The greenhouse effect gases are the gases that contribute to Greenhouse effect like the CO2, water vapour and certain of other gases.
2.-What kind of fossil fuels can you name?
Oils, coal, natural gas...
3.-In what year did carbon emissions reach one billion tonnes per year?
In 1927.
4.-Express in a chart (time, population) the world’s population growth since 1800.
5.-Reckon when 7 billion world in habitants will be reached.
More or less, in 2020 will be reach 7 billion world in habitants.
6.-According to the chart in the text that shows the increase in CO2 concentration in the atmosphere since 1960, what is the percentage growth that has been produced in each decade?
Approximately, 32% each year.
7.-What was the warmest year on record?
2007 was the warmest year.
8.-In the Kyoto protocol, it was agreed that developed countries would reduce their emissions by an average of 5% in the period from 2008-2012. Do you think it has been meeting its target?
Well, perhaps we try reduce the emissions, but I think that isn't real in countries with many modern and pollutants factories, like the developed countries has them. Moreover, we live in countries that have a so much industrialized society that isn't knowing how live without contaminate.
9.-Define Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
It is a basic measure of a country's economic performance. It is the market value of all final goods and services made within the borders of a country in a year.
10.-The Stern Review concludes that climate change could damage global GDP by up to 20% if left unchecked - but curbing it would cost about 1% of global GDP. Explain how this statement is justified.
That means: it's better pay now only 1% of global GDP that pay the 20% in the future for curbing the climate change. If everybody pay the 1%, we can curbing the climate change and not pay the 20%, because that means a lot of money.
