4.15 Major Political Actions

Question 1

Clean Air Act (1970)

Answer 1

• Eliminated the release of harmful pollutants from industrial and transit sources
• Called for monitoring state-level emissions
• Proposed techniques for controlling air pollution

Question 2

Montreal Protocol (1989)

Answer 2

A global agreement to ban stratospheric ozone-depleting substances (CFCs) and reduce ozone layer damage.

Question 3

An Inconvenient Truth Documentary (2006)

Answer 3

First time a major politician/ celebrity brought international attention to a public warning about climate change dangers.

Question 4

Paris Agreement (2015)

Answer 4

Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the hopes of NOT exceeding a global average temperature beyond 2 degrees from normal by 2100.