Implementing change - international collaboration

What is the primary aim of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)?

• To fund climate change research projects

• To set legal standards for carbon emissions

• To provide a scientific view of climate change and its impacts

• To enforce international environmental laws

When was the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) established?

• 2012

• 1992

• 1988

• 2005

What was the main goal of the Kyoto Protocol?

• To increase global temperatures

• To promote international trade

• To control greenhouse gas emissions

• To establish the IPCC

Which year did the Kyoto Protocol come into force?

• 1994

• 2005

• 2012

• 1988

What was the target global reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by 2012 according to the Kyoto Protocol?

• About 10% of 1990 levels

• About 18% of 1990 levels

• About 5% of 1990 levels

• No specific target was set

What is emission trading also known as?

• Cap and trade

• Buy and sell

• Carbon offset

• Emission exchange

Which countries are exempt from the Kyoto Protocol?

• Developing countries

• Developed countries

• Island nations

• European countries

What does the Adaptation Fund support?

• Greenhouse gas emission research

• Vulnerable communities in developing countries with adaptation projects

• International trade agreements

• Industrial development in developed countries

What is the purpose of National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA)?

• To enforce global emission trading systems

• To promote the use of renewable energy sources

• To highlight areas most vulnerable to climate change in less economically developed countries

• To establish new international environmental organizations

Which summit led to the signing of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?

• Earth Summit in Rio

• Copenhagen Climate Council

• Kyoto Summit

• Paris Climate Conference