Earth
This is the name for non-renewable energy sources that are formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago
What are fossil fuels?
It is the phenomenon of corals losing their vibrant colors and turning white
What is Coral bleaching?
This US state is the most prone (most acreage) to wildfires
What is California?
It is the largest renewable energy source in the US
This is the year by when Qualcomm will reach net-zero global operational emissions
What is 2040?
"Urban heat island" effect is caused by this manmade construction material
What is Concrete?
Warmer oceans will lead to more of these storm systems
What are hurricanes?
Wildfires in this country released more carbon in five months than Russia or Japan emitted from fossil fuels in all of 2022
What is Canada?
The atmospheric concentration of this gas has risen from 280 ppm during the 10,000 years prior to the mid-18th century to 420 ppm in 2024.
What is Carbon Dioxide?
She is Qualcomm's Chief Sustainability Officer
Who is Angela Baker?
These frozen parcels of land act as carbon sinks but are thawing, releasing Methane and Carbon Dioxide
What is Permafrost?
It may see ice free summers by the 2030s
This human activity is a big contributor to smog in much of South and South East Asia
What is Crop Burning?
It is 25 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than Carbon Dioxide
What is Methane?
This is the year by when Qualcomm will reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 25% (2020 baseline)
What is 2030?
The average global temperature has risen by this many degrees since the late 19th century
What is 1.2 C or 2.2 F?
It is a dispersed collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean, primarily composed of plastic.
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
This fuel is burnt in a compression ignition engine, where compression is used to ignite the fuel instead of a spark plug.
What is Diesel?
This type of vehicle produces no tailpipe emissions of any pollutant or greenhouse gas.
What is a ZEV, or zero-emission vehicle?
This is the year by when Qualcomm will reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50% (2020 baseline)
What is 2030?
This continent has warmed by approximately 3°C (5.4°F) since the mid-20th century, more than anywhere else in the Southern Hemisphere.
What is Antarctica?
As per NASA JPL's projection, it is the average sea level rise for most coastlines of the contiguous U.S. by 2050
What is 1-foot?
It is a super polluting sooty black material emitted during incomplete combustion of various fuels and in wildfires.
What is Black Carbon?
This gas is a pollutant in the lower atmosphere, but in the stratosphere it helps block UV radiation from the sun.
What is Ozone?
This corporate climate action organization helps companies like Qualcomm set emissions reduction targets.
What is Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)?