Q176
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeEnvironment & Climate
Which is not a fact of Paris Agreement on climate change in December 2015?
- a.To set a goal of limiting global warming to less than 2°C.
- b.It was 21st yearly session of the COP (Conference of Parties).
- c.The text is an agreement representing 200 countries.
- d.It is the 11th session of the parties to 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
Answer: (A) To set a goal of limiting global warming to less than 2°C.
The Paris Agreement (COP21, December 2015) aimed to limit global warming to well below 2°C, preferably 1.5°C. It represented 196 parties/countries (not 200 as stated in option C). A is correct about the 2°C goal.