Question – With regard to the ‘Making Peace with Nature Report’ released in February 2021, consider the following statements –
(1) This report has been published by the World Bank.
(2) In this report, emphasis has been laid on dealing with climate ‚biodiversity and pollution and changing human relations with nature.
(3) Under this report, five environmental hazards have been assessed on a global basis.
(4) Consideration of achieving the goal of carbon neutral by 2050 has been expressed under this report.
Considering the above statements, select the correct option –
(a) (1) and (2)
(b) (2) and (3)
(c) (3) and (4)
(d) (2) and (4)
Answer – (d)
Related facts
- UNEP released a report ‘Making Peace with Nature’ on February 18,2021.
- Report
- Humanity’s environmental challenges have grown in number and severity ever since the Stockholm Conference in 1972 and now represent a planetary emergency.
- While tackling the emergency is demanding, this report, Making Peace with Nature, lights a path to a sustainable future with new possibilities and opportunities.
- Highlights
- Under this report, three environmental hazards have been assessed on a global basis.
- Assessing the relationship between various environmental and developmental challenges in this report, it has been shown that the Sustainable Development Goals can be achieved by the year 2030.
- Consideration of achieving the goal of carbon neutral by 2050 has been expressed under this report.
- The Arctic Ocean ice is likely to melt during summer due to climate change, disrupting oceanic circulation and arctic ecosystems.
- Changes in forestry and water stress occur due to climate change and loss of biodiversity in some areas is associated with recurrence of land degradation and drought.
- The report estimates that more than one million of the estimated 8 million plant and animal species are at increased risk of extinction.
- If the level of global warming reaches 2 ° C, the total area covered by the coral reef is estimated to be less than 1%.
- Every year nine lakh people die prematurely due to pollution.
- Inequality in economic growth has made 1.3 billion people poor.
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