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Mitigation Strategies

Mitigation Strategies. What and Why?. What is mitigation?. To decrease force or intensity. To lower risk. Earthquake mitigation Flood mitigation Climate change mitigation.

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Mitigation Strategies

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  1. Mitigation Strategies What and Why?

  2. What is mitigation? • To decrease force or intensity. To lower risk. • Earthquake mitigation • Flood mitigation • Climate change mitigation

  3. This is what we know about CO2 concentrations over the past 50 yearsImage created by Robert A. Rohde / Global Warming Art

  4. How? Why? What can we do? We can’t just stop emitting CO2 immediately We actually need to bring emissions significantly lower than current levels in order to stabilize concentrations of CO2. Towards Stabilizing CO2

  5. One way to decrease carbon emissions? Replace fossil fuel burning power plants… …with lower or carbon free alternatives, like solar, wind, or nuclear energy. TRADE OFFS?

  6. About 99% of the total global warming potential for all new emissions comes from three main gases: Carbon Dioxide Methane Nitrous Oxide Image created by Robert A. Rohde / Global Warming Art

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