WIN A COPY OF GEORGE
MARSHALL’S BOOK “CARBON DETOX – YOUR STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO GETTING REAL ABOUT
CLIMATE CHANGE”
We set up a Carbon Quiz at
the BIG. It was a good talking point and led to quite a bit of
discussion. We said we would post the answers, plus a selection of
responses to the ‘tie break’ question on the web site on Monday... and here
they are!
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Question
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Correct answer
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1
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What are the average
annual domestic carbon dioxide emissions of one person in the UK?
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12.5
tonnes
1 tonne
0.2 tonne
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2
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What are the average
annual emissions per person world wide?
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20 tonnes
5.5 tonnes
0.1 tonne
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3
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The world population
today is between 6 billion and 7 billion. What is it projected to be by 2050?
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6 billion
9 billion
12 billion
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4
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How many 3MW (huge) wind
turbines would be needed to deliver 12% of our current energy (not just electricity)
use?
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12,000
25,000
44,000
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5
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If these were placed in
the sea all round the UK coast, how wide would be the strip of turbines be?
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40meters
400meters
4 Km
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6
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When was the peak of oil discoveries
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2007
In the future
1963
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7
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What is the
government target for emissions reductions in the UK by 2050 compared to 1990
emissions
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20%
80%
40%
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8
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What is the most fuel
efficient speed to drive a car
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30 - 35 mph
45 – 50
mph
60 – 65 mph
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9
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What is the Energy
Savings Trust’s recommended minimum thickness of loft insulation
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50mm
270mm
400mm
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10
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According to the World
Wide Fund for Nature, how many planets does the lifestyle of the average Scot
require?
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1.5
2
3
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Tie Breaker Question
Please make one suggestion
of how Transition Black Isle can significantly reduce carbon emissions on the
Black Isle.
Tie Break Responses:
- Combined heat and
power units in villages
- Increase bus services
by larger public subsidy
- Smokeless fuel
- Wind turbines
- Actively encourage
residents to take practical action to reduce, reuse, recycle
- Show people – work
thro’ the nervousness and demonstrate
- Foraging and growing
local food – keeps people outside, saves food miles
- Improve bus services,
car pooling
- Cutting out the need
for travelling to work
- Community wind farm
- Re-establish village
shops and amenities, reducing the need for folk to travel to work and to
shops
- Plant orchards
- Re-establish a rail
connection
- Reduce transport
costs. Public transport. Goods and food resourced locally
- Grow you own
…and the winner lives in
Munlochy and will receive a copy of George Marshall’s Carbon Detox book –
congratulations!
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