Q22.
With reference to the Agreement at the UNFCCC Meeting in Paris in 2015, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Agreement was signed by all the member countries of the UN and it will go into effect in 2017. 2. The Agreement aims to limit the greenhouse gas emissions so that the rise in average global temperature by the end of this century does not exceed 2°C or even 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. 3. Developed countries acknowledged their historical responsibility in global warming and committed to donate $1000 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries to cope with climate change. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer
B
Explanation
21st Conference of Parties (COP21) also known as Paris Agreement successfully concluded in Paris under the UNFCCC. The agreement is scheduled to go into effect from 2020 (not 2017) - Statement 1 is incorrect. One of the main focus of the agreement is to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial level and on driving efforts to limit it even further to 1.5°C - Statement 2 is correct. Statement 3 is not correct - the commitment was $100 billion per year by 2020, not $1000 billion.