What is the carbon price floor tax?
The minimum price companies have to pay to emit CO2.
What were the issues with the carbon price floor tax?
- Unpopular w/ both industry & environmental groups
- Had debatable effect on emission
What happened to the carbon price floor tax?
The policy was frozen in 2015 in the UK
Along with the carbon price floor tax, what other carbon taxation was scrapped in 2015?
Lower road taxes for low-carbon-emitting cars
Renewable switching
nations moving away from using fossil fuels and towards more sustainable renewable energy source
Sweden
1970: 75% of all electricity powered by oil
now: 20% (the rest is HEP, nuclear, wind)
What is an example of energy efficiency?
The Green Deal scheme encouraged energy-saving improvements to homes, e.g. efficient boilers/lighting. It was scrapped in 2015.
What is a benefit of afforestation?
Tree planting in UK is increasing, helping carbon sequestration
What are examples of afforestation in action?
the national trust
400,000 trees planed in 2024-2025
example of global mitigation
Paris climate agreement
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6.1.A The carbon cycle7
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6.1.B Carbon Cycle types13
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6.1.C Chemical weathering processes15
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6.2 Biological processes sequester carbon on land and in the oceans on shorter timescales17
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6.3.A The concentration of atmospheric carbon11
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6.3.B Ocean and terrestrial photosynthesis7
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6.3.C Fossil Fuel combustion0
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6.4.A Consumption15
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6.4.B Access to energy6
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6.4.C Energy players7
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6.5.A Supply and Demand Mismatch6
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6.5.B Energy pathways4
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6.5.C The development of unconventional fossil fuel energy resources7
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6.6.A Renewable and recyclable energy5
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6.6.B Biofuels5
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6.6.C Radical technologies5
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6.7.A rowing demand for food, fuel and other resources globally has led to contrasting regional trends3
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6.7.B Ocean Acidification2
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6.7.C - Climate change, resulting from the enhanced greenhouse effect, may increase the frequency of drought2
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6.8.A Forest loss9
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6.8.B The effect of increased temps on evaporation rates and quantity of water vapor in the atmosphere9
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6.8.C Threats to Ocean health on human well - being4
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6.9.A Uncertainty of global projections14
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6.9.B Adaptation5
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6.9.C Mitigation9
