Current context: The US has formally notified the United Nations that it was withdrawing from the Paris climate accord on 4th November 2019.
a. New Zealand
b. China
c. USA
d. India
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the agreement imposed an unfair economic burden on the US.
- As per the notification, a one-year process of exiting the global climate change accord will culminate the day after the 2020 US election.
- The Paris accord is an agreement signed by 188 nations in 2015 and entered into force on 4th November 2016 to keep rising global temperatures below 2 Celsius above pre-industrial levels and limit them to 1.5 Celsius rise.
- The US contributes about 15 % of the total global carbon emissions, the 2nd biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.
Question:
Q.1 Which country was recently in news for withdrawing from the Paris climate accord?a. New Zealand
b. China
c. USA
d. India
