Climate Change

Question 1

The Rio Summit(UN) was in…

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1992 and it was focused on the environment. The IPCC was set up.

Question 2

IPCC stands for…

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International panel for climate change.

Question 3

The “Hockey Stick” concept was introduced by…

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Michael Mann and it shows a positive correlation between CO2 levels and temperature.

Question 4

Kyoto protocol was in…

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1997. Summit where CC took priority. 192 signatures agreed to cut CO2 emissions.

Question 5

Two countries refused to sign the Kyoto protocol:

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China and India (most populated countries)

Question 6

OPEC asked for…

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(Oil and Petroleum export countries) for subsidies.

Question 7

LICs put development over…

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environment.

Question 8

Kyoto protocol did not have…

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clear targets so hard to achieve.

Question 9

A documentary made by…

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Al Gore=An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

Question 10

Since the 2000s a large amount of…

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data and material were released, designed to raise the awareness and send message.

Question 11

The IPCC made reports in…

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2007, 2014 and 2018

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Climate models were…

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made.

Question 13

Carbon Tax was…

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introduced and money from it used to fund climate research.

Question 14

Paris Climate change summit in…

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2016 was the first summit focused only on CC. All countries agreed to cut emissions.

Question 15

In 2017 the USA…

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pulled out of the agreement.

Question 16

CO2 levels have risen from…

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315ppm to over 400ppm and expected to reach 600ppm in 2050.

Question 17

CFCs are…

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chlorofluorocarbons, which are synthetic chemicals that destroy the ozone layer and absorbs LW. 10 000 more efficient in trapping heat than CO2.

Question 18

Study of ice cores suggests that…

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the CO2 concentration past 10 000 years was about 270ppm.

Question 19

Natural causes of global warming:

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• amount of dust in the atmosphere
• changes in the ocean currents as a result of continental drifts(movement of continents)
• rossby waves
• previous ice ages
• tectonic processes

Question 20

Due to rising sea levels, it is expected that…

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10 million people must be displaced in the Netherlands.

Question 21

Changed agricultural patterns for example…

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decreased productivity in USA’s grain belt

Question 22

Reduced rainfall over…

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The USA and Southern Europe

Question 23

Estimated that if the temperature rises by 2 degrees…

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• 4 billion people will suffer from water shortages
• 60 million more people exposed to malaria
• extinction up to 40% of species worldwide

Question 24

Stern Review analysed…

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the financial implications of climate change.

Question 25

Main messages of Stern review:

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• CC is fundamentally altering the planet
• risks of inaction are high
• time is running out

Question 26

Dealing with the problem of climate change would only cost…

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1% of the world’s GDP.

Question 27

With no action, every tone of CO2 will cause…

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85 million dollar damage.