Climate Change Quiz

Nitrogen alone is not a greenhouse gas - meaning it does not contribute to global warming. BUT, nitrous oxide (N2O) does. Nitrous oxide emissions mainly come from managed soils. But these emissions are in much smaller amounts compared to carbon dioxide or methane.

An estimated 1/3 of all food produced globally is lost or goes to waste. Mind-blowing! Food that goes to landfill rots and produces methane - a greenhouse gas, contributing to global warming. Plus, less food waste would lead to more efficient land use and better resource management.

The purpose of the Paris Agreement is to:

• keep the global average temperature well below 2° C above pre-industrial levels, while pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5° C

• strengthen the ability of countries to deal with the impacts of climate change

• make sure that financial flows support the development of low-carbon and climate-resilient economies.

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Fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas, are created deep within the earth's surface through intense pressure and heat turning organic matter into concentrated forms of carbon. This extremely slow formation process means fossil fuels are non-renewable in any practical human timeframe.

A bicycle does not require fossil fuels to run. However, if you are travelling longer distances a train is a great low-carbon option.

It is overwhelmingly the production and use of energy, followed by transport and then agriculture.

Climate change mitigation is reducing the amount of greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere, whereas adaptation is changing your way of doing things to be able to live in a new or more variable climate.

However it should be noted that many overseas businesses, from the United States and elsewhere, manufacture their products in China to lower costs - contributing to China's high emissions.

Carbon dioxide accounts for around 75% of all human emissions!