Education, IPCC, Videos: Science, Impacts, Mitigation, Models, Data: Mitigation to Reduce Global Warming
Mitigation means action taken to reduce the effects of global warming. There are many possible actions, from individual to societal, ranging from energy-efficient light bulbs to international treaties for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The 2007 IPCC Mitigation Report contains the most authoritative and exhaustive compendium.
Experts warn that substantial mitigation must occur soon to avoid the worst consequences of global warming. If substantial mitigation does not occur ("Business as Usual" scenario), global warming consequences will likely be disasterous. Developing countries will be hit hardest, but developed countries (including the United States) will not be exempt. For example, see this: "Climate change could devastate US crop yields". There is no safe haven.
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Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Framing Issues
- Chapter 3: Issues related to mitigation in the long-term context
- Chapter 4: Energy Supply
- Chapter 5: Transport and its infrastructure
- Chapter 6: Residential and commercial buildings
- Chapter 7: Industry
- Chapter 8: Agriculture
- Chapter 9: Forestry
- Chapter 10: Waste management
- Chapter 11: Mitigation from a cross-sectoral perspective
- Chapter 12: Sustainable Development and mitigation
- Chapter 13: Policies, instruments, and co-operative arrangements
- Annex I: Glossary
- Annex II: Abbrevations, Chemical Symbols
- Annex III: Contributors to the report
- Annex IV:Reviewers of the report
- Annex V: Index
(Last updated 31 March 2010)
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