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Worksheet time: 23mins
Zero carbon means causing or resulting in no net release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
True
False
If we stopped burning fossil fuels today, what would happen to the climate?
Earth's average temperature would continue to rise.
Temperatures would continue to warm, then begin to cool down in 100 years or more.
Temperatures would fluctuate, but stay the same on average.
Temperatures would stop increasing once greenhouse gas concentrations stopped increasing.
How fast to we need to stop burning fossil fuels to limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees C?
2100
2040
it doesn't matter
We should have stopped it in 2000s
How many people in the world are vulnerable to the effects of climate change?
4 million
4 billion
40 million
None of the above
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
Coal
Wood
Natural gas
Oil
In which European city did 196 nations agree on a landmark global plan to curb climate change in December 2015?
Paris
Vienna
London
Georgia
A carbon footprint is a way in which we can measure the effect the amount of carbon we each use has on the environment.
True
False
Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
(1 Point)
CO2
Methane
Watervapour
Nitrous oxide
Short term goals towards deacrbonising Europe are:-
Energy efficient housing
Electric vehicles
Phase out carbon
All of the above
The Paris agreement set new phase in climate action by setting the target of keeping a global temperature rise this century to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 °C.
True
False
Which is the only country in the world to have 100% energy derived from natural sources?
Iceland
Greenland
Scotland
No country so far
When are the short, medium and long term actions planned for Europe in the decarbonisation framework?
2020, 2030, 2050
2025, 2035, 2050
2030, 2040, 2050
2030, 2035, 2050
29 million homes in the UK need to be upgraded if we are to reach the net zero target by 2050
True
False
Examples of low carbon heating systems that will help achieve decarbonisation in the UK are:-
Low carbon heat pumps
Biomass boilers
Heat networks
All of the above
The changes most households will have to make to be decarbonised will include:
Switching to low carbon heat technologies
Installing energy efficiency measures
Using smart energy products and services
All of the above
Risks for decarbonisation can be:- (1 Point)
Public understanding of why changes to homes are needed
Information to help people make decisions
Both of the above
None of the above
Where was COP 26 held in 2021?
Glasgow, UK
Paris, France
London, UK
Edinburgh, UK
How many countries countries had published their action plans with their individual steps towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions in COP 21?
186
185
190
180
Barriers to people accepting decarbonisation pathways can include:-
The process is currently too complicated
Things go wrong too often
Upfront costs
All of the above
Estimates for reaching a carbon neutral future by 2050 suggest that up to ...% of GDP will need to be spent annually
2
4
5
3
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