Reducing Greenhouse Emissions through mitigation

What is mitigation?

Climate change mitigation is action to reduce sources of greenhouse gases, or to enhance the removal of these gases from the atmosphere. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global economic growth continues to be the most important drivers of increases in greenhouse gas emissions, particularly from fossil fuel combustion. Without efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions beyond those in place today, emissions growth is expected to persist.

Mitigation strategies can be put in place across a range of sectors including transport, building and infrastructure, electricity, agriculture and industry.

National, state and local governments can establish effective policies to assist in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

The SA Government has a range of existing policies and programs that contribute to reducing the state’s greenhouse gas emissions in areas including energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, transport, waste management and buildings.

For more information:

• Hydrogen Jobs Plan
• Hydrogen industry development
• Green Iron and Steel Strategy
• South Australia's Advanced Manufacturing Strategy
• Solar, batteries and smarter home
• Large-scale renewable energy generation and storage
• emPowering SA program
• Energy Masters project
• Retailer Energy Productivity Scheme
• Electric vehicle
• Freight and Supply Chain Strategy
• Carbon sequestration
• Blue Carbon
• Carbon Farming
• Incentives for business and industry sustainability initiatives
• South Australia's Waste Strategy 2020-2025
• South Australia’s Food Waste Strategy 2020 – 2025