Consider the following statements: 1. The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015. 2. The Alliance includes all the member countries of the United Nations. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A1 onlyCorrect
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Let's evaluate the given statements about the International Solar Alliance (ISA):
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The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015. This statement is correct. The ISA was jointly launched by India and France on November 30, 2015, on the sidelines of the COP21 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.
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The Alliance includes all the member countries of the United Nations. This statement is incorrect. While the ISA's framework agreement was amended to allow all UN member states to join (initially it was restricted to countries between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn), it does not automatically include all UN member countries. Membership is voluntary, and only those who sign and ratify the Framework Agreement become members.
Therefore, only statement 1 is correct.
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