Lecture 30

Question 1

Cop 17’s goals and outcomes fall short of what is required to have a ___% chance of capping rise in global temperature to 2 degrees Celsius

Answer 1

50%

Question 2

As of March 26, 2018 how much ppm of CO2 was there

Answer 2

409.66

Question 3

If nothing changes at the end of this century we will see a how much global temperature rise

Answer 3

3.5 degrees C

Question 4

Give an example of Climate refugees

Answer 4

Moloives in Australia have bought land on mainland because their island is going to flood

Question 5

Where was Cop 19 in Nov 2013

Answer 5

Warsaw

Question 6

What did Cop 19 express

Answer 6

serious concern that the warming of the climate system is unequivocal

Question 7

Cop 19 found there is a significant gap between what

Answer 7

Pledges in term of global annual emissions of Greenhouse gases by 2020 and Aggregated emission pathways consistent of 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius

Question 8

Cop 19 always warned that what must happen by 2020?

Answer 8

Create and sign a treaty

Question 9

Where and when is the most recent COP held

Answer 9

Cop 21 in Paris , Dec 2015

Question 10

Cop 21 created a treaty that contained ___ countries and accounted for ___% of global emissions

Answer 10

55 countries and 55% of global emissions

Question 11

As of now how many countries of the UN have signed the agreement of Cop 21

Answer 11

185

Question 12

What does the COP 21 contain

Answer 12

1) Global peaking and climate neutrality
2) Long term temperature goal
3) Countries get to pick their caps
4) Must develop nationally determined contributions every 5 years and each much be better than the last

Question 13

COP 21 contains what long term temperature goal

Answer 13

2 degrees increase and to pursue limits of 1.5 degrees

Question 14

What is the global stock take in Cop 21

Answer 14

It is to take place in 2023 and every 5 years after to assess collective progress towards achieving the goal of COP 21

Question 15

What did COP 21 dedicate about what developed countries have to do for developing countries

Answer 15

developed countries must support the efforts of developing countries to help build clean new technology and contribute to the green climate fund

Question 16

The single largest decline in Canadas GHG was due to

Answer 16

the global ression

Question 17

For The Paris agreement we need to reduce CO2 emissions by how many megatons by 2030

Answer 17

200

Question 18

What are 3 issues facing Canada in reducing GHG emissions

Answer 18

a) Voluntary actions will not be enough
b) Massive National Effort needed
c) Many stakeholders needed at all levels of government

Question 19

Achieving reductions will have 4 impacts which are

Answer 19

1) Societal costs
2) Regional and industry impact
3) Issues of equity
4) Competitiveness issues

Question 20

In 2016 what was the leading sector of GHG emissions

Answer 20

Oil and gas

Question 21

What sector Increased the most in regards to GHG emissions from 1990 to 2016

Answer 21

Transportation and oil and gas

Question 22

What sector decreased the most in regards to GHG emissions from 1990 to 2016

Answer 22

Emissions intensive

Question 23

What are 4 ways Canada is fighting emissions

Answer 23

1) Alberta’s carbon levy, 2030 phase-out of coal-fired electricity and put 100 megatons cap on oil sands
2) Quebec’s Regulation for mandatory new building codes
3) Domestic reductions from Ontario joining Quebec and California in the western climate initiative (WCI) cap and trade Regine in 2017
4) Government of Canada measures to increase efficiency of residential and commercial equipment and appliances