Question

In the five years after adopting the Paris Agreement as part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, ---- ratifying nations’ average greenhouse gas emissions increased by 3.4%, less than half as great as the increase""" --- in nations that did not ratify the treaty.

Which one is correct??

(A) ratifying nations’ average greenhouse gas emissions increased by 3.4%, less than half as great as the increase
(B) emissions of greenhouse gases in ratifying nations increased by 3.4% on average, an increase less than half as great as
(C) average emissions of greenhouse gases in ratifying nations increased by 3.4%, less than half as great as that
(D) ratifying nations have seen average greenhouse gas emissions increase by 3.4%, an increase less than half as great as that
(E) ratifying nations have seen average greenhouse gas emissions increase by 3.4%, less than half as great as that

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option to the above given question has been written as follows:

Ans: (D) ratifying nations have seen average greenhouse gas emissions increase by 3.4%, an increase less than half as great as that.

The Paris Agreement was a convention brought upon to maintain a healthy balance in environment and to keep a check on temperature rise, global warming and any kind of climatic threat.

This agreement was validated on 4th November 2016.