Climate action

Climate action (or climate change action) refers to a range of activities, mechanisms, policy instruments, and so forth that aim at reducing the severity of human-induced climate change and its impacts. "More climate action" is a central demand of the climate movement.^[1] Climate inaction is the absence of climate action.

Examples of climate action

Some examples of climate action include:

Business action on climate change
Climate change adaptation
Climate change mitigation
Climate finance
Climate movement – actions by non-governmental organizations
Individual action on climate change
Politics of climate change

Obstacles to achieving climate action

Human behaviour

Barriers to pro-environmental behaviour

References

^ Maher, Julie (26 March 2021). "Fridays For Future: A Look Into A Climate Change Movement". Retrieved 1 February 2022.

External links

Climate Activism: Start Here (The Commons Library)

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Causes	Agriculture animal agriculture cannabis cultivation irrigation meat production cocoa production palm oil (US) Bitcoin Corporate behavior Deforestation and climate change Energy industry biofuels biodiesel coal electricity energy fashion fracking (US) nuclear power oil shale petroleum reservoirs transport Genetic pollution Environmental crime Explosives Industrialisation Land use Manufacturing cleaning agents concrete fashion plastics nanotechnology paint paper pesticides pharmaceuticals and personal care Marine life fishing fishing down the food web marine pollution overfishing Mining Overconsumption Overdrafting Overexploitation Overgrazing Particulates Pollution Quarrying Reservoirs Tourism Transport aviation rail roads shipping Urbanization urban sprawl War
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Commons Category by country assessment mitigation

Examples of climate action

Obstacles to achieving climate action

Human behaviour

See also

References

External links