Practise IB ESS HL 6.3 by evaluating climate responses, trade-offs, societal capacity and the effectiveness of international agreements.
Figure:Planned changes in energy supply in Cape Town, 2025-2050
Evaluate how the planned changes in the energy supply, shown in Figure: Planned changes in energy supply in Cape Town, 2025-2050, are likely to influence carbon emissions in Cape Town.
Figure:CO₂ emissions for selected countries in 2007 and projected for 2030
There are concerns that increased carbon dioxide ( ) emissions are leading to changes in the global climate.
Identify one reduction strategy that the United States might use to achieve its projected change in emissions.
Identify one adaptation strategy that could be used to reduce the impacts of climate change.
Explain how the ability to implement mitigation and adaptation strategies may vary from one country to another.
Suggest two ways in which agriculture in the Canterbury Plains could be adapted to deal with the impacts of climate change.