GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The city has approved the construction of a 15, 000-seat arena for a professional basketball team. Which revision to the building plans for the arena would most help it meet the goals for sustainable development?
A
Move the arena to the city center, where it can be accessed by public transportation.
B
Move the arena to the periphery, the suburbs, where it can be accessed by public transportation.
C
Move the arena to the country, where it cannot be accessed by public transportation.
D
Get rid of the arena completely, the cost is overly extensive and not possible for a large city to revise.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced by making power on-site with renewables and other climate-friendly energy resources. Examples include rooftop solar panels, solar water heating, small-scale wind generation, fuel cells powered by natural gas or renewable hydrogen, and geothermal energy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which is the most accurate evaluation of Johan’s claim and argument? The claims are accurate, but the argument is faulty because ozone in the upper atmosphere protects life on the surface.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which event of the near future would increase the likelihood of the LOWEST possible temperature increase? Global emissions of greenhouse gases decrease by 50 percent.

Detailed explanation-4: -By adding more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, people are supercharging the natural greenhouse effect, causing global temperature to rise.

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