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QUESTION 1 The conditions that are making the earth not hospitable for human beings cross what? Crosses disciplines and ideologies • Crosses national boundaries and ideologies Crosses national boundaries and politics Both (a) and (c) QUESTION 2 Each of us as an individual has a part to play in which of the following? Action we take in our own lives, households, businesses and making changes in our laws and politics O Action we take in our own lives and households Action we take in our own lives and businesses Action we take in our own lives and businesses and politics QUESTION 3 Which organization reported that majority of the 800 largest oil fields worldwide are already past their peak production rate? O International Energy Agency American Energy Agency and International Environmental Agency European Energy Agency and International Energy Agency United Nations (U.N.) Energy Agency QUESTION 4 According to United Nations (U.N.), what is the primary cause of spread of deserts? O Lack of rain O Global warming O Sun and lack of rain Deforestation QUESTION 5 We have to shift to renewable energy quickly from what? Coal energy Oil energy Natural gas energy O All of the above

Answer 1

1. Crosses national boundaries and ideologies

A climate change research study published in journal science states that earth would be not hospitable for humans worldwide if it crosses the following conditions

• Severe drought due to climate change
• Depletion of forest cover
• Change in land system
• Nine separate boundaries
• Unstable environment conditions
• Development of human societies through ideologies (including economics and politics)
• Atmosphere loading with aerosol
• Ozone depletion
• Biogeochemical process
• Anthropocene etc

The report suggests that the boundary setting would ensure environmental and economic stability

2. An individual has a role in the action we take in our own lives, households, businesses, and making changes in our laws and politics

3. International Energy Agency

According to the World Energy Outlook report published by International Energy Agency (IEA), world’s top 800 oil fields have crossed their peak production rate and found past-peak field rates of 6.7% and expected to increase to 8.6% by 2030

4. Global warming. The primary cause of the spread of deserts according to UN is climate change with global warming being the lead contributor as suggested in the fifth report of IPCC and UN environment

5. All of the above. The IPCC report suggests shifting to renewable energy from natural resources to prevent or avoid natural resource depletion contributing to global warming