Exploring the Art of Reading

In which year did the United Nations decide to hold annual conferences on climate change?"

• 1992

• 1994

• 1996

According to the passage, how many main goals are mentioned in the COP conference?

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is methane?

• A type of tree

• A greenhouse gas

• A type of food

Which of the following is not a COP’s key goal?

• Stop cutting down forests

• Replace coal with cleaner sources of energy

• End methane emissions

What will happen if there is a balance between the greenhouse gases released and those removed from the atmosphere?

• Global warming will be limited to 1.5∘C

• Global CO2 emissions will increase

• Countries will switch to clean energy

Why is it important to reduce the use of coal?

• Because it is easy to build coal plants

• Because coal is not as clean as gas

• Because it is responsible for a large part of the CO2 emissions

How does deforestation contribute to global warming?

• Trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

• Trees release carbon into the atmosphere when they are cut down or burnt

• Forests trap heat and increase temperatures

Why is reducing methane emissions a key goal?

• Because its emissions result from farming activities and landfill waste

• Because methane's warming power is stronger than that of CO2

• Because it is produced through human activities