Demand-Side Mitigation
Energy efficiency
The term “energy efficiency” refers to the amount of useful outputs in the form of services or wellbeing generated by each unit of energy. Through optimizing energy production and consumption, and in particular, smart design, higher levels of energy efficiency can be achieved. Many practices such as using more energy efficient light bulbs or taking […]
Supply-Side Mitigation
Strategies aimed at mitigating the impacts of through reducing extraction of . Examples include removing fossil subsidies and increasing taxes, divesting from extraction companies, and leaving fossil fuels in the ground. Supply-side policies are not yet as widespread as (the dominant approach of governments over the past 30 years), and have therefore been considered “the […]