Human rights

Question 1

How many countries have abolished the death penalty for all crimes?

Answer 1

103

Question 2

How many countries have abolished the death penalty for all but exceptional crimes?

Answer 2

6

Question 3

How many countries can be considered abolitionist in practice although they retain the death penalty they have not used it in 10 years or more?

Answer 3

50

Question 4

How many countries retain the death penalty?

Answer 4

56

Question 5

What are the top 5 countries with the highest number of executions?

Answer 5

China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Pakhistan

Question 6

Chinas role in global climate change

Answer 6

China is the leading manufacturer of wind turbines and solar PV

Chinas renewable energy law (2005) recquires 15% of all energy to come from alternative forms of energy by 2020

Chinas energy use per capita is 1/8 of US and 1/4 of EU

China is on target to achieve c02 emission reductions from top 1,000 energy consuming businesses

China has a population of 1.4 billion and it accounted for 67% of poverty reduction achievements over the last 25 years

Without Chinas effort UN poverty targets cannot be met

Question 7

Pollution in the Pacific ocean

Answer 7

Huge area of the pacific ocean covered almost solidly by plastic, chemical sludge, debris making a toxic waste cocktail

-Formed gradually partly due to marine pollution (i.e when ships dump poullution in the sea)
The plastic degrades and is injested by living organisms entering the food chain> toxic effects on species

Question 8

Pollution in the Atlantic ocean (toxic seaweed)

Answer 8

70,000 cubic meters of seaweed cleared up every summer off beaches in Brittany, France alone
Sea pollution leads to toxic seaweed and toxic fumes in coastal areas > poisoining humans and animals

Question 9

Global water crisis

Answer 9

1 in 4 people live in areas with insufficent water to support them

Water is being used at an unstainable level

• Rivers are running dry
• Underground aquifiers drained to make up for the shortfall
• Energy used to desalinate

70% of food emergencies in developing countries are caused by drought

3,000-5,000 litres a day are required to produce one persons food

We eat 3,496 litres of water day

Question 10

Environmental conflict and global warming

Answer 10

The consequences of climate change include a high risk of armed conflict in 46 countries

And a high risk of political instability in a further 56 countries with a population 1.2 million