Sustainability and the Environment Quiz

What is one of the ethical and moral issues related to resource use?

• Increase in economic growth

• Welfare of workers in the supply of the material

• Decrease in population

• Increase in biodiversity

What is one of the objectives of new technologies mentioned in the text?

• Increase in economic growth

• Development and production in a sustainable way

• Increase in population

• Decrease in biodiversity

What is one of the objectives of understanding resource consumption?

• Increase in economic growth

• Awareness of the impact on the planet

• Increase in population

• Decrease in biodiversity

Which of the following is NOT an ethical question highlighted by the LCA?

• What is the financial performance of the company?

• Where can working conditions be improved?

• Where can emissions be reduced?

• Where can material be saved?

What can responsible companies do to neutralise any negative effects identified by the LCA?

• Plant trees or choose more environmentally friendly versions of a material

• Increase the cost of production

• Reduce the market demand for the product

• Improve the financial performance of the company

What is a consequence of the population explosion since the beginning of the 20th century?

• Decreased use of natural resources

• Increased use of natural resources

• Stabilised population growth

• Reduced environmental impact

What is one of the historical uses of wood mentioned in the text?

• Boat building

• Energy generation

• Waste disposal

• Raw material production

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of technologies that have a positive impact?

• Using only renewable materials from managed sources

• Using fossil fuels to power manufacture

• Designing products to be repairable, reusable, and fully recyclable

• Producing products with low power consumption

What is one of the benefits of using the BioLite CampStove?

• It uses 90% more emissions than a normal fire

• It uses half of the wood normally required to cook a meal

• It generates 36,000 tons of CO2

• It is powered by fossil fuels

How much electricity has BioLite generated as a by-product of cooking?

• 10 million watts

• 20 million watts

• 31 million watts

• 50 million watts