L7 - Patchy Progress Flashcards

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What are the three main treaties that have been agreed globally?

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1996 Kyoto Protocol, 2009 Copenhagen agreement, 2014 Paris agreement

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What was the outcome of the 2014 Paris Summit?

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Agreed climate change was a major challenge and action should be taken to limit warming to no more than 2oc

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What percentage of Lake Chad has been lost since the 1960’s?

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90% of the lake area has been lost since the 1960s​

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How many million people as a result of Lake Chad reducing in size have lost access to water?

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300 million people have lost access to water​

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What has happened to the rainy season?

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The short rainy season (July-September) has been drier since 1973​

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What are the issues with the Paris agreement?

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Only enough countries signed up to reduce temperatures by 0.1oc​

No binding targets were agreed – some countries have set their own targets​

2014: China and the USA both agreed to sign the treaties​. But the USA and Canada have since withdrawn

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