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UPSC 2010: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty drawn at
(a)United Nations’ Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972
(b)UN Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992
(c)World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002
(d)UN Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen, 2009
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) UN Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was opened for signature at the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro from 3–14 June 1992 (Earth Summit). It did not originate at the 1972 Stockholm meet, the 2002 Johannesburg summit, or the 2009 Copenhagen COP.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2010, GS Paper 1, as Question 56. It falls under Environment & Ecology > International Environmental Treaties & Summits.
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