Question

Q15. With reference to the “conference of parties” under UNFCCC, considers the following statements.'
1. It is the supreme decisionmaking body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
2. The first session of the COP was held in Paris in 1995 and set greenhouse gas reduction goals for the Parties to the Convention.
Select the correct answer using the codes given.

• A. (a) Only 1
• B. (b) Only 2
• C. (c) Both 1 and 2
• D. (d) None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B (b) Only 2

It is the supreme decision making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), opened for signature in 1992 during the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro and later entered into force in 1994.
“First Conference of the Parties” (COP-1) was held in Berlin.