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GARP END OF CHAPTER EXAM2024/2025
Keeping warming below the 1.5°C threshold will require
A. reducing emissions rapidly, beginning today.
B. solar radiation management.
C. negative emissions.
D. Both A and C
E. Both A and B - Precise Answer ✔✔D
One way to geoengineer a cooler climate is to
A. add chlorine to the ocean.
B. add sulfur to the stratosphere.
C. add oxides of nitrogen to boreal forests.
D. All of the above - Precise Answer ✔✔B
Which of the following is an example of mitigation?
A. Phasing out coal power
B. Building a seawall to protect from sea level rise
C. Adding sulfur to the stratosphere
D. BECSS - Precise Answer ✔✔A
,Which of the following is an example of adaptation?
A. Phasing out coal power
B. Building a seawall to protect from sea level rise
C. Adding sulfur to the stratosphere
D. BECSS - Precise Answer ✔✔B
Which of the following is an example of solar radiation management?
A. Phasing out coal power
B. Building a seawall to protect from sea level rise
C. Adding sulfur to the stratosphere
D. BECSS - Precise Answer ✔✔C
Which of the following is an example of carbon dioxide removal?
A. Phasing out coal power
B. Building a seawall to protect from sea level rise
C. Adding sulfur to the stratosphere
D. BECSS - Precise Answer ✔✔D
How is sustainability defined?
A. Practices that avoid all use of natural resources, exclusively using
recycling
B. Meeting current needs without overburdening the natural
environment or future generations
C. Measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
, D. Compliance with requirements by SASB - Precise Answer ✔✔B
How do sustainability and ESG fit together?
A. Sustainability is a concept mainly used by the private sector, whereas
ESG is mainly used by governments and the public sector to set policies
and regulations.
B. Sustainability is the broadest concept, encompass-ing public and
private action; ESG is typically used by the private sector to measure
companies and screen investments.
C. Sustainability relates to compliance with SASB recommendations,
whereas ESG relates to compli-ance with GRI recommendations.
D. ESG is limited to environmental and social action, whereas
sustainability also encompasses other kinds of policies. - Precise Answer
✔✔B
What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
A. A set of goals developed by the Business Round-table for businesses
to implement sustainable practices
B. A set of goals developed by the World Bank to govern financing
directed to emerging markets
C. A set of goals developed by the Principles for Responsible
Investment (PRI) for investors to allo-cate assets in a sustainable manner
D. A set of goals developed and agreed to by the UN and its member
countries to shape global policy and private-sector action - Precise
Answer ✔✔
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