EU's green taxonomy

In what year will the UN's Sustainable Development Goals be achieved (ideally)?

2030

2025

2020

2050

How many degrees warmer than pre-industrial levels is the WEF's climate temperature ceiling?

2 degrees

5 degrees

1 degree

10 degrees

What is the EU's taxonomy?

The names of all sustainable activities

A classification system for sustainable activities

The library for researching sustainability

A list of sustainable investments

What is the purpose of the taxonomy?

To increase knowledge of environmentally sustainable businesses

To provide a common language for identifying environmentally sustainable activities and selling corresponding products

To shame non-environmentally sustainable businesses into action

To increase the number of environmentally sustainable businesses

Which of the following is not one of the six environmental objectives?

Pollution prevention and control

Climate change mitigation

Plastics reduction

Transition to a circular economy

Which of the following is not a further criterion for the activity?

Must comply with technical screening criteria

Must be easy to apply in every country

Must meet certain social safeguards

Must do no significant harm to any of the other objectives

Which of the following does the taxonomy not also require?

An unchanging structure

Lifecycle assessments

Technological neutrality where possible

Consideration of existing standards

What must disclosures include?

The financial impact of the measures

Where each product is made and what its carbon footprint is

How and to what extent sustainable products comply with the taxonomy criteria

What is in each product

Which of the following is not in the draft taxonomy?

Science based recommendations

A 'white list' of things that are always allowed

Guidance and case studies

Technical screening criteria

Why are there concerns about the taxonomy?

It is not a global standard

The EU does not have enough attention to devote to sustainability right now

It doesn't go far enough

Europe is rich and therefore the standard will be geared towards rich companies

In what year will the UN's Sustainable Development Goals be achieved (ideally)?

How many degrees warmer than pre-industrial levels is the WEF's climate temperature ceiling?

What is the EU's taxonomy?

What is the purpose of the taxonomy?

Which of the following is not one of the six environmental objectives?

Which of the following is not a further criterion for the activity?

Which of the following does the taxonomy not also require?

What must disclosures include?

Which of the following is not in the draft taxonomy?

Why are there concerns about the taxonomy?

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