"Climate Action Tracker" which monitors the emission reduction pledges of different countries is a :
- ADatabase created by coalition of research organisationsCorrect
- BWing of "International Panel of Climate Change"
- CCommittee under "United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change"
- DAgency promoted and financed by United Nations Environment Programme and World Bank
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