Consider the following statements about the recently unveiled UN Emissions Gap report and identify t...........

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Consider the following statements about the recently unveiled UN Emissions Gap report and identify the correct one/s.

1. The report focuses on the difference between the emissions level the countries have pledged to achieve under international agreements (INDCs) and the level consistent with limiting warming to well below 2 degrees C.

2. As per the report the pledges made by the countries are sufficient to meet the targets set upon in the Paris Deal.

3. The report points that though the greenhouse gas emissions are rising the growth rate has decreased.

Select the correct answer using codes given below

1 and 3 only

1 and 2 only

All are correct

2 and 3 only

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Explanation:

INDC pledges submitted by countries to reduce current emissions are only about one-third of what is needed to prevent catastrophic temperature increases by “at least” 3°C from pre-industrial levels by the year 2100.
It has pointed that three of the G20 parties — China, the EU, and India — are on track to meet their Cancun climate pledges (In Cancun summit of UNFCCC, Mexico, in 2011, nations had agreed to GHG emission cuts ahead of 2020).