$\ker(\Phi:\Sl(2,\C)\rar G)=\pm1$ and $\im(\Phi)$ is the group of Lorentz transformations on $(E,g)$ (cf.
exam).
1. If $\Phi(X)=1$, then for all $A\in E$: $XAX^*=A$, which implies that $XX^*=\s_0$, i.e. $X\in\SU(2)$ and hence it commutes with all $A\in E$. This in turn shows that it's a multiple of $\s_0$. Since $X\in\Sl(2,\C)$, it follows that $X=\pm\s_0$.