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	'''Climate action''' describes various affords to prevent what is considered dangerous climate change.
			'''Climate action''' (or '''climate change action''') refers to a range of activities, mechanisms, policy instruments, and so forth that aim at ] of human-induced ] and its ]. "More climate action" is a central demand of the ].<ref name=":7">{{cite web \|last1=Maher \|first1=Julie \|title=Fridays For Future: A Look Into A Climate Change Movement \|date=26 March 2021 \|url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3947ec5373864c6ea361190220f0e27c \|access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref> '''Climate inaction''' is the absence of climate action.

	==~~Actions~~==		== Examples ==
			Some examples of climate action include:
	{{See also\|Politics of global warming}}
	===Energy===
	{{See also\|Energy subsidies}}
	] generation has increased in recent years, i.e. with ], or ]. For instance ] can encourage faster adoption.

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	===Divestment===
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	{{See also\|Fossil-fuel phase-out}}
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	] describes actions to withdraw investment assets including stocks, bonds, and investment funds from companies involved in extracting fossil fuels, in an attempt to reduce climate change emissions.<ref name="Fossil fuel divestment: a brief history">{{cite web\|title=Fossil fuel divestment: a brief history\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/08/fossil-fuel-divestment-a-brief-history\|website=www.theguardian.com/\|publisher=The Guardian\|accessdate=25 March 2015}}</ref>
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			* ] – actions by non-governmental organizations
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			== Obstacles ==
	Financial experts, such as the Bank of England or Goldman Sachs, project that expensive fossil fuel projects will become worthless due to future climate actions.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/07/much-worlds-fossil-fuel-reserve-must-stay-buried-prevent-climate-change-study-says\|title=Leave fossil fuels buried to prevent climate change, study urges\|year=2015\|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> According to research, to limit the climate change to a 2°C target many fossil fuels have to be left in the ground.<ref>{{cite journal\|url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v517/n7533/full/nature14016.html\|authors=Christophe McGlade & Paul Ekins\|title=The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2 °C\|journal=Nature\|doi=10.1038/nature14016\|year=2015}}</ref>

	===~~Global~~ ~~agreements~~===		=== Human behaviour ===
	*Effective since 2005 is the ], an international treaty, which extends the 1992 ] (UNFCCC) that commits State Parties to reduce greenhouse gases emissions.<ref>{{cite web \| date=n.d. \| url=http://unfccc.int/essential_background/kyoto_protocol/items/1678.php \| title=Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Annex B \| publisher=United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change \| accessdate=8 October 2011}} </ref>

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	*The ] resulted in a global agreement for the goal of limiting ] to less than 2 degrees Celsius (°C) compared to pre-industrial levels.<ref name="FCCC_CP_2015_L9_Rev1">{{cite web \| title = Adoption of the Paris agreement—Proposal by the President—Draft decision -/CP.21 \| work = \| publisher = ] \| date = 2015-12-12 \| url = http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2015/cop21/eng/l09r01.pdf \|format = ] \| doi = \| accessdate = 2015-12-12 \|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6djDMHZAT \|archivedate= 2015-12-12 \|deadurl=no}}</ref> Nations will also "pursue efforts to" limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C.<ref name="cnn">{{cite web \|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/12/world/global-climate-change-conference-vote/ \|title=Final draft of climate deal formally accepted in Paris \|last1=Sutter \|first1=John D. \|last2=Berlinger \|first2=Joshua \|date=12 December 2015 \|website=CNN \|publisher=Cable News Network, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. \|access-date=12 December 2015}}</ref>

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	===Planning===
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	A ] (CAP) is a set of strategies or a framework intended to guide efforts for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.<ref>{{cite web\|publisher=NREL\|url=http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/solutioncenter/pdfs/breakout_climate_action_planning_david_peterson.pdf\|title=Climate Action Planning\|accessdate=January 23, 2016}}</ref>
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	===Taxation===
	Climate actions can include the adoption of a ], as an incentive to reduce carbon emissions, and to adopt alternatives.<ref name="gupta taxes and charges"> {{cite book \|year=2007 \|contribution=13.2.1.2 Taxes and charges \|title=Policies, instruments, and co-operative arrangements \|series=Climate Change 2007: Mitigation. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (B. Metz ''et al''. Eds.) \|publisher=Print version: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., and New York, N.Y., U.S.A.. This version: IPCC website \|author=Gupta, S. \|url=http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg3/en/ch13s13-2-1-2.html \|accessdate=2010-03-18\|display-authors=etal}}</ref>

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Actions to reduce climate change

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
Individual action on climate change
Politics of climate change

Obstacles

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)

Climate change

Overview
Causes of climate change Effects of climate change Climate change mitigation Climate change adaptation By country and region

