Global Climate Change Mitigation

Climate change mitigation activities seek to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses released into the atmosphere and to recapture greenhouse gases currently in the atmosphere by sequestering them in plants and soils. USAID’s mitigation activities focus on accelerating countries’ transitions to low emission, sustainable economic development. A country pursuing a low emission development path will grow its economy and improve the lives of its citizens in a way that achieves economy-wide reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions compared to a business as usual trajectory.

USAID helps build the capacity of partner countries to develop and implement Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) that lay out a road map for a low emission development path. USAID’s mitigation activities, in both the clean energy and sustainable land use sectors focus on accelerating countries’ transition to low emission, sustainable economic development through LEDS.