1. Climate and Climate Change
What is the diffenrences between climate and weather?
Climate shows the long-term patterns in temperature, precipitation
Weather describes short-term day to day variations in heat, cold, wind, rain, etc
True or False
The ICPCC says global temperature will rise by at least 1.5°C by 2030.
False (by 2050)
True or False
Climate change affects the economies of countries because it impacts on the environment and on society
True
Mitigation and Adaptation
What doe IPCC stand for?
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Why climate change is hard to see?
It is happening gradually
Which of the following contributes to rising sea levels from climate change?
a. melting of polar ice
b. clouds over the ocean
c. oceans absorbing heat
d. cooling of polar ice
a. melting of polar ice
c. oceans absorbing heat
Groups vulnerable to climate change
minorities, women, elderly, disabled children
True or False: If false, say why
Reducing grehouse gas emissions is one of the examples of adaptation.
False: it is mitigation, adaptation is about adjusting to the effects of climate change
What is the goal of the Paris Agreement?
To limit global warming to below 2°C, and ideally 1.5°C.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a. methane
b. nitrogen dioxide
c. nitrous oxide
d. carbon dioxide
a. methane
c. nitrous oxide
d. carbon dioxide
What are the consequences of oceans absorbing more CO2?
creates cabonic acid, damage to coral reefs, loss of biodiversity
Having enough nutritious food all the time.
How do indigineous peoples help the climate?
By protecting forests that absort CO2
What are the differences between Carbon Neutrality and Net Zero?
Carbon Neutrality - Making CO2 but pay others to fix it
Net Zero - Stop making or reducing CO2 as much as possible
What changes happen in the atmosphere when people burn coal, oil or gas?
Above natual levels of warming and more radiation is trapped
How does climate change affect the land?
It makes natural waterways and soils in ecosystems become degraded or eroded.
Which of the following are ways climate change can impact on people’s mental health?
a. Force people to move from their homes
b. Make places less crowded
c. Damage livelihoods
d. Put more pressure on families
a. c. d
Why is mitigation important for the future?
Because reducing greenhouse gas emissions now lowers the cost and difficulty of adapting to climate change later.
Why has disinformation about climate change spread?
to influence public opinion against government action.
In what ways is the climate changing and why?
Natural variations such as volcanic eruptions, earth's orbit around sun and variantions in sun's radiation
Man-made climate change due to use of fossil fuels, grenhouse gas emissions, and deforestation
How do climate change, people and nature affect each other?
People change nature → Nature helps control climate → Climate change affects both people and nature.
Arrange the issues (a-h) to show how climate change can disrupt people's access to food.
a. reduced income
b. human greenhouse gas emissions
c. more floods or droughts
d. increased malnutrition
e. damage to crops and irrigation
g. less agricultural produce
b.→ c.→ e.→ g.→ a.→ d.
Name 5 resilience measures to climate change impacts.
i. Early warning
ii. Emergency shelters
iii. Emergency funds
iv. Storing supplies
v. Community cohesion
vi. Affected groups involved in decisions
Why carbon markets have not always been effective?
Fines are too low, the cap on emissions is too high, carbon price is too low, double counting of reductions, businesses move emissions activity to other countries