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Download Solution PDFArrange the following climate-related agreements in chronological order of adoption.
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Climate-Related Agreements
To arrange the given climate-related agreements in chronological order of adoption, we need to understand the timeline of when each agreement was established and adopted.
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (1992)
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The UNFCCC was adopted during the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. It is an international environmental treaty to combat "dangerous human interference with the climate system".
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Kyoto Protocol (1997)
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The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in December 1997 and entered into force in February 2005. It commits its parties to internationally binding emission reduction targets.
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Paris Agreement (2015)
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The Paris Agreement was adopted in December 2015 and entered into force in November 2016. It aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
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Conclusion: The correct chronological order of adoption for the climate-related agreements is given in Option 1: UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement.