EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Ride a bike to school or work
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Leaving the lights on all the time
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Going on an airplane every year
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Choosing a bike over a car just once a day reduces the average person’s carbon emissions from transportation by 67%. More than half of all daily trips are also less than three miles long-a perfect distance for a climate-friendly bike ride.
Detailed explanation-2: -Walk, bike, carpool or take mass transit more often. You’ll save one pound of carbon dioxide for every mile you don’t drive! You can save 2, 400 pounds of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household waste.
Detailed explanation-3: -Put a price on carbon. End fossil fuel subsidies. Build low-carbon, resilient cities. Increase energy efficiency and use of renewable energy. Implement climate-smart agriculture and nurture forest landscapes. 18-Mar-2015