Human interventions in the carbon cycle to mitigate and influence carbon transfers

Question 1

Define climate emergency.

Answer 1

A phrase that signals that life on earth is immediately threatened because of the enhanced greenhouse effect.

Question 2

Define carbon nuetral.

Answer 2

An activity or company which offsets the same amount of carbon or greenhouse gases that they emit. This is often viewed as greenwashing.

Question 3

Define net zero.

Answer 3

Refers to the reduction of all greenhouse gas emissions to as much as humanly possible and offsetting only the essential emissions that remain.

Question 4

How do improved Aviation practices benefit the carbon cycle?

Answer 4

• Virgin Atlantic’s Flight 100 was the first commercial transatlantic flight to use 100% sustainable aviation fuel
• EasyJet has launched a new pathway to net zero by 2050, for example adopting fuel efficient routes.

Question 5

How does urban design benefit the carbon cycle? *

Answer 5

• City in Nature Singapore

Question 6

How does Sustainable Transport benefit the carbon cycle?

Answer 6

• Medellin escalator and cable car transport system
• London ULEZ congestion charging
• Worksop Car-sharing

Question 7

How does Carbon Capture and (human) carbon sequestration benefit the carbon cycle?

Question 8

How does Changing Rural land use benefit the carbon cycle?

Question 9

Give 3 examples of global responses to mitigate atmospheric carbon emissions.

Question 9

Give 3 examples of UK government national strategies to mitigate atmospheric carbon emissions.

Answer 9

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Question 10

Give 3 examples of Icelandic government national strategies to mitigate atmospheric carbon emissions.

Question 11

Give 3 examples of local responses in HICs to mitigate atmospheric carbon emissions.

Question 12

Give 3 examples of local responses in LICs to mitigate atmospheric carbon emissions.