Consider the following statements:
- Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants is a unique initiative of G20 group of countries.
- The CCAC focuses on methane, black carbon and hydrofluorocarbons.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect
- In 2012, a few nations, along with the UNEP, formed the Climate and Clean Air Coalition.
Statement 2 is correct
- It is a partnership of governments, public and private sectors, scientific institutions, civil society organisations, etc., committed to protecting the climate through actions to reduce short-lived climate pollutants. SLCPs have relatively short lifetime in the atmosphere – a few days to a few decades.
- Though shortlived, their potential to warm the atmosphere can be many times greater than CO2.
- SLCPs are responsible for up to 45% of current global warming, only next to CO2.
- SLCPs include black carbon, methane, tropospheric ozone, and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
