Climate Change Protocols Critique
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What is the purpose of emissions trading, also known as 'carbon trading'?

  • To help countries meet their emission reduction targets (correct)
  • To impose penalties on countries that exceed their emission targets
  • To prevent developing countries from participating in emission-reduction projects
  • To allow countries to sell emission units that have been used

    • What is the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) designed to do?

  • Implement emission-reduction projects in developed countries
  • Allow developed countries to increase their emissions
  • Enable developing countries to sell emission reduction credits (correct)
  • Reduce emission units in industrialized nations

    • What does Joint Implementation (JI) allow a country to do?

  • Earn emission reduction units from projects in other countries (correct)
  • Sell emission reduction credits to industrialized nations
  • Receive emission reduction units from developing countries
  • Purchase emission reduction units from another country

    • What is the main role of the compliance mechanism in the Kyoto Protocol?

    <p>To ensure countries meet their obligations and impose penalties if necessary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the Kyoto Protocol officially enter into force?

    <p>February 16, 2005</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which agreement largely superseded the role of the Kyoto Protocol after 2015?

    <p>Paris Agreement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the Paris Agreement differ from the Kyoto Protocol in terms of participation?

    <p>(C) It provided a more inclusive framework for all countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements is true about the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)?

    <p>It permits a country with an emission-reduction commitment to implement projects in developing nations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the functions of Joint Implementation (JI)?

    <p>It enables a country with an emission-reduction commitment to earn credits from an emission-reduction project in another country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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