5. Climate Change Policies and Global Initiatives

1 / 10

What is the purpose of carbon offset programs?

To increase fossil fuel usage

To compensate for emissions by funding projects that reduce CO₂ elsewhere

To subsidize coal plants

To ban electric vehicles

2 / 10

What is the primary goal of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13?

Promote economic growth

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Enhance technological advancements in transportation

Increase agricultural production

3 / 10

Which European Union policy sets legally binding emission reduction targets for member states?

European Green Deal

Kyoto Protocol

Clean Air Act

Global Climate Compact

4 / 10

Which of the following is a market-based approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

Subsidies for fossil fuels

Carbon pricing and emissions trading systems

Banning fossil fuel vehicles

Promoting plastic recycling

5 / 10

What does “net zero” mean in the context of climate change policies?

No greenhouse gas emissions are produced

Emissions are balanced by removing an equivalent amount of CO₂ from the atmosphere

Emissions are reduced by half

Emissions are completely eliminated

6 / 10

What is the purpose of the Green Climate Fund (GCF)?

To fund the development of nuclear energy

To finance climate mitigation and adaptation projects in developing countries

To create more forests in urban areas

To support fossil fuel extraction in low-income countries

7 / 10

Which country is currently the largest emitter of CO₂?

United States

China

India

Russia

8 / 10

What is the main goal of the Kyoto Protocol?

To reduce ozone-depleting substances

To promote nuclear energy

To reduce greenhouse gas emissions

To eliminate fossil fuels

9 / 10

Which organization is responsible for assessing the science related to climate change and providing reports to inform policy decisions?

World Health Organization (WHO)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

10 / 10

Which international agreement, established in 2015, aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels?

Kyoto Protocol

Paris Agreement

Montreal Protocol

Copenhagen Accord

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