mitigation action
1Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action — (NAMA) refers to a set of policies and actions that countries undertake as part of a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The term recognizes that different countries may take different nationally appropriate action on the basis of… …
2Mitigation of global warming — involves taking actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to enhance sinks aimed at reducing the extent of global warming. [ [http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/glossary/ar4 wg3.pdf IPCC Glossary Working Group III, p. 818] ] This is in distinction to… …
3mitigation — [ mitigasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIVe; de mitiger ♦ Didact. Action de mitiger. ⇒ adoucissement. Dr. Mitigation des peines : substitution, en vertu de la loi et par égard pour la faiblesse physique du condamné, d une peine plus douce à la peine infligée. ⊗… …
4mitigation — I noun abatement, abridgment, adjustment, alleviation, assuagement, attenuation, comforting, decrease, diminishment, diminution, easing, lessening, levamentum, levatio, lightening, mitigatio, moderation, palliation, reduction, relaxation, relief …
5Mitigation (law) — Mitigation in law is the principle that a party who has suffered loss (from a tort or breach of contract) has to take reasonable action to minimize the amount of the loss suffered. As stated by the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal in Redpath… …
6mitigation — (n.) mid 14c., from L. mitigationem (nom. mitigatio), noun of action from pp. stem of mitigare (see MITIGATE (Cf. mitigate)) …
7Mitigation of global warming in Australia — Main article: Climate change in Australia Mitigation of global warming involves taking actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to enhance sinks aimed at reducing the extent of global warming. This is in distinction to adaptation to global… …
8Mitigation of aviation's environmental impact — Emissions from aviation are continuing to grow despite advances in aircraft efficiency. Currently 2% of global emissions are created by the aviation industry. Aviation has an impact on the environment due to aircraft engines emitting noise,… …
9mitigation — (mi ti ga sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. Action de mitiger. La mitigation de la douleur. Fig. Action d atténuer. • Les mitigations de Mélanchthon les avaient menés [les luthériens] peu à peu des excès de Luther...., BOSSUET Diss.… …
10Mitigation of seismic motion — Main article: Earthquake engineering Mitigation of seismic motion is an important factor in earthquake engineering and construction in earthquake prone areas. The destabilizing action of an earthquake on constructions may be direct (seismic… …
