A risk consultant begins an engagement for a development agency. The engagement focuses on identifying policies that address climate change impacts. The consultant drafts an action plan that incorporates a roadmap of effective climate policies to present to senior directors at a strategic meeting. The plan includes an introductory summary of the backdrop and effectiveness of historical and current climate policies.
How should the consultant describe the context of climate policy evolution?
As global mean annual temperatures rose significantly in the 1980s, scientific consensus around human influence on climate solidified, leading to the formation of the IPCC. This describes the evolution of climate policy, as it was in this period that the international community began to formally recognize and address climate change through coordinated scientific and political efforts, such as the establishment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1988.
D is correct. Global temperatures rose significantly even before the 80's so A cannot be correct as others comment here
A: But in the 1980s, global mean annual temperatures started to rise significantly, and scientific con-sensus around the strong human influence on climate solidi-fied, leading to the formation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 1988 D: There have been various attempts since the 1990s to agree on international climate policies, mainly regarding emissions reductions, at a global level. The first global agreement on climate change was the formation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992; the first accord on emissions reductions was the Kyoto Protocol of 1997;
Although discussions about environmental issues, including pollution, were prominent in the 1970s, the specific focus on greenhouse gas emissions and climate policies did not gain substantial international traction until the late 1980s and early 1990s.
A is accurate, D is not