Which one among the following statements with regard to a climate deal adopted between USA and China in November 2014 is not correct?

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Q: 74 (NDA-I/2015)

Which one among the following statements with regard to a climate deal adopted between USA and China in November 2014 is not correct?

question_subject: 

Current Affairs

question_exam: 

NDA-I

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0,13,16,5,7,4,13

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{'climate deal': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'carbon pollution': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'emissions': [2, 0, 3, 6], 'coal technologies': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'china': [1, 0, 1, 2], 'emission energy': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'year': [27, 4, 33, 49]}

Option 1 states that China committed to cap its output of carbon pollution by the year 2030 or earlier. This statement is correct. China made this commitment as part of the climate deal adopted with the USA in November 2014.

Option 2 states that China committed to increasing its use of zero-emission energy to 20% by the year 2030. This statement is correct. China did make this commitment as part of the climate deal.

Option 3 states that the USA agreed to reduce its emissions by 26%-28% below its 2005 levels by 2025. This statement is correct. The USA did agree to this emission reduction target.

Option 4 states that both countries agreed to completely phase out coal technologies by the year 2020. This statement is incorrect. The climate deal between the USA and China did not include a commitment to completely phase out coal technologies by 2020.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 4, as it states something that is not correct according to the information provided.