State PCS PYQPrelims 2021

UPPCS · प्रश्न 96

With reference to the '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 will be compensated by absorption and removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (B) Only 2

व्याख्या

Net zero means residual emissions are balanced by removals (sinks, capture), not that emissions fall to zero.