Nature of the Climate Action Tracker database
Question
"Climate Action Tracker" which monitors the emission reduction pledges of different countries is a :
Options
Database created by coalition of research organisations
Wing of "International Panel of Climate Change"
Committee under "United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change"
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.
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
Same sub-topic — other years
Climate Change & Negotiations has appeared in multiple papers:
See all questions on Climate Change & Negotiations
Browse every tagged question across all years