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What does the judicial branch
do?
resolve disputes; punish
TERM 2
What does the executive branch
do?
DEFINITION 2
Enforce laws
TERM 3
What does the legislative branch
do?
DEFINITION 3
Functions 1.pass legislation 2.appropriate money 3.hold
hearings 4.confirm presidential appointments 5.ratify
international treaties
TERM 4
Judicial~Legislative relationship
DEFINITION 4
Evaluate statuses
TERM 5
Judicial~Executive relationship
DEFINITION 5
Evaluate behavior
Executive~Legislative relationship
oversight, money, confirmation, impeach, veto, override
TERM 7
What does the EPA
do?
DEFINITION 7
primary administrator of environmental laws safety-ethics-
economicsnumerous branches and deptslargest total budget
of any federal agency
TERM 8
What do media representations lack in
coverage?
DEFINITION 8
There isn't one large global debate, but a lot of arguments
making up the entire problem- don't just muddle together
TERM 9
Has the united states ratified the UNFCCC?
DEFINITION 9
YES!
TERM 10
Who is the executive secretary to the
UNFCCC?
DEFINITION 10
Christiana Figueres
What are four activities that are main
contributors to CO2 emissions?
land use change, transportation, infrastructure/household
use, industry
TERM 17
What are articles 6, 12 & 17 of the kyoto
protocol outlining flexible mechanisms or
market based strategies for GHG reductions?
DEFINITION 17
Joint implementation Clean development mechanisms
Emissions Reduction Strategies (like Cap and Trade)
TERM 18
Is India an annex 1 country?
DEFINITION 18
NO
TERM 19
define mitigation
DEFINITION 19
s action to decrease the intensity ofradiative forcingin order
to reduce the potential effects ofglobal warming.
TERM 20
define adaptation
DEFINITION 20
The process or outcome of a process that leads to a
reduction in harm or risk of harm, or realisation of benefits,
associated with climate variability and climate change.
What is "the management and contestations
of policies, through social relations infused
with power, authority and varying perspective
that involve proposals, ideas, intentions,
decisions and behaviors, with a focus on
processes"
POLITICS!
TERM 22
How does the Brundtland Commission define
sustainability?
DEFINITION 22
Meeting the needs of the present generation without
effecting he needs of a future generation.
TERM 23
Where/When was the United Nations
Environment Program (UNEP) established?
DEFINITION 23
The 1972 Stockholm Conference
TERM 24
What is "intended to provide guidance
through the new perplexities of the
uncertainties, value-loading, and
commitments that characterize contemporary
policy-related science"
DEFINITION 24
post-modern science
TERM 25
What were two key events in 1988 that were
discussed in class as key contributions to
putting the issue of climate change into the
public arena?
DEFINITION 25
Heat wave in north america
What does COP stand
for?
Conference of Parties
TERM 32
What does REDD stand
for?
DEFINITION 32
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest
Degradation
TERM 33
What does UNFCCC stand
for?
DEFINITION 33
UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE
CHANGE
TERM 34
Which of these is NOT an ingredient for a
hurricane, according to Shali Mohleji?
DEFINITION 34
rapid runn-off
TERM 35
The UN WCED Brundtland commission
convened when?
DEFINITION 35
What is it that humankind has the right to
manage/exploit the natural world in the cause
of progress?
Utilitarian
TERM 37
What is it that despotism rules over the brutal
state of nature?
DEFINITION 37
Might makes right/authoritarian
TERM 38
What are the five basic steps in the
development of an international
environmental treaty?
DEFINITION 38
1. Parties assemble2.3.4. a final negotiation is drafted5. the
final treaty is ratified
TERM 39
According to the 2007 IPCC fourth assesment
report, how much is the sea level estimated
to rise by 2100
DEFINITION 39
7.5 to 23 inches
TERM 40
What was created at the first cop MEETINGS
IN 1995?
DEFINITION 40
Berlin Mandate
What is the future of inadvertent and
deliberate carbon management?
Carbon Governance because it is effective across scales and
there is a role of public policy and role of markets.
TERM 47
Does governance mean government?
DEFINITION 47
NO! it is only the power to control the amount of carbon in
the atmosphere.
TERM 48
What are 3 aspects of Carbon sequestration?
DEFINITION 48
Terrestrial, Oceanic, Geologic
TERM 49
What is terrestrial carbon sequestration?
DEFINITION 49
Management practices, Land conservation and restoration
TERM 50
What is Oceanic Carbon Sequestration?
DEFINITION 50
Ocean fertilization and Deep ocean injection
What is geologic carbon sequestration?
injection into confined geologic medium (e.g. aquifers) and
reaction to form new stable mineral.
TERM 52
Who are some potential carbon decision
makers?
DEFINITION 52
Land users, energy providers, policy makers, specialized
sectors.
TERM 53
What is the climate trust (oregon)?
DEFINITION 53
Non profit broker of offset projects, both energy and
sequestration
TERM 54
What is the chicago climate exchange?
DEFINITION 54
market-based emission reduction and trading program.
TERM 55
What is the world bank prototype carbon
fund?
DEFINITION 55
experimental, pilot production of emission reductions within
the framework of joint implementation and the clean
development mechanism- a global trading program.
What were Obama's CAFE?
35 mpg by 2016
TERM 62
What is the American Clean Energy & Security
Act? (ACES)
DEFINITION 62
cap & trade for stationary sources, 2012-2050 required
emissions reductions of 17% from 2005 levels by 2020 and
80% by 2050
TERM 63
What are some climate governance in the
legislative
DEFINITION 63
HR1: remove two top climate posts, block EPA from regulating GHG
emissions from stationary sources, prohibit U.S. funds to the IPCC climate
governance in the legislative: the 112th Congress (2011-2013) HR97:
amends the Clean Air Act to exclude CO2 and other GHGs as pollutants
HR153: prohibits the use of Environmental Protection Agency funds to
enact a cap and trade program or regulate of greenhouse gases from
stationary source HR199: delays regulation of CO2 and methane from
stationary sources for two years HR910/S482: questions human-caused
climate change, excludes GHGs from the definition of pollutant S231:
delays EPA GHG regulations for stationary sources for two years
TERM 64
What are the four panels of experts
assembling consensus reports?
DEFINITION 64
1. limiting the magnitude of future climate change2. adapting
to the impacts3. advancing the science4. informing effective
decisions and actions
TERM 65
What are narratives deployed by offset
producers?
DEFINITION 65
quick fix for the planet, global--ocal connections, avoiding the
unavoidable
What is the regional Greenhouse Gas
initiative (RGGI)
CAP AND TRADE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON POWER
PLANTSSEVEN STATES PARTICIPATINGCAPPING EMISSIONS
AT 2009 LEVELS AND THEN REDUCING EMISSIONS 10% BY
TERM 67
WHAT IS THE WESTERN CLIMATE INITIATIVE
(WCI)
DEFINITION 67
CROSS-SELECTORAL PROGRAMSEVEN STATES AND FOUR
CANADIAN PROVINCESREDUCING GHGS BY 15% FROM 2005
LEVELS BY 2020
TERM 68
What is the Midwest GHG Reduction Accord
(MGGRA)
DEFINITION 68
cross-selectoral programseven states and manitobano
explicit targets- designed to synch with state-level
plansinitiated in Nov 2007
TERM 69
What are some state-level climate
governance initiatives?
DEFINITION 69
Renewable portfolio standardsLeadership in energy and
environmental design certification system
TERM 70
What is the Global warming solutions act?
DEFINITION 70
California act that reduces GHG emissions to 1990 levels by
2020Reduce GHG emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050
