Arrange the following statements in chronological order with reference to environmental concerns in Global Politics.

A. The Club of Rome, a global think tank, published a book entitled 'Limits to Growth'.

B. Brundtland report, 'Our Common Future', had warned that the traditional pattern of economic growth was not sustainable in the long run.

C. According to the Human Development Report of UNDP about 663 million people in developing countries have no access to safe water.

D. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held at Rio-de-Janerio, Brazil

E. At the G-8 meeting India pointed out that the per capita emission rates of developing countries are tiny fraction of those in developed world.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A, B, D, E, C

The correct answer is Option (4) - A, B, D, E, C

1972 - A. The Club of Rome, a global think tank, published a book entitled 'Limits to Growth'.
1987 - B. Brundtland report, 'Our Common Future', had warned that the traditional pattern of economic growth was not sustainable in the long run.
1992 - D. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held at Rio-de-Janerio, Brazil
2005 - E. At the G-8 meeting India pointed out that the per capita emission rates of developing countries are tiny fraction of those in developed world.
2016 - C. According to the Human Development Report of UNDP about 663 million people in developing countries have no access to safe water.

EXPLNATION:

Statement A - 1972

Although environmental concerns have a long history, awareness of the environmental consequences of economic growth acquired an increasingly political character from the 1960s onwards. The Club of Rome, a global think tank, published a book in 1972 entitled Limits to Growth, dramatising the potential depletion of the Earth’s resources against the backdrop of rapidly growing world population.

Statement  B - 1987

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. 

Statement C - 2016

According to the Human Development Report 2016 of the United Nations Development Programme, 663 million people in developing countries have no access to safe water and 2.4 billion have no access to sanitation, resulting in the death of more than three million children every year.

Statement D - 1992

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. 

Statement E - 2005

At the G-8 meeting in June 2005, India pointed out that the per capita emission rates of the developing countries are a tiny fraction of those in the developed world. Following the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, India is of the view that the major responsibility of curbing emission rests with the developed countries, which have accumulated emissions over a long period of time.