CSE · GS-3Official PYQ · CSE 2014 · Q13Environment · Environment & Pollution · 12.5 marks · 200 words
English
Should the pursuit of carbon credits and clean development mechanisms set up under UNFCCC be maintained even though there has been a massive slide in the value of a carbon credit? Discuss with respect to India’s energy needs for economic growth.
हिन्दी
क्या यू० एन० एफ० सी० सी० सी० के अधीन स्थापित कार्बन क्रेडिट और स्वच्छ विकास यांत्रिकत्वों का अनुसरण जारी रखा जाना चाहिए, यद्यपि कार्बन क्रेडिट के मूल्य में भारी गिरावट आयी है? आर्थिक संवृद्धि के लिए भारत की ऊर्जा आवश्यकताओं की दृष्टि से चर्चा कीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2014 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Environment · Environment & Pollution
Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
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