Miss Bryne Facts Flashcards
By 2080 shifting temperatures may reduce bird habitat in N. America , which would affect how many bird species
314
Carbon remains in the atmosphere for how many years
2000
What % of world’s energy is consumed in cities
75%
What is the name of the number power station that would provide 7% of the uk’s electricity
Hinkley point C
What three approaches are there for radical tech
Hydrogen fuel cells, electric car, carbon capture
What % of deforestation occurs because of palm oil soy beef and paper
50%
What are two methods of deforestation
Clear cutting and slash and burn
How long is China’s three north shelterbelt project
4500
What is the purpose of China’s three north shelterbelt project
To reduce desertification
When did the biofuel rush occur in the American Midwest
2007-2015
How many hectares of natural grassland disappeared because of the American Midwest fuel rush
5.5million
The Amazon Basin is responsible for what % of the total terrestrial vegetation carbon store ?
17%
In the 2005 droughts, how much co2 was released from the Amazon basin
5 billion tonnes
How much money did Indonesia’s forest moratorium from the un and Norwegian government
$1billion
What % of the uk land was forested in 2016
13%
In Yukon, what was the % of the total ice cream that shrank between 1958 and 2008
22%
Inflows to the river Yukon has increased by what % since 2000
39%
In what year was the Paris Climate agreement adopted
2016
How many countries agreed to the Paris climate agreement
195
How is the majority of carbon stored in the ocean
Dissolved inorganic carbon
How important is carbon in living organisms
Second most abundant substance in living organisms behind water
List reasons why human activity has affected the carbon cycle
Burning fossil fuels deforestation and carbon sequestration
What does energy mix mean
The proportion of each primary energy resource a country uses per year / what energy types make up a country’s energy use
Energy pathway?
Flow of energy between the producer and consumer
