Knowledge organiser | LAUNCH Humanities
Evaluate responses to climate change.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mitigation | Reducing greenhouse-gas emissions or increasing their removal |
| adaptation | Adjusting to actual or expected climate impacts |
| impact | An effect of a change |
| evaluation | A judgement using evidence and limits |
Distinguish cause, impact and response.
Identify mitigation, adaptation or both.
State a benefit and a limitation for each approach.
Justify a provisional choice using evidence.
I choose ____. Evidence from ____ shows ____. This matters because ____. A limit is ____.
Mitigation targets causes; adaptation adjusts to impacts. Explain a benefit and a limitation. Source: NASA, Mitigation and Adaptation.