Question 281
Pakistan’s first comprehensive National Climate Change Policy, providing a framework for addressing the challenges of climate change, was approved in which year?
- 1998
- 2005
- 2012
- 2020
Answer: 2012
Question 282
What is the significance of the Keeling Curve, the famous graph from the Mauna Loa Observatory?
- It tracks the depletion of the ozone layer
- It measures the rise in global sea levels
- It provides a continuous record of the accumulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide
- It charts the Earth’s average temperature
Answer: It provides a continuous record of the accumulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide
Question 283
Why are the mountainous northern areas of Pakistan, including parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, considered global climate change “hotspots”?
- They are immune to the effects of climate change
- They experience faster rates of warming and are heavily dependent on vulnerable glaciers and snowpack
- They contribute the most to global emissions
- They have the highest population density
Answer: They experience faster rates of warming and are heavily dependent on vulnerable glaciers and snowpack
Question 284
A “low-carbon development strategy” is a national plan that aims to:
- Achieve economic growth and development while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions
- Slow down economic growth to protect the environment
- Focus solely on adapting to climate impacts
- Transition the entire economy to be based on carbon trading
Answer: Achieve economic growth and development while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions
Question 285
How does widespread deforestation directly contribute to the enhanced greenhouse effect?
- By releasing oxygen into the atmosphere
- By cooling the Earth’s surface
- By reducing the number of trees available to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide
- By increasing soil moisture
Answer: By reducing the number of trees available to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide
