Here is Question No. 69 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2021.
Q69. The ‘Common Carbon Metric’, supported by UNEP has been developed for
a) Assessing the carbon footprint of the building operations around the world
b) Enabling commercial farming entities around the world to enter carbon emission trading
c) Enabling governments to assess the overall carbon footprint caused by their countries
d) Assessing the overall carbon footprint caused by the use of fossil fuels by the world in a unit of tim
Answer: (a) Exp:
- Statement 1 is correct. The formula used to specify measurement, reporting, and verification for GHG emissions related to the operation of different types of buildings in specific climate areas is known as the Common Carbon Metric. It excludes value-based analyses of the measures, such as benchmarking or weighing. The carbon footprint of an entity is the total amount of greenhouse gases that are generated by that entity.
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