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| Question
1 How much warmer or cooler
would the average global surface temperature
be now without the greenhouse effect?
a) 30°C cooler b) 4°C cooler c) 4°C warmer |
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| Question 2 What is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere? | Answer |
| Question
3 What are the three largest
global sources of human-induced greenhouse gases emissions, in order of
size,
largest first?
a) energy supply, industry, forestry b) transport, energy supply, agriculture c) energy supply, waster and wastewater, transport |
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| Question
4 The UK made a commitment under
the Kyoto Protocol to reduce its greenhouse gas below the levels they
were at
in 1990 (or in 1995 for a few cases) by 2008-2012.
How much is the UK's Kyoto Protocol reduction
of greenhouse gases?
a) 2.5% b) 12.5% c) 60% |
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| Question 5 The UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP), based in Oxford UK, provides scenarios that show how our climate might change and co-ordinates research on dealing with our future climate. Is UKCIP focused on climate change 'adaptation' or 'mitigation'? | Answer |
| Question 6 How many benefits of forests to humans can you list? (I have more than 10.) | Answer |
| Question
7 Approximately what proportion of
the UK's energy is produced from renewable sources?
a) 5% b)1% c) 15% |
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| Question 8 How could climate change affect a small business installing air conditioning units in the UK? | Answer |
| Question 9 How many ecologists does it take to change a light bulb? | Answer |
| Question 10 How many climate change scientists does it take to change a light bulb? | Answer |
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