COP28 Global Stocktake energy message – UGC NET Question

The Global Stocktake synthesised scientific and policy assessments showing that current efforts are insufficient for 1.5°C. Its decision text therefore urges a transition away from fossil fuels, recognising different national circumstances and the need for just transitions. It also sets collective signals to triple global renewable energy capacity and double rates of efficiency improvement by 2030, guiding investment and planning decisions worldwide.

Option A:
This option misrepresents the decision; there is no carte blanche for fossil expansion based on tree planting alone.

Option B:
This option accurately reflects the key energy-system messages of the stocktake and links them to justice and 1.5°C-compatible development pathways.

Option C:
The decision reaffirms, rather than removes, the Paris temperature limits, so this option is incorrect.

Option D:
The stocktake covers mitigation, adaptation and support; it is not limited to adaptation.