UPSC Prelims 2010·GS1·geography·ecology and environment

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty drawn at

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  1. AUnited Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972
  2. BUN Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992Correct
  3. CWorld Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002
  4. DUN Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen, 2009

Explanation

The correct option is B because the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was produced at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, popularly known as the Rio Earth Summit, held in 1992. This landmark summit also led to the creation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. While the Stockholm Conference of 1972 was the first major conference on international environmental issues, it did not establish the UNFCCC. The Johannesburg 2002 and Copenhagen 2009 meetings were subsequent follow-up summits and climate conferences held well after the treaty was already drawn and opened for signature.
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