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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.

It is produced by a coalition of independent research organizations (like Climate Analytics and NewClimate Institute) to track government climate action and measure it against the globally agreed Paris Agreement aim. It is not an official UN, IPCC, or World Bank body.

CAT is an independent scientific watchdog database, entirely separate from official UN climate organs.

Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2025

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q41

Subject

Science & Technology

Sub-topic

Energy & Nuclear

Type

How-many counting

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

UNFCCC COP28 Climate Action Tracker Global Pledges 2023

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