Climate Change Solutions
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What percentage of human-made greenhouse gas emissions could be avoided relatively easily?

  • 20 percent (correct)
  • 40 percent
  • 10 percent
  • 30 percent

Why do devices consume more energy when seemingly switched off?

  • Because they are designed to do so
  • Because they are still plugged in (correct)
  • Because they are not energy efficient
  • Because they are not maintainaned properly

According to the United Nations, what is the projected world population by mid-century?

  • At least seven billion
  • At least eight billion
  • At least ten billion
  • At least nine billion (correct)

What is the estimated amount of acres required to sustain an average human being today?

<p>54 acres (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is geoengineering, as mentioned in the text?

<p>Radical interventions to block sunlight or reduce greenhouse gases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary challenge in addressing climate change?

<p>Eliminating the use of fossil fuels (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a significant consequence of meat production?

<p>Pounds of feed required to produce a pound of protein (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to reduce our energy consumption?

<p>To make a bigger impact on climate change (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of timber harvesting in the tropics?

<p>Contribution of 1.5 billion metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of eating organic produce?

<p>It does not require fertilizers that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers
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