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Leaving Cert Politics & Society: Acting for sustainable development

How often Acting for sustainable development comes up on the Politics & Society papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 6 of the last 7 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

OL Asked on 7 of the last 7 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

Acting for sustainable development, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Acting for sustainable development.

(a)How did the Brundtland Report (1987) define sustainable development?
  1. Growing the economy as fast as possible for all
  2. Meeting today's needs without harming future ones
  3. Stopping all industrial development to protect nature
(b)By what year are the UN Sustainable Development Goals meant to be achieved?
  1. 2025
  2. 2050
  3. 2030
(c)What is the central temperature aim of the Paris Agreement (2015)?
  1. Well below 2°C of warming, aiming for 1.5°C
  2. Keep warming below 4°C by the end of the century
  3. Stop all global warming completely by 2020
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(a) Meeting today's needs without harming future ones

(b) 2030

(c) Well below 2°C of warming, aiming for 1.5°C

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Acting for sustainable development.

Higher Level

Asked on 6 of the last 7 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Q4
2024Q7
2023Q1e
2022Q1f, Q4
2021Q1m
2019Q1e, Q4
2018Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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Acting for sustainable development, 2 marks

In UN climate talks, what does COP stand for?

  1. Council of Planetary Protection
  2. Committee on Pollution
  3. Conference of the Parties
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Conference of the Parties

The COP is the yearly meeting of the countries (parties) to the UN climate convention. The Paris Agreement was agreed at COP21 in 2015.

Acting for sustainable development, 2 marks

What is Fairtrade certification meant to do?

  1. Remove all tariffs on imports from poorer countries
  2. Guarantee producers a fair minimum price
  3. Lower prices for shoppers in rich countries
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Guarantee producers a fair minimum price

Fairtrade sets minimum prices and a premium for community projects, so individual shoppers' choices can support producers in poorer countries.

Acting for sustainable development, 2 marks

What is a carbon tax designed to do?

  1. Make polluters pay for their emissions
  2. Fund free fuel for low-income households
  3. Tax companies that plant trees on farmland
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Make polluters pay for their emissions

By raising the price of fossil fuels, a carbon tax is meant to shift choices towards cleaner options. Debate centres on fairness to lower-income households.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 7 of the last 7 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Q1c, Q2, Q7
2024Q1f, Q1o, Q10
2023Q1d, Q1h
2022Q1f, Q1k, Q6
2021Q1t, Q7
2019Q1d, Q1k, Q4, Q9
2018Q1q, Q10

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

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Acting for sustainable development, 2 marks

Which is the best-known definition of sustainable development?

  1. Growing the economy as fast as possible for everyone
  2. Stopping all industry in poor countries to protect nature
  3. Meeting today's needs without harming future generations
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Meeting today's needs without harming future generations

This idea comes from the UN Brundtland Report (1987). It links three pillars: the economy, society and the environment.

Acting for sustainable development, 2 marks

How many Sustainable Development Goals did UN members agree in 2015?

  1. 25
  2. 17
  3. 8
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17

The 17 SDGs run to 2030 and cover poverty, hunger, health, education, gender equality, clean energy, climate action and more. The 8 earlier goals were the Millennium Development Goals.

Acting for sustainable development, 3 marks

How can trade unions help achieve sustainable development?

  1. By pushing for a fair deal for workers as industry changes
  2. By setting the EU's emissions targets for each country
  3. By voting on new climate laws in the Dáil and the Seanad
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By pushing for a fair deal for workers as industry changes

Unions campaign for a just transition, so workers in polluting industries such as peat get retraining and new jobs. They also push for safe, decent work (SDG 8).

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