6.3 Climate change — mitigation and adaptation

6.3 Climate change — mitigation and adaptation Quiz

IB Environmental Systems and Societies HL: Quiz

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  1. 1. Which is a mitigation strategy?

    • A. Mangrove replanting
    • B. Salt-tolerant rice
    • C. Switching from coal to solar
    • D. Cyclone shelters

  2. 2. (HL) The Paris Agreement relies on

    • A. binding penalties
    • B. nationally determined contributions
    • C. a ban on all fossil fuels
    • D. geoengineering

  3. 3. (HL) Why is geoengineering said to treat the symptom?

    • A. It reduces warming but not CO2 concentration
    • B. It removes all pollution
    • C. It cannot cool the Earth
    • D. It is cheap

  4. 4. (HL) The tragedy of the commons suggests that

    • A. countries will always cooperate
    • B. shared resources are overused without cooperation
    • C. the atmosphere is owned by nobody and so is safe
    • D. technology will always solve it

  5. 5. (HL) The IPCC's role is to

    • A. enforce emissions limits
    • B. assess climate science and propose scenarios
    • C. tax carbon
    • D. build wind farms

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