United Nations Green Economy Initiative
Question
The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a UN mechanism to assist countries transition towards greener and more inclusive economies, emerged at
Options
The Earth Summit on Sustainable Development 2002, Johannesburg
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012, Rio de Janeiro
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2015, Paris
The World Sustainable Development Summit 2016, New Delhi
Explanation
The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) was established during the Rio+20 Summit (the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development) held in Rio de Janeiro in 2012. This was a major international conference reviewing progress on sustainable development two decades after the original 1992 Rio Summit. The 2002 Johannesburg summit (World Summit on Sustainable Development) preceded PAGE's creation. The 2015 Paris climate conference focused on the Paris Agreement rather than PAGE's establishment. The 2016 New Delhi summit was a later initiative. PAGE was specifically launched as an outcome of Rio+20 to facilitate the transition of countries towards green and inclusive economies.
Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2018
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q83
Subject
Environment
Sub-topic
International environmental agreements
Type
Factual single
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
UN initiatives, Current Affairs 2012-2016
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