Previous Year Question
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
First World Climate Conference — 1979
First Earth Summit — Agenda-
Earth Summit Plus-5 — 1997
Carbon Trading — Montreal Protocol
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
The First World Climate Conference was held in 1979. It played an important role in advancing international understanding and research on the climate system.
The first Earth Summit was held at Rio de Janeiro in 1992. Agenda 21 was adopted there as a comprehensive global action plan for sustainable development.
Earth Summit +5 was held in 1997 to review the implementation of Agenda 21 five years after the 1992 Rio Earth Summit.
However, Carbon Trading is not associated with the Montreal Protocol.
The Montreal Protocol, 1987 primarily deals with controlling the production and consumption of Ozone Depleting Substances, including CFCs and Halons.
In contrast, international Emissions Trading/Carbon Trading is specifically provided for under Article 17 of the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997.