OCR A Level: Climate Change - Debates

In the 1930s, which amateur scientist linked the burning of fossil fuels with global warming?

• Isambard Brunel

• Guy Callender

• John Tyndall

• Hans Seuss

In 1824, which French physicist described the Earth's natural 'Greenhouse Effect'?

• Karl Benz

• Joseph Fourier

• Louis Pasteur

• Marie Curie

In what year did measurements of atmospheric CO2 began to be collected at the Mauna Loa research facility in Hawaii, USA.

• 1945

• 1958

• 1988

• 1992

What nationality was John Tyndall, a physicist who discovered that shows that water vapour and certain other gases create the greenhouse effect?

• Welsh

• American

• Canadian

• Irish

In what year did the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) form to collate and assess evidence on climate change?

• 1988

• 1992

• 1997

• 2000

In 1997 the Kyoto Protocol was agreed. What were its aims?

• To dedicate more research to CO2 emissions

• To champion renewables e.g. solar, wind, hydroelectricity

• To manage and reduce CO2 emissions

• To collaborate on CCS technology

What is this temperature graph famously known as?

• Lacrosse Stick Graph

• Golf Club Graph

• Cricket Bat Graph

• Hockey Stick Graph

Which agreement would replace the Kyoto Protocol?

• 1988 IPCC

• 2015 Paris Agreement

• 1992 Rio Earth Summit

• 2009 Copenhagen Summit

What target did the Paris agreement set for global warming?

• Temperature increase of no more than 5 degrees

• Temperature decrease of 1 degree

• Temperature increase of below 1 degree

• Temperature increase of no more than 2 degrees

By 2030, the EU hopes to reduce its GHG emissions by what percentage?

• 25%

• 30%

• 45%

• 55%