Select the correct option

• Why is conserving water a good mitigation strategy?
  • water emits greenhouse gases
    • Incorrect.
  • it takes a lot of energy to bring water to every home
    • Correct.
  • conserved water will help during a drought
    • Incorrect.
  • everyone needs water
    • Incorrect.
• What are green jobs?
  • any job in a field
    • Incorrect.
  • jobs that conserve or restore the environment on land
    • Correct.
  • lousy jobs that nevertheless contribute to a sustainable economy
    • Incorrect.
  • all of these
    • Incorrect.
• Which form of transportation emits the lowest amount of greenhouse gases?
  • taking the bus
    • Incorrect.
  • bicycling
    • Incorrect.
  • driving a car
    • Incorrect.
  • walking
    • Correct.
• What are negawatts?
  • watts of electrical energy that we can use when the power goes out
    • Incorrect.
  • watts of electrical energy that are wasted
    • Incorrect.
  • watts of electrical energy not needed because of energy conservation
    • Correct.
  • electrical energy that is paid for ahead of time
    • Incorrect.
• What does “net-zero emissions” mean?
  • reducing one’s greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible
    • Incorrect.
  • “cancelling out” the rest of one’s (residual) emissions by increasing carbon sinks
    • Incorrect.
  • achieving “carbon neutrality” by balancing one’s emissions with strategies that remove carbon from the atmosphere
    • Incorrect.
  • all of these
    • Correct.
• How low do our carbon emissions have to go?
  • to half of what they are now
    • Incorrect.
  • to virtually zero
    • Correct.
  • 10% less than they are now
    • Incorrect.
  • 75% lower
    • Incorrect.
• What is a false solution?
  • any climate mitigation strategy that lets us keep emitting greenhouse gases
    • Correct.
  • a solution that does not work
    • Incorrect.
  • a solution based on lies
    • Incorrect.
  • anything that challenges the way things have always been done
    • Incorrect.
• What is a carbon footprint?
  • the number of tonnes someone’s lifestyle weighs
    • Incorrect.
  • the amount of carbon dioxide by the manufacture of footwear
    • Incorrect.
  • the amount of carbon dioxide that one person is responsible for emitting
    • Correct.
  • how far someone has to travel to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide
    • Incorrect.
• What are blue jobs?
  • green jobs involved in marine and coastal sectors
    • Correct.
  • any jobs that use equipment that is aquamarine or turquoise
    • Incorrect.
  • jobs that make people feel sad
    • Incorrect.
  • jobs on fishing boats
    • Incorrect.
• How can farmers lower their greenhouse gas emissions?
  • stop using synthetic fertilisers
    • Incorrect.
  • start mulching their fields (covering them with natural material)
    • Incorrect.
  • grow climate-friendly crops, such as millet
    • Incorrect.
  • all of these
    • Correct.

Indicate whether the following statements are true or false:

• The costs and benefits of climate change mitigation are distributed equally across society and among nations.
  • True
    • Incorrect.
  • False
    • Correct.
• The chair of the IPCC said, “If we act now, we can still secure a liveable, sustainable future for all.”
  • True
    • Correct.
  • False
    • Incorrect.
• Climate change is happening slowly, so mitigation is not urgent.
  • True
    • Incorrect.
  • False
    • Correct.
• Human beings started widely using electricity about 50 years ago.
  • True
    • Incorrect.
  • False
    • Correct.
• The idea of net-zero emissions is being used by some fossil fuel companies as an excuse to keep burning their products.
  • True
    • Correct.
  • False
    • Incorrect.