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global issues final
global climate change
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what causes global climate change | greenhouses trap outgoing heat in Earth's atmosphere |
| what are the main greenhouse gases | carbon monoxide and methane |
| who is the #1 producer of greenhouse gases | china |
| what are the effects of global climate change | temperature rise, sea level rise, higher rates of species extinction, spread of pests & disease, drought & desertification, stronger & more frequent storms |
| what is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) | created by the United Nations in 1988 to assess the scientific knowledge on global warming |
| what was the Rio Earth Summit 1992 | United Nations framework convention on climate change |
| How did the Rio Earth Summit affect global north countries | Global north countries acknowledged their responsibility for global warming & made a NON-BINDING pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions |
| What did all countries do as a result of the Rio Earth Summit | they committed to voluntarily measure and report greenhouse gas emissions |
| what promise did global south countries make as a result of the Rio Earth Summit | promised technical assistance |
| what was the impact of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) | CO2 emissions increased and it created an institutional process to conduct further negotiations on global climate change |
| What outcome did the Kyoto Protocol have on global north | global north countries agreed to BINDING reductions in their greenhouse gas emissions; reductions were to be achieved b/w 2008-2012 |
| how were the global south countries affected in the kyoto protocol | they were exempted from the reductions |
| was the US a member of the kyoto protocol | no |
| what did president bush do regarding the kyoto protocol in 2001 | he announced that the US would not ratify the kyoto protocol |
| what came out of the copenhagen accord | it established the goal of limiting global temperature rise to no more than 3.6 degrees F (2degrees celcius) |
| what did the copenhagen accord ask of participating countries | participating countries were asked to make VOLUNTARY pledges for curbing carbon emissions |
| what did the copenhagen accord promise to developing countries | promised additional financial aid |
| what were the major dividing issues of the Durbam South Africa conference | 1)What should the interim emissions reduction targets be for 2020? 2)Should leading Global South countries accept binding reductions? 3) How much technical & financial assistance should be provided to Global South countries? |
| What was the Montreal Protocol | International agreement eliminating the production and use of OZONE DEPLETING substances |
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