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    Which of the following is/are correct about India's recently approved ratification of the Second Commitment Period of the Kyoto Protocol.
    I. The protocol is related with carbon emission trading.
    II. UNFCCC was negotiated in Rio de Janeiro in 1995
    III. At present, there are 193 parties to the Protocol.
    Select the correct answer from the following codes:

    A) Only III            

    B) Only II & III

    C) Only I              

    D) None of the above

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    The Second Commitment Period of the Kyoto Protocol is related with emission of Green House Gases (GHGs). The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was negotiated at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. Presently there are 192 parties to the protocol because Canada withdrew from the protocol effective December 2012. Therefore option [d] is the correct answer.


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