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WorksheetsBSRT STS WEEK 5 QUIZ
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
TRUE OR FALSE:
The Paris Climate Conference is officially known as the 21st Conference of the Parties (or “COP”) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations body which is responsible for climate and based in Bonn, Germany.
(a)
TRUE OR FALSE:
The Paris Agreement is a landmark in the multilateral climate change process because, for the first time, a binding agreement brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects.
(a)
TRUE OR FALSE:
Implementation of the Paris Agreement requires economic and social transformation, based on the best available science. The Paris Agreement works on a 10- year cycle of increasingly ambitious climate action carried out by countries.
(a)
TRUE OR FALSE:
To better frame the efforts towards the long-term goal, the Paris Agreement invites countries to formulate and submit by 2021 long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies (LT-LEDS).
(a)
TRUE OR FALSE:
The Paris Agreement provides a framework for financial, technical and capacity building support to those countries who need it.
(a)
TRUE OR FALSE:
The Paris Agreement reaffirms that developed countries should take the lead in providing financial assistance to countries that are less endowed and more vulnerable, while for the first time also encouraging voluntary contributions by other Parties.
(a)
TRUE OR FALSE:
The Paris Agreement speaks of the vision of fully realizing technology development and transfer for both improving resilience to climate change and reducing GHG emissions. It establishes a technology framework to provide overarching guidance to the well-functioning Technology Mechanism.
(a)
TRUE OR FALSE:
With the Paris Agreement, countries established an enhanced transparency framework (ETF). Under ETF, starting in 2021, countries will report transparently on actions taken and progress in climate change mitigation, adaptation measures and support provided or received. It also provides for international procedures for the review of the submitted reports.
(a)
TRUE OR FALSE:
By 2030, zero-carbon solutions could be competitive in sectors representing over 70% of global emissions.
(a)
TRUE OR FALSE:
The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4 November 2016.
(a)
