting for pupils and leads to discussion of ideas as to how they can reduce it, reinforcing the importance of individual actions.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a greenhouse gas?
Q2.Give an example of a sustainable energy source.
Q3. means actions to reduce or prevent the emission of greenhouse gas.
Q4.Which of these is an international agreement on climate change?
Q5.Match the mitigation strategy with who could do it.
use public transport
provide power from renewable energy
the Paris Agreement
Q6. is the ability to meet the needs of today without compromising the needs of tomorrow.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is the main goal of climate change mitigation?
Q2.Which energy source is considered renewable?
Q3.What are the main aims of COP?
Q4.The Paris Agreement was adopted by _________ countries.
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