"Momentum for Change : Climate Neutral Now" is an initiative launched by
- A.The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- B.The UNEP Secretariat
- C.The UNFCCC Secretariat
- D.The World Meteorological Organization
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The correct answer is C, The UNFCCC Secretariat. Both 'Momentum for Change' and 'Climate Neutral Now' are initiatives of the secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, based in Bonn. Momentum for Change, started in 2011, recognises practical projects by companies, cities and communities that cut emissions or build resilience. Climate Neutral Now, launched in 2015, invites individuals and organisations to measure their greenhouse gas emissions, reduce what they can and offset the rest, so as to become climate neutral. The UNFCCC itself was adopted at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and its parties meet every year at the COP. Option A is wrong because the IPCC is a scientific body that assesses climate research and publishes reports; it does not run such action campaigns. Option B is wrong because UNEP, based in Nairobi, is the UN's environment programme, separate from the climate convention's secretariat. Option D is wrong because the WMO deals with weather, climate data and hydrology. Exam tip: UNFCCC secretariat — Bonn; UNEP — Nairobi; IPCC (set up by WMO and UNEP, 1988) — Geneva.
Practice Questions
View allIn India, if a species of tortoise is declared protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, what does it imply ?
- A.It enjoys the same level of protection as the tiger.
- B.It no longer exists in the wild, a few individuals are under captive protection; and now it is impossible to prevent its extinction.
- C.It is endemic to a particular region of India.
- D.Both (b) and (c) stated above are correct in this context.
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Schedule I lists the animals that get the highest level of legal protection in India, and the tiger is one of them.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements :
1. Most of the world's coral reefs are in tropical waters.
2. More than one-third of the world's coral reefs are located in the territories of Australia, Indonesia and Philippines.
3. Coral reefs host far more number of animal phyla than those hosted by tropical rainforests.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A.1 and 2 only
- B.3 only
- C.1 and 3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
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All three statements about coral reefs are correct. Reef-building corals need warm, clear, shallow water, roughly between 20 °C and 30 °C, so almost all reefs lie in the tropics between about 30° N and 30° S. Indonesia, Australia and the Philippines together hold well over a third of the…
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements :
1. The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by a global think tank called the 'Club of Rome'.
2. The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A.1 only
- B.2 only
- C.Both 1 and 2
- D.Neither 1 nor 2
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The Sustainable Development Goals are to be met by 2030, but they were not proposed by the Club of Rome in 1972.
Read the full explanation →The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a UN mechanism to assist countries transition towards greener and more inclusive economies, emerged at
- A.The Earth Summit on Sustainable Development 2002, Johannesburg
- B.The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012, Rio de Janeiro
- C.The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2015, Paris
- D.The World Sustainable Development Summit 2016, New Delhi
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PAGE was launched in 2013 as a direct response to the call made at the Rio+20 conference of June 2012, whose outcome document, 'The Future We Want', recognised the green economy as a tool for sustainable development and poverty eradication.
Read the full explanation →With reference to Indian laws about wildlife protection, consider the following statements : 1. Wild animals are the sole property of the government. 2. When a wild animal is declared protected, such animal is entitled for equal protection whether it is found in protected areas or outside. 3. Apprehension of a protected wild animal becoming a danger to human life is sufficient ground for its capture or killing. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A.1 and 2
- B.2 only
- C.1 and 3
- D.3 only
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Under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, wild animals belong to the government and a protected animal is protected everywhere, but mere fear of danger does not justify killing it.
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