Climate Change and its Challenges

What is the main cause of climate change?

• Natural variations in climate

• Mass industrialisation and increased carbon levels

• Extreme weather events

• Rising global temperatures

What are the potential consequences of rising global temperatures?

• Increased resource and food security

• Decreased likelihood of drought

• Uninhabitable parts of the planet

• Reduced extreme weather events

Which group of nations is particularly threatened by climate change?

• Developed nations

• Island nations in the Pacific

• Small African nations

• Asian countries

What hampers further progress in dealing with climate change?

• Lack of scientific evidence

• Unwillingness of nation-states to commit to carbon-reduction policies

• Supranational institutions

• Lack of international cooperation

What is the role of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?

• To enforce carbon reduction policies

• To provide detailed research on carbon emissions

• To negotiate ways of reducing human-driven climate change

• To monitor the impact of climate change on nation-states

What was established at the Marrakesh Summit in 2018?

• The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

• The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

• The Marrakesh Partnership for Global Climate Action

• The Paris Agreement

What does the IPCC warn about temperature rise in the twenty-first century?

• It will be closer to 1.5 degrees

• It will lead to rapid changes in society

• It will have no impact on the environment

• It will be closer to 3 degrees

What is the recommended target for global emissions of CO2 by 2050?

• No reduction in CO2 emissions

• 45% reduction from 2010 levels

• 100% reduction from 2010 levels

• 2.5% reduction from 2010 levels

What is the main difference between deep green and shallow green responses to climate change?

• Deep green is based on philosophical principles, while shallow green is practical

• Deep green focuses on human well-being, while shallow green focuses on ecosystem

• Deep green is radical, while shallow green is reformist

• Deep green is idealistic, while shallow green is practical

What is the significance of the IPCC's reports?

• They represent the needs and priorities of particular nation-states

• They provide balanced scientific opinion on climate change

• They focus on the economic development of nation-states

• They propose radical solutions to climate change