Prelims 2018 · Environment · Question 35
With reference to the 'Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA)', which of the following statements is/are correct?<br/>1. GACSA is an outcome of the Climate Summit held in Paris in 2015.<br/>2. Membership of GACSA does not create any binding obligations.<br/>3. India was instrumental in the creation of GACSA.<br/><br/>Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer
2 only
1. Incorrect. GACSA was launched in 2014 at the UN Climate Summit in New York, not as an outcome of the Paris Climate Summit, 2015.
2. Correct. GACSA is a voluntary alliance; its membership does not impose legally binding obligations on members.
3. Incorrect. India did not join GACSA initially and was not instrumental in its creation; in fact, India had reservations about the concept of climate-smart agriculture.
Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.