SCR Exam Question and answers already passed How confident are experts that the climate is presently changing - correct answer It is beyond doubt that the climate is warming
How confident are experts that human activities are primarily responsible for the recent warming - correct answer It ...
SCR Exam
How confident are experts that the climate is presently changing - correct
answer ✔It is beyond doubt that the climate is warming
How confident are experts that human activities are primarily responsible for
the recent warming - correct answer ✔It is extremely likely (95% confidence)
that humans are responsible
How much has the climate warmed since the 19th century - correct answer
✔1 degree C
How much warming is predicted for the twenty-first century - correct answer
✔3 degree C
Name the greenhouse gasses - correct answer ✔CO2 CH4 H2O
If climate policy reduces both greenhouse gases and aerosols in our
atmosphere what happens to the temperature of the climate system - correct
answer ✔A reduction in greenhouse gases tends to cool the climate, while a
reduction in aerosols tends to warm it, so the final effect will be the difference
of these offsetting terms.
The Paris Agreement states that the world should work to hold the increase in
global average temperature to what degree - correct answer ✔Well below 2
degree C above pre-industrial levels while pursuing efforts to limit the
temperature increase to 1.5 degree C above pre-industrial levels
Keeping warming below the 1.5 thresholds will require - correct answer
✔Reducing emissions rapidly, beginning today and negative emissions
, One way to geoengineer a cooler climate is to - correct answer ✔add sulfur
to the stratosphere
An example of mitigation is - correct answer ✔Phasing out coal power
An example of adaptation is - correct answer ✔Building a seawall to protect
from sea level rise
What is an example of solar radiation management - correct answer
✔adding sulfur to the stratosphere
What is an example of carbon dioxide removal - correct answer ✔BECSS-
bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration. Plants are grown removing
carbon from the atmosphere. Plants are burned to produce power. CO2
produced is sequestered using CCS tech (direct air capture from a plant).
How is sustainability defined - correct answer ✔Meeting current needs
without overburdening the natural environment or future generations
How do sustainability and ESG fit together - correct answer ✔Sustainability
is the broadest concept, encompassing public and private action; ESG is
typically used by the private sector to measure companies and screen
investments
What are the SDGs - correct answer ✔A set of goals developed and agreed
to by the UN and its member countries to chape global policy and private
sector action
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