Unit 6: Atmospheric Systems and Societies
Topic 6.3: Climate Change — Mitigation and Adaptation Questions
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Poland makes most of its electricity from coal, and as a member of the European Union it shares the EU aim of net zero by 2050.
State one way in which Poland might achieve net zero carbon emissions without changing its energy source.
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In August 2003 a heatwave in France killed about 15,000 people, many of them elderly people living alone.
Identify one adaptation strategy that could be used to reduce the impacts of climate change here.
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Figure 1 shows carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 and the projected emissions in 2040 for four countries.
Identify one strategy that Country C could use to achieve its projected change in carbon dioxide emissions.
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Figure 1 shows the forest cover of a country over time.
Outline how the change in the area of forest cover since 1990 may contribute to the mitigation of climate change.
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Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, floods more often as monsoon rains become heavier and the sea rises.
Identify one adaptation strategy that could be used to reduce the impacts of climate change here.
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Figure 1 shows a city's projected yearly spending on climate adaptation.
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Bhutan is carbon negative, while the UK aims to be carbon neutral by 2050.
Distinguish between carbon neutral and carbon negative.
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Australia exports coal and gas and still burns them for much of its own electricity.
State one way in which Australia might achieve net zero carbon emissions without changing its energy source.
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Haiti, Nepal and Sudan are among the countries that have written National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs).
Outline what a NAPA is.
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Bogotá, in Colombia, has built over 500 km of cycle lanes and a large rapid bus network.
Outline two ways these changes can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Figure 1 is a fact file on the EU Emissions Trading System.
Outline one possible disadvantage of the EU using an emissions trading scheme to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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Figure 1 is a fact file on California's cap-and-trade programme.
Outline one possible disadvantage of California adopting a cap-and-trade programme.
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Figure 1 shows greenhouse gas emissions in 2015 and the projected emissions in 2035 for three countries.
Identify one strategy that Country Y could use to achieve its projected change in emissions.
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Figure 1 shows carbon dioxide emissions per person in 2020 and the projected values in 2050 for three countries.
Identify one strategy that Country P could use to achieve its projected change.
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Japan imports most of its fuel and plans to reach net zero by 2050.
State one way in which Japan might achieve net zero carbon emissions without changing its energy source.
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In 2018 Cape Town, South Africa, came close to 'Day Zero', when its taps would have been turned off after three years of drought.
Identify one adaptation strategy that could be used to reduce the impacts of climate change here.
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After the 2022 floods, Pakistan's government asked for help with climate change adaptation.
Define the term climate change adaptation.
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A country replaces coal power stations with wind and solar farms.
Identify the main greenhouse gas whose emissions are reduced.
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Almost every country has signed the Paris Agreement and submitted a national plan to cut emissions.
Outline one strength and one limitation of using international agreements, such as the Paris Agreement, to address climate change.
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A coastal town in Norfolk, England, builds a sea wall to protect homes from storm surges.
Identify whether this is a structural or a non-structural adaptation.
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