Climate Change 101

The long-term change in climate patterns at the global and regional scale. Which term does this definition accurately belong to?

• Global Warming

• Greenhouse Gas Emission

• Climate Change

• Extreme Weather

Global warming occurs as greenhouse gases emission increases. One of the primary greenhouse gas that is contributing to this effect is…?

• Carbon Monoxide

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

Climate change is leading the rise in sea levels. What are some two main contributors to this event?

• Overfishing and melting glaciers

• Melting glaciers and warm ocean contracts

• Melting glaciers and warm ocean expands

• Ocean acidification and melting glaciers

As our Earth warms, there are several remarkable signs that we are already seeing today. What are some of the impacts of climate change?

• Severe heatwaves, floods, droughts and, wildfires

• Lightning and thunderstorms

• Snowfall

• Southwest Monsoon and Northeast Monsoon

“Climate change affects the poorest and most vulnerable people the most.” There are some factors that makes this statement true, one of them is due to...?

• High financial resources available

• High ability to manage (natural) disasters

• Low or no financial resources

• Strong infrastructure

One of the most affected sectors due to climate change is Agriculture. In what way would this affect our lives directly?

• Disrupted global tourism

• Improved global food supply

• Disrupted global food supply

• Improved global tourism

The Brunei National Climate Change Policy (BNCCP) was launched in 2020. Fill in the blanks: This policy underpins the principles, values, and strategies to reduce carbon emissions, _____ carbon sink and ______ climate resilience nationwide.

• increase …, strengthen …

• reduce …, strengthen …

• reduce …, weaken …

• increase …, weaken …

Strategy 8 of the BNCCP seeks to increase Brunei’s climate resilience and adaptation. Other than flood and strong winds, which other two climate change events that Brunei is prone to?

• Earthquakes and cyclones

• Landslides and wildfires

• Typhoons and landslides

• Earthquakes and wildfires

The 2015 Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change. Its overarching goal is to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below _°C, above pre-industrial levels.

• 0.5°C

• 1°C

• 3°C

• 2°C

The UN Sustainable Development Goals outlined 17 goals. One of the goals’ mission statements is: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact. Which goal does this statement belong to?

• Goal 12: Climate Action

• Goal 13: Climate Action

• Goal 12: Climate Change

• Goal 13: Climate Change