Question : Statement 1: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international environmental treaty that aims to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.
Statement 2: It provides a platform for international cooperation to address climate change and its impacts.
Option 1: Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true, and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1 .
Option 2: Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true, but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1 .
Option 3: Statement 1 is true, but statement 2 is false.
Option 4: Statement 1 is false, but statement 2 is true.
Correct Answer: Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true, and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1 .
Solution : The correct answer is (A) Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true, and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1 .
Statement 1: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international environmental treaty that aims to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.
Statement 2: It provides a platform for international cooperation to address climate change and its impacts.
Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true. The UNFCCC is indeed an international environmental treaty that was established with the objective of stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that prevents dangerous human interference with the climate system. This objective is stated in Article 2 of the Convention. The UNFCCC provides a platform for international cooperation among countries to address climate change, negotiate agreements, and coordinate efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, adapt to climate change impacts, and support developing countries in their climate actions.
Therefore, both statement 1 and statement 2 are true, and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1 .