CCHS SS 2021 ANS

CCHY SS Preliminary Examination 2021 S4 (EXP)/5(NA)LORMS 1 SECTION A – SBCS [35](1) Study Source A. What does this cartoon tell you about world leaders’ attitude to climate change? Explain your answer. [5]LevelDescriptorL1 [1m]Lifts/describes the source with no reference to question. L2 [2m] Surface level interpretation/ interpretation not focussed on world leaders’ attitudeThis cartoon tells me that the destruction from climate change is unavoidable/ This cartoon tells me that world leaders are trying very hard to resolve climate change problems. L3 [3m] Valid inference not on attitude This cartoon tells me that world leaders are not effective in managing the effects of climate change. L4 [4-5m]4m: I5m: IeInference on world leaders’ attitude This cartoon tells me that world leaders have an insincere attitude towards managing climate change. The cartoon shows a ship about to crash onto a huge iceberg. Instead of immediately shifting course to avoid the crash, the world leaders “agree to sign a pledge to hold another meeting to consider changing course at a date yet to be determined.” This is very ambiguous, suggesting that because world leaders are making vague promises to change course, they are not committed to avoiding the crash. Likewise, with the damage from climate change most certain to happen, world leaders are not taking immediate steps to manage the change. Instead, they are delaying decision-making, increasing the likelihood of the world being destroyed by the effects of climate change. This shows that world leaders have an insincere attitude towards managing climate change.

CCHY SS Preliminary Examination 2021 S4 (EXP)/5(NA)LORMS 2 2) Study Sources B and C. How far are these sources similar? Explain your answer. [7]LevelDescriptorL1 [1m]Comparison of source provenance The two sources are different as Source B is from an article published by the NRDC but Source C is from a statement released by Donald Trump. L2 [2-3m]2m: S or D3m: S and DS or D based on content comparison, unsupported L3 [4-5m]4m: Se or De5m: Se and DeS or D based on content comparison, supported The two sources are different about whether withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement would benefit the US. Source B says that the withdrawal would not benefit the US but Source C says that the withdrawal would benefit the US. Source B states that “If the United States withdraws from the Paris Agreement, it will cost the US economy as much as $6 trillion in the coming decades.” This shows that the withdrawal will actually damage US economy. Source C on the other hand states that “The reality is that withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement is in America’s economic interest and won’t matter much to the climate.” This shows that withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement would benefit US’s economy. Therefore, the two sources are different about whether withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement would benefit US. The two sources are similar in say