CEP Climate Change & Carbon Footprint

Question 1

According to the GHG Protocol, which 'Scope' encompasses indirect emissions from purchased electricity consumed by a reporting organization?

Accepted Answer

Scope 2

Answer

Scope 1

Answer

Scope 3

Answer

Scope 0

Question 2

What is the 100-year global warming potential (GWP) of methane (CH4) according to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report?

Accepted Answer

28

Answer

12

Answer

84

Answer

298

Question 3

Which international agreement established the first legally binding greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for developed countries during its 2008–2012 commitment period?

Accepted Answer

Kyoto Protocol

Answer

Paris Agreement

Answer

Montreal Protocol

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Copenhagen Accord

Question 4

Under the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventories (GPC), emissions from on-road vehicles and transit systems are categorized under which sector?

Accepted Answer

Transportation

Answer

Stationary Energy

Answer

Waste

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Industrial Processes and Product Use

Question 5

The Paris Agreement established a long-term goal to hold the global average temperature increase to well below how many degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels?

Accepted Answer

2.0°C

Answer

1.0°C

Answer

1.5°C

Answer

3.0°C

Question 6

According to EPA inventory data, which sector has been the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States since approximately 2016?

Accepted Answer

Transportation

Answer

Agriculture

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Industry

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Electric Power

Question 7

In the context of climate change mitigation, what does 'carbon sequestration' refer to?

Accepted Answer

The long-term capture and storage of atmospheric CO2

Answer

The release of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion

Answer

The conversion of carbon to methane under anaerobic conditions

Answer

The measurement of carbon concentrations in soil samples