One AC and one EDC to illustrate contribution to anthropogenic GHG emissions

Question 1

Which is the AC?

Answer 1

the UK

Question 2

Which is the EDC?

Answer 2

China

Question 3

UK ~
When did industrialisation emissions increase by 16 fold?

Answer 3

Early 19th century

Question 4

UK ~
When did coal production peak? How many tonnes?

Answer 4

1916
137 million

Question 5

UK ~
At what point did emissions start to increase year on year?

Answer 5

1970s

Question 6

UK ~
Why was there a decline in emissions in 1921? (2)

Answer 6

Miners strike
GDP and economic activity fell

Question 7

UK ~
How much have annual emissions been down by since 1971?

Answer 7

1/3

Question 8

UK ~
What was used instead of coal from the 1970s? (3)

Answer 8

Cheaper, natural gas
Nuclear power stations (1970/80s)
Renewable sources (1990s)

Question 9

UK ~
What was the government’s ‘recent’ decision?

Answer 9

To decarbonise

Question 10

UK ~
Where is the largest solar farm granted to go and how many homes will it supply?

Answer 10

North Kent
91,000

Question 11

UK ~
Where is the largest off shore wind farm in the world and how many homes can it supply?

Answer 11

Essex, Hornsea One
1 million

Question 12

UK ~
In 2019 what percentage of electricity came from renewables?

Answer 12

40%

Question 13

UK ~
Where makes biomass fuels?

Answer 13

Drax
North Yorkshire

Question 14

UK ~
What was their carbon brief?

Answer 14

Consumption based C02 emissions to be reduced by 21%
Total emissions reduced by 29%

Question 15

UK ~
How do they plan to improve energy conservation?

Answer 15

Energy efficient homes, offices, factories

Question 16

China ~
What is their overall aim?

Answer 16

To reduce 2015 levels by 60% by 2030

Question 17

China ~
What was their economy like up until the 1970s?

Answer 17

Rural
Dependent on biofuels (timber, animal waste)

Question 18

China ~
What happened in 1978?

Answer 18

Economic growth based on export-led manufacturing

Question 19

China ~
What came with economic growth? (3)

Answer 19

Economic liberalisation
International trade
FDI

Question 20

China ~
What happened to their economy in the 1980s?

Answer 20

Indstrulisation

Question 21

China ~
For the past 40 years urbanisation led to the greatest what in history?

Answer 21

Population move

Question 22

China ~
What was their GDP per capita in 1980 and 2012?

Answer 22

1980 = US $299
2012 = US $12,763

Question 23

China ~
What proportion of energy is coal?

Answer 23

1/3

Question 24

China ~
In 2020 how many tonnes of coal was consumed?

Answer 24

Over 4 billion
(over half of global consumption)

Question 25

China ~
How much of the world’s exports did they control in 2019?

Answer 25

17.5%

Question 26

China ~
How much of the world’s exports did they control in 1970?

Answer 26

1%

Question 27

China ~
In 2006 what did they overtake USA in?

Answer 27

Being the largest emitter of carbon

Question 28

China ~
What effect did Kyoto have on China?

Answer 28

None
Led to a 2.5x increase in CO2 emissions between 2000-2014

Question 29

China ~
What allowed the country’s CO2 emissions to increase?

Answer 29

Huge indigenous coal reserve

Question 30

China ~
What are the solar and wind farms? And what are their capacities?

Answer 30

Longyangxia Solar Farm (largest in world) = 850 MW
Gansu Wind Farm = 8000 MW