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Date May 2019 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 19M.3.sl.TZ2.c
Level sl Paper 3 Time zone TZ2
Command term Outline Question number c Adapted from N/A
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19M.3.sl.TZ2.c

This question is about global warming.

Outline one approach to controlling industrial emissions of carbon dioxide.

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Markscheme

Any one of:
capture where produced «and stored» [✔]

use scrubbers to remove [✔]

use as feedstock for synthesizing other chemicals [✔]

carbon credit/tax/economic incentive/fines/country specific action [✔]

use alternative energy
OR
stop/reduce use of fossil fuels for producing energy [✔]

use carbon reduced fuels «such as methane» [✔]

increase efficiency/reduce energy use [✔]

Examiners report

This question was reasonably answered although there were many students who gave vague answers that did not receive marks. Carbon cannot be “filtered out” and the process of “carbon capture or scrubbing” is different from filtering.