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a) India

b) Vanuatu

c) China

d) United States

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Answer: b) Vanuatu

 

Explanation: The article states that the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on March 29, 2023, that asked the International Court of Justice at The Hague to provide an opinion on what kind of obligations countries have towards climate change reduction, based on the promises they have made to the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC). The resolution was pushed through by the Pacific Island of Vanuatu, which was devastated in 2015 by the effects of Cyclone Pam, believed to have been spurred by climate change, that wiped out 95% of its crops and affected two-thirds of its population.

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