Question

1-The phrase "Not in My Back Yard" (NIMBY) refers to:

a. the consumer movement that advocates the use of all natural foods.

b. the refusal of suburban communities to use environmentally friendly pesticides.

c. the refusal by those who have created them to solve environmental problems.

d. the reluctance of rural areas to host large production units of companies.

2-What are environmental impact statements?

a. announcements made to the press by businesses enumerating the measures taken by them to reduce ecological damage

b. attempts made by individual environmental bodies unrelated to government, to curb environmental degradation

c. legislation that declares certain industrial practices illegal because of the harm caused to the environment

d. reports of studies explaining the impact of practices on the environment and suggested alternatives

3-Which of the following is the approach intended to reduce a particular pollutant over an entire region by treating all sources as if they were beneath one bubble?

a. biodiversity

b. cap and trade

c. global compact

d. watershed

4-The Global Compact brings together many _____ to support universal environmental and social principles.

a. companies

b. environmentalists

c. governments

d. individuals

Answer 1

1. c. the refusal by those who have created them to solve environmental problems.

2. a. announcements made to the press by businesses enumerating the measures taken by them to reduce ecological damage, c. legislation that declares certain industrial practices illegal because of the harm caused to the environment, and, d. reports of studies explaining the impact of practices on the environment and suggested alternatives

3. b. cap and trade

Out of the following, it’s the cap and trade which is the approach.

4. a. companies

It’s many companies which have been brought together by the global compact with a purpose to support universal environmental and social principles.