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

    What is the primary challenge in addressing climate change?

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

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