Which of the following is not true about climate change mitigation?   Question 20 options:   Climate change mitigation usually tries to increase carbon sinks from the atmosphere.   Climate change mitigation usually tries to increase carbon sources to the atmosphere.   Climate change mitigation is usually cheaper than climate change adaptation in the long run.   The case studies were examples of climate change mitigation strategies.

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Which of the following is not true about climate change mitigation?

 
Question 20 options:
 

Climate change mitigation usually tries to increase carbon sinks from the atmosphere.

 

Climate change mitigation usually tries to increase carbon sources to the atmosphere.

 

Climate change mitigation is usually cheaper than climate change adaptation in the long run.

 

The case studies were examples of climate change mitigation strategies.

 

Question 21 (1 point)

 
 
 
Which of the following is not true about past climate changes.
 
Question 21 options:
 

a) 

They help us better understand current and future climate change.

 

b) 

Past climate changes generally were not as fast or significant as projected future climate change.

 

c) 

Past climate change has been caused by changing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.

 

d) 

Because the climate has changed before, we shouldn't worry about current climate change.

 

e) 

We rely on climate proxies to know about past climate changes because we can't measure temperature directly.

 

Question 22 (1 point)

 
 
Which of the following is a climate forcing?
 
Question 22 options:
 

a) 

increasing greenhouse gases

 

b) 

volcano aerosols

 

c) 

changing solar intensity

 

d) 

all of the above

 
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