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UPSC 2018: The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a UN mechanism to assist countries' transition towards greener and more inclusive economies, emerged at
(a)The Earth Summit on Sustainable Development 2002, Johannesburg
(b)The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012, Rio de Janeiro
(c)The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2015, Paris
(d)The World Sustainable Development Summit 2016, New Delhi
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012, Rio de Janeiro
The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) was created in 2013 as the UN system’s direct response to the call in the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (2012) outcome document, so it ‘emerged’ from that 2012 Rio conference. ([unep.org](https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/news/partnership-action-green-economy-launched-brazil-0?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper 1, as Question 83. It falls under Environment & Ecology > International Environmental Treaties & Summits.
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