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Efforts to Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change
The effects of climate over the course of the past century have made worldwide negative impacts on the globe. The individual actions of countries and cities within these countries have been making significant efforts to offset the amount of carbon emitted into the atmosphere by promoting renewable energy and cleaner overall practices. As countries develop more strategies to promote clean and renewable energy and ways of living, places within the United States such as California are making reforms. In 2016, the state of California passed Senate Bill 32 which strengthens the need to withhold the state from emitting excess carbon. Although President Donald Trump has tried remove the United States from the Paris Agreement, other states such as New York have been creating greener spaces by installing more solar panels and creating 'green building' which mitigate pollution in an effort to make New York city 'cleaner'. Countries are making large efforts to fight and reduce the effects of climate change; however, in order to see improvements, more countries with large CO2 emissions such as China and India will need to reform and cut emissions by large percentages.

The Columbia River Basin
Large efforts are being made across many continents and many nations such as the United States. The Columbia River, which runs through the United States and Canada, has an abundance of naturally rich soil and wildlife; thus making it a natural resource to the North American continent. The Columbia River Basin uses the flow of the current of the river to create hydropower which makes it an economic resource as well. A study on the hydrology of the river was done in order to see the effects of climate in the future and how they can be managed.

The Danish Council on Climate Change
In response to the Climate Change Act, the Danish Council on Climate Change was formed in order to improve the quality of life through lessening the amount of carbon emitted in the atmosphere. This includes promoting cleaner future structures being built, clean renewable energy, and transportation. A group of experts is working with the council in order to ensure that accurate data is being attained and more action is being made to see improvements.