Mitigation actions
The following are examples of mitigation actions worth implementing to reduce greenhouse gases emissions and/or enhance GHG sinks.
- Promotion of the use of e-mobility and hybrid electric vehicles: Electric and hybrid electric vehicles are highly energy efficient and can thus contribute to the reduction of GHG emissions in the atmosphere.
- Vehicle emission standards control programmes, through fixing emission standards for new and existing vehicles, specifications for clean fuels to use, and proper maintenance of vehicles, will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution in the atmosphere.
- Use of renewable energy: Increasing the share of total electricity generated from wind, solar, hydro, and geothermal sources, as well as certain biofuel sources, through the addition of new renewable energy-generating capacity, plays a determinant role in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Using energy-saving cook stoves leads to less utilisation of forest resources and subsequently reduces GHG emissions. Biogas is much cleaner than firewood or charcoal. Furthermore, bio-digesters reduce the pathogen content of organic materials. The sanitary condition of a household can consequently be enhanced through the use of domestic biogas units.
- Using public buses fuelled by compressed natural gas rather than gasoline or diesel reduces GHG emissions. This can be complemented by the construction of sidewalks and bike paths to increase lower-emission transportation choices.
Source: Photo taken in the field by the authors.
Activity
Activity 1.2. Among the following actions, some are for mitigating climate change and others are not. Select “true” for mitigation actions and “false” for those that are not. The first answer is provided as an example.