Causes

Overview	Climate system Greenhouse effect (Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere) Scientific consensus on climate change
Sources	Deforestation Fossil fuel Greenhouse gases Greenhouse gas emissions Carbon accounting Carbon footprint Carbon leakage from agriculture from wetlands World energy supply and consumption

History
History of climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences Years in climate change 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Effects and issues

Physical	Abrupt climate change Anoxic event Arctic methane emissions Arctic sea ice decline Atlantic meridional overturning circulation Drought Extreme weather Flood Coastal flooding Heat wave Marine Urban heat island Oceans acidification deoxygenation heat content sea surface temperature stratification temperature Ozone depletion Permafrost thaw Retreat of glaciers since 1850 Sea level rise Season creep Tipping points in the climate system Tropical cyclones Water cycle Wildfires
Flora and fauna	Biomes Mass mortality event Birds Extinction risk Forest dieback Invasive species Marine life Plant biodiversity
Social and economic	Agriculture Livestock Multi-breadbasket failure United States Children Cities Civilizational collapse Crime Depopulation of settlements Destruction of cultural heritage Disability Economic impacts U.S. insurance industry Fisheries Gender Health Mental health Human rights Indigenous peoples Infectious diseases Migration Poverty Psychological impacts Security and conflict Urban flooding Water scarcity Water security
By country and region	Africa Americas Antarctica Arctic Asia Australia Caribbean Europe Middle East and North Africa Small island countries by individual country

Mitigation

Economics and finance	Carbon budget Carbon emission trading Carbon offsets and credits Gold Standard (carbon offset standard) Carbon price Carbon tax Climate debt Climate finance Climate risk insurance Co-benefits of climate change mitigation Economics of climate change mitigation Fossil fuel divestment Green Climate Fund Low-carbon economy Net zero emissions
Energy	Carbon capture and storage Energy transition Fossil fuel phase-out Nuclear power Renewable energy Sustainable energy
Preserving and enhancing carbon sinks	Blue carbon Carbon dioxide removal Carbon sequestration Direct air capture Carbon farming Climate-smart agriculture Forest management afforestation forestry for carbon sequestration REDD and REDD+ reforestation Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF and AFOLU) Nature-based solutions
Personal	Individual action on climate change Plant-based diet

Society and adaptation

Society	Business action Climate action Climate emergency declaration Climate movement School Strike for Climate Denial Ecological grief Governance Justice Litigation Politics Public opinion Women
Adaptation	Adaptation strategies on the German coast Adaptive capacity Disaster risk reduction Ecosystem-based adaptation Flood control Loss and damage Managed retreat Nature-based solutions Resilience Risk Vulnerability The Adaptation Fund National Adaptation Programme of Action
Communication	Climate Change Performance Index Climate crisis (term) Climate spiral Education Media coverage Popular culture depictions art fiction video games Warming stripes
International agreements	Glasgow Climate Pact Kyoto Protocol Paris Agreement Cooperative Mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement Nationally determined contributions Sustainable Development Goal 13 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Background and theory

Measurements	Global surface temperature Instrumental temperature record Proxy Satellite temperature measurement
Theory	Albedo Carbon cycle atmospheric biologic oceanic permafrost Carbon sink Climate sensitivity Climate variability and change Cloud feedback Cloud forcing Fixed anvil temperature hypothesis Cryosphere Earth's energy budget Extreme event attribution Feedbacks Global warming potential Illustrative model of greenhouse effect on climate change Orbital forcing Radiative forcing
Research and modelling	Climate change scenario Climate model Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Paleoclimatology Representative Concentration Pathway Shared Socioeconomic Pathways

v t e Human impact on the environment
General	Anthropocene Ecological footprint Environmental impact assessment Environmental issues list of issues Human impact on marine life List of global issues Impact assessment Planetary boundaries Social ecology (ethics)
Causes	Causes of climate change 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
Effects	Biodiversity threats biodiversity loss decline in amphibian populations decline in insect populations Climate change runaway climate change in the United States Deforestation Defaunation Desertification Ecocide Ecological crisis Effects of climate change Effects of climate change on agriculture Multiple breadbasket failure Effects of climate change on livestock Environmental insecurity Environmental issues in the United States Coral reefs Externality Forest dieback Environmental degradation Erosion Freshwater cycle Greenhouse gas emissions Habitat destruction Holocene extinction Nitrogen cycle Land degradation Land consumption Land surface effects on climate Loss and damage Loss of green belts Phosphorus cycle Ocean acidification Ozone depletion Resource depletion Tropical cyclones and climate change Water degradation Water pollution Water scarcity
Mitigation	Alternative fuel vehicle propulsion Birth control Cleaner production Climate change mitigation Community resilience Cultured meat Decoupling Ecological engineering Environmental engineering Environmental mitigation Industrial ecology Mitigation banking Organic farming Recycling Reforestation urban Restoration ecology Sustainability Sustainable consumption Waste minimization
Commons Category by country assessment mitigation

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