12 Questions
What is the term for the extinction of 75% or more of species within a time span of several million years?
Mass extinction
According to the speech, what is the amount of time left to spend the remaining CO2 budget at current emissions levels?
Less than 8.5 years
What is the minimum percentage chance of staying below a 1.5 global temperature rise, according to the best odds given by the Intergovernment?
67 percent
What is the term for when a series of small changes adds up to produce a larger change, according to the vocabulary?
Tipping point
Why is the popular idea of cutting emissions in half in ten years insufficient, according to the speech?
Because it does not account for tipping points and feedback loops
What is the term for the interdependent group of organisms and their environment, according to the vocabulary?
Ecosystem
What is the primary cause of climate change over the past century, according to the majority of scientists?
Human activities that release greenhouse gases into the environment
What is the main goal of the Paris Agreement?
To reduce emissions and keep the increase in average global temperature below 2 degrees Celsius
What is the name of the Swedish teenager who began a 'climate strike' in 2018?
Greta Thunberg
What is the predicted consequence of climate change on other species, according to some scientists?
A mass extinction
What is the term used to describe the release of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide into the environment?
Emission
In what year did the global climate strike demonstrations take place, involving around 6 million people?
2019
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