The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC), COP 21 or CMP 11 - Paris (France) & Current Developments

1. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding International Solar Energy Alliance (ISA) launched at COP-21 to the UNFCCC in Paris?
   1. It was launched jointly by India and Germany to boost solar energy in developing countries.
   2. It is an alliance of 121 solar resource rich countries lying fully or partially between the tropic of Cancer and tropic of Capricorn
   3. This new body is going  to function from the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) in India, Gurgaon
   4. The International Steering Committee (ISC) of the ISA has met two times on 1 December 2015 at Paris, France and 18 January 2016 at Abu Dhabi, UAE.
       
2. INDC (Intended Nationally Determined Contribution) outlines the post-2020 climate actions countries' intend to take under a new international agreement. Which of the following is/are the INDC of India?
   1. Reduction in the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 level.
   2. Creating an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
   3. To anchor a global solar alliance, INSPA (International Agency for Solar Policy & Application)
   4. All of the above.
       
3. Consider the following statements and mark the correct answer with respect to Paris Accord.
   1. In COP-21, 195 countries adopted the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal.
   2. $100 billion adaptation and mitigation fund was made legally binding on developed countries.
   3. Both a and b are correct.
   4. Neither a nor b is correct.
       
4. In COP-21, to which of the following mitigation measures did parties agreed to?
   1. Keeping the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
   2. Keeping the temperatures at 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels
   3. Come together every 8 years to set more ambitious targets as required by science.
   4. a and b only

Answers:

1. a, India and France
2. d
3. a
4. d, c-after every 5 years