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  Climate change mitigation is the process of cutting, reducing or absorbing emissions of greenhouse gases in order to alleviate or stop further climatic changes. Climate change mitigation is the main reason for all the legal agreements and pacts that have been made over time. Climate is changing, and will continue to change in the near future unless very big changes are made in the way the world consumes planetary resources and develops. To examine mitigation, it is essential to look at the major sources of ghg emissions. Energy makes up two thirds of global emissions while agriculture and related has the last third. By sector, electricity production accounts for 25%, industry produces 21% and transport emits 14%. Agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) is responsible for 24%. Buildings release 6% and other categories of energy contribute 10%. Fossil fuel use is responsible for most of the greenhouse gas emissions. Energy is necessary for development, and to this day,...

What is climate change education? Why is it necessary? As we all know, climate change is one of the most consequential phenomena of the 21 st century, with implications far into the future. Yet if well-handled it is manageable and even beneficial to mankind when problems are turned into opportunities. Climate change education is necessary because any kind of problem cannot be tackled without a clear understanding of the roots, concepts, workings and the entire framework of the issue. Climate education is important because a global effort towards solutions is needed, and we cannot progress without the larger majority of the earth’s population being in agreement and working as one. Climate education or CCE is basically education about the causes of climate change, the consequences on the global climate system and the socioeconomic impacts thereof. It also covers personal and collective roles and responsibilities as well as attitudes and behaviors needed to address the issue. Young...