Which of the following statements are correct about international concern for global environment?
(A) Awareness of the environmental consequences of economic growth acquired an increasingly political character from the 1960s onwards.
(B) The Club of Rome, a global think tank, published a book titled 'Limits to Growth' in 1972.
(C) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 1994.
(D) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) began holding international conferences and promoting detailed studies to get a more coordinated and effective response to environment problems.
Choose the correct statements from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) Awareness of the environmental consequences of economic growth acquired an increasingly political character from the 1960s onwards. (Correct)
(B) The Club of Rome, a global think tank, published a book titled 'Limits to Growth' in 1972. (Correct)
(C) United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 1994. (Incorrect). The UN Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) in Rio de Janeiro was in 1992, not 1994.
(D) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) began holding international conferences and promoting detailed studies to get a more coordinated and effective response to environment problems. (Correct)