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Actions to Mitigate Climate Change - Coggle Diagram
Actions to Mitigate Climate Change
Clean Energy
Nuclear
Although some might say nuclear power is not a form of clean energy because of its waste, if the waste is properly disposed of there will be minimal effects on the cliamte
Hydro
Generated from moving water. Dams have turbine blades and they spin when water passes through, generating power.
Canada generates 60% of its electricity from hydro power
Hydro plants operate for 50-100 years making it a very sustainable source of clean energy
Wind
Wind rotates turbines generating power
Very affordable form of clean energy
May affect birds flying by
Places with less wind do not work as well for this energy sources
Geothermal
Holes are drilled into hot rocks in the ground turning the heat into energy
Geothermal energy provides constant 24/7 power unlike solar or wind
It is renewable because the heat from earth naturally replenishes
Although it is renewable some places in the globe are much better than others for geothermal energy. The best spots are near tectonic plates
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Solar
Panels absorb the sun's light converting it to energy
Costs for solar panels have dropped by over 80% since 2010
Sustainable Agriculture
Loads of carbon emissions come from agriculture and farming. Methane and Nitrous Oxide are very potent greenhouse gases that have severe effects on our climate so it is important to make sure farming is done in more sustainable ways
Reduced Fertilizer Use.
Many synthetic Fertilizers release N2O which is a very harmful greenhouse gas.
One way of reducing fertilizer use is to replace the synthetic fertilizers with more natural methods like compost or manure
Regenerative Farming.
Regenerative farming is a way to restore soil health and reducing climate change in the process.
Cover Cropping is a method used to protect the soil by planting certain crops like clover during the off-seasons of the more important crops. This keeps the soil healthy while promoting biodiversity
Crop Rotations. Rotating crops between seasons makes it difficult for pests to adapt which improves the plant health and the soil's nutrients
No-Tillage. Minimizing the plowing done on the soil helps protect the organisms in the soil and retain the carbon. :
Regenerative Farming practices are useful in managing soil. Healthy soils pull CO2 out of the atmosphere storing more carbon.
Public transit is great for getting cars off the roads improving both traffic and the environment
Electric Vehicles
The TTC has ordered hundreds of electric buses to be used in the coming years
Electric Vehicles can help reduce lots of greenhouse gas emissions however, practices of extracting lithium from the ground for batteries can be unsustainable
Bike Share
Bike sharing programs allow for affordable transit for large amounts of people across big cities reducing greenhouse-gas emissions in the process.
Diet Changes
Livestock especially beef and lamb produce high amounts of greenhouse gases
Keeping animals fed requires loads of resources like land, food and water, increasing CO2 and N2O emissions
Help restore natural ecosystems
Protecting forests, wetlands, grasslands and more
Reforestation. Planting trees where they once were cut down
Certain biomes are crucial for their ecosystem's life
Some trees like mangroves store carbon in their roots and soil.
Wetlands reduce N2O and Methane. Their microbes act as sinks for chemicals like nitrogen making it harder for N2O to be produced
