Consider the following statements :
1. Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to Reduce Short Lived Climate Pollutants is a unique initiative of G20 group of countries.
2. The CCAC focuses on methane, black carbon and hydrofluorocarbons.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation
1. Statement 1 is incorrect. The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to Reduce Short Lived Climate Pollutants was launched in 2012 by the governments of Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States, along with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It is a voluntary partnership and not a specific initiative of the G20 group of countries, although many G20 countries are partners.
2. Statement 2 is correct. The CCAC specifically focuses on tackling Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs), which include methane (CH4), black carbon (soot), and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Tropospheric ozone is also an SLCP targeted by the coalition indirectly via actions on its precursors like methane.
3. Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.
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