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What is the aim of Paris Agreement in 2015? (Note : C indicates Celsius)

Answer & step-by-step solution
Correct answer: D. To keep the increase in global average temperature to below 2 degree C
Quick explanation

The Paris Agreement aims to hold the increase in global average temperature well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C. Therefore the correct direction is to keep the increase below the stated threshold, not a decrease in temperature.

Concept & Reasoning

The agreement's temperature objective concerns limiting anthropogenic warming relative to pre-industrial conditions. It does not promise that global average temperature will fall; it seeks to constrain the magnitude of further increase through nationally determined contributions and progressively stronger climate action.

How to Solve It in the Exam

Paris = limit the increase, not cause a temperature decrease.

Important Exam Point

Watch sign/direction words: increase vs decrease, above vs below.

Quick Trick

Paris = limit the increase, not cause a temperature decrease.

Common Mistake

Choosing an option describing a decrease in global average temperature.

Solution diagram – What is the aim of Paris Agreement in 2015? (Note : C indicates Celsius)
Exam tipWatch sign/direction words: increase vs decrease, above vs below.
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