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Rohan Textiles Ltd, an Indian manufacturer, wants to align its climate strategy with the global treaty whose central goal is to hold the rise in global average temperature well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels while pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. The board secretary should identify this treaty as:

The treaty is the Paris Agreement of 2015, adopted under the UNFCCC. Its core aim is to keep global temperature rise well below 2°C and pursue 1.5°C. Kyoto, Montreal and Basel address different matters: emission targets for developed nations, ozone depletion and hazardous waste.

  1. AKyoto Protocol
  2. BMontreal Protocol
  3. CParis AgreementCorrect
  4. DBasel Convention

Explanation

The Paris Agreement (2015, under UNFCCC) sets the well below 2°C and 1.5°C temperature goal. The Kyoto Protocol set binding targets for developed countries, the Montreal Protocol deals with ozone-depleting substances, and the Basel Convention covers hazardous waste movements.

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