Planetary Warming Risks Carbon Release, Requiring Multi-Level Responses (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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What does a positive feedback mechanism do?
What does a positive feedback mechanism do?
Amplifies the original process
What is a tipping point?
What is a tipping point?
Critical threshold where small changes irreversibly transform a stable system
What is adaptation (climate strategy)?
What is adaptation (climate strategy)?
Living with climate change by changing ways to cope with outcomes (not solving it)
What is mitigation (climate strategy)?
What is mitigation (climate strategy)?
Tackling root cause by reducing/preventing GHG emissions
When do terrestrial sinks become sources?
When do terrestrial sinks become sources?
After 2050 when saturation is reached
Paris Agreement: year & warming limit
Paris Agreement: year & warming limit
2016, below 2°C
Kyoto Protocol operates until
Kyoto Protocol operates until
2020
Which countries withdrew from Kyoto Protocol?
Which countries withdrew from Kyoto Protocol?
USA, Japan, Canada
When was Climate Change Levy introduced?
When was Climate Change Levy introduced?
2001
Solar Radiation Management status
Solar Radiation Management status
Untried & untested