As a Specific Approach to Reducing the Impact of Green

question 14

Multiple Choice

As a specific approach to reducing the impact of green house gasses, mitigation refers to

• A)taking steps to reduce emissions today to delay or reduce global temperature increases
• B)new legislation that allows for lawsuits for those who do not comply with emission limits
• C)adjustments by future generations to reduce the negative impacts of temperature increases
• D)protecting specific key resources from temperature increases

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Definitions:

Confederate Government

The government formed by the southern states that seceded from the Union during the American Civil War, leading the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865.

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