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Test Bank
CASE 12: THE PARIS CLIMATE CHANGE AGREEMENT: WALMART
AND AMAZON AS SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS
Multiple Choice
1. The Paris Agreement lays out goals for climate concerns but lacks ______.
a. enforcement mechanisms
b. widespread support
c. publicity
d. international input
2. The largest polluting countries did not have ______ to reduce GHG emissions.
a. technological capabilities
b. political will
c. adequate resources
d. a collective system
3. ______ is the highest GHG polluting country in the world.
a. Brazil
b. China
c. India
d. Russia
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4. The ______ resulted in a recent 9.2% decrease in emissions but that rate is expected
to change.
a. Paris Agreement
b. popularity of electric vehicles
c. Covid-19 pandemic
d. invention of e-bikes
5. Over 1000 businesses went on record arguing in favor of what action?
a. China increasing its emissions standards
b. USA remaining in the Paris Agreement
c. limiting air travel for commercial flights
d. banning the use of natural gas
6. What was the argument Donald Trump used to challenge the Paris Agreement?
a. It lacked the mechanisms needed to address the problem.
b. It would impact U.S. inflation, bigly.
c. It was too weak to do any good.
d. It would impose unfair costs on the United States.
7. Responsibility for GHG emission reduction was handed off to ______ by those
polluting the most.
a. EPA enforcement
b. voluntary action
c. federal mandates
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d. industry governing bodies
8. What regulation on oil and gas companies was weakened by the Trump
administration?
a. controlling methane leaks
b. investing in solar energy
c. diversifying their workforce
d. approval for offshore drilling
9. The Science-Based Targets initiative is a voluntary commitment that encourages
businesses to do what?
a. reduce their packaging waste
b. meet Paris Agreement standards
c. pressure governments to address climate change
d. change to more recycled materials
10. Retail is able to reduce GHG emissions in what areas?
a. labor and overhead
b. communication and packaging
c. suppliers and consumers
d. transportation and delivery
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11. Amazon’s climate pledge has what goal?
a. carbon neutral by 2040
b. total recyclable packaging
c. carbon offset for AWS
d. energy efficient delivery vehicles
12. One of the main criticisms regarding Amazon is that it lacks ______ when it comes
to GHGs.
a. attention
b. resources
c. planning
d. transparency
13. Microsoft’s plan to go carbon negative means that they have the goal of ______.
a. engaging in more climate philanthropy
b. providing more recycled materials than pollutants
c. buying carbon from other local polluters
d. removing more carbon than it produces
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14. Walmart planned to meet emissions targets by ______.
a. regulating its supply chain
b. limiting transportation costs
c. increasing climate philanthropy
d. enhancing energy efficiency
15. What is Project Gigaton?
a. Amazon’s plan to plant a gigaton of trees.
b. Microsoft’s project to create recycled Xboxes.
c. Walmart’s plan to remove GHGs from its supply chain.
d. A federal supply chain initiative.
16. Frustration-free packaging refers to a collaboration between Amazon and its
vendors to create ______.
a. recyclable shipping boxes
b. tape-less boxes
c. an alternative to packing peanuts
d. easy-to-open packing bags
17. Product life cycle analysis looks at the ______ of a product.
a. production energy use
b. packaging
c. raw materials
d. total environmental impact
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18. According to the National Retail Federation, sixty percent of shoppers are willing to
______ to reduce their environmental impact.
a. stop shopping entirely
b. change their habits
c. pay more
d. reduce online shopping
19. The EU action plan on sustainable finance requires investors to account for
sustainability in ______.
a. currency exchanges
b. stock trading
c. resource procurement
d. risk management
20. The EU Green Deal aims to achieve ______ by 2050.
a. one hundred percent electric vehicles on the road
b. net-zero emissions
c. carbon neutral production
d. a fifty percent reduction in air travel
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True/False
1. United States is the second most polluting country.
2. The Paris Agreement accounted for countries relaxing regulations.
3. One of the ways Amazon claims to help reduce emissions is through Amazon Web
Services.
4. Walmart’s Project Gigaton incorporates standards for the majority of its suppliers.
5. Amazon includes third-party vendors in its supply chain.
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Essay
1. Why is the Paris Agreement a significant achievement in the battle against climate
change?
2. What is the argument for or against the United States joining the Paris Agreement?
3. If you were an Amazon worker advocating for climate justice, what changes do you
want to see?
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4. What is the argument in favor of requiring suppliers to reduce emissions?
5. How does E-Commerce aid reducing GHG emissions?