One successful international agreement on the environment, which gained wide acceptance thanks in part to strong scientific evidence, was
a. the Kyoto Protocol to reduce global warming.
b. the Washington Agreement to prevent deforestation.
c. the Johannesburg Treaty on biodiversity.
d. the Montreal Protocol to reduce depletion of the ozone layer.
The Arctic becomes important in assessing the politics of global warming because
a. Arctic ice is melting more slowly than anticipated.
b. the Arctic is not melting fast enough to offset CFCs.
c. onefourth of the world's oil and gas reserves lie under the ice.
d. All of these are true.
The effects of continued rising temperatures include all of the following EXCEPT
a. sea levels will rise.
b. winters will get warmer, and heat waves will become increasingly frequent and severe.
c. rainfall will decrease due to the rising temperatures.
d. drought-prone regions will become even drier.
Which of the following is NOT a compound that can change the Earth's atmosphere and lead to the greenhouse effect and global warming?
a. Carbon dioxide
b. Methane
c. Nitrogen
d. Chlorofluorocarbon
The gas primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect, carbon dioxide, is released by
a. livestock.
b. burning fossil fuels.
c. rising ocean temperatures.
d. desertification.
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