With reference to the Paris Agreement (2015) at the UNFCCC, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It was signed by all UN member countries and entered into force in 2017.
2. It aims to hold the rise in global temperature well below 2°C, pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C, above pre-industrial levels.
3. Developed countries committed to mobilise $1000 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries.
Select the correct answer using the code below.A.1 and 2 onlyB.1 and 3 onlyC.2 onlyD.1, 2 and 3

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With reference to the Paris Agreement (2015) at the UNFCCC, which of the following statements is/are correct?1. It was signed by all UN member countries and entered into force in 2017.2. It aims to hold the rise in global temperature well below 2°C, pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C, above pre-industrial levels.3. Developed countries committed to mobilise $1000 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries.Select the correct answer using the code below.

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2 only. The correct answer is 2 only. Statement 1 is false. The Agreement was adopted on 12 December 2015. It opened for signature on 22 April 2016, and UN News reports 175 signatories that day. Only Parties to the convention could sign, not all UN members. It entered into force on 4 November 2016, not in 2017. Statement 2 is true. This is the temperature goal in Article 2.1(a). The treaty says well below 2°C, with efforts to limit the rise to 1.5°C. Statement 3 is false. The Paris decision speaks of USD 100 billion a year by 2020, not USD 1000 billion. COP29 later set a new goal of at least USD 300 billion a year by 2035. UPSC asked a version of this question in 2016, as Q97 in GS Paper I. Read more: The Paris Agreement (2015).

Which article of the Paris Agreement provides for a global stocktake, the first of which was due in 2023?

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