Assignment 8 Flashcards
Why does CCS technology require a lot of energy?
Separating CO2 from air requires a lot of energy.
Most effective way of transporting captured CO2 from power stations to storage sites in North America?
Pipelines.
Most effective way of storing captured CO2 in Canada?
In depleted oil fields.
Four criticisms of CCS technology for emissions mitigation?
Not yet ready.
Wastes energy.
Expensive.
Storage risks.
Solar radiation technique most likely to succeed in offsetting global warming?
Adding aerosols to atmosphere.
Why is better forest management unable to offset fossil fuel emissions of CO2?
Required forest area is too large.
How can large-scale generation of sea spray help cool the planet?
Make marine clouds brighter via aerosol indirect effect.
Four major problems with best solar radiation management technique?
Ocean acidification continues.
Need to do it continually.
Can threaten ozone layer.
Weakens hydrological cycle.
How does biochar differ from slash and burn?
Biochar heats crop waste without oxygen, produces charcoal with no CO2 emissions.
Which Climate Change Conference saw the 2 degrees C maximum warming target first agreed to?
Copenhagen, 2009.
What type of countries were not part of Kyoto Protocol emission reductions?
Developing countries.
What is the “Green Climate Fund” that was agreed to in Cancun in 2010?
Wealthy countries donate funds to help developing countries deal with climate change.
What does NDC stand for? Where and when does it originate?
Nationally Determined Contributions.
Paris, 2015.
Besides monetary savings from averted climate change damages, what is the other large monetary savings benefit from Stanford WWS plan?
Reduced health care costs because of improved air quality.
Why is the baseline scenario target a poor choice as a mitigation target?
Artificially high future emissions can be used as the basis for the amount of reduction.
