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Q41·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2022

Nature of the Climate Action Tracker database

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Question

"Climate Action Tracker" which monitors the emission reduction pledges of different countries is a :

Options

a

Database created by coalition of research organisations

Answer
b

Wing of "International Panel of Climate Change"

c

Committee under "United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change"

d

Agency promoted and financed by United Nations Environment Programme and World Bank

Explanation

The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) is an independent scientific analysis tool produced by a coalition of research organizations (primarily Climate Analytics and NewClimate Institute). It tracks government climate action and measures it against the globally agreed Paris Agreement aim of holding warming well below 2°C.

The Climate Action Tracker is a widely cited independent scientific watchdog, not an official branch of the UN, IPCC, or World Bank.

Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2022

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q41

Subject

Environment

Sub-topic

Climate Change & Negotiations

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

UNFCCC Independent Watchdogs / Climate Action Tracker Database

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