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. Climate inaction is the absence of climate action.

Examples

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
Fossil fuel divestment
Individual action on climate change
Methane leak mitigation
Politics of climate change
Radical environmentalism

Obstacles

Human 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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