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What is a major challenge posed by climate change according to the text?
What is a major challenge posed by climate change according to the text?
- Increased economic growth in developed countries
- Decreased contribution of developing countries to global warming
- Stable and sustainable development worldwide
- Uneven exposure and vulnerability across regions (correct)
Why are developing countries and the poor more vulnerable to the effects of climate change?
Why are developing countries and the poor more vulnerable to the effects of climate change?
- They have contributed more to global warming
- They have limited resources to adapt and mitigate effects (correct)
- They have advanced technology to combat climate change
- They have stronger environmental regulations
What was the outcome of the eighteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Doha in 2012?
What was the outcome of the eighteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Doha in 2012?
- Insufficient global climate change mitigation efforts (correct)
- Effective implementation of the Kyoto Protocol
- Immediate launch of post-2020 comprehensive regime
- Successful achievement of all greenhouse gas reduction goals
Why have most developed countries failed to achieve their greenhouse gas reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol?
Why have most developed countries failed to achieve their greenhouse gas reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol?
What is a consequence of off shoring production technologies to developing countries as discussed in the text?
What is a consequence of off shoring production technologies to developing countries as discussed in the text?
Why are national policy measures insufficient in addressing international environmental problems?
Why are national policy measures insufficient in addressing international environmental problems?
What is the main purpose of international environmental conferences?
What is the main purpose of international environmental conferences?
Why has the number of international environmental agreements (IEAs) risen significantly since the 1970s?
Why has the number of international environmental agreements (IEAs) risen significantly since the 1970s?
What is the loose assumption made about the rise in international environmental agreements (IEAs)?
What is the loose assumption made about the rise in international environmental agreements (IEAs)?
Why do some argue that there is little positive correlation between the number of international environmental agreements and improved environmental protection?
Why do some argue that there is little positive correlation between the number of international environmental agreements and improved environmental protection?
