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UPSC PRELIMS 2017
With reference to ‘Global Climate Change Alliance’,
which of the following statements is/are correct?
- It is an initiative of the European Union.
- It provides technical and financial support to targeted developing countries to integrate climate change into their development policies and budgets.
- 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
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
ANSWER (A)
- The Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) was launched in 2007 by the European Commission to strengthen dialogue and cooperation on climate change between the European Union (EU) and developing countries most vulnerable to climate change, in particular Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which are hardest hit by the adverse effects of climate change.
- The GCCA acts as a platform for dialogue and exchange of experience between the EU and developing countries on climate policy and on practical approaches to integrate climate change into development policies and budgets.
- The initiative was launched in 2007 and is coordinated by the European Commission (EC)
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on September 26, 2018 awarded with the prestigious UN Champions of the Earth Award 2018, the highest environmental honour of the United Nations.
- The UN Environment jointly awarded PM Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron in the Policy Leadership category for their efforts regarding the creation of the International Solar Alliance.
- PM Modi was also acknowledged for his unprecedented pledge to eliminate all single use plastic in India by 2022.
ABOUT THE AWARD
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- Six of the world’s most outstanding environmental changemakers have been recognised with the Champions of the Earth Award.
- “This years’ laureates are recognised for a combination of bold, innovative and tireless efforts to tackle some of the most urgent environmental issues of our times,” the UN Environment Programme said.
OTHER WINNERS
- Cochin International Airport has also been honoured this year with the award for Entrepreneurial Vision, for its leadership in the use of sustainable energy.
- “Cochin is showing the world that our ever-expanding network of global movement doesn’t have to harm the environment. As the pace of society continues to increase, the world’s first fully solar-powered airport is proof positive that green business is good business,” UNEP said.
OTHER AWARDEES
- Joan Carling, an activist from the Cordillera, Philippines
- Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods
OTHER AWARDEES
China’s Zhejiang’s Green Rural Revival Programme
CHAMPIONS OF THE EARTH AWARD
- The Champions of the Earth award, the UN’s highest environmental recognition, was founded in 2005.
- The award celebrates exceptional figures from the public and private sectors and from civil society, whose actions have had a transformative positive impact on the environment.
CHAMPIONS OF THE EARTH AWARD
- The award also recognises the efforts for promoting new areas of levels of cooperation on environmental action.
- The past laureates include – Afroz Shah, who led the world’s largest beach cleanup (2016), Rwandan President Paul Kagame (2016), former US Vice-President Al Gore (2007), Ocean Cleanup CEO Boyan Slat (2014), scientist-explorer Bertrand Piccard, and developer of Google Earth Brian McClendon (2013).
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