Q. Consider the following statements :
Statement I: Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on climate change is frequently discussed in global discussions on sustainable development and climate change.
Statement II: Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on climate change sets out the principles of carbon markets.
Statement III : Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on climate change intends to promote inter-country non-market strategies to reach their climate targets.
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
Correct Answer: (a) Both Statement II and Statement III are correct and both of them explain Statement I.
UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper's Solution
Explanation :
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement is the only place in the Agreement that lays out rules for Parties to “cooperate” in meeting their Nationally Determined Contributions – and it does so in two complementary ways:
Market-based cooperation (Articles 6.2 & 6.4) – Establishes the framework for the internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (ITMOs) and the new “Sustainable Development Mechanism,” i.e. a UN-supervised carbon-market mechanism. – ⇒ Statement II.
Non-market approaches (Article 6.8) – Encourages Parties to work together on mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology transfer and capacity building without creating tradeable credits – i.e. “non-market” forms of cooperation across borders. – ⇒ Statement III
Because both the market and the non-market strands of Article 6 are debated (they underpin the only mechanisms in the Paris text for cooperative implementation), Statements II and III are both correct—and together they explain why Article 6 is so frequently discussed (Statement I).
Correct : https://unfccc.int/process/the-paris-agreement/cooperative-implementation
