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Quiz | Environmental Governance

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Order, from first to last, the following environmental governance mechanisms/organisms according to their foundation time

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
2.

Which of the following is the world's leading environmental authority setting the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development in the United Nations system, and acts as a powerful advocate for the environment?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
3.

Which of the following is a UN body dedicated to providing the world with an objective and scientific view of climate change, its natural, political and economic impacts and risks, as well as possible options response?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
4.

Although governments can make comments while the IPCC drafts, does that mean they "have a say" on the final version?

a)

b)
5.

Which of the following is the correct definition of governance?

a)

Structures and processes that are designed to ensure accountability, transparency, responsiveness, rule of law, stability, equity and inclusiveness, empowerment, and broad-based participation.

b)

Law creation process seeking to ensure businesses have a right to speak of their interests

c)

Law creation process seeking to ensure communities have a right to speak of their interests

d)

None of the above

6.

Which of the following is the "UN political body" on Climate Change?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
7.

What happens in a "COP"?

a)

Annual meetings to assess progress in the fight against Climate Change

b)

Semestral meetings to assess progress in the fight against Climate Change

c)

Meetings where activists fight against Climate Change

8.

Which of the following is known as the landmark multilateral environmental agreement that regulates the production and consumption of nearly 100 man-made chemicals referred to as ozone depleting substances (ODS)?

a)
b)

c)

d)

9.

Which of the following divided countries in Annex 1 and Not Annex 1 but the second commitment period covered less than 15% of current global emissions?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which of the following is known as the replacement of a previous protocol setting a long term goal of limiting the global temperature increase in this century to 2 degrees Celsius?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Which of the following documents docummented the first use of "sustainable development"?

a)

Brundtland report

b)

GEO

c)

Stockholm Declaration

12.

Which of the following documents is composed of a series of 26 principles placing environmental issues at the forefront of international concerns and marked the start of a dialogue between industrialized and developing countries on the link between economic growth, the pollution of the air, water, and oceans and the well-being of people around the world?

a)

Brundtland report

b)

GEO

c)

Stockholm Declaration

13.

Which of the following are the political principles used in COP's discussion?

a)

Historical responsibility, CDDR, Attention Principle and Everyone Pays Principle

b)

Precautionary Principle, CBDR, Historical Responsibility and Polluters Pay Principle

c)

Industrial Principle, FCDR, Elemental Responsibility and Countries Pay Principle

14.

Which of the following political principles used in COP's discussion enables decision-makers to adopt precautionary measures when scientific evidence about an an environmental or human health hazard is uncertain and the stakes are high?

a)

Precautionary Principle

b)

Principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR)

c)

Historical Responsibility

d)

Polluters Pay Principle

15.

Which of the following political principles used in COP's discussion notes how, throught history, some countries have contributed more than others and assigns responsibility to them?

a)

Precautionary Principle

b)

Principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR)

c)

Historical Responsibility

d)

Polluters Pay Principle

16.

Which of the following political principles used in COP's discussion argues that everyone contributes but has different responsibilityes according to their capabilities?

a)

Precautionary Principle

b)

Principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR)

c)

Historical Responsibility

d)

Polluters Pay Principle

17.

Which Working Group of the IPCC examines the physical science underpinning past, present, and future climate change.

a)

WG I

b)

WG II

c)

WG III

18.

Which Working Group of the IPCC assesses the impacts of climate change, from a world-wide to a regional view of ecosystems and biodiversity, and of humans and their diverse societies, cultures and settlements?

a)

WG I

b)

WG II

c)

WG III

19.

Which Working Group of the IPCC assesses mitigation-which is achieved by limiting or preventing greenhouse gas emissions and by enhancing activities that remove these gases from the atmosphere.?

a)

WG I

b)

WG II

c)

WG III

20.

Which mechanisms and organisms regulate Mexico's Environmental Governance?

a)

State Governments, Local Authorities and Federal Congress

b)

CECC, C4, Climate Change National Policy, State Government and Local Authorities

c)

CICC, INECC, C3, Climate Change National Policy, State Government, Local Authorities and Federal Congress

d)

CICC, INECC and C3

21.

