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GATE 2023 ES – Question 25

Environmental Management and Sustainable Development · Environmental Law and Policy · 1 mark · Multiple choice

For Kyoto:i Every signatory has common and equal responsibility;ii CDM, JI, and international emissions trading are its three mechanisms;iii India agreed under Kyoto to halve emissions by 2050 relative to 2005.

  1. Only i true
  2. Only ii true
  3. Only i, ii true
  4. Only ii, iii true

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Correct answer: (B) Only ii true

Explanation

Kyoto follows common but differentiated responsibilities, so equal responsibility in i is false. Its mechanisms are clean development mechanism, joint implementation and international emissions trading, so ii is true. The stated halving commitment for India is not a Kyoto obligation, so iii is false. Select **B**.

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