1.

Investing in green technology is actually investing in your company's future.

True or False?

2.

What is one significant difference between the Kyoto protocol and the Paris agreement?

a. The Kyoto protocol allowed countries to set their own goals, whereas the Paris agreement assigned goals to the countries in question.

b. The Kyoto protocol trusted the expertise of the IPCC but the Paris agreement replaced the IPCC findings with the IPNC report.

c. The Kyoto protocol was interested in bringing CO2 levels back to the level they were at in 2000, but the Paris agreement proposed instead bringing them back to 2015 levels.

d. The Kyoto protocol proposed to limit the global temperature increase to below 2, but the Paris agreement set the more ambitious goal of limiting it to 1.5.

3.

A revolving sustainability loan fund is when a non-interest loaning system is established to pay the up-front cost for implementing green practices and is then restored by the savings made from those green practices.

True or False?

4.

Right now, as green technologies are being researched, companies who make use of them will _______.

a. almost certainly save money and therefore be able to beat out competitors

b. often save money, but there are instances when risks outweigh rewards

c. lose money in the short term, but will benefit from long term sustainability

d. often lose money, but will be behaving ethically in the global marketplace

5.

You are put in charge of a committee at your business that is tasked with writing a report outlining to the board of directors why it would be in your businesses best interest to help to combat the effects of climate change. Which of the following options summarizes the best case that you could make that is substantiated by the data provided in this chapter?

a. Climate change poses real risks to the ability to do business in the future, from destabilizing governments to worsening natural disasters, and will likely cost your company money.

b. Governmental regulations will likely be coming in the future that mandate certain business policies addressing climate change, so it would be in your company's best interests to implement those changes ahead of time.

c. Climate change poses an existential threat to humanity, therefore all available resources should be used to combat it.

d. Businesses who contribute to climate change can experience some negative publicity, therefore your business should take measures to combat it.

6.

The sustainable products checklist generated by Hitchcock and Willard is designed for consumers so that they can know which products are the most environmentally friendly.

True or False?

7.

Which is true about the Dow Jones Sustainability Index?

a. It rates a body of companies known for sustainability using a triple bottom line approach.

b. It measures the CO2 pollution and issues guidance to top polluters on the

Dow Jones.

c. It is the companion organization to the Fortune 500 Sustainability Index, which together promote recycling and other cost saving measures among top companies.

d. It tracks environmental regulations at the local, national, and international levels and evaluates how well companies are adhering to these regulations.

8.

Which is the best summary of why the correlation between global temperature rise and carbon dioxide emissions presents compelling evidence for human influence on climate change?

a. After global temperatures had started rising humans began emitting more carbon dioxide, and the lines of increase look similar to each other.

b. In small towns where there are fewer carbon dioxide emissions the local temperature has risen less than in large cities.

c. Since humans have stopped emitting carbon dioxide pollution into the atmosphere, global temperature has ceased rising.

d. Humans increased use of fossil fuels after the Industrial Revolution, this caused an increase in emissions of carbon dioxide. The increased emissions of CO2 related to use of fossil fuels has contributed to increased global temperatures year after year.

9.

Hydro energy is considered renewable energy because it is produced by large bodies of water, and will not be exhausted faster than it is produced. True or False?

10.

In order to maintain the climate that we currently experience, CO2 levels need to be _____.

a. kept from increasing more than 50 ppm above current levels

b. maintained at 25 pm above current levels

c. kept at their current levels

d. reduced below current levels

11.

What is meant by the phrase "waste equals food"?

a. It indicates that the inefficiencies in our system mean that many people do not have what they need to meet their basic needs.

b. It is a general encouragement for grocery stores to sell odd looking but perfectly healthy produce rather than throwing it away.

c. It indicates that the waste of some organizations can be used to power another organization's operation.

d. It is a slogan to encourage composting, since much of the waste that is thrown into landfills could instead be turned into fertilizer.

12.

A company truly committed to green practices will _______.

a. install as many solar panels on buildings as they can

b. make sure to adhere to compliance standards regarding climate change regulations

c. ensure that it has as much positive press around sustainability as possible

d. commit to sustainable practices beyond what is required

13.

If global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are increasing and ice on both the land and sea is decreasing, we can infer that global atmospheric temperatures

are _______.

a. steadily increasing

b. staying the same

c. steadily decreasing

d. cycling between increasing and decreasing

14.

If a science-based firm is replacing older vehicles so that all of their vehicles are either electric or hybrid within 5 years, which scope of the 2015 Paris Agreement would this fall under?

a. Scope 2

b. Scope 3

c. Scope 4

d. Scope 1

15.

Currently the fastest way for developing nations to build up their economies and standard of living is through burning large amounts of fossil fuels. True or false?