Mitigation refers to all activities undertaken by governments, companies, and individuals with the goal of reducing, storing, or preventing greenhouse gas emissions.
Examples of mitigation include transitioning to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, investing in carbon-neutral transportation, promoting sustainable agriculture and land use, planting forests that act as carbon sinks, and changing consumer and dietary habits.
To limit global warming to 1.5°C, a threshold set by scientists before irreversible climate impacts occur, the world must take mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030 and achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by mid-century.