Reference no: EM133436492
1. The World Commission on Environment and Development defined sustainable development as...
a. Development that combines social, environmental, and economic values
b. Development that meets the needs of the world's poor while securing the interests of the world's wealthy
c. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future
d. Development that aims to better the human condition while protecting the planet
2. Carbon dioxide is the most significant greenhouse gas in terms of total emissions
a. True
b. False
3. Carbon dioxide is the most significant greenhouse gas in terms of potency (warming potential per molecule)
a. True
b. False
4. The Greenhouse effect consists of three primary factors: the total energy influx (from the sun); albedo (reflectiveness of the earth); and the chemical composition of the atmosphere
a. True
b. False
5. Crops like coffee and infectious diseases are not expected to be affected by climate change
a. True
b. False
6. One of the most important outcomes of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit was the establishment of the United Nations Environmental Program
a. True
b. False
7. Which of the following refers to a a dynamic in which countries compete to lower environmental standards in order to attract industry?
a. Trading up
b. Jevon's Paradox
c. Metabolic Rift
d. Race to the bottom
8. Fossil fuel use is the largest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions of carbon dioxide
a. True
b. False
9. If we remain with "business as usual" (fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions remain consistent with current trends), we are on track for no more than two degrees Celsius of warming by 2100.
a. True
b. False
10. The Earth is more than one degree Celsius hotter on average than pre-industrial conditions
a. True
b. False
11. One of the most profound injustices of climate change is that those who are least responsible for causing the crisis (the global poor, future generations) are those who are most likely to suffer its worst effects
a. True
b. False
12. The World Commission on Environment and Development is also commonly known as
a. The Stockholm Commission, to reflect where it took place
b. The Commission on Sustainable Development, to reflect its primary subject matter
c. The Green Commission, to reflect its core values
d. The Brundtland Commission, to recognize its chairperson