Kigali Accord

Question 1

The 'Kigali accord' is related to which of the following options?

a) Counterterrorism
b) Climate Change
c) Multilateral Trade
d) Poverty Elimination

Question 2

Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to the 'Kigali accord'?

a) The agreement amends the Montreal Protocol of 1989 to allow it to eliminate hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
b) U.S. and European Union will freeze the production and consumption of HFCs by 2018.
c) India will freeze the production and consumption of HFCs by 2018.
d) China, Brazil and South Africa will freeze the production and consumption of HFCs by 2018.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)?

i) Heat trapping capacity of  HFCs is more than thousand times that of carbon dioxide.
ii) HFCs come under the category of ozone-depleting substances.
iii) HFCs account for less than 5% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the world.

a) i and iii only
b) All of the above
c) ii and iii only
d) i and ii only

Answers

1) b , The 'Kigali accord' is related to phasing out the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) over the next 30 years.
2) d, China, Brazil and South Africa will freeze the production and consumption of HFCs by 2024.
3) a