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Location of COP26 is

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Glasgow,Scotland,UK

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Duration of the conference is

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31st October to 12th November

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This is which number session for the Conference Of Parties?

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26th session

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President of COP26 Is

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Alok Sharma, Member of Parliament of UK since 2010.

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Which nation partnered with UK in leading COP26?

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Italy

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Name of the country and the event which is hosted by it in order to commemorate pre-COP session.

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Italy hosted the YOUTH4CLIMATE 2020:DRIVING AMBITION to educate the young minds regarding the climate issues.

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Full form of IPCC

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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Full form of UNFCCC

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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4 major goals of COP26 summit-

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  1. Net Zero by 2050, Countries asked to come forward with ambitious 2030 emissions reductions target to align with Net Zero by mid-century.
  2. Adapt to Protect Communities and Natural Habitats by working together to ‘protect and restore the Ecosystem and build defenses, warning systems and resilient infrastructure and agriculture to avoid loss of homes, livelihoods and even lives’
  3. Mobilizing finance to help underdeveloped nations
  4. Leaders will work together to frame a list of detailed rules that will fulfill Paris Agreement and ‘Finalise the Paris Rulebook’
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To achieve net zero,how much temperature (in degrees) needs to be within reach?

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1.5° degrees

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Developed countries are going to mobilize how much money in climate finance per year

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USD 100 Billion per year by 2020 as per the Paris Agreement in 2015

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When was UNFCCC formed?

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1994

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Goal behind UNFCCC formation.

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To work towards ‘stabilisations’ of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.

COP is the apex body decision-making authority of UNFCCC.

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COP members meet every year since?

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1995, first summit was held at Berlin, Germany

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Number of Parties in UNFCCC

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198

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Unless requested by any other nation to host the COP summit, it is being held in?

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Bonn,Germany ( its secretariat )

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COP presidency rotates among which five United Nations regional groups.

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Africa,Asia,Latin America and Caribbean, Central,Eastern and western Europe and Others

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India is set to achieve carbon neutrality by which year?

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India announced that it will achieve carbon neutrality by 2070 as a part of five point action plan

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By which year is India going to reduce emissions to 50%?

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reducing emissions to 50% by 2030

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Name of the pledge taken by EU and US to slash emissions of Greenhouse gas is

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Methane Pledge meant to prevent 0.2°C of global warming by cutting global emissions by 30% by 2030

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Which gas is the 2nd largest contributor to climate change after CO2?

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Methane Ch4

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Besides EU & US, how many nations have signed this pledge?

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Besides EU & US, 103 countries have signed up so far.

India, China and Russia haven’t signed up for the same.

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Global Methane pledge first announced in

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September 2021

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Which country is not backing up the Methane Plegde?

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Name of the pledge meant to reverse deforestation and land degradation by end of this decade.
Deforestation Pledge
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Deforestation pledge is underpinned by how much money?
USD 19 billion on public and private funds to invest in protecting and restoring forests.
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In 2020, how much forest land was lost according to WRI's Global Forest Watch?
258,000 Sq km
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Deforestation pledge expands which commitment made by 40 countries?
New York Declaration of Forests,2014
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India suggested how much amount of money needed to meet the goals of climate change?
At least USD 1 Trillion
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UNFCCC headquarters
Bonn,Germany
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UNFCCC excecutive Secretary
Patricia Espinosa from Mexico
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Full form of CDRI
Coalition for Disaster resilient infrastructure
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Name the initiative taken by India and UK to tap solar energy .
One Sun,One World,One Grid Group (OSOWOG)
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OSOWOG includes a group of governments called
Green Grids Intiative (GGI)
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Aim of OSOWOG
to aid in developing a worldwide grid through which clean energy can be transmitted anywhere, anytime
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In which phase of OSOWOG will 'Indian Grid' interconnect with the African power pools?
Second phase
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In which phase of OSOWOG will 'Indian Grid' interconnect with the Middle East,South Asia and Southeast asia?
First phase
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US,UK and Japan target which year to reach net zero?
2050
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EU and US target year for net zero
2050
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Saudi Arabia,China and Russia target which year to reach net zero?
2060
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As per Global Risk Index 2021 what is the position of India in being the nations affected by extreme weather events?
7th position
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India to install 500GW renewable energy by which year?
2030
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India to reduce total carbon emissions by 1 billion tonnes by which year?
2030
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Percentage of Co2 in earth's atmosphere?
0.04%
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Major goal of Paris Climate accord.
It aims to limit global temperature to well below 2°C and ideally to 1.5°C compared to 1900 Levels
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Which country became the world's largest emitter of CO2 in 2006?
China
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Which five year period was the warmest on record?
2016-2020 | Global avg temp have risen about 1.2°C since the beginning of the 20th century .
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Which celebrity got arrested on the steps of the US Capitol building in late 2019 during climate protest after being inspired from Swedish activist, Greta Thunberg?
Jane Fonda
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World Environment Day and theme
June 5 | Theme- "Only One Earth"
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International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
UNGA declared this day to be observed on 6 November
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Name the Indian teenager who made a clarion call at COP26 through her innovation of solar powered ironing cart.
Vinisha Umashankar, age 15 She discussed clean technology and innovation in COP26 in front of various world leaders
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Which prestigious prize was won by Vinisha Umashankar in November 2021 for her innovation?
She received prestigious Children's Climate Prize in Nov 2021. This Prize is given by Sweden based- Children's Climate Foundation.
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Which country launched first space science satellite dedicated to UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ?
China
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Name the world's first Earth Science Satellite into space.
Guangmu, launched by Long March-6 carrier rocket by China
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Which country launched an online dashboard for assessing the equity in climate action at international level?
India
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Name the online dashboard aimed at assessing equity in climate action,inequality in emissions and resource consumption at international level.
Climate Equity Monitor by ISRO
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When is World Nature Conservation Day?
28 July | Theme 21'- "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining people and planet"
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Duration of the programme:YOUTH4CLIMATE 2020:DRIVING AMBITION
The event took place from 28th September to 2nd October 2020 in Milan,Italy.
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Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Dr. Hoesung Lee from Korea

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