The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, is an international treaty aimed at combating climate change. In which city was the agreement signed?
a) Paris, France
b) Geneva, Switzerland
c) New York City, USA
d) Kyoto, Japan
Answer: a) Paris, France
The Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement on climate change, was adopted in which year?
a) 1992
b) 1997
c) 2005
d) 2010
Answer: b) 1997
The Montreal Protocol, an international treaty, aims to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production and use of which substances?
a) Greenhouse gases
b) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
c) Nitrous oxide
d) Sulfur hexafluoride
Answer: b) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
The Copenhagen Accord, an agreement reached in 2009, was an outcome of which United Nations Climate Change Conference?
a) COP21
b) COP24
c) COP15
d) COP17
Answer: c) COP15
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted in which year?
a) 1987
b) 1992
c) 2001
d) 2015
Answer: b) 1992
The Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol, adopted in 2012, extended the commitment period for reducing greenhouse gas emissions until which year?
a) 2015
b) 2020
c) 2030
d) 2050
Answer: b) 2020
The Marrakech Accords, adopted in 2001, provided detailed guidelines for implementing which climate change agreement?
a) Paris Agreement
b) Kyoto Protocol
c) Copenhagen Accord
d) Montreal Protocol
Answer: b) Kyoto Protocol
The Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage, established in 2013, aims to address the impacts of climate change on which countries?
a) Developing countries
b) Developed countries
c) Island nations
d) Arctic countries
Answer: a) Developing countries
The Cancun Agreements, reached in 2010, advanced several key elements of the climate change negotiations under which international process?
a) UNFCCC
b) IPCC
c) UNEP
d) UNDP
Answer: a) UNFCCC
The Bali Action Plan, adopted in 2007, laid the foundation for negotiations under which climate change agreement?
a) Paris Agreement
b) Kyoto Protocol
c) Copenhagen Accord
d) Montreal Protocol
Answer: b) Kyoto Protocol
The Bonn Challenge, launched in 2011, is a global effort to restore and conserve which type of ecosystems?
a) Forests
b) Oceans
c) Wetlands
d) Grasslands
Answer: a) Forests
The Aichi Targets, adopted in 2010, are a set of global biodiversity targets under which international agreement?
a) Paris Agreement
b) Kyoto Protocol
c) Convention on Biological Diversity
d) United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Answer: c) Convention on Biological Diversity
The Kigali Amendment, adopted in 2016, aims to phase down the production and consumption of which potent greenhouse gases?
a) Carbon dioxide (CO2)
b) Methane (CH4)
c) Nitrous oxide (N2O)
d) Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Answer: d) Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, adopted in 2015, aims to reduce the risk of disasters caused by which factors?
a) Climate change
b) Biodiversity loss
c) Economic inequality
d) Natural hazards
Answer: d) Natural hazards
The NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) are commitments made by countries under which climate change agreement?
a) Paris Agreement
b) Kyoto Protocol
c) Copenhagen Accord
d) Montreal Protocol
Answer: a) Paris Agreement
The Talanoa Dialogue, launched in 2017, is a global conversation to enhance which aspect of climate action?
a) Ambition
b) Adaptation
c) Mitigation
d) Finance
Answer: a) Ambition
The Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action aims to mobilize and support action on climate change by which stakeholders?
a) Governments only
b) Businesses only
c) Civil society and non-state actors
d) Indigenous communities only
Answer: c) Civil society and non-state actors
The REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) program is an initiative under which international process?
a) UNFCCC
b) IPCC
c) UNEP
d) UNDP
Answer: a) UNFCCC
The Adaptation Fund, established in 2001, supports projects and programs to help developing countries adapt to the impacts of which global issue?
a) Climate change
b) Biodiversity loss
c) Desertification
d) Ozone depletion
Answer: a) Climate change
The Green Climate Fund, established in 2010, aims to support projects and programs in developing countries related to which aspect of climate change?
