The Economics of Climate Change
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Which epoch follows the Holocene?

  • The Nobel Prize
  • The Great Acceleration
  • The Anthropocene (correct)
  • The Atomic Age
  • What characterizes the Great Acceleration since 1950?

  • Exponential increase in real GDP
  • Exponential increase in world population
  • Exponential increase in tropical forest loss
  • Exponential increase in CO2 emissions (correct)
  • What does the term 'climate' refer to?

  • The realization from the distribution of weather
  • Averages of precipitation, temperature, humidity, sunshine, wind velocity (correct)
  • Actions and decisions to limit climate change
  • Adjustments in natural or human systems to climate change
  • What is the definition of 'weather'?

    <p>Realization from the distribution of climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between mitigation and adaptation to climate change?

    <p>Mitigation refers to actions and decisions to limit climate change, while adaptation refers to adjustments in natural or human systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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