With reference to 'Global Climate Change Alliance', which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is an initiative of the European Union. 2. It provides technical and financial support to targeted developing countries to integrate climate change into their development policies and budgets. 3. It is coordinated by World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- (a) 1 and 2 only ✓ UPSC's answer
- (b) 3 only
- (c) 2 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Why the answer is (a)
• The Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA, 2007; GCCA+ since 2014) is a European Union initiative (statement 1).
• It gives technical and financial support to the most vulnerable developing countries — LDCs and small island states — to mainstream climate change into their development policies and budgets (statement 2).
• Statement 3 is wrong: it is managed by the European Commission, not WRI/WBCSD (which coordinate the Greenhouse Gas Protocol).
• Hence 1 and 2 only, option (a).
Why the other options are wrong
- (b) 3 only
- Statement 3 is wrong: WRI/WBCSD do not coordinate GCCA.
- (c) 2 and 3 only
- Statement 3 is wrong; statement 1 is correct.
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
- Statement 3 is wrong.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2017, held on 18 June 2017. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.