Mediaspace scheduled maintenance: Aug 25, 2026 07:00 - 12:00 AM. During this time, videos will be temporarily unavailable. Check status updates.

Lecture

Mitigation Options & Climate Action Progress

In course

ENV-410: Science of climate change

The course equips students with a comprehensive scientific understanding of climate change covering a wide range of topics from physical principles, historical climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, the IPCC assessment to future scenarios and climate ac ...

Description

This lecture discusses global GHG emissions trends by economic sectors, emphasizing the need for deep shifts towards low carbon services. It explores mitigation options such as wind energy, solar PV, and carbon capture, highlighting the state of climate action towards 2030 targets.

Instructor

Julia Schmale

Official source

Ontological neighbourhood

Environmental science

Climate: Climate change mitigation

Related concepts (32)

Carbon dioxide removal

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR), also known as carbon removal, greenhouse gas removal (GGR) or negative emissions, is a process in which carbon dioxide gas () is removed from the atmosphere by deliberate human activities and durably stored in geological, terrestrial, or ocean reservoirs, or in products. In the context of net zero greenhouse gas emissions targets, CDR is increasingly integrated into climate policy, as an element of climate change mitigation strategies.

Greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions (abbreviated as GHG emissions) from human activities strengthen the greenhouse effect, contributing to climate change. Carbon dioxide (), from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas, is one of the most important factors in causing climate change. The largest emitters are China followed by the US, although the United States has higher emissions per capita. The main producers fueling the emissions globally are large oil and gas companies.

Climate action

Climate action (or climate change action) refers to a range of activities, mechanisms, policy instruments and so forth that aim to reduce the severity of human induced climate change and its impacts. "More climate action" is a central demand of the climate movement. Climate inaction is the absence of climate action. Examples for climate action include: Business action on climate change Climate change adaptation Climate change mitigation Climate finance Climate movement – actions by non-governmental organiz

Direct air capture

Direct air capture (DAC) is the use of chemical or physical processes to extract carbon dioxide directly from the ambient air. If the extracted is then sequestered in safe long-term storage (called direct air carbon capture and sequestration (DACCS)), the overall process will achieve carbon dioxide removal and be a "negative emissions technology" (NET). As of 2022, DAC has yet to become profitable because the cost of using DAC to sequester carbon dioxide is several times the carbon price.

Carbon offsets and credits

A carbon offset is a reduction or removal of emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere. A carbon credit or offset credit is a transferrable financial instrument (i.e. a derivative of an underlying commodity) certified by governments or independent certification bodies to represent an emission reduction that can then be bought or sold. Both offsets and credits are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e).

Related lectures (32)

Carbon Removal Technologies: Climeworks Innovations

Explores Climeworks' innovative carbon removal technologies and their impact on combating global warming through direct air capture.

Energy Independence: Solutions for Switzerland's Future

Addresses Switzerland's need for energy independence and explores sustainable solutions through renewable energy and carbon management strategies.

Climate Change Mitigation

Explores polar and alpine climate change, mitigation strategies, and climate engineering, covering topics like greenhouse effect, Paris Agreement, IPCC reports, and extreme events.

CO2: Friend or Foe? / Independent and Neutral Switzerland

Covers the impact of CO2, the Earth's warming trend, renewable energy, and climate urgency.

Global Warming: COP27 Recap