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Global Systems and Global Governance (A2 Unit 3)
Quick questions on The carbon cycle and energy security - WJEC A-Level Geography
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What are managing carbon emissions?Show answer
Mitigation reduces emissions: renewables (onshore and offshore wind, solar, and tidal, including Wales's strong wind resource and proposed tidal lagoons in Swansea Bay), nuclear (Wylfa in Anglesey, Hinkley Point C in Somerset), carbon capture and storage, afforestation and improved energy efficiency. Adaptation manages unavoidable impacts (flood defence, drought-resistant crops). Managing carbon also protects natural sinks such as forests and the Welsh peatlands, whose restoration locks carbon away.
What is governance of carbon?Show answer
Carbon governance is multi-scalar: international agreements such as the Paris Agreement (2015) commit countries to limiting warming to well below degrees Celsius; national governments set legally binding goals (the UK's net-zero by 2050 target under the Climate Change Act, and Welsh climate legislation); and local actors and businesses act on the ground. Governance is uneven and contested, balancing economic growth, energy security and emissions reduction.
What is q1?Show answer
Name two natural processes that transfer carbon between stores. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain how burning fossil fuels links energy use to the carbon cycle. [3 marks]
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