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UPSC PYQPrelims 2021

Civil Services Examination · Question 29

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

  1. assessing 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. assessing the overall carbon footprint caused by the use of fossil fuels by the world in a unit time
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Answer: (A) assessing the carbon footprint of building operations around the world

Explanation

UNEP's Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative developed the Common Carbon Metric to measure energy use and GHG emissions of building operations.