Chapter 13 Flashcards
1
Q
What was the climate problem in the mid 20th century?
A
air pollution in numerous locations across the globe
2
Q
What were the climate problems in the 1970s?
A
acid rain leaching nutrients from soil, harming plants, animals, and structures
ozone depletion -hole increasing in size due to CFC use
3
Q
What was the agreement in the 1970s?
A
Geneva Agreement
4
Q
What was employed in the late 1970s?
A
tobacco strategy
5
Q
What was put into place in the early 1990s?
A
cap and trade for sulfur emissions
6
Q
What is the IPCC?
A
policy neutral
does not do research, but they do meta-analysis of primary literarature
7
Q
What is the Framework Convention on Climate Change?
A
conference of parties
climate change annual conference
assess progress
