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Factors that Help Reduce Climate Change - Coggle Diagram
Factors that Help Reduce Climate Change
People Trying To Help
Greta Thunberg
Swedish environmental activist
Challenges world leaders to reduce the effects of human-caused climate change
Raising public awareness of climate change across the world
David Attenborough
British Biologist
Spent decades educating the public on climate change
Educates the public through his documentaries
Elon Musk
South African businessman
Creator of space company SpaceX
Creator of electric car company Tesla
Renewable Energy
Solar Energy
Captures sunlight with photovoltaic panels or solar thermal systems
Works best in sunny climate
Generate electricity or heat
Clean, abundant, and renewable source of power
Reduces green house gas emmissions
Wind energy
Turbines convert wind’s kinetic energy into electricity energy
Works best in windy conditions
Renewable and sustainable power source
Low operating costs after installation
Hydroelectric Energy
Converts kinetic water energy into electrical power
Water flow turns turbines to generate clean electricity
Renewable energy source
Installation is expensive, but costs to run are cheap
Sustainable Transportation
Electric Cars
Run on batteries instead of gasoline
Costly to purchase, low costs to own
Zero-emission transportation
The charging stations are powered by solar and wind sources
Public Transportation
Includes Buses, trains, subways, streetcars, ferries
Fewer cars, less CO₂
Energy efficient
Uses less energy per passenger than cars
Cycling
Significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions
Improve neighborhood environmental health
Decreases road congestion effectively
Carbon Reduction Technologies
Carbon Capture and Storage
Way of reducing CO2 emissions
Stores carbon underground long-term
Compresses CO2 into liquid form for transportation
Expensive technology to implement, but cheap running costs
Direct Air Capture
Captures CO2 directly from ambient air
Requires significant energy for CO2 extraction process
Air flows through special filters that chemically trap CO2
High implementation costs, expensive to run
Powered by solar, wind, and hydroelectric energy
Carbon Sink from Trees
Stores carbon for long periods
Trees absorb CO2 and convert into organic matter
Add biochar to soil to enhance carbon storage
Implementation is costly at large scale
