UPSC Prelims 2017 – Question 65

Here is Question No. 65 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2017

Q65. 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?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

The correct answer is 2 only. 

• Climatic and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) 
• In 2012, the governments of Bangladesh, Mexico, Sweden, Ghana, Canada, and the United States joined forces with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to launch efforts to treat short-lived climate pollutants as a collective and urgent challenge. 
• They formed the Climate & Clean Air Coalition to advocate for immediate action on climate change, food security, public health, and energy efficiency. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect. 
• Following carbon dioxide, the most significant contributors to the man-made global greenhouse effect are short-lived climate pollutants such as methane, tropospheric ozone, black carbon, and hydrofluorocarbons. Hence, statement 2 is correct. 
• They contribute 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. 

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