Correct answer: (b) 2 only
Explanation
- A
1 only
Option (a) is 1 only. The Climate and Clean Air Coalition was launched in 2012 by UNEP with a first group of countries (including Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden and the United States), not as a G20 initiative. Statement 1 is false. This option is not the key.
- B
2 only
Statement 2 is correct: CCAC targets short-lived climate pollutants, especially methane, black carbon and hydrofluorocarbons. Statement 1 is false. Hence 2 only is the official key.
- C
Both 1 and 2
Option (c) is both. The G20-origin claim knocks statement 1 out. This option is not the key.
- D
Neither 1 nor 2
Option (d) is neither. The pollutant focus in statement 2 is accurate, so neither fails. This option is therefore wrong.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. CCAC is a UNEP-hosted voluntary coalition on short-lived climate pollutants, not a G20 body. Its headline SLCPs are methane, black carbon and HFCs, which also harm air quality. CO2 remains the long-lived stock pollutant handled mainly under UNFCCC. Only statement 2 is correct.
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