GARP Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR) Free Practice Test
Question 1
A climate analyst at a research institution analyzes climate risk for various companies. The analyst examines transmission channels of climate risk as part of the risk identification process.
Which of the following examples can the analyst use to describe an operational risk transmission channel?
Which of the following examples can the analyst use to describe an operational risk transmission channel?
Correct Answer: C
Question 2
A senior sustainability consultant at an African think tank explains the complexities of different Earth science systems to a group of ESG practitioners as part of the think tank's continuing education program.
Which of the following statements by the sustainability consultant accurately describes the Earth's greenhouse effect?
Which of the following statements by the sustainability consultant accurately describes the Earth's greenhouse effect?
Correct Answer: B
Question 3
A public policy think tank releases a report on global decarbonization pathways. The report describes the relative contribution of each GHG to modern climate change and recommends focusing global efforts on CO2 reduction.
Why would the think tank make this recommendation?
Why would the think tank make this recommendation?
Correct Answer: B
Question 4
The national meteorological agency of a small African nation forms a team to identify and assess extreme climate events in the region. The team leader introduces extreme attribution science along with data and techniques used to connect climate change to extreme events.
To attribute extreme events to climate change, what information will be most useful for the team to collect?
To attribute extreme events to climate change, what information will be most useful for the team to collect?
Correct Answer: A
Question 5
At an international finance bank, a lack of staff clarity regarding sustainability, climate, and ESG definitions led to overlapping and inefficient initiatives. To minimize inefficiencies, the sustainability department develops new terminology for use across the bank.
What should the department include in this new terminology?
What should the department include in this new terminology?
Correct Answer: B
Question 6
Leaders of a small island nation implement a sector-specific carbon reduction policy to address climate change. The policy includes a commitment to reduce country emissions through NDCs under the Paris Agreement. Which of the following emission reduction policies is the nation most likely implementing?
Correct Answer: B
Question 7
The CRO for a large agriculture company reviews reference scenarios as part of an annual climate scenario analysis exercise. The CRO creates a transition risk matrix that compares four different scenarios - W, X, Y,
Z. Scenarios are compared according to scale of emissions cuts and pace of emission cuts. Scale is depicted as business as usual (BAU) to net-zero. Pace is depicted as orderly to disorderly. The CRO uses this matrix to explain transition risk to the company's executive members:
How should the CRO rank the reference scenarios from lowest level of transition risk to highest level of transition risk?
Z. Scenarios are compared according to scale of emissions cuts and pace of emission cuts. Scale is depicted as business as usual (BAU) to net-zero. Pace is depicted as orderly to disorderly. The CRO uses this matrix to explain transition risk to the company's executive members:
How should the CRO rank the reference scenarios from lowest level of transition risk to highest level of transition risk?
Correct Answer: D