Transcript Climate Change Mitigation

Governmental Management of
Climate Change
The EU leads the way
An integrated response
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What do we mean by an integrated response and how is this being
achieved? See p7 & p8
What have the EU achieved and
what are their targets?
• See p12 & p13
What is the EU Emission Trading
Scheme?
• See p14 of the EU document and p52 &
53 in the textbook
What are the key elements of the
EU Energy policy?
• See p15 to p18
How can changes to agriculture
help?
• See p20
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Are biofuels the answer – what do you
think the pros and cons are? –
Geofactsheet
How can Intelligent Behaviour
reduce demand?
• See p20-22
What is the role of technology?
• See page 23
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You may like to view the lecture on Carbon
Capture and Storage at this link:
• http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/gsl/site/GSL/lan
g/en/carboncapture
How has the UK Government Acted
on Climate Change?
• List the strategies used in the 2008 Climate
Change Act
• View the following website for more details:
http://actonco2.direct.gov.uk/home.html
• Personal Carbon Allowances p29-31
• Congestion Charging: See New York in text book
p 54 or
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/congestionchargi
ng/ for London