Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A) Although environmental concerns have a long history, awareness of the environmental consequences of economic growth acquired an increasingly political character from the 1970s onwards.
B) The Club of Rome, a global think tank, published a book in 1973 entitled Limits to Growth, dramatising the potential depletion of the Earth’s resources against the backdrop of rapidly growing world population.
C) The 1987 Brundtland Report, Our Common Future, had warned that traditional patterns of economic growth were not sustainable in the long term, especially in view of the demands of the South for further industrial development.
D) The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

A and B

The correct answer is Option 1 - A and B

A) Although environmental concerns have a long history, awareness of the environmental consequences of economic growth acquired an increasingly political character from the 1970s onwards. This is false. Awareness of the environmental consequences of economic growth acquired an increasingly political character from the 1960s onwards (not 1970s).
B) The Club of Rome, a global think tank, published a book in 1973 entitled Limits to Growth, dramatising the potential depletion of the Earth’s resources against the backdrop of rapidly growing world population. This is false. The Club of Rome, a global think tank, published a book in 1972 (not 1973) entitled Limits to Growth.
C) The 1987 Brundtland Report, Our Common Future, had warned that traditional patterns of economic growth were not sustainable in the long term, especially in view of the demands of the South for further industrial development. This is correct.
D) The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992. This is correct.