Politics
Who was President Clinton’s vice president?
Al Gore
In what year did the United States Chamber of Commerce acknowledge that humans contribute to climate change?
2019
What was the name “Green New Deal“ a reference to?
The major public works investment in the 1930s known as the New Deal.
Where is Greta Thunberg from?
Sweden
How many parties adopted the Paris Agreement?
196
What did nations commit to in the Kyoto Protocol?
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 5% over the years 2008 to 2012
The United States rejected the Kyoto Protocol to pursue a policy focused on expanding what?
Global oil production
What is a carbon footprint?
A person or organization’s personal contributions to global carbon emissions.
What year was the most profitable ever for the biggest Western oil companies?
2022
______ _ _____ of British broadcasters cast doubt on climate science.
Nearly a third
What was the paper the Marshall Institute presented in the Bush administration about?
The variability of solar energy, not greenhouse gases, was causing global warming.
What is the Justic40 Initiative?
An initiative with the goal that 40% of overall benefits from Federal investment in certain categories flow to underserved communities.
What does Geoengineering involve?
British Petroleum hired a marketing company to produce what well known concept?
Carbon footprint
__ percent of Democrats supported addressing climate change while __ percent of Republicans supported prioritizing economic growth.
80% and 72%
What political agenda did the Marshall Institute want to achieve?
To defend certain Cold War policies (Strategic Defense Initiative) against critiques from the scientific community.
What is the UNFCCC?
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
What is carbon sequestration?
What provided the largest source of government funding for climate-related issues in US history?
Inflation Reduction Act
The Paris Agreement required what percent of a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030?
43%
Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway published a bestselling book titled?
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
What was the goal of the Paris Agreement?
Limiting the increase in global average temperatures to well below 2oC above pre-industrial levels.
What was the Fridays for Future movement?
A youth climate activism movement that was inspired by Greta Thunberg’s school strikes for climate in 2018 and spread organically across the world.
What tribe in North Dakota halted construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016/2017?
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Wind and solar generated what percent of global energy in 2022?
12%