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Mitigation Strategies of Greenhouse Gas Control: Policy Measures

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Climate change is one of the most important threats facing by the world today. As per recorded data, “Averaged as a whole, the global terrestrial and ocean surface temperature for March 2020 was 1.16 °C above the average of 12.7 °C in the twentieth century and the second highest in the period of 141 years”. Minor temperature change may cause massive disasters in the form of rising sea levels, desertification, violent and unpredictable weather patterns, water shortages, famine, and other secondary effects including global war or conflict. Significant reduction in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is very much essential to prevent the worst impact on climate change. Human beings produce greenhouse gases by burning coal, oil, and natural gas to generate energy for electricity, food, industry, and transportation. Deforestation and agricultural activity also contributes towards emissions. Back in 1992, the developed countries (Europe, the former Soviet Union, the USA and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Japan) were contributed towards 84% of total World’s GHG emission, whereas today’s scenario is more complicated showing both developed and developing countries are contributing towards GHG emissions. All developed and developing nations have come together to tackle the situation by working through the implementation of sustainable policies to reduce GHG emissions. This chapter provides an overview of implemented mitigation action, policies, and strategies adopted to protect and safeguard the environment.

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The authors would like to acknowledge all of the researchers who published the valuable literatures used in this study and also acknowledge CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, India for its support. Authors thank the editors Dr. Pallavi Saxena and Dr. Saurabh Sonwani for providing a wonderful opportunity to contribute this chapter.

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Gaur, M., Kar, S.S., Shukla, A. (2022). Mitigation Strategies of Greenhouse Gas Control: Policy Measures. In: Sonwani, S., Saxena, P. (eds) Greenhouse Gases: Sources, Sinks and Mitigation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4482-5_11

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