A policy to combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions causes some groups of people to reject such a policy. Why might this be true?

A. The use of fossil fuels must decrease.
B. Climate change is hard to understand.
C. The science behind climate change is weak.
D. None of these statements is correct.


Answer: A

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The United States Climate Science Special Report in 2017 forecast that sea levels will rise ________.

A. as much as 8 feet by 2100 cannot be ruled out B. 4 feet by 2100 C. several inches in the next 15 years D. All of the choices are correct.

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Which of the following represents a Millennium Development Goal that is still not close to being achieved?

A) Universal primary education B) Reduced child mortality C) Increased access to clean drinking water D) Reversal of the incidence of malaria and other major diseases

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