How this works. Click an option for each question. Correct ones turn green; wrong ones turn red, with an explanation showing the right answer. Aim for 8/10 first time through; revise the weak topics; come back.
Question 1
Year of the first UN Conference on the Human Environment?
Answer: 1972. Stockholm 1972 - foundational.
Question 2
Year of the Rio Earth Summit?
Answer: 1992. Rio 1992 - established UNFCCC.
Question 3
UNFCCC stands for?
Answer: UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Foundational climate treaty since 1992. Hosts the COPs.
Question 4
Paris Agreement temperature target?
Answer: 1.5C / well below 2C. Aspirational 1.5C, binding well below 2C above pre-industrial.
Question 5
NDCs in the Paris Agreement stands for?
Answer: Nationally Determined Contributions. Each state sets its own targets - voluntary, not legally binding.
Question 6
At which COP was the Loss and Damage Fund agreed?
Answer: COP27 Sharm el-Sheikh. COP27 2022 agreed the Fund; COP28 2023 operationalised it.
Question 7
Which 2022 US act delivered $369bn for climate investment?
Answer: Inflation Reduction Act. Largest US climate investment in history.
Question 8
Trump 2025 took which action on Paris?
Answer: Withdrew the US for the second time. First withdrawal 2017; second on his return to office 2025.
Question 9
Which case did Vanuatu lead at the ICJ on climate?
Answer: Advisory opinion on state climate obligations. ICJ advisory opinion request 2023, hearings 2024.
Question 10
CBDR principle stands for?
Answer: Common But Differentiated Responsibilities. Foundational equity principle since Rio 1992 - developed states bear greater responsibility.