Consider the following statements: 1. Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to Reduce Short Lived Climate Pollutants is a unique initiative of G20 group of countries. 2. The CCAC focuses on methane, black carbon and hydrofluorocarbons. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The correct answer is B (2 only). Statement 2 is right and Statement 1 is wrong.

Statement 1 is wrong. The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) was launched in 2012 as a voluntary partnership hosted by UNEP, with the United States and a few other countries as initial partners. It is not a G20 initiative. Its membership is open to governments, intergovernmental bodies, businesses, scientific institutions and civil society.

Statement 2 is right. The CCAC targets Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs): methane, black carbon and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). These gases stay in the atmosphere for a short time but trap heat strongly, so cutting them gives quick warming relief alongside long-term CO2 action.

• Core concept: SLCPs versus long-lived greenhouse gases like CO2, and why near-term mitigation matters.
• Mains angle: India's position on HFCs, which were brought under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol in 2016, and the air-pollution and climate co-benefits of tackling black carbon.

Trap: Aspirants often assume any climate body with a large membership is a G20 or UN-wide plan. Check the convener and origin of the initiative, not just the fact that it sounds global.