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Discuss global warming and mention its effects on global climate. Explain the control measures to bring down the level of greenhouse gases which cause global warming, in the light of Kyoto Protocol, 1997. Start 11-min timer Share on WhatsApp Copy
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What UPSC asks in this theme A frequent cross-paper theme: India's Paris commitments and how COP26 strengthened them, the 2022 NDC update, COP26 outcomes, Kyoto and greenhouse gas control, the Green Grid Initiative and ISA, carbon credits and CDM, CCUS, and India's changing stance in climate fora.
What to cover UNFCCC → Kyoto → Paris: CBDR-RC India's NDCs (2015, updated 2022) and Panchamrit (COP26) COP26: Glasgow Pact, coal phase-down ISA, OSOWOG, GGI Carbon markets: CDM to Article 6, India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme CCUS: technology and role Writing the answer Use dates and targets accurately; show India's evolving position These notes are for the whole theme, built from all 7 of its PYQs. UPSC does not publish model answers.
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Describe the major outcomes of the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). What are the commitments made by India in this conference?
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