Efforts to reduce or prevent the emission of greenhouse gases and to enhance their removal from the atmosphere, with the aim of limiting the extent of climate change. It includes shifting to low-carbon energy and improving efficiency.
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- Climate change mitigation seeks to limit warming by reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases and by increasing carbon sinks. Measures include deploying renewable energy, improving energy efficiency, and changing land use.
- It is distinguished from adaptation, which addresses the impacts of climate change. International frameworks such as the Paris Agreement set targets that depend heavily on mitigation across energy, transport, and industry.