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Q88 (IAS/2018) Environment & Ecology › Climate Change & Global Initiatives › UNFCCC and Kyoto Official Key

"Momentum for Change : Climate Neutral Now" is an initiative launched by

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Your answer: —  Âˇ  Correct: C
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The correct answer is option C - The UNFCCC Secretariat.

Momentum for Change is a special initiative of the UNFCCC launched[1] at the Seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Durban. The UNFCCC secretariat's Momentum for Change Initiative presented awards to representatives of some of the best examples of climate solutions in the world—which inspire increased climate action.[2] "Climate Neutral Now" is one of the specific focus areas under this broader Momentum for Change initiative by the UNFCCC Secretariat.

The other options are incorrect as they refer to different UN climate-related bodies. The IPCC (option A) is primarily a scientific assessment body, UNEP (option B) is the broader environmental programme, and WMO (option D) focuses on meteorological services. The initiative specifically belongs to the UNFCCC Secretariat, which is the operational body of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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  1. [1] Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 24: Climate Change Organizations > 2011 > p. 323
  2. [2] Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 24: Climate Change Organizations > Climate action, or the ground celebrated by the UN. > p. 331
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Q. "Momentum for Change : Climate Neutral Now" is an initiative launched by [A] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [B] The UNEP…
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This is a classic 'Sitter' found verbatim in standard reference books (like Shankar IAS). It rewards candidates who don't just read the treaty names (Kyoto, Paris) but also the specific outreach campaigns and initiatives listed in the 'Organizations' chapters. If you missed this, you are skimming too fast.

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Statement 1
Was "Momentum for Change: Climate Neutral Now" launched by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)?
Origin: Weak / unclear Fairness: Borderline / guessy
Indirect textbook clues
Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 24: Climate Change Organizations > 2011 > p. 323
Strength: 5/5
“Seventeenth Conference of the Parties, governments committed for a new universal climate change agreement by 2050, leading to the launch of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action. Momentum for Change, a special initiative of the UNFCCC launched.”
Why relevant

Explicitly states 'Momentum for Change, a special initiative of the UNFCCC launched.' indicating UNFCCC ownership/launch.

How to extend

A student could use this to check which organization (UNFCCC vs IPCC) normally launches such initiatives by comparing organizational mandates and press releases.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 24: Climate Change Organizations > Climate action, or the ground celebrated by the UN. > p. 331
Strength: 5/5
“Climate action or the ground celebrated by the UN • The UNFCCC secretariat's Momentum for Change Initiative presented awards to representatives of some of the best examples of climate solutions in the world—which inspire increased climate action. • The Momentum for Change initiative this year, for the first time, included the category of information and communication technology.”
Why relevant

Notes the UNFCCC secretariat's Momentum for Change Initiative presented awards and is run by the UNFCCC secretariat, tying the initiative operationally to UNFCCC.

How to extend

Combine with a lookup of launch announcements or UNFCCC materials to confirm the launcher and distinguish from IPCC activities.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 29: Environment Issues and Health Effects > Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) > p. 426
Strength: 4/5
“Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (PCC) • Established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the UN Environment Programme, the IPCC surveys world-wide scientific and technical literature and publishes assessment reports that are widely recognized as the most credible existing sources of information on climate change. • The IPCC also works on methodologies and responds to specific requests from the Convention's subsidiary bodies. The IPCC is independent of the Convention.”
Why relevant

Describes IPCC's role as an independent scientific assessment body that surveys literature and publishes reports, not as a secretariat that launches awards/initiatives.

How to extend

Use this to infer that launching an awards-type initiative would be outside IPCC's primary assessment role and thus likely done by a different UN body like UNFCCC.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 24: Climate Change Organizations > i:r Efil{r=t#$.fificfl$ s!:J > p. 340
Strength: 3/5
“UNEP/WMO proposal for the sening up of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (OPCC). i1 • It was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988 to provide the governments of the world with a clear scientific view of what is happening to the world's climate. • The Secretariat coordinates all the IPCC work and liaises with Governments. The secretariat is supported by WMO and UNEP and hosted at WMO headquarters in Geneva. • It is open to all member countries of the United Nations (UN) and WMO.”
Why relevant

Explains IPCC was established by UNEP and WMO to provide scientific assessment and that its Secretariat coordinates IPCC work—implying a technical/assessment mandate rather than running public award initiatives.

How to extend

A student can contrast IPCC's establishment and remit with the UNFCCC secretariat's mandate to run international policy and outreach initiatives.

Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 24: Climate Change Organizations > Mandate > p. 342
Strength: 3/5
“• The current mandate of the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme (NGGIP) was approved by IPCC-T6 (Montreal, May 2000). IPCC-T9 (Geneva, April 2009) decided to maintain its Task Force on Inventories, cochaired by two members of the IPCC Bureau (one from an industrialized country and one from a developing country) with twelve additional members on the Task Force Bureau (two per IPCC/WMO region).”
Why relevant

Describes IPCC's internal mandate and task forces (e.g., inventories), reinforcing that IPCC activity centers on reports and methodologies rather than public awards/initiative launches.

How to extend

Combine this pattern with the UNFCCC linkage in snippets 1 and 3 to deduce which organization more plausibly launched Momentum for Change.

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