Which of the following statements is true?

Statement 1- Global environmental issues such as global warming and ozone depletion has helped in fulfilling the financial commitments of the government.

Statement 2- The degraded environmental quality has resulted in increased incidence of water borne and respiratory diseases.

Only statement 2 is true

The correct answer is option 2: Only statement 2 is true

Statement 2 is true because degraded environmental quality often leads to increased health issues, such as waterborne and respiratory diseases.

Statement 1 is not true because global environmental issues like global warming and ozone depletion generally require significant financial resources to address and do not typically help in fulfilling financial commitments of the government.