intro Flashcards
(23 cards)
What is Paris Agreement?
- signd in 2015
- world leaders work tgt to limit global warming
- preferably 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels
when and where was the paris agreement updated?
COP (conference of the parties) 26 Summit
in Glasgow
in November 2021
what is IPCC and what does it do?
intergovernmental panel for climate change (IPCC) is a scientific body created by the UN
- Assesses the science of climate change
- Evaluates impacts and risks of climate change
- Suggests ways to mitigate and adapt to climate change
17 Sustainable Development Goals was set up by the UN in 2015 → called _____.
Agenda 2030
Did Singapore sign for Agenda 2030?
yes
Singapore’s Green Plan 2030
- launched by SG govt in 2021
- sustainable energy - renewable energy
- green buildings - 80% of Singapore’s buildings
- Sustainable Transport
- aim for zero waste
- Nature and Biodiversity
- climate resilience: improving infrastructure
we are beginning to see and feel effects of climate change or sustainability?
climate change
- global warming
- extreme weather
co2 is main ______ gas, has a long life. how long does it stay in the atmosphere for?
greenhouse; thousands of years
how is co2 removed?
photosynthesis
define ocean acidification
ocean absorbs co2 making it more acidic
when did atmospheric carbon pool peak for the first time? how much?
In 2013, the atmospheric carbon pool reached 400 parts per million for the 1st time
by 2022, the atmospheric carbon pool is ____ppm and increasing steadily?
420ppm
carbon pool dipped in ________ due to _______ but rebounded in _________.
2020; pandemic; 2021
10 warmest years since ________.
2005
earth temp has risen by ______ degrees per decade since 1880.
0.08
rate of warming in the past 40 years is about ________ degrees.
0.16
Three perspective model is practised to see issues from different sides, identify specific and common interests. what are the 3 perspectives?
society
economy
environment
3 principles of circular economy
- eliminate waste n pollution
- circulate products + minerals
- regenerate nature
circular economy is under which of the 3 perspectives?
economic
3 examples of green economy in SG
- enterprise sustainability program
- carbon tax
- home-grown innovation
human dependence on natural resources, laws of nature, value of nature, natural climate solutions and tree planting are part of which of the 3 perspectives?
environmental
one example of natural climate solution in sg
mangrove forest protects against storms and flooding
planting 1m trees and environmental justice and unequal behaviour is part of which of the 3 perspectives?
society
idk y but it’s NOT environment
