Kyoto Protocol & Climate Change General Knowledge MCQs - 2

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Kyoto Protocol & Climate Change General Knowledge MCQs

1. The target agreed upon in the Kyoto Protocol was an average CO2 reduction of 5.2% from 1990 levels by the year.
(a) 2012 ✓
(b) 2010
(c) 2014
(d) 2020

2. The Kyoto Protocol permits greenhouse gases emission increases of 8% for Australia and for Iceland
(a) 5%
(b) 15%
(c) 20%
(d) 10% ✓

3. What is the base year for measuring cuts in greenhouse gases?
(a) 1985
(b) 1990 ✓
(c) 1994
(d) 2000

4. On 11 January, Pakistan submitted its instruments of accession to the Kyoto Protocol.
(a) 1999
(b) 2001
(c) 2002
(d) 2005 ✓

5. UN Climate summit was held in December
2009 in
(a) Paris
(b) London
(c) Copenhagen ✓
(d) Washington

6.   cabinet met under water on October 17, 2009 to draw global attention towards rising sea level.
(a) Maldives ✓
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Sri Lanka

7. The 6th meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in on November 29 - December 10, 2010.
(a) Austria
(b) Sweden
(c) Slovenia
(d) Mexico ✓

8. On , 2012 the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol ended.
(a) July 31
(b) August 31
(c) December 31 ✓
(d) March 31

9. On December 8, 2012, in , the UN Climate Change Conference agreed to extend the Kyoto Protocol until 2020.
(a) USA
(b) Qatar ✓
(c) UK
(d) Germany


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