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?
This questions was previously asked in
UPSC CSP Previous Year Paper (2017)
Both 1 and 2
Incorrect AnswerNeither 1 nor 2
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) was launched) in 2012. The governments of Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden and the United States, along with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), came together to initiate the first effort to treat these pollutants as a collective challenge. statement 1 is incorrect.
The Coalition's initial focus is on methane, black carbon, and HFCs.Statement 2 is correct.
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