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Q31 (IAS/2026) Environment & Ecology › Climate Change & Global Initiatives Official Key

Consider the following statements with reference to India's response to climate change:

I. India's Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) is a crucial tool for achieving net-zero emissions by 2070.
II. India's 4th Biennial Update Report (BUR-4) submitted in December, 2024 recorded around 8% decrease in Greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 over 2019.
III. Climate-resilient development necessarily depends on quick and short-term achievement of emission reduction targets.

Which of the following relationships among the above statements is/are correct?
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Result
Your answer: —  ·  Correct: B

Explanation

Statement I is correct: India's Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS), submitted to the UNFCCC, outlines a systemic and phased roadmap to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070.

Statement II is correct: India's 4th Biennial Update Report (BUR-4), submitted in December 2024, recorded a 7.93% (approximately 8%) decrease in total greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 compared to 2019.

Statement III is incorrect: The core philosophy of India's LT-LEDS is that climate-resilient development requires a phased, long-term structural transformation. It explicitly argues against viewing climate action merely through the lens of quick, short-term emission reduction targets, which could hinder the economic growth and developmental aspirations of developing nations.

Therefore, Statement III contradicts the long-term approach implicit in Statement I, making Option B the correct relationship.

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