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What is the Montreal Protocol?
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is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion
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What are the man-made halogens responsible for Ozone depletion?
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Chemicals are man-made halogens largely used in flame retardants, fire extinguishants, refrigerants, propellants, solvents, and pharmaceuticals.
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What the three major findings of the IPCC?
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Emissions from human activities are changing atmospheric composition, especially by raising the concentrations of climate-warming gases;
These higher concentrations will intensify the natural greenhouse effect changes in climate will persist for centuries |
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What are the six sources of heat trapping gas?
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water vapor
carbon dioxide methane nitrous oxide deforestation other chemicals |
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What is the global warming potential?
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measure of how much a given mass of greenhouse gas is estimated to contribute to global warming.
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What has the highest global warming potential?
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sulfur hexaflouride
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What are the primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions (in order from least to most)
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waste
industrial processes agriculture international transport energy |
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What are four effects of climate change?
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Heat
Storms (frequency and intensity) Sea level rise (erosion, salt penetration) Non-uniform, cumulative |
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What are some impacts of climate change on human health?
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increase in vector-borne diseases?
increases in heat-related deaths increase in urban air pollution; increase in respiratory illnesses |
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Sea Levels have risen ______ over the past 100 years
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10-25 cm
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What are some effects of climate change on agriculture?
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Shorter growing seasons
Droughts Floods Water shortages More Weeds More Pests |
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What are 8 solutions to climate change?
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Less carbon-intensive fuels
Renewables Efficiency Policy changes Incentives Carbon sequestration Global development Adaptation |
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What is activity data?
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Activity data quantifies an activity in a specific unit related to the activity
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What are some examples of energy data?
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Therms or cubic meters of natural gas
Gallons or liters of heating oil Kilowatt hours of electricity Business miles or kilometers traveled |
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How does one calculate emissions?
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Activity data x Emissions factor = GHG emissions
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An emissions factor is
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An emissions factor converts activity data to emissions values
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