If you wanted to research about mexican environmental issues, which organization should you look for?

a)

CICC

b)

INECC

c)

C3

22.

Which of the following promotes action coordinations of dependencies and entities, formulates and implements national policies for the mitigation and adaptation, approves NDC's, among others?

a)

CICC

b)

INECC

c)

C3

23.

The Paris Agreement asks countries to submit their NDC. What is this document about?

a)

Document where countries communicate actions they will take to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in order to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement. Countries also communicate in the NDCs actions they will take to build resilience to adapt to the impacts of rising temperatures.

b)

Document where communities communicate actions they will take to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in order to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement.

c)

Document where countries communicate actions they will take to increase their greenhouse gas emissions in order to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement.

24.

Which of the following are the main environmental actors in Nuevo Leon?

a)

SEFERNET, local congress and Consejo Profesional de Cambio Climático

b)

SEMARNAT, state congress and Consejo Técnico de Cambio Climático

c)

SEDARNAT, federal congress and Consejo Máximo de Cambio Climático

25.

There is a limited number of sustainable development goals. Are they 25?

a)

Yup

b)

Hell no

26.

Which UN body operates the Conference of the Parties (COP)?

a)

b)

c)

d)

27.

What edition was the last COP?

a)

b)

c)

d)

28.

Which principle argues that every polluting country should be responsible, not mattering history or their differences?

a)

Historical responsibility

b)

Precautionary principle

c)

Polluters Pay

d)

Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR)

29.

Why is the Montreal Protocol so important for climate action and political governance?

a)

Mario Molina was part of it

b)

Everyone agreed entirely since day 1

c)

It was the first binding protocol

d)

Was it... really?

30.

What environmental crisis was the center of discussion during the Montreal Protocol discussion?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Droughts

c)

Floods

d)

Thinning of the ozone layer

31.

What is the definition of "sustainable development" used on the Bruntland report: The Future We Want emerges in 1987?

a)

Development that fails to meet the needs of present generations while respecting the resource needs of future generations.

b)

Development that aims to meet the needs of present generations while disrespecting the resource needs of future generations.

c)

Development that aims to meet the needs of present generations while respecting the resource needs of future generations.

d)

Development that aims to adapt to the needs of the first world while failing to respect the resource needs of the global South.

32.

Was the Kyoto Protocol a legally binding treaty?

a)

Absolutely

b)

Yes but no

c)

No, not really

33.

USA did___the Kyoto Protocol

a)

sign

b)

not ratify

c)

failed to meet

d)

quit

34.

What political discussion principles are behind the Kyoto Protocol? Remember:

Annex 1. Countries who pollute the most are more responsible.

Not Annex 1. Countries set compromises according to their particularities

a)

Precautionary principle and Polluters Pay

b)

Historical responsibility and Common But Differentiated Responsibilities

c)

Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Polluters Pay

d)

Precautionary principle and Common But Differentiated Responsibilities

35.

Why did the Kyoto Protocol fail?

a)

The most polluting countries left the agreement

b)

USA did not ratify the protocol

c)

Bush, president of the USA, created another protocol most polluter countries wanted to join

d)

Big protests in the USA forced Bush not to ratify the Protocol

36.

 

Regarding our Mexican National Environmental Governance, which body is integrated by social, private and académic citizens holding experience in climate change?

a)

CICC

b)

C3

c)

INECC

37.

 

Regarding our Mexican National Environmental Governance, which body is integrated by 14 State secretaries?

a)

CICC

b)

C3

c)

INECC

38.

Which body of Nuevo Leon's Environmental Governance includes citizens with recognized merit and experience in climate change are the members?

a)

Consejo Técnico de Cambio Climático

b)

SEMARNAT

c)

Congreso de Nuevo León

39.

Nuevo Leon's environmental public policy is only missing __ public policy instruments

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

5

40.

Which of the following NL's key actors is a subdelegation of a national secretary aiming to establish, instrument and apply state policies regarding natural resources and ecosystems conservation?

a)

Consejo Técnico de Cambio Climático

b)

Congreso de Nuevo León

c)

SEMARNAT

d)

None of the above