IB ESS HL 6.3.10 Climate action barriers Question Bank

political will/pressure for change may differ due to some countries being more/less committed to their industrial lifestyles/economic growth / inhibited through political corruption; finance/economics may/may not allow some countries to fund new technologies/infrastructures; some countries may depend upon others for knowledge transfer/technological assistance to implement resolutions; religious/political/cultural norms/education in some countries may promote/limit their perception of environmental threats/approach to management; geographical location of some countries may place them at greater/more immediate risk from impacts of climate change (eg low-lying islands/tropical storm-prone nations) / or offer them greater opportunities for mitigation (eg available sources of alternative energy); some countries may perceive greater immediate priorities eg war in Syria/poverty in Somalia;

Marking guidance:

Award [1] for each correct explanation, up to [4 max].
Accept other valid explanations of equivalent validity.
Do not accept eg "Economics" alone without an explanatory note as in MPs above.

Part (c) questions in Section B are all to be assessed using the markbands on page 18 with the guidance given below for each question.