Passage

Along with sustainable lifestyles, climate justice is regarded as a significant principle in environmental parlance. Both the principles have bearings on political and economic choices of the nation. So far, in our climate change summits or compacts, both the principles have eluded consensus among nations. Justice, in the judicial sense, is well defined. However, in the context of climate change, it has scientific as well as socio-political connotations. The crucial question in the next few years will be how resources, technologies and regulations are used to support the victims of climate change. Justice in climate is not confined to actions relating to mitigation, but includes the wider notion of support for adaptation to climate change and compensation for loss and damage.

QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Comprehension

Prelims 2023

Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and crucial message conveyed by the passage?

Select an option to attempt

Explanation

Option A is correct: The line “The crucial question in the next few years will be how resources, technologies, and regulations are used to support the victims of climate change.” highlights the need for climate justice. To achieve it, it is imperative that climate justice is ingrained in detail in the rules of all the new climate compacts/agreements. Hence this option seems to be the logical, rational, and crucial message conveyed by the passage.

Option B is incorrect: This statement goes beyond the scope of the passage, which primarily focuses on climate justice rather than the distribution and exploitation of environmental resources.

Option C is incorrect: While the passage mentions the crucial question of how resources, technologies, and regulations are used to support the victims of climate change, it does not specifically address the impending issue of dealing with a huge number of climate change victims or climate refugees. Thus, this option is beyond the scope of the passage

Option D is incorrect: Although the passage recommends compensation loss and damages, it does not mention that climate change is mostly due to developed countries or that their share of the burden should be more. Thus this option goes beyond the scope of the passage.

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