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1.
The concept of carbon credit originated from which one of the following? [2009]
2.
In the context of CO2 emission and Global Warming, what is the name of a market-driven device under the UNFCCC that allows developing countries to get funds/incentives from the developed countries to adopt better technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions? [2009]
3.
Where was the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio+10) held? [2008]
4.
Consider the following statements: [2008]
- Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in respect of carbon credits is one of the Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms.Â
- Under the CDM, the projects handled pertain only to the Annex-I countries.Â
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
5.
Which one of the following countries is the first country in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to address global warming? [2006]
6.
Which of the statements is correct? [2005]
7.
Consider the following statements: [2005]
- The Kyoto Protocol came into force in the year 2005.Â
- The Kyoto Protocol deals primarily with the depletion of the Ozone layer.Â
- Methane as a greenhouse gas is more harmful than carbon dioxide.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
8.
A World Summit with representation from all the countries will be held in Johannesburg in September 2002 on the subject of: [2002]
9.
According to Meadows (1972), if the present trends in world population, industrialisation, pollution, food production and resource depletion continue unchanged, the 'Limits to Growth' on our planet will be reached in the next: [1998]
10.
One of the following regions has the world’s largest tropical peatland, which holds about three years' worth of global carbon emissions from fossil fuels. The possible destruction of which can exert detrimental effect on the global climate. Which one of the following denotes that region? [2024]
