Climate Policy quiz

More questions about Climate Policy

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1. 1 Easy

   How much CO2 may a country emit under a net zero target?

   Answer: The amount it removes

   Why: Removals can come from growing new forests or from machines that pull CO2 from the air and store it underground.

2. 2 Medium

   Which British prime minister urged a UN climate treaty in 1989?

   Answer: Margaret Thatcher

   Why: She wanted a climate convention ready by 1992, and the UN climate treaty was indeed signed at Rio that year.

3. 3 Hard

   Which country's top court ordered a 25% emissions cut in 2019?

   Answer: Netherlands

   Why: The case was brought by the Urgenda Foundation on behalf of 886 Dutch citizens.

4. 4 Easy

   Which South Asian country absorbs more CO2 than it emits?

   Answer: Bhutan

   Why: At the 2009 Copenhagen summit, Bhutan pledged to stay carbon neutral for all time.

5. 5 Medium

   What 1987 treaty also phases down HFCs, a group of greenhouse gases?

   Answer: Montreal Protocol

   Why: Adopted in 2016, the Kigali Amendment's HFC phase-down could avoid up to 0.4 °C of warming by 2100.

6. 6 Hard

   What island nation led the bid for the world court's 2025 climate opinion?

   Answer: Vanuatu

   Why: It began in 2019 as a campaign by 27 law students at the University of the South Pacific.