Environmental laws have been around for a long time. In 1272 the burning of coal was banned in London by which monarch?
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Edward I
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Victoria
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Charles I
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Stephen
Q.2.
Whales were first protected when the International Agreement for the Regulation of Whaling was signed in which year?
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1887
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1937
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1967
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2007
Q.3.
The Antarctic Treaty was signed inWhat does the treaty forbid on the continent?
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Hunting
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Mining
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Farming
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Military activity
Q.4.
In 1963, the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty forbade testing nuclear weapons in which of the following places?
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Space
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Under the sea
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In the atmosphere
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All of the above
Q.5.
In 1979, a treaty to protect migratory species was signed in which former German capital?
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Berlin
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Hamburg
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Munich
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Bonn
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Adopted in 1985, the Vienna Convention is aimed at protecting which part of our atmosphere?
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The troposphere (the part we live in)
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The ionosphere (where auroras happen)
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The ozone layer (protects us from UV radiation)
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The exosphere (the highest level)
Q.7.
The UNFCCC came to be in 1992, with the aim of tackling greenhouse gasses. What does UNFCCC stand for?
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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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The United Nations Focus Comittee on Climate Change
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The United Nations First Call on Climate Change
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The United Nations Fundamental Crisis of Climate Change
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Until it was banned in 1994, fourteen countries (including the UK) used to dump what in the ocean?
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Plastic waste
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Radioactive waste
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Human waste (sewage)
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Chemical waste
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The Rotterdam Convention was signed by 72 nations inIt controls trade in what?
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Elephant ivory
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Hazardous chemicals
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Endangered species
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Oil
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The Kyoto Protocol came into force in 2005 as a way to combat greenhouse gasses. It was signed by all but 4 UN members. Which country withdrew its support in 2012?
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Australia
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The UK
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Canada
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The USA
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