Energy
The largest source/sector of planet-warming greenhouse gases in the US
What is transportation?
Water use that is not returned to the water source after being withdrawn.
The steer's name in This Steer's Life
The percentage that gets taken off an assignment per late day submitted.
What is 5%?
The most recent year declared the warmest since 1850.
What is 2024?
When people acquire access to safe water, this might occur to change peoples’ lives and put the world on a path to sustainability.
What is decrease in population growth, decrease in fertility, decrease in child mortality, decrease in disease/mortality, increase in literacy rates?
The US average percentage of food waste?
What is 30-40?
The three pillars of sustainability.
What is economy, society, and environment?
This bill had available tax credits for US production of clean energy components.
What is the Inflation Reduction Act?
The name of the aquifer that Purdue gets its water from.
What is Teays?
The year that the population is going to peak at 9.73 billion.
Define sustainability.
Acceptable answers at the discretion of the TAs :)
The efficiency of the average internal combustion engine.
What is 25% (Will accept 20%-30%)
The grading of drinking water infrastructure in the U.S. as of 2025.
What is C-?
Plant alternative meats produce this percentage less of GHG than farmed meats.
What is 90%?
Name 4 of the peer TAs.
Who are Hailey, Roman, Cassy, Annette, Hurin, Abby, Alba, and Madeline?
The term that means the total GHGs that are generated by our actions.
What is carbon footprint?
Calculated on a yearly basis, includes total volume of freshwater replenished through the hydrological cycle.
In 2023, the percentage of land area used for agrciulture.
What is 37% (Will accept 30-40%)
Name 3 members of your sister city.
Acceptable answers at the discretion of the TAs & Dr. Payne:)