Question 1

How much of the excess heat from global warming is captured in the oceans?

Question 2

How many people in the world live in areas that are 5 meters or less above sea level?

Question 3

What happens to the average global temperature if we halve the annual net emissions of CO2, today?

Question 4

How many of the 195 countries recognized by the UN have adopted the Paris Agreement on climate change and the environment?

Question 5

How does water vapor contribute to the greenhouse effect (which keeps the earth’s atmosphere warm)?

Question 6

Which image shows best what happened during the past 40 years to the average temperature in the atmosphere below and above 12 km?

Question 7

Globally, how much has the average sea level been rising per year over the past 100 years?

Question 8

Currently, the average temperature on Earth is 15C. What would the average temperature on Earth be without greenhouse gases?

Question 9

70% of Europeans said they were planning to switch to a more environmentally friendly energy provider to fight climate change, in 2020. What was this number in the US?

Question 10

70% of Europeans said they were planning to switch to a more environmentally friendly energy provider to fight climate change, in 2020. What was this number in China?

Question 11

Which of these gases is NOT a greenhouse gas?

Question 12

When did scientists first start to realize that human activities have the power to influence the climate?

Question 13

People in high-income countries emit different amounts of CO2 depending on how rich they are. Which graph shows the difference from the poorest 10% to the richest?

Question 14

What is it all greenhouse gases do?

Question 15

Since agreements were made in 1987 to limit ozone-depleting substances, how many have been phased out?

Question 16

If we stopped emitting greenhouse gases today, for how long would the sea level continue to rise?

Question 17

In high-income countries in 2021, the poorer half of the population emitted roughly 5 tonnes of CO2 per person from burning fossil fuels. How much was emitted per person, by the richest 10%?

Question 18

How many people in high-income countries see climate change as a threat to their country over the next 20 years?

Question 19

If we stopped all carbon emissions (CO2) today, roughly how long would it take before the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere is back to the levels back in 1750?

Question 20

How many of the world’s 250 richest companies describe climate change as a risk in their annual reports?

Question 21

How many of the world’s 250 richest companies have set targets to cut their carbon emissions?

Question 22

The people in high income-income countries emit how much CO2 per person, on average, compared to the poorest 50% of the world population?

Question 23

Since 1850, what share of all carbon emissions have come from Europe and North America?

Question 24

Every year, energy from the sun (light and heat) reaches the earth. Compared to that energy, how much energy leaves the Earth out into space every year?

Question 25

Countries with incomes like India, Morocco and Bolivia, emit how much CO2 per person, compared to high-income countries?

Question 26

The UN’s scenarios for stopping global warming rely on technologies to capture and store carbon from the atmosphere. How many of these technologies are already affordable and used today?

Question 27

What happened to CO2 emissions from the EU and USA since 2005?