Carbon Markets 101: Introduction Quiz

1.

Which treaty helped to establish the first carbon market?

Paris Agreement

Kyoto Protocol

PAS 2050

ISO EMS Standards

2.

What is Carbon Offsetting?

A certificate that 1 tonne of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

A certificate that 5 tonne of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

A certificate that 10 tonne of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

A certificate that 20 tonne of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

3.

What is Carbon Insetting?

Purchasing carbon credits

When farmers choose practices that lead to carbon sequestration and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Planting cash crops

Strip tilling

4.

What is a way to reduce carbon emissions in agriculture?

Changes in tillage practices

Crop rotations

Conversion of acreage to grasslands

All the above

5.

What percentage of greenhouse gas emissions is agriculture responsible for?

5%

10%

15%

20%

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