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1
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1st meeting about environment

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Stockholm, Sweden, from June 5 to 16, 1972 and
UNEP,Nairobi,1972

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2
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theme of swedan initiative

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only one earth

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UNEP,headquaters

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UNEP,Nairobi,1972

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4
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in 1972 india launched

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wild life protection act,indra gandhi

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5
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ipcc when formed

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IPCC was founded in November 1988,inter govt panel on climae change

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6
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WHO formed ,headquater

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1950,geneva

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7
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when was ipcc 1st meeting

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1990

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8
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when was earth summit formed,where conducted

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§ 1992 earth summi,brazil,rio de jenario

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9
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what were the 3 documents released

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1reo declaration and environment
2agenda 21
3f
orest riniples

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10
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what were the 2 teraty signed in earth summit

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un framework on cc,un convention on cc

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11
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when andwhere COP1 conducted

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CoP 1: Berlin 1995,germany

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12
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: Kyoto protocol

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COP3 1997,japan

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13
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which was COP meeting conducted in india

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COP8

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CoP 13 : Bali 2007 REDD

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reducing emmision from deforestton and degradation

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15
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green climate fund idea raised in which meeting

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COP16,: Cancun 2010 GCF,mexico

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16
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when was paris climate deal signed

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CoP 21 : Paris 2015 Climate Deal

17
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INDC

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intended natonally determined contribution

18
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international solar alliance headquater ,diretor

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gurugram,ajay mathur,2015

19
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OSOWoG,when

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one sun one world one grid,2018

20
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change maker award was given by whom

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uk

21
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tagline of SOWG

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sun never sets

22
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inter govt. solar alliance countries,current country to join

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106 signatories
94 member,singapore

23
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COP26

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2021 : Glasgow, UK, Alok Sharma ,1

24
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what discussed in COP26

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First deal to explicitly commit to reducing the use of coal.
§ The EU and the US have launched a landmark pledge to slash
emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane, a
commitment that could prevent 0.2 degrees Celsius of global warming.§ Planning to reduce unabated coal usage.”abation” (net-zero
emission), e.g. by neutralizing the resulting carbon dioxide via
the CO2-to-stone process, need not be reduced)
§ Agreement to re-visit emission reduction plans in 2022 in
order to try to keep the 1.5 °C Paris Agreement target
achievable
§ GM, Ford, Volvo, BYD Auto, Jaguar Land Rover and MercedesBenz “work towards all sales of new cars and vans being zero
emission globally by 2040, and by no later than 2035 in
leading markets“.

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  1. Increase non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW (gigawatts) by
    2030.
  2. Meet 50 percent of energy requirements from renewable
    energy (RE) by 2030.
  3. Reduce the total projected carbon emissions by 1 billion
    tonnes (BT) by 2030.
  4. Reduce the carbon intensity of the economy by less than 45
    percent.
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  5. Achieve net zero carbon by 2070
26
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what is fast initiative,at which COP it was taken

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COP27,The FAST initiative: The Egyptian leadership also announced the launch of
the Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation initiative or FAST,
to improve the quantity and quality of climate finance contributions to
transform agriculture and food systems by 2030

27
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COP27 conducted were

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shrmal shield, egypt

28
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mangrove alliance

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Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) is an
intergovernmental alliance that works on a
voluntary basis for planting, conserving and
restoring mangrove :United Arab Emirates (UAE)
and Indonesia and includes India, Sri Lanka,
Australia, Japan, and Spain

29
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where is COP28going to take place , whois representing india

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§ COP28 is set to take place in Dubai Expo City from
November 30 to December 12, 2023.
§ COP-28 (Dubai) must focus on adaptation instead of
mitigation, says India
§ Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and CEO of Reliance
Industries, has been appointed to the Advisory
Committee to the President of the Conference of
the Parties (COP28) of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC)
§ The COP28 UAE Advisory Committee consists of 31
members representing policy, business, energy,
finance, civil society, youth, and humanitarian
action.
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