Question

UPSC Prelims 2021 Question:

The ‘Common Carbon Metric’, supported by UNEP, has been developed for

1. assesing the carbon footprint of building operations around the world
2. enabling commercial farming entities around the world to enter carbon emission trading
3. enabling governments to assess the overall carbon footprint caused by their countries
4. assesing the overall carbon footprint caused by the use of fossil fuels by the world in a unit time

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1: assesing the carbon footprint of building operations around the world

Detailed Solution

Explanation:

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is the global authority for the environment. It initiates various programmes focusing on climate change, pollution control, sustainable development etc.
UNEP supported the new ‘Common Carbon Metric’ program, which will allow consistent assessment and comparison of the emissions and measurement of improvement in the emissions from buildings. It is a universal method of measuring a building’s carbon footprint.

Therefore, option (1) is the correct answer.

Subject: Environment | Acts & Policies

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