Q. Consider the following statements:

  1. Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to Reduce Short Lived Climate Pollutants is a unique initiative of G20 group of countries.
  2. The CCAC focuses on methane, black carbon and hydrofluorocarbons.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • 1 only
  • 2 only
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (b) 2 only

Notes:

Climatic and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)

  • The governments of Bangladesh, Mexico, Sweden, Ghana, Canada and the United States, along with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in 2012, came together to initiate efforts to treat short-lived climate pollutants as a collective and urgent challenge.
  • Together, they formed the Climate & Clean Air Coalition to support fast action on climate, food security, public health, and energy efficiency.
  • After carbon dioxide, the short-lived climate pollutants like methane, tropospheric ozone, black carbon, and hydrofluorocarbons are the most important contributors to the man-made global greenhouse effect.
  • They are responsible for up to 45% of current global warming.  
  • If no action is taken to reduce emissions of these pollutants, they are expected to cause half of the warming by human activity.