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Download Solution PDFWith reference to ‘NET - ZERO’ goal for 2050, which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. It means that a country will bring down its emissions to zero by 2050.
2. It means that a country’s emissions to be compensated by absorption and removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
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Download Solution PDF- About Net Zero: Net zero refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere. We reach net zero when the amount we add is no more than the amount taken away. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
Additional Information
- The aim of the recently held COP 26 summit in Glasgow was to reach a consensus on actions to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels and to secure net-zero emissions by 2070. Hence, statement 1 is not correct.
- India - the world's fourth-biggest emitter of CO2 after China, the US and the EU - has promised to cut its emissions to net-zero by 2070.
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