Arrange the following in chronological order of their formation:

(A) The Energy Conservation Act
(B) COP - 21
(C) Earth Summit
(D) The Electricity Act
(E) Kyoto Protocol

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (C), (E), (A), (D), (B)
(2) (B), (A), (C), (D), (E)
(3) (A), (B), (D), (E), (C)
(4) (C), (E), (B), (D), (A)

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The correct answer is Option 1 - 1 [ (C), (E), (A), (D), (B)]

(C) Earth Summit - 1992
(E) Kyoto Protocol - 1997
(A) The Energy Conservation Act - 2001
(D) The Electricity Act - 2003
(B) COP - 21 - 2015

EXPLANATION:

The growing focus on environmental issues within the arena of global politics was firmly consolidated at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992. This was also called the Earth Summit.

The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement setting targets for industrialised countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions. Certain gases like Carbon dioxide, Methane, Hydro- fluoro carbons etc. are considered at least partly responsible for global warming - the rise in global temperature which may have catastrophic consequences for life on Earth. The protocol was agreed to in 1997 in Kyoto in Japan, based on principles set out in UNFCCC.

The Indian government is already participating in global efforts through a number of programmes. For example, India’s National Auto-fuel Policy mandates cleaner fuels for vehicles. The Energy Conservation Act, passed in 2001, outlines initiatives to improve energy efficiency. Similarly, the Electricity Act of 2003 encourages the use of renewable energy.

COP - 21: COP - 21, also known as the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, took place in December 2015.