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UPSC 2025: Consider the following statements: Statement I: At the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), India refrained from signing the 'Declaration on Climate and Health'. Statement II: The COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health is a binding declaration; and if signed, it becomes mandatory to decarbonize health sector. Statement III: If India's health sector is decarbonized, the resilience of its health-care system may be compromised. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a)Both Statement II and Statement III are correct and both of them explain Statement I
(b)Both Statement II and Statement III are correct but only one of them explains Statement I
(c)Only one of the Statements II and III is correct and that explains Statement I
(d)Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct
India indeed stayed out of the COP28 ‘Climate & Health’ declaration. The declaration is a voluntary political statement—signatories are merely "encouraged" to cut health-sector emissions—so Statement II is incorrect. There is no evidence that decarbonising health services weakens system resilience; on the contrary it generally enhances it, so Statement III is also incorrect. Hence neither II nor III is correct. ([economictimes.indiatimes.com](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/india-refrains-from-signing-cop28-health-climate-declaration/articleshow/105708466.cms?utm_source=openai))
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