Reading Comprehension – Test 162

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the questions out of five alternatives. <br><br> You might want to call Greta Thunberg, teenage climate activist, a world-historical figure. A short address by her was a highlight of the UN climate summit this week. "How dare you," she asked assembled country heads, in the context of their inaction on climate change. Her rage encapsulates one of the prisms through which climate change is viewed, the need to avoid burdening the next generation with an intractable problem. Economic cycles and threat of conflict are indeed serious and immediate problems. But global warming caused by human activity is by far the world's most impactful collective long-term problem. Tackling it needs special efforts.<br><br> Despite naysayers, the science on climate change reflects wide consensus and is the outcome of extensive collaboration. An IPCC special report last year observed that human activities are estimated to already have caused 1°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels. Its impact has begun to show up as an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme events. In India, it is visible in the pattern of rainfall. If the evidence is overwhelming and countries are willing to set themselves national targets to limit emissions, why is international coordination on the issue difficult to achieve? <br><br> Mitigation efforts, which address the causes, do have an immediate economic cost. The trade-off is tricky and everybody is not on the same page about how much price they want to pay in the present to save the world in the future. Moreover, the industrialised world appears unwilling to accept differentiated responsibilities for which, however, there is a scientific reason. Anthropogenic global warming is on account of both past and current emissions. Therefore, the responsibility of the industrialised world, which is also better endowed in terms of resources and technology for mitigation, is greater.

Whom did Greta Thunberg address in the UN climate summit?

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the questions out of five alternatives. <br><br> You might want to call Greta Thunberg, teenage climate activist, a world-historical figure. A short address by her was a highlight of the UN climate summit this week. "How dare you," she asked assembled country heads, in the context of their inaction on climate change. Her rage encapsulates one of the prisms through which climate change is viewed, the need to avoid burdening the next generation with an intractable problem. Economic cycles and threat of conflict are indeed serious and immediate problems. But global warming caused by human activity is by far the world's most impactful collective long-term problem. Tackling it needs special efforts.<br><br> Despite naysayers, the science on climate change reflects wide consensus and is the outcome of extensive collaboration. An IPCC special report last year observed that human activities are estimated to already have caused 1°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels. Its impact has begun to show up as an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme events. In India, it is visible in the pattern of rainfall. If the evidence is overwhelming and countries are willing to set themselves national targets to limit emissions, why is international coordination on the issue difficult to achieve? <br><br> Mitigation efforts, which address the causes, do have an immediate economic cost. The trade-off is tricky and everybody is not on the same page about how much price they want to pay in the present to save the world in the future. Moreover, the industrialised world appears unwilling to accept differentiated responsibilities for which, however, there is a scientific reason. Anthropogenic global warming is on account of both past and current emissions. Therefore, the responsibility of the industrialised world, which is also better endowed in terms of resources and technology for mitigation, is greater.

Which of the following statement is not true regarding the passage?

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the questions out of five alternatives. <br><br> You might want to call Greta Thunberg, teenage climate activist, a world-historical figure. A short address by her was a highlight of the UN climate summit this week. "How dare you," she asked assembled country heads, in the context of their inaction on climate change. Her rage encapsulates one of the prisms through which climate change is viewed, the need to avoid burdening the next generation with an intractable problem. Economic cycles and threat of conflict are indeed serious and immediate problems. But global warming caused by human activity is by far the world's most impactful collective long-term problem. Tackling it needs special efforts.<br><br> Despite naysayers, the science on climate change reflects wide consensus and is the outcome of extensive collaboration. An IPCC special report last year observed that human activities are estimated to already have caused 1°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels. Its impact has begun to show up as an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme events. In India, it is visible in the pattern of rainfall. If the evidence is overwhelming and countries are willing to set themselves national targets to limit emissions, why is international coordination on the issue difficult to achieve? <br><br> Mitigation efforts, which address the causes, do have an immediate economic cost. The trade-off is tricky and everybody is not on the same page about how much price they want to pay in the present to save the world in the future. Moreover, the industrialised world appears unwilling to accept differentiated responsibilities for which, however, there is a scientific reason. Anthropogenic global warming is on account of both past and current emissions. Therefore, the responsibility of the industrialised world, which is also better endowed in terms of resources and technology for mitigation, is greater.

Who is Greta Thunberg?