CIVILSHUB IAS
71st (BPSC) (Pre) 2025

The UN climate conference held in Baku in 2024 concluded with an agreement that:

aAims to ban fossil fuels globally by 2030
bCalls on developed countries to provide at least $500 billion annually to developing nations by 2030
cCalls on developed countries to provide at least $300 billion annually to developing nations by 2035✓ Correct
dMore than one of the above

Explanation

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024, where discussions mainly focused on climate finance. At the end of the conference, a new global climate-finance target was adopted. Under this, it was agreed to increase the earlier target of USD 100 billion per year (set at Copenhagen, 2009) for developing countries to at least USD 300 billion per year by 2035. 47 Himalayan Brown Bear, Asian Wild Buffalo, Desert Fox are examples of which? (a) Rare species (b) Extinct species (c) Endangered species (d) More than one of the above (e) None of the above B.P.S.C. School Teacher/Headmaster 10.12.2023 Ans. (a) Himalayan Brown Bear (*Ursus arctos*), Asian Wild Buffalo (*Bubalus bubalis*), and Desert Fox (*Vulpes bucopus*) are examples of rare species. They are included in Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

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