American College of California Climate Change Effects Questions

N2

CH4

CO2

O2

N2O

CFCs

rising sea level

poleward spread of infectious diseases

increased frequency of forest fires

larger storm systems

thickening glaciers

decreases in agricultural yields

India, China and the US account for roughly half of all annual carbon emissions

All of South & Central America are equivalent to the annual 2016 emissions from Russia

China has the largest annual emissions in 2016 compared to all other countries

Global cumulative emissions from 1751-2016 is equivalent to 9.9 gigatons of carbon

The cumulative emissions from 1751-2016 of all of Africa and South & Central American are more than the cumulative emissions from the US

India now has more emissions annually than the country had cumulatively from 1751-2016

shows a seasonal cycle in atmospheric carbon dioxide

shows constant increase in atmoshperic carbon dioxide

shows that current atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are higher than they’ve been in the last 780,000 years

shows that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations range from around 280 ppm (ice age) to 380 ppm (preindustrial average)

countries must reduce their carbon emissions

countries pledge to plant trees

countries monitor and report their greenhouse gas emissions

countries must stop burning coal

relates to increased storm activity that results from climate change

shows how increased seawater carbon dioxide concentrations cause increased seawater pH

shows how increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations cause increased seawater carbon dioxide concentrations

shows how increased seawater carbon dioxide concentrations cause decreased seawater pH

shows how ocean pH has decreased by roughly .5 units over the time period shown

relates to ocean acidification that results from climate change

carbon cap

[ Choose ]An effort such as Our Children’s Trust, a climate action lawsuit against the US government, similar to lawsuits against violations of intergenerational rights all over the worldAn effort to limit the overall carbon emissions from a region, state or countryAn effort such as the Green Seattle Partnership, where people plant trees to sequester atmospheric carbonAn effort to put a price on carbon extraction and useIndividual leaders on climate action, such as Greta Thunberg

carbon fee

[ Choose ]An effort such as Our Children’s Trust, a climate action lawsuit against the US government, similar to lawsuits against violations of intergenerational rights all over the worldAn effort to limit the overall carbon emissions from a region, state or countryAn effort such as the Green Seattle Partnership, where people plant trees to sequester atmospheric carbonAn effort to put a price on carbon extraction and useIndividual leaders on climate action, such as Greta Thunberg

environmental service

[ Choose ]An effort such as Our Children’s Trust, a climate action lawsuit against the US government, similar to lawsuits against violations of intergenerational rights all over the worldAn effort to limit the overall carbon emissions from a region, state or countryAn effort such as the Green Seattle Partnership, where people plant trees to sequester atmospheric carbonAn effort to put a price on carbon extraction and useIndividual leaders on climate action, such as Greta Thunberg

legal action

[ Choose ]An effort such as Our Children’s Trust, a climate action lawsuit against the US government, similar to lawsuits against violations of intergenerational rights all over the worldAn effort to limit the overall carbon emissions from a region, state or countryAn effort such as the Green Seattle Partnership, where people plant trees to sequester atmospheric carbonAn effort to put a price on carbon extraction and useIndividual leaders on climate action, such as Greta Thunberg

change agent

[ Choose ]An effort such as Our Children’s Trust, a climate action lawsuit against the US government, similar to lawsuits against violations of intergenerational rights all over the worldAn effort to limit the overall carbon emissions from a region, state or countryAn effort such as the Green Seattle Partnership, where people plant trees to sequester atmospheric carbonAn effort to put a price on carbon extraction and useIndividual leaders on climate action, such as Greta Thunberg

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False

True

False

commited industrialized countries to binding GHG emission reductions of at least 5 percent below their 1990 levels by the period of 2008–2012

whereby signatories pledge to work toward stabilizing atmospheric GHG concentrations

helps developing countries reap the benefits of economic growth on a lower-carbon pathway

gives the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change the right to create binding commitments for carbon reductions for individual countries