CAP Environmental Law & Regulations 3

Question 1

In the context of international climate law, what does 'common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities' (CBDR-RC) mean?

Accepted Answer

Countries have shared obligations but different capacities and historical responsibilities

Answer

CBDR-RC acknowledges that while all countries share responsibility for addressing climate change, obligations differ based on historical emissions and economic capacity.

Question 2

Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), facilities that generate large quantities of hazardous waste must notify EPA and are subject to which compliance standard?

Accepted Answer

Large Quantity Generator (LQG) rules

Answer

LQG regulations apply to facilities generating ≥1,000 kg of hazardous waste per month and impose the most stringent management, training, and reporting requirements.

Question 3

Which provision of the Paris Agreement requires all parties to submit progressively more ambitious climate plans every five years?

Accepted Answer

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

Answer

NDCs are national climate plans that each party submits and updates every five years, with each successive NDC expected to be more ambitious than the last.

Question 4

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) imposes liability for cleanup costs on which parties at contaminated sites?

Accepted Answer

Current owners, past owners, arrangers, and transporters

Answer

CERCLA's broad liability scheme covers current owners/operators, past owners/operators, generators who arranged disposal, and transporters who selected the site.

Question 5

Under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which reporting framework do companies primarily use for climate disclosures?

Accepted Answer

European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)

Answer

CSRD requires in-scope companies to report using ESRS, developed by EFRAG, which includes detailed climate-related disclosure requirements.

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CAP Environmental Law & Regulations 3