BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 23

The UN climate conference held in Baku in 2024 concluded with an agreement that:

Aims to ban fossil fuels globally by 2030
Calls on developed countries to provide at least $500 billion annually to developing nations by 2030
Calls on developed countries to provide at least $300 billion annually to developing nations by 2035
More than one of the above

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Answer: (C) Calls on developed countries to provide at least $300 billion annually to developing nations by 2035

Explanation

COP29 in Baku agreed the NCQG: developed countries to lead in providing at least $300 billion a year by 2035.

(A) Incorrect
Wrong: COP29 set no fossil-fuel ban.
(B) Incorrect
Wrong: the figure and year are wrong.
(C) Correct
Correct: the New Collective Quantified Goal set at least $300 billion a year by 2035.
(D) Incorrect
Wrong: only option C is correct.