8. Climate Change Society

Question 1

_____ trap the energy from the sun

Answer 1

naturally occurring greenhouse gasess

Question 2

average global temperature

Answer 2

15 degrees celsius

Question 3

Natural process of warming the troposphere and hence the earth surface. For this reason, it is technically called the tropospheric heating effect

Answer 3

Greenhouse effect

Question 4

defined as an enhanced greenhouse effect, i.e. natural warming gets enhanced and in effect raise average global temperature of the atmosphere by _____

Answer 4

Global Warming
0.6-0.9 degrees

Question 5

Global warming is primarily due to increased ___ and other greenhouse gases input

Answer 5

CO2

Question 6

atmospheric conditions that occur locally over short period of time

Answer 6

Weather

Question 7

long term, regional or even global average temperature, humidity, and rainfall patterns over seasons, years or decades

Answer 7

Climate

Question 8

8 evidences of climate change:

Answer 8

1. CO2 in the troposhere is higher than in the past 420,000 years
2. 75% of anthropogenic CO2 comes from fossil fuel burning
3. 20th century is the hottest in the past 1000 years
4. Average global temperature risen by 0.6 + 0.2 degrees C
5. Melting of land-based ice caps
6. shrinking of some glaciers
7. average global sea level rise
8. early spring arrival and later autumn frosts

Question 9

Effects of a warmer earth on water distribution

Answer 9

1. anomalies in precipitation occurred in the past decades
2. expansion of deserts and growing drought

Question 10

Effects of a warmer earth on biodiversity

Answer 10

1. shift in climate belts could affect makeup and location of forests
2. change in structure and location of habitants
3. threat in wildlife reserves

Question 11

Effects of a warmer earth on ocean currents and sea levels

Answer 11

1. change in ocean currents
2. melting of ice caps lead to global sea level rose by 9-88 cm during the 21st century

Question 12

nations considered to be the most vulnerable in terms of climate change and sea level rise

Answer 12

Pacific Island Nations

Question 13

Effects of a warmer earth on weather

Answer 13

1. prolonged heat waves and drought
2. increased flooding due to heavy and prolong precipitation

Question 14

Effects of a warmer earth on human health

Answer 14

1. increase in death and illness, especially the poor and elderly
2. increase in tropical diseases

Question 15

Global approach to the threat of climate change

Answer 15

1. Montreal Protocol
2. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
3. Kyoto Protocol
4. Paris Agreement

Question 16

Approved in 1987; global agreement to protect the stratosphere ozone layer by phasing out production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances such as CFCs

Answer 16

Montreal Protocol

Question 17

The Montreal Protocol is an agreement to protect the _______

Answer 17

stratospheric ozone layer

Question 18

The Montreal Protocol is an agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by

Answer 18

phasing out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)

Question 19

“Scientific uncertainty should not be used to avoid precautionary action” and “Industrialized nations must lead in decreasing the rate and degree of global warming” these are the principles of?

Answer 19

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

Question 20

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is approved by ___ nations

Answer 20

106

Question 21

• Requiring 38 developed nations to cut greenhouse emissions to an average of 5.2%
• not require developing nations to cut greenhouse emission until treaty is revised
• allow emmision trading

Answer 21

Kyoto Protocol

Question 22

Defined by UNCC as “missions trading, as set out in Aarticle 17 of the Kyoto Protocol, allows countries that have emission units to spare- emissions permitted them but not “used” to sell this excess capacity to countries that are over their targets”

Answer 22

Emission Trading

Question 23

180 nations must: a.) determine, plan, and regularly report for global warming mitigation b.) but no specific deadlines

Answer 23

Paris Agreement

Question 24

Highlights of this Agreement:
a.) withdrawal by Trump in june 2017 (but effective only in 2020)
b.) Reduction in greenhouse gas emission by Netherlands up to 95%

Answer 24

Paris Agreement

Question 25

As compliance to the Paris Agreement, Netherlands reduced their gas emission by

Answer 25

95%

Question 26

Technology that nvolves capture,
utilization, and storage of
carbon emissions (~90%)
from power plants and
industrial facilities

Answer 26

Carbon capture technology

Question 27

SDG #___ -Sustainable Cities and Communities

Answer 27

11

Question 28

the UN framework convention on climate change summit location

Answer 28

Rio de Janeiro

Question 29

UNFCCC: Approved by ____ nations

Answer 29

106

Question 30

The UNFCCC is (achieved/unachieved)?

Answer 30

unachieved

Question 31

the kyoto protocol is participated by ___ nations

Answer 31

161

Question 32

The Kyoto protocol requires ___ developed nations to cut greenhouse emissions

Answer 32

38

Question 33

The Kyoto protocol requires 38 developed nations to cut greenhouse emissions to an average of

Answer 33

5.2%

Question 34

which country withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol

Answer 34

Canada