Climate Change Mitigation Strategies

The video discusses climate change, emphasizing long-term trends like warmer winters and more frequent heat waves. It highlights the impact on culture and economy, such as reduced ice fishing and longer growing seasons. Adaptation strategies include redesigning stormwater systems and developing heat emergency plans. Mitigation efforts focus on reducing emissions through individual and collective actions.

What distinguishes climate change from daily weather changes?

• Climate change is the same as seasonal changes.

• Climate change is only about temperature increases.

• Climate change is about long-term trends over time.

• Climate change refers to short-term weather patterns.

How do warmer winters affect cultural activities?

• They have no impact on cultural activities.

• They reduce the duration of snowmobiling seasons.

• They increase opportunities for ice fishing.

• They make cross-country skiing more popular.

What is one challenge farmers face due to longer summers?

• Shorter growing seasons.

• Increased crop yields.

• More frequent rainfalls.

• More bugs and diseases.

What is a key adaptation strategy for dealing with flooding?

• Redesigning stormwater systems.

• Building more roads.

• Increasing ice cover on lakes.

• Reducing the number of trees.

How can communities help vulnerable people during heat waves?

• By providing more ice cream.

• By developing heat emergency action plans.

• By reducing the number of sunny days.

• By increasing the number of beaches.

What is the primary goal of mitigation in the context of climate change?

• To make winters colder.

• To increase the number of heat waves.

• To curb emissions of greenhouse gases.

• To increase global warming.

Which of the following is an example of a mitigation step?

• Reducing consumption.

• Increasing energy use.

• Driving and flying more.

• Building more factories.

Why is large-scale mitigation necessary?

• To focus only on local solutions.

• To increase individual emissions.

• To effectively reduce harmful emissions.

• To make climate change worse.

Who needs to be involved in large-scale mitigation efforts?

• Only individuals.

• Individuals, communities, businesses, and countries.

• Only businesses.

• Only governments.

What is the collective goal of global mitigation efforts?

• To ignore climate change impacts.

• To focus on local climate changes.

• To reduce harmful emissions worldwide.

• To increase global temperatures.