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The Fast-Action Climate Mitigation Campaign
With abrupt climate change approaching faster than predicted according to scientists, fast-action mitigation strategies are essential in order to avoid passing the tipping points. Beginning in 2006, the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development embarked on a “fast-action” climate mitigation campaign to promote non-CO2 strategies that will result in significant emissions reductions in the near-term, to complement cuts in CO2 which are essential for the long-term. These strategies include:
- Reducing emissions of short-term climate forcers, such as black carbon, methane, and tropospheric ozone
- Maximizing the potential of the Montreal Protocol ozone treaty to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, with a current focus on:
- Phasing down potent hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) that can have up to 11,000 times the warming potential of CO2
- Recovering and destroying ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) in “banks” of existing equipment, foams, and stockpiles
- Expanding bio-sequestration through biochar, a charcoal made from agricultural waste that has the potential to sequester carbon in soil for hundreds to thousands of years while also improving agricultural productivity
For a brief introduction to the fast-action mitigation strategies, take a look at the short films below:
UNFCCC COP16, Cancun: UNEP and Micronesia Highlight the Forgotten 50% of Climate Pollution
UNFCCC COP16, Cancun: Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan Highlights the Forgotten 50% of Climate Pollution
UNFCCC COP16, Cancun: Dr. Mario Molina, Nobel Laureate, Highlights the Forgotten 50% of Climate Pollution
UNFCCC COP15, Copenhagen: Turning Down the Heat: The Forgotten 50%
UNFCCC COP15, Copenhagen: Turning Down the Heat: The Montreal Protocol & HFCs
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