Question

classify the methods for addressing climate change as either mitigation or adaptation. mitigation adaptation answer bank improve disease surveillance decrease methane release plant crops to match new climate carbon capture and sequestration erect coastal barriers provide wildlife migration corridors capture and conserve water sustainable and nuclear fuel sources energy efficiency reforestation

Explanation:

• Mitigation focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions or removing them from the atmosphere to slow climate change.
• decrease methane release: Reduces a potent greenhouse gas.
• carbon capture and sequestration: Removes CO₂ from the atmosphere.
• sustainable and nuclear fuel sources: Replaces fossil fuels (high emitters) with low/zero - emission energy.
• energy efficiency: Reduces energy consumption and thus associated emissions.
• reforestation: Trees absorb CO₂, reducing atmospheric greenhouse gases.
• Adaptation focuses on adjusting to the already - occurring or expected climate change impacts.
• improve disease surveillance: Adapting to increased disease risks from climate change.
• plant crops to match new climate: Adjusting agriculture to new climate conditions.
• erect coastal barriers: Protecting coasts from sea - level rise and storm surges.
• provide wildlife migration corridors: Helping wildlife adapt to changing habitats.
• capture and conserve water: Adapting to changes in water availability.

Answer:

• Mitigation: decrease methane release, carbon capture and sequestration, sustainable and nuclear fuel sources, energy efficiency, reforestation
• Adaptation: improve disease surveillance, plant crops to match new climate, erect coastal barriers, provide wildlife migration corridors, capture and conserve water