HFCs are powerful greenhouse gases with a high global warming potential, primarily used as refrigerants and propellants.
According to Kigali Amendment of 2016, the world can avoid up to ______ of global warming by the end of the century.
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2017 · Topic: Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change (Climate Change Mitigation Strategies (e.g., renewable energy, carbon capture, afforestation))
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- Recently 'Decarbonising Transport in India' project was launched by NITI Aayog in collaboration with International Transport Forum (ITF). Identify the incorrect statement.
- The United Nations Environment Programme and International Energy Agency jointly released a 'Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis Report' (CEPSR). Which of the following statements is/are correct about the report ?
- With reference to 'NET-ZERO' goal for 2050, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It means that a country will bring down its emissions to zero by 2050. 2. It means that a country's emissions will be compensated by absorption and removal of green house gases from the atmosphere. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- Consider the following statements regarding ‘Earth Hour’ : 1. It is an initiative of UNEP and UN‐ ESCO. 2. It is a movement in which the participants switch off the lights for one hour on a certain day every year. 3. It is a movement to raise the awareness about the climate change and the need to save the planet. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- With reference to 'Forest Carbon Partnership Facility', which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples. 2. It provides financial aid to universities, individual scientists and institutions involved in scientific forestry research to develop eco-friendly and climate adaptation technologies for sustainable forest management. 3. It assists the countries in their 'REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation+)' efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- In the context of which of the following do some scientists suggest the use of cirrus cloud thinning technique and the injection of sulphate aerosol into stratosphere?
- Scientist of Manchester University have recently suggested formation of brightened clouds over Pacific by geo engineering to prevent further increase in global warming. What is sprayed in the atmosphere to achieve this ?
- If the Arctic ice is replaced with dense forest, which of the following situations may arise ?