Lesson 3.1.5

3.1.5 Can an international response to climate change ever work? Quiz: OCR Geography, Unit 5

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The 20 questions

  1. What main function does the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change provide for global policy?

    • Synthesising climate science
    • Enforcing international laws
    • Directing national governments
    • Funding renewable energy

  2. Which two international organisations jointly established the IPCC in 1988?

    • UNEP and WMO
    • UNDP and FAO
    • UNICEF and UNHCR
    • WHO and UNESCO

  3. Under the Kyoto Protocol, which specific group of nations faced legally binding emission reduction targets?

    • Least Developed Countries
    • Annex I countries
    • G7 countries
    • Non-Annex I countries

  4. In which year was the landmark Kyoto Protocol international climate agreement officially adopted?

    • 1997
    • 1992
    • 2005
    • 2015

  5. Which flexible Kyoto Protocol mechanism allows industrialised nations to invest in green projects in developing countries?

    • Joint Implementation
    • Carbon Offset Standard
    • Clean Development Mechanism
    • Emissions Trading Scheme

  6. What major political setback hindered the overall global effectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol?

    • Chinese total ban
    • EU withdrawal
    • US non-ratification
    • UN dissolution

  7. What market-based system sets an overall emission ceiling while permitting companies to trade pollution allowances?

    • Command and control
    • Cap and trade
    • Baseline and credit
    • Pigouvian taxation

  8. Standard carbon credits are officially equivalent to how much avoided or reduced carbon dioxide?

    • One tonne
    • Hundred tonnes
    • Ten tonnes
    • One kilogram

  9. Which international body established the world's first major multi-national carbon emissions trading scheme in 2005?

    • European Union
    • ASEAN
    • United Nations
    • African Union

  10. Which US state bypassed federal inaction by establishing its own pioneering cap-and-trade system?

    • Texas
    • California
    • Florida
    • New York

  11. Which landmark 2015 agreement shifted international climate policy from top-down targets to bottom-up national pledges?

    • Montreal Protocol
    • Copenhagen Accord
    • Paris Agreement
    • Kyoto Protocol

  12. What term describes individual climate action plans submitted by nations under the Paris Agreement?

    • Global Carbon Budgets
    • Binding Mitigation Tariffs
    • International Emission Allowances
    • Nationally Determined Contributions

  13. Which term describes climate action driven by local or regional governments rather than international treaties?

    • Top-down governance
    • Supranational authority
    • Centralised management
    • Bottom-up governance

  14. What potential flaw occurs when strict emission policies cause businesses to relocate to unregulated countries?

    • Carbon capture
    • Carbon offsetting
    • Carbon sequestration
    • Carbon leakage

  15. What is a primary operational advantage of sub-national climate action compared to global international directives?

    • Uniform global coverage
    • Legally binding sanctions
    • Faster implementation
    • Unlimited federal funding

  16. Which key economic instrument fixes the exact price of carbon emissions rather than fixing overall emission volume?

    • Carbon credit
    • Carbon trading
    • Cap and trade
    • Carbon tax

  17. What target year did the UK set in law to reach net zero carbon emissions?

    • 2040
    • 2060
    • 2030
    • 2050

  18. According to the IPCC, what global warming threshold must be avoided to prevent catastrophic climate impacts?

    • 3.0 degrees Celsius
    • 0.5 degrees Celsius
    • 1.5 degrees Celsius
    • 5.0 degrees Celsius

  19. What primary concern do critics raise regarding corporate reliance on carbon offset purchasing?

    • Guaranteed emission removal
    • Accelerated energy transitions
    • Delayed direct reductions
    • Immediate financial insolvency

  20. What global city network represents sub-national collaboration between megacities tackling climate change?

    • OECD Forum
    • UN Habitat
    • G20 Alliance
    • C40 Cities

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