Questão 2337f1c2-b4
Prova:CEDERJ 2017
Disciplina:Inglês
Assunto:Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The statement “On the heels of President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, [...]” in Text 2 implies that

Text 1


                      The global warming controversy


The global warming controversy is an ongoing dispute about the effects of humans on global climate and about what policies should be implemented to avoid possible undesirable effects of climate change.

The current scientific consensus on climate change is that recent warming indicates a fairly stable long-term trend, that the trend is largely human-caused, and that serious damage may result at some future date if steps are not taken to halt the trend.

Mainstream scientific organizations worldwide (Royal Society, American Geophysical Union, Joint Science Academies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, American Meteorological Society, and American Association for the Advancement of Science) concur with the assessment that most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is likely to have been due to the human-caused increase in greenhouse gas concentrations.

However, there is also a small but vocal number of scientists in climate and climate-related fields that disagree with the consensus view.

Adapted from:< https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/global_warming_controversy.htm.> Access 30 Sept. 2017. 


Text 2


             Climate change label leads to climate science acceptance


On the heels of President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, a new Cornell University study finds that labels matter when it comes to acceptance of climate science.

The U.S. public doubts the existence of "global warming" more than it doubts "climate change".

In a nationally representative survey, 74.4 percent of respondents said they believed that climate change is really happening. But only 65.5 percent said they believed in global warming.

Nonetheless, it's important to remember that 65 percent of respondents did indicate that global warming is occurring, said co-author Peter Enns, associate professor of government. "In other words, although the term matters -- climate change versus global warming -- an overwhelming majority of people still state that global warming is happening," he said.

Adapted from:<http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2017/06/21/climate-change-label-leads-to-climate-science-acceptance/>. Access. 23 Sept. 2017. 


Glossário

to halt: parar; label: rótulo; on the heels: na esteira/na sequência.

A
The United States is no longer signatory of the Paris climate agreement.
B
Scientists from Cornell University have insisted that President Trump should sign the Paris climate agreement.
C
The United States has reluctantly signed the Paris climate change agreement.
D
President Trump has recognized the relevance of the Paris climate agreement.

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