What is the main goal of sustainable development?

• Maximizing profit at any cost

• Protecting the environment only

• Balancing economic growth, environment, and social needs

• Limiting development in poorer countries

Why do countries pursue sustainable development?

• To meet short-term political goals

• To reduce long-term poverty and protect resources

• To stop globalization

• To avoid trade with other nations

Which of the following best describes sustainable development?

• Unlimited use of natural resources for economic growth

• Growth that benefits only the current generation

• Meeting present needs without harming future generations

• Restricting development in urban areas

Which of the following is a national response to climate change?

• Creating carbon pricing policies

• Expanding local recycling centers

• Planting trees in a community park

• Setting up neighborhood disaster drills

Which of the following is a local response to climate change?

• Joining the Paris Agreement

• Setting national emission targets

• Improving public transport systems in a city

• Enforcing country-wide efficiency standards

What role do local responses play in climate action?

• They replace the need for national policies

• They make national goals more achievable through community-level action

• They only deal with waste management

• They focus only on agriculture

A government investing in renewable energy and enforcing efficiency standards is an example of:

• Local response

• National response

• Sustainable development only

• International response