Question

Paris Climate Agreement was signed in:

• A. 2016
• B. 2015
• C. 2003
• D. 1997

Hint:

The Paris Agreement is a milestone in global climate action, showing the importance of international collaboration in fighting climate change.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the Paris Climate Agreement.
The Paris Climate Agreement is an international treaty aimed at limiting global warming to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. It was adopted in 2015 and entered into force in 2016. The agreement was signed by almost every country at the COP21 conference in Paris.

Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) 2016: This is when the Paris Climate Agreement officially entered into force, but the signing took place in 2015.
(B) 2015: Correct — The Paris Climate Agreement was signed in 2015 at the COP21 conference.
(C) 2003: This is incorrect, as the Paris Agreement was signed long after 2003.
(D) 1997: This refers to the Kyoto Protocol, not the Paris Climate Agreement.

Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (B) 2015, as the Paris Climate Agreement was signed at the COP21 conference in Paris in that year.

Answer 2

We can pin down the year by tracing the sequence of events around the agreement's adoption. The negotiations concluded at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) held in Paris, and the final text was formally adopted by consensus among nearly 200 countries at the close of that conference. Let's check each option against this event timeline.

1. 2016: This is the year the agreement entered into force after enough countries ratified it domestically — a later step, not the year of the original signing/adoption at COP21.
2. 2015: COP21 was held in Paris in December 2015, and this is when the agreement text was adopted/signed by the participating nations.
3. 2003: No major global climate agreement of this kind was adopted in 2003; this year does not correspond to any landmark climate treaty.
4. 1997: This is the year the Kyoto Protocol was adopted, a separate and earlier climate treaty, not the Paris Agreement.

Tracing the COP21 conference timeline confirms the Paris Climate Agreement was signed in 2015.

Therefore, the correct answer is 2015.