What are we Doing About it? Flashcards
Lectures 27-30
In what year did the Rio “Earth Summit” occur?
1992
During the Rio summit, what year did Canada promise to bring down our carbon emissions to 1990 levels by?
2000
There were two other summits- what years where they in, and where?
1995- Berlin COP 1
1997- Kyoto COP 3
During the Kyoto protocol, developing nations promised to put a cap to reduce emissions to 1990 levels between the years 2008-2012. In a percentage, what was this cap?
5.2%
When the cap was put in place between 2008-2012, the sum of all reduction would be the 5.2% cap- each country made their own promise. What did Canada and the US promise to reduce our carbon emissions by?
Canada- 6%
US- 7%
True or False: there was limits for emissions in developing nations like China and India
False: there were no limits at all
What is the definition of emission trading?
Emission trading is an approach that provides incentive for countries to achieve carbon reductions. Permits were sold to allow a certain amount of carbon emissions in a certain time period.
True or False: Emission trading permits were given to all countries, even ones with caps.
False: only countries without caps were part of the emission trading program `
After the Kyoto summit, in 2000 where did the next summit take place?
Hague, Netherlands
In the Hague summit why did Canada and the US not reach a deal?
They did not get the credits they wanted for their forests
True or False: George W. Bush won the election in 2000 and was not going to sign onto the protocol
True
True or False: in Ottawa, 2000, the US and Canada finally reached a deal for the credits concerning their forests
False: no deal had been reached
In the Mid 2001’s, did Bush submit the carbon emission treaty to the senate?
No he did not, despite everyone wanting him to
The next summit took place in the November of 2001- where was it located?
Marrakesh, Morocco
Every country was in agreement except for the US at the Marrakesh summit- why was this?
They were not invited
True or False: the EU ratified the treaty in the August of 2002.
True
When did Canada ratify the treaty?
December of 2002
True or False: Between 2008-2012 Canada and the US made very little progress.
True
In 2009 where was the next summit?
Copenhagen, Denmark COP 15
True or False: When Obama was elected they wanted to take part in the COP summits
True
What does COP stand for?
Conference of Parties
During the Copenhagen summit, legally, what did the US, China, India, Brazil and South Africa agree upon, relating to the accord, if their carbon reduction goals were not met?
They agreed the accord wasn’t legally binding and there would be no repercussions.
What year to Copenhagen switch to to use as their carbon emission benchmark?
2005
By 2020 what did the Harper government want to bring Canada’s carbon emissions down by?
17%
True or False: The Copenhagen summit was the first summit to mention temperature rise and emission transparency on top of carbon.
True
Relating to emission transparency, what did the rich countries pledge?
To go under rigorous, robust and transparent scrutiny under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and will put in national reports
What is the problem with having countries submit national reports on their carbon emissions?
They can but any numbers they want