The North Pole
These animals, often featured in Coca-Cola Christmas ads, are the biggest land animals at the North Pole
What are polar bears?
This SLT member used to keep owls as pets, a fact recently revealed to the Montreal Protocol MOP team
Who is Nick?
This agreement, named for a major Japanese city were negotiations took place, was the first legally binding climate agreement.
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
This one of the DAs produced the fewest GHGs (in equivalent tCO2) in 2022
What is Northern Ireland?
This saint, known for his generosity, inspired the modern version of Santa Claus
Who is Saint Nicholas?
These fur-covered animals are the most common mammal in the north pole
What are (ringed) seals?
This grade 6 went to a Halloween Party hosted by a Defra SoS and was so scared they had to be picked up by their mom
Who is Sophie Tyldesley?
the first Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report came out in this year, the same year the movie 'Goodfellas' debuted.
what is 1990?
This sector produced the most GHG emissions in England in 2022 according to the ONS
What is domestic transport?
This fried potato dish is traditionally served during Hannukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights
What are Latkes
There are this many square kilometers of land under the ice in the North Pole
How many are zero square kilometers?
Her partner’s Uncle was Dumbledore (Michael Gandolph) and they once spent Christmas together and had a dance mat battle.
Who is Bethan B?
This agreement, often known by its acronym, regulates the trade of endangered species
What is the CITES treaty?
(Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
There are this many types of greenhouse gasses as defined in the Paris Agreement
6
carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, nitrogen trifluoride, sulfur hexaflouride, hydro-fluorocarbons
In the Iranian Zoroastrian religion the second most important holiday falls in December and celebrates the longest night of the year on this day.
When is December 21st?
The sun only rises once per year in the North Pole and it's in this month, leading to 6 months of sunlight
When is March? (Spring Equinox)
This SLT member once sang for the late queen
Who is Heather?
The Stockholm convention, adopted in 2001, governs these.
What are persistent organic pollutants (POPs)?
According to the ONS, this percent of people say they have been affected in any way by climate change in the last year, more than the Labour and Tory vote shares combined in July
what is 66% of people? (within 5%)
In Japan, this fast food chain has become a popular Christmas meal tradition, with families needing to pre-order months in advance to not miss out
What is KFC?
The ice at the North Pole has been declining by about this percentage per decade since the 80s
How much is 12-13% (accept from 11-14%)
This member of SLT once decorated his ceiling with baked beans as a child
Who is Nigel
This is considered (by UNEP) to be the first multilateral environmental agreement
What is the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling?
(accept anything to do with regulating/banning whaling)
this category of ghg emissions, some of which are now banned, has reduced the most since 1990 in the UK
what are perfluorocarbons?
This ancient Roman Festival in December honored the god Saturn with gift-giving and large feasts and is considered to be the originator for modern Christmas tradition
What is Saturnalia?