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🌱 Environment & EcologyUPSC 2021Sustainable Development

The ‘Common Carbon Metric’, supported by UNEP, has been developed for

aAssessing the carbon footprint of building operations around the world
bEnabling commercial farming entities around the world to enter carbon emission trading
cEnabling governments to assess the overall carbon footprint caused by their countries
dAssessing the overall carbon foot-print caused by the use of fossil fuels by the world in a unit time UPSC GS Paper-I PYQs 488
✓ Correct answer: a) Assessing the carbon footprint of building operations around the world
ExplanationThe Common Carbon Metric’ is a protocol developed by United Nations Environment Program’s Sustainable Build- ings & Climate Initiative (UNEP-SBCI) for measuring energy use & reporting GHG emissions from Building Operations.Its purpose is to support greenhouse gas (GHG) emission’s reduc- tions through accurate measurement of energy efficiency improvements in building operations.72

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