Climate change

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Who established in 1896 that burning coal could raise the planet’s temperature?
Arrhenius
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When was the first world conference on the changing atmosphere
1988
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What does UNFCCC stand for?
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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How much has the Earth already warmed compared to pre-industrial times?
1 degrees Celsius
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What is climate change typically framed as?
A dry, complicated, long-term issue
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What do the conservatives include in their policies about climate change?
Net zero emissions by 2050, end sale of petrol cars by 2040, increase charge points
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What did the Liberal Democrat’s include in their policies about climate change?
Net zero emissions by 2045, generate 80% of electricity from renewables by 2030, insulating low income homes by 2025
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What did labour include in their polices about climate change?
Net zero by 2030s, interest free loans for electric cars and solar panels free for more than 1m people in low income + social housing
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What are the three climate change injustices?
Unequal responsibilities, unequal impacts of climate change and unequal impacts of policy responses
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What % of carbon emissions are caused by the richest 10% in the world?
50%
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What percentage could aviation emissions increase to by 2050?
300-700%
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Who is most vulnerable in the Global South to the effects of climate change?
Indigenous people, women, urban poor and people in rural drylands
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What is the definition of mitigation?
Reducing the emissions that lead to climate change
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What is a main discourse in the Global North?
Emphasis on the reduction in emissions occurring in industrialised countries
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What are the three models of global climate governance?
Kyoto 1997, Copenhagen 2009, Paris 2015
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Which agreement did the USA ratify on?
Copenhagen
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What are the ways to determine the responsibility of climate change?
Total emissions, per capita emissions, historic emissions and future emissions
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What is the UK’s policy on domestic energy efficiency?
Regulating private energy companies to provide efficiency improvements
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