Terms Conventions Policies And Reports Ques 36

Question: Consider the following statements:
  1. 201 I?COP was held in South Africa
  2. It was COP’s 17th meet and mop’s 8th meet. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options:

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both 1 & 2

D) None of the above

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

  • The 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 17) was held in Durban, South Africa, from 28 November to 11 December 2011 to establish a new treaty to limit carbon emissions. The conference was officially referred to as the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 7th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties (CMP 7) to the Kyoto Protocol.