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Climate Change & Agreements

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Practice Questions

1. Q1

   The Paris Agreement aims to limit global temperature rise to:

   • A. 1°C above pre-industrial levels
   • B. Well below 2°C, with efforts to limit to 1.5°C
   • C. 3°C
   • D. 5°C

2. Q2

   The Kyoto Protocol was based on the principle of:

   • A. Equal obligations for all countries
   • B. "Common but differentiated responsibilities" (CBDR)
   • C. Only developing countries reducing emissions
   • D. Voluntary emissions reduction

3. Q3

   UNFCCC stands for:

   • A. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
   • B. United Nations Fund for Carbon Credits
   • C. UN Framework for Combating Climate Crisis
   • D. UN Forum on Climate and Carbon

4. Q4

   Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are:

   • A. Binding emission targets set by UNFCCC
   • B. Voluntary climate action plans submitted by countries to UNFCCC
   • C. Financial contributions to the Green Climate Fund
   • D. UN mandated deforestation limits

5. Q5

   The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) was established in:

   • A. 1972
   • B. 1988
   • C. 1992
   • D. 2000

6. Q6

   The Green Climate Fund (GCF) aims to mobilise financing for:

   • A. Nuclear energy projects
   • B. Climate mitigation and adaptation in developing countries
   • C. Biodiversity conservation only
   • D. Developed country clean energy

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