GCC L5

What often leads to increased carbon emissions?

• Decreased economic growth

• Rising economic growth

• Reduced industrialization

• Lower urbanization

What are major drivers of carbon emissions?

• Decreased industrialization and urbanization

• Increased industrialization and urbanization

• Reduced economic growth

• Lower carbon economies

What challenge is faced when transitioning to low-carbon economies?

• Economic growth

• Carbon lock-in

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

What does "economic growth" refer to?

• Increase in the production and consumption of goods and services in an economy over time

• Decrease in the production and consumption of goods and services in an economy over time

• Increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• Decrease in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

How is economic growth typically measured?

• By the growth in a country's gross domestic product (GDP)

• By the decrease in a country's gross domestic product (GDP)

• By the increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• By the decrease in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

What does "carbon growth" refer to?

• Increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere

• Decrease in the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere

• Increase in the production and consumption of goods and services in an economy over time

• Decrease in the production and consumption of goods and services in an economy over time

What are some human activities that contribute to carbon growth?

• Burning fossil fuels for energy, deforestation, and industrial processes

• Planting trees and reducing industrial processes

• Increasing the production of goods and services

• Decreasing the production of goods and services

What is a major driver of climate change and global warming?

• Carbon emissions growth

• Economic growth

• Decrease in carbon dioxide

• Decrease in GDP

What is often accompanied by increased energy consumption?

• Economic growth

• Decreased energy consumption

• Reduced carbon emissions

• Economic decline

What remains the dominant source of energy for economic growth?

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Fossil fuels

• Hydroelectric power