- Home
- /
- Select Category
- /
- Sustainability Quizzes
- /
- How much do you know about the European initiatives to tackle climate change?
How much do you know about the European initiatives to tackle climate change?
Take this quiz and find out how much do you know about the European Initiatives to tackle climate change. Ready?
What was the first climate related initiative from the European Commision?
To protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion.
To limit carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions and improve energy efficiency.
To keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels; and to limit the increase to 1.5 °C.
1 / 9
How many grams of carbon is released when someone drives a car instead of rides a bike?
Around 50 grams of carbon
Around 250 grams of carbon
Over 1000 grams of carbon
2 / 9
Do compact fluorescent lights use more or less energy than incandescent bulbs?
More
Less
3 / 9
Which of the following is one of the climate and energy targets by 2020 from the European Commision?
To reduce plastic use up to a 20% from all European countries
To reduce the onset of global warming by 15%
To cut by a 20% the greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels
4 / 9
Since what year the European Commission has taken many climate-related initiatives?
1991
1989
1993
5 / 9
By 2020, What percentage of the EU total energy is the European Commission expecting to get from renewables?
25%
20%
30%
6 / 9
When was the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) launched?
June 2000
April 1989
November 1991
7 / 9
What is the main goal of the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP)?
To reduce the european greenhouse gas emissions progressively up to 2050.
To limit carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions and improve energy efficiency by a 20%.
To identify and develop all the necessary elements of an EU strategy to implement the Kyoto Protocol.
8 / 9
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), dealing with greenhouse-gas-emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance, starting in the year 2020.
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion.
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty which extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
9 / 9
You're a Beginner!
We have noticed that you have recently begun to learn about European initiatives to tackle climate change. We are proud of you.
In Europe, unity is strength, when there is teamwork and collaboration between countries, wonderful things can be achieved, and the climate change is one of them.
Never forget that Europe is YOU!
You're Proficient!
We are proud to know that you know so much about the European initiatives to tackle climate change in Europe. Never forget that committed citizens are the ones who can change the world. Never stop learning. You're on the right track!
Never forget that Europe is YOU!
You're an Expert!
If anyone knows everything about the European initiatives to tackle climate change, that's you. Keep it up! A citizen who knows everything about the importance of climate change in his continent can make a difference!
Never forget that Europe is YOU!