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Unit 7 - Climate Change & Energy Production
Environmental Systems & Societies SL
Environmental Systems & Societies SL

Unit 7 - Climate Change & Energy Production

Climate Response Guide: Adapt & Thrive!

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🐧 Adaptation

Think of a penguin living in a freezer! Adaptation refers to the changes living organisms (including us!) make to deal with new conditions, especially those caused by climate change.

  • Simple Definition: Adjusting to new environmental conditions to reduce negative impacts and seize the benefits!

🔥 Climate change issues & how we can adapt

  • Flooding: Imagine a bathtub overflowing with water.
    • Solution: Create better flood defenses, like walls and barriers.
  • Disease Spread: Ever heard of the flu traveling around school? Well, diseases like malaria might travel even further as the world gets warmer!
    • Solution: More widespread vaccination programs.
  • Water Shortages: It's like your water bottle running out on a hot day.
    • Solution: Build desalination plants to get fresh water from the sea.
  • Shifting Crop Climates: It’s like trying to grow ice cream in the desert. Some places become too hot or dry for the usual crops.
    • Solution: Plant crops in new areas and develop varieties that can handle the heat and irregular water supplies.

⚡ Mitigation vs adaptation

  • Mitigation: Trying to reduce or prevent the issue (like turning off the tap so the tub doesn’t overflow).
    • Examples: Increasing energy efficiency, using low-carbon electricity, and switching fuels (e.g., electrifying buildings and cars).
  • Adaptation: Adjusting to the issue (like using a mop to clean up the water after the tub overflows).
    • Even if we mitigate, CO2 will keep increasing for a while and the ocean’s gonna heat up adding about 0.6°C to our global thermostat. So, we gotta adapt too!

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Unit 7 - Climate Change & Energy Production
Environmental Systems & Societies SL
Environmental Systems & Societies SL

Unit 7 - Climate Change & Energy Production

Climate Response Guide: Adapt & Thrive!

Word Count Emoji
597 words
Reading Time Emoji
3 mins read
Updated at Emoji
Last edited on 5th Nov 2024

Table of content

🐧 Adaptation

Think of a penguin living in a freezer! Adaptation refers to the changes living organisms (including us!) make to deal with new conditions, especially those caused by climate change.

  • Simple Definition: Adjusting to new environmental conditions to reduce negative impacts and seize the benefits!

🔥 Climate change issues & how we can adapt

  • Flooding: Imagine a bathtub overflowing with water.
    • Solution: Create better flood defenses, like walls and barriers.
  • Disease Spread: Ever heard of the flu traveling around school? Well, diseases like malaria might travel even further as the world gets warmer!
    • Solution: More widespread vaccination programs.
  • Water Shortages: It's like your water bottle running out on a hot day.
    • Solution: Build desalination plants to get fresh water from the sea.
  • Shifting Crop Climates: It’s like trying to grow ice cream in the desert. Some places become too hot or dry for the usual crops.
    • Solution: Plant crops in new areas and develop varieties that can handle the heat and irregular water supplies.

⚡ Mitigation vs adaptation

  • Mitigation: Trying to reduce or prevent the issue (like turning off the tap so the tub doesn’t overflow).
    • Examples: Increasing energy efficiency, using low-carbon electricity, and switching fuels (e.g., electrifying buildings and cars).
  • Adaptation: Adjusting to the issue (like using a mop to clean up the water after the tub overflows).
    • Even if we mitigate, CO2 will keep increasing for a while and the ocean’s gonna heat up adding about 0.6°C to our global thermostat. So, we gotta adapt too!

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