IEMA ESSfM Day 1

What must energy systems do to meet carbon emission reduction targets?

• Increase fossil fuel use

• Ignore carbon emissions

• Adapt and invest in low carbon technologies

• Reduce energy production

What happens when the ecosystem service of pollination is gone?

• It is replaced by natural means

• It is replaced by artificial means

• It is no longer needed

• It is replaced by other insects

What is the relationship between sustainability and economic viability according to the text?

• Sustainability ignores economic viability

• Sustainability is unrelated to economic viability

• Sustainability includes staying economically viable

• Sustainability opposes economic viability

What does ISO14001:2015 relate to?

• Environmental Management Systems

• Carbon footprinting

• Life cycle thinking

• Financial accounting

Which of the following is NOT a function of an EMS?

• System for ensuring continual improvement

• Method for prioritisation of tasks

• Framework for identifying risks

• System for increasing product prices

Which of the following is NOT an example of Scope 1 emissions?

• Process emissions

• Owned transport

• Grid electricity

• Logistics

What is the requirement for global emissions of greenhouse gases according to the Paris Agreement?

• To peak before 2025

• To peak before 2030 then rapidly decrease

• To peak before 2040

• To peak before 2020

What was the Paris Agreement set up after?

• 10 years of negotiation

• 15 years of negotiation

• 20 years of negotiation

• 25 years of negotiation