Question

reducing climate change
choices
most scientists agree that the earths climate is changing and most scientists note that the earth
is getting warmer. many scientists point to rising greenhouse gas levels as the major reason for
this warming.
as earth citizens, humans are presented with three choices:

1. mitigation - taking measures to reduce the pace and magnitude of changes in global

climate due to climate change being caused by human activities.

1. adaptation - taking measures to reduce the adverse impact on human well - being resulting

from the changes in climate that do occur.

1. suffering - experiencing the negative impacts of climate change if mitigation and

adaptation do not help.
the effort to reduce greenhouse gas production by creating global agreements like the kyoto
protocol is a form of mitigation. building buildings farther away from coastlines due to rising
sea levels is a form of adaptation. famine in areas that are seeing droughts and floods caused
by climate change is an example of suffering.
which of these is described as \taking measures to reduce
the pace and magnitude of changes in global climate due to
climate change being caused by human activities\?
adaptation
propagation
mitigation
suffering

Explanation:

The question asks for the term that means "taking measures to reduce the pace and magnitude of changes in global climate due to climate change being caused by human activities". Looking at the provided text:

• Mitigation is defined as "taking measures to reduce the pace and magnitude of changes in global climate due to climate change being caused by human activities".
• Adaptation is about reducing the adverse impact on human well - being from climate changes that do occur.
• Propagation is not relevant to the given definitions.
• Suffering is about experiencing the negative impacts if mitigation and adaptation do not help.

Answer:

mitigation