Climate Change Quiz IB Geography

What are the 3 main conferences about climate change

• Paris

  Kyoto

  Doha

• Berlin

  Paris

  Shanghai

• Washington D.C.

  Oslo

  Dubai

What does UNFCCC stand for?

• United Nations Funds for Causes of Climate Change

• United Nations Facility to Combat Climate Change

• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

• United Nations Funds to Combat Climate Change

What is the abbreviation of IPCC?

Which is NOT a key point in the Paris Agreement?

• Keep average global temperature increase less than 2°C higher than pre-industrial levels

• Increase adaptivity and climate resilience of vulnerable countries

• HICs (richer countries) are expected to reduce most of their emissions while LICs (poorer) are encouraged to decrease their emissions

• HICs reducing their GHG emissions by 5,2%

Which Countries didn't take part in reducing their emissions in the Kyoto Protocol?

• Japan

  China

  UAE

• Saudi Arabia

  USA

  Russia

• New Zealand

  Japan

  Russia

• China

  India

  UK

Which countries showed no change after the Kyoto Protocol?

• USA

  India

• New Zealand

  Russia

• Brazil

  Poland

• Australia

  New Zealand

How many countries signed the Paris Agreement?

• 195

• 181

• 143

• 144

Which country reduced its emissions by 21% in 2012?

(Kyotot Protocol)

Under the Doha Amendment 38 countries committed to reducing emissions by at least x%.

• 20%

• 12%

• 18%

• 13%

What is the aim of UNFCCC?

• To switch to green/clean energy and reduce the usage of fossil fuels

• To reduce carbon emissions by 20% until 2050 with a help of a framework

• To stabilise atmospheric greenhouse gas levels by providing a framework for protocol agreements

• To bring the carbon levels back to carbon zero until 2030