Q. 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.

  • 1 and 3 only
  • 2 only
  • 2 and 3 only
  • 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (b) 2 only

COP 21 (UNFCCC)
  • At COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015, Parties to the UNFCCC reached a landmark agreement to combat climate change and to accelerate and intensify the actions and investments needed for a sustainable low carbon future.
  • The Agreement was signed by the participating 196 countries.
  • The Paris Agreement opened for signature on 22 April 2016 in New York and entered into force on 4 November 2016, after ratified by the 55 countries that account for at least 55% of global emissions.
  • The Agreement aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
  • Developed countries committed to donate $100 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries to cope with climate change.