GCSD Nov 2021

What is the Greenhouse effect?

• The name of climate change legislation passed by Congress

• When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

• When the gases escape, trap heat & block it from escaping from our planet

• A new build made with hay

What was agreed to in the "Paris Agreement" that came out of COP-21, held in Paris in 2015?

• To protect biodiversity & end the deforestation of the world’s rainforests

• limit global warming to 1.5 °C compared to pre-industrial levels.

• To limit sea level rise to 3 feet above current levels

• To pursue a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy

Which one the following is NOT a consequence associated with climate change?

• Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year

• More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves and hurricanes

• Keeping fossil fuels in the ground

• Declining ice sheets and glaciers and rising sea levels

Next year, Cop27 be held in...

• Sharm el-Sheikh

• Manchester

• Singapore

• Madrid

Where was COP26 to be held

• Olso

• Cardiff

• Glasgow

• Milan

Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide?

• China

• USA

• UK

• Russia

What percentage of the global greenhouse gas emissions does the transportation sector emit?

• 1%

• 70%

• 33%

• 14%

Globally, which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?

• Transportation

• Building industry

• Electricity and heat production

• Aviation

What percentage of total global greenhouse gas emissions are produced by the fashion industry?

• Less than 1%

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

How many liters of water does it take to make 1 pair of jeans?

• 52 litres

• 10,000

• 1,028

• 476