a) Mitigation
b) Adaptation
c) Technology transfer
d) Capacity-building
Answer: b) Adaptation
The Warsaw Mechanism for Loss and Damage, established in 2013, focuses on addressing the impacts of climate change in which vulnerable regions?
a) Small island developing states
b) Arctic regions
c) African countries
d) Least developed countries
Answer: a) Small island developing states
The Global Climate Action Summit, held in 2018, brought together leaders from various sectors to showcase commitments and actions towards achieving the goals of which agreement?
a) Paris Agreement
b) Kyoto Protocol
c) Copenhagen Accord
d) Montreal Protocol
Answer: a) Paris Agreement
The Talanoa Dialogue, launched in 2017, draws its name and inspiration from a traditional form of dialogue from which country?
a) Fiji
b) Kenya
c) Brazil
d) India
Answer: a) Fiji
The Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action was launched at which United Nations Climate Change Conference?
a) COP21
b) COP24
c) COP15
d) COP17
Answer: b) COP24
The NDC Partnership, established in 2016, aims to enhance support to countries in implementing and enhancing their NDCs. What does NDC stand for?
a) Nationally Designed Contributions
b) National Development Commitments
c) Nationally Determined Commitments
d) Nationally Determined Contributions
Answer: d) Nationally Determined Contributions
The Global Environment Facility (GEF), established in 1991, provides financial support to projects that address global environmental issues, including climate change. Which organization serves as the operating entity of the GEF?
a) World Bank
b) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
c) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
d) Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Answer: a) World Bank
The Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage was established to enhance understanding of the impacts of climate change and to support which countries in addressing those impacts?
a) Developed countries
b) Least developed countries
c) Small island developing states
d) Middle-income countries
Answer: c) Small island developing states
The Paris Agreement aims to keep the global temperature increase well below a certain threshold. What is the threshold mentioned in the agreement?
a) 1.5 degrees Celsius
b) 2 degrees Celsius
c) 2.5 degrees Celsius
d) 3 degrees Celsius
Answer: b) 2 degrees Celsius
The COP (Conference of the Parties) is the supreme decision-making body of which international climate change process?
a) UNFCCC
b) IPCC
c) UNEP
d) UNDP
Answer: a) UNFCCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an international scientific body that assesses the scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information relevant to which global issue?
a) Climate change
b) Biodiversity loss
c) Desertification
d) Ozone depletion
Answer: a) Climate change
The G7 countries have committed to phasing out the use of which fossil fuel by a certain year?
a) Coal
b) Oil
c) Natural gas
d) Uranium
Answer: a) Coal
The Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action aims to enhance cooperation between which two sectors to address climate change?
a) Government and business
b) Science and policy
c) Technology and finance
d) Civil society and media
Answer: a) Government and business
The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) is a network of observing systems and instruments that monitor various aspects of which global issue?
a) Climate change
b) Biodiversity loss
c) Desertification
d) Ozone depletion
Answer: a) Climate change
The World Bank Group has committed to increasing its climate finance to developing countries to what amount by 2025?
a) $50 billion
b) $100 billion
c) $200 billion
d) $500 billion
Answer: b) $100 billion
The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, declared for 2021-2030, aims to restore which types of ecosystems?
a) Forests, oceans, and wetlands
b) Grasslands, deserts, and mountains
c) Rivers, lakes, and glaciers
d) Cities, farms, and industrial areas
Answer: a) Forests, oceans, and wetlands
The NDC Partnership Support Unit, established in 2017, provides support to countries in enhancing and implementing their NDCs. Where is the Support Unit headquartered?
a) Bonn, Germany
b) Geneva, Switzerland
c) Paris, France
d) New York City, USA
Answer: a) Bonn, Germany
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) is a voluntary partnership of countries, intergovernmental organizations, and non-state actors working to reduce emissions of which air pollutants?
a) Greenhouse gases
b) Particulate matter (PM)
c) Ozone-depleting substances
d) Acid rain-causing gases
Answer: b) Particulate matter (PM)
