{"id":89290,"date":"2025-06-01T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89290"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:00:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:00:44","slug":"why-are-governments-of-various-countries-finding-it-difficult-so-far-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/why-are-governments-of-various-countries-finding-it-difficult-so-far-t\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are governments of various countries finding it difficult so far t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why are governments of various countries finding it difficult so far to agree on the ways and means to limit the greenhouse gas emission ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. They fear that measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will have negative effects on their economy.<\/li>\n<li>2. The developing nations regard mandatory limits on their emissions as attempts by the richer countries to hobble their progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2010<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2010\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nBoth statements 1 and 2 provide valid reasons why governments find it difficult to agree on limiting greenhouse gas emissions.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Governments and industries often fear that stringent measures to reduce emissions, such as carbon taxes, cap-and-trade systems, or investments in costly clean technologies, could negatively impact economic competitiveness, lead to job losses, and slow down growth. Statement 2 is also correct. A major point of contention in international climate negotiations has been the principle of &#8216;common but differentiated responsibilities&#8217;, where developing nations argue that historical emissions are primarily from developed countries and that mandatory limits could hinder their necessary economic development and poverty reduction efforts. They often perceive such limits imposed by richer countries as attempts to restrict their growth.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThese economic and equity concerns are central to the challenges faced in reaching comprehensive and binding international agreements on climate change mitigation, as seen in negotiations under the UNFCCC framework.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why are governments of various countries finding it difficult so far to agree on the ways and means to limit the greenhouse gas emission ? 1. They fear that measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will have negative effects on their economy. 2. The developing nations regard mandatory limits on their emissions as attempts by &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Why are governments of various countries finding it difficult so far t\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/why-are-governments-of-various-countries-finding-it-difficult-so-far-t\/#more-89290\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why are governments of various countries finding it difficult so far t<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[1464,1136,1259],"class_list":["post-89290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-capf","tag-1464","tag-environment-and-ecology","tag-greenhouse-effect-and-climate-change","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why are governments of various countries finding it difficult so far t<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Both statements 1 and 2 provide valid reasons why governments find it difficult to agree on limiting greenhouse gas emissions. 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