Climate Change

Question 1

What does climate change mean?

Answer 1

The Earth’s average temperature is going up and affecting the climate

Question 2

What do people say is the main cause of today’s warming?

Answer 2

Human activities like burning fossil fuels, which releases greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere

Question 3

What is Carbon dioxide and what do people say has happened with it?

Answer 3

It is a major greenhouse gas, and people say it has increased by about 50% and is now at levels not seen for millions of years

Question 4

What effects does the warming of the Earth have?

Answer 4

1. Deserts are getting bigger
2. Heatwaves and wildfires are more common
3. Arctic ice is melting

Question 5

What do higher temperatures lead to?

Answer 5

Stronger storms, droughts, and other extreme weather

Question 6

What is a greenhouse gas?

Answer 6

Like a blanket around the Earth. It helps keep the planet warm by trapping heat from the sun, just like a blanket keeps you warm at night. But if there’s too much of this blanket, the Earth can get too hot, like if you had too many blankets on you

Question 7

What is climate change doing to many species?

Answer 7

Many are struggling to survive as their habitats change

Question 8

What 3 things will continue to happen to the ocean even if efforts to minimize future warming of the earth are successful?

Answer 8

1. Ocean heating
2. Ocean acidification
3. Sea level rise

Question 9

What does the World Health Organization call climate change?

Answer 9

One of the biggest threats to global health in the 21st century

Question 10

Without action to limit the warming of the Earth, what will happen?

Answer 10

Societies and ecosystems will experience more severe risks

Question 11

Who is the most affected by and least able to adapt to climate change?

Answer 11

Poorer communities, which contribute less to emissions

Question 12

What will additional warming of the Earth do in Greenland?

Answer 12

Melt the Greenland ice sheet

Question 13

What did the 2015 Paris Agreement aim to do?

Answer 13

Keep global warming “well under 2 °C”

Question 14

What would limiting warming to 1.5 °C require?

Answer 14

Halving emissions by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050

Question 15

How can we reduce our use of fossil fuels?

Answer 15

By saving energy and using cleaner energy sources like wind, solar, hydro, and nuclear power

Question 16

What can replace fossil fuels for powering transportation, heating buildings, and running industrial processes?

Answer 16

Cleanly generated electricity

Question 17

How do we remove carbon from the air?

Answer 17

By planting more trees and using farming techniques that store carbon in the soil

Question 18

What are fossil fuels?

Answer 18

Fossil fuels are energy sources like coal, oil, and gas that come from plants and animals that lived a long, long time ago. People burn them to make things like electricity or to power cars

Question 19

Say these in Serbian:
Fossil fuels
Greenhouse gases

Answer 19

Фосилна горива
Гасови стаклене баште

Question 20

What do they say is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for global warming?

Answer 20

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Question 21

Which gas is released from livestock and contributes significantly to climate change, according to people?

Answer 21

Methane (CH4)

Question 22

What is the process by which forests absorb CO2 from the atmosphere?

Answer 22

Carbon sequestration

Question 23

Which sector is apparently the largest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions?

Answer 23

Energy sector (including electricity and heat production)

Question 24

What is the greenhouse effect?

Answer 24

The phenomenon where gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap heat, warming the planet

Question 25

What international body assesses scientific information related to climate change?

Answer 25

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Question 26

What is the process of capturing CO2 emissions and storing them underground called?

Answer 26

Carbon capture and storage (CCS)

Question 27

Which agricultural practice can apparently help sequester carbon in soil, reducing CO2 in the atmosphere?

Answer 27

Regenerative agriculture

Question 28

What is the name of the UN conference where countries negotiate climate action?

Answer 28

Conference of the Parties (COP)

Question 29

Who said about global warming “the cause is not human, it is solar”?

Answer 29

Spanish geologist Lluís Pomar

Question 30

What does Spanish geologist Lluís Pomar say about the concentration of CO2 in dinosaur times?

Answer 30

It was a hundred times higher than today

Question 31

How does Lluís Pomar view computer models used in predicting the climate crisis?

Answer 31

He is skeptical, prefers to look at the past rather than rely on extrapolations of the future by those who believe they can establish it

Question 32

How much has the temp risen since 1850 and what rise might we see by the end of the century?

Answer 32

1.48 °C (2.66 °F) and about 2.7 °C (4.9 °F)

Question 33

What are key greenhouse gases that contribute significantly to climate change by trapping heat in the Earth’s atmosphere?

Answer 33

Carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), and nitrous oxide (N₂O)

Question 34

What is a carbon footprint?

Answer 34

The total amount of greenhouse gases emitted by an individual or organization

Question 35

What is the role of deforestation in climate change?

Answer 35

It increases CO₂ levels by reducing the number of trees that absorb CO₂

Question 36

What are renewable energy sources?

Answer 36

Energy sources that are naturally replenished, like solar and wind power