1. useful
2. germane
3. manifest
4. inchoate
germane
1. refuge, scalding
2. shelter, boiling
3. respite, scorching
4. solace, blazing
respite, scorching
1. recalcitrant, sarcastic
2. reverential, acrimonious
3. sensitive, remorseful
4. insipid, militant
reverential, acrimonious
1. Vulnerable , Eradicate
2. widespread, discern
3. Fragile, destroy
4. hardy, eliminate
hardy, eliminate
1. because they could be happening due to unrelated causes
2. because there is no scientific evidence to suggest that global warming is actually happening
3. because it is mainly media hype
4. cannot say
because they could be happening due to unrelated causes
1. to have an international treaty
2. to buy insurance against this devastating certainty
3. to understand the problem and assess costs and benefits before taking action
4. to have a sustainable economic growth
to understand the problem and assess costs and benefits before taking action
1. there is a general agreement among nations as to how the threat must be met
2. there is a disagreement among nations as to how the threat must be met
3. if nations act now, the threat to global warming might just be met
4. none of the above
if nations act now, the threat to global warming might just be met
1. that countries be allowed to trade their “sinks” instead of cutting down emissions
2. that market forces be used to minimize the costs and risks of slowing economic growth
3. that scientists still do not understand what constitutes a sink
4. none of the above
that countries be allowed to trade their “sinks” instead of cutting down emissions
1. because nations would not be able to adhere to the deal if it was too rigid
2. because nations might find ways of subverting the deal if it was too rigid
3. only a deal with emissions trading could actually work
4. a rigid deal would result in reduction of jobs and public goods
because nations would not be able to adhere to the deal if it was too rigid
1. the treaty must be a flexible one
2. it is better to err and be flexible than not to err at all
3. being flexible is an error
4. a rigid deal would not serve its purpose
the treaty must be a flexible one