Environment Quiz 26

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. TRAFFIC is a bureau under United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 
2. The mission of TRAFFIC is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. 

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. It is an initiative hosted by UNEP, IMF and World Economic Forum. 
2. It is a global initiative that focuses on drawing attention to the economic benefits of biodiversity. 
3. It presents an approach that can help decision-makers recognize, demonstrate and capture the value of ecosystems and biodiversity.

1) Protection of biodiversity 

2) Resilience of forest ecosystems 

3) Poverty reduction

1. Annex-I Countries : Cartagena Protocol 
2. Certified Emissions Reductions: Nagoya Protocol 
3. Clean Development Mechanism: Kyoto Protocol 

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

1. It is a global action plan for sustainable development 
2. It originated in the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002. 

Which of the statements given above 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.

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?