Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2017 · Environment · Question 15

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?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

2 only

Statement 1: Incorrect. The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) is not a unique initiative of the G20; it is a voluntary global partnership launched in 2012 by governments, intergovernmental organizations and others under UNEP support.
Statement 2: Correct. The CCAC targets short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) such as methane, black carbon and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.

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