What are the aims of the Paris Agreement and how does it relate to the energy transition?

• A. To ensure universal access to electricity by 2030.
• B. To limit warming well below 2C, accelerate phase-out of fossil fuels, and promote clean energy and resilience through national plans (NDCs).
• C. To ban all fossil fuels globally by 2025.
• D. To promote only nuclear energy as the sole solution.

Answer: (B)

The main idea being tested is how an international climate agreement guides the global shift to a low‑carbon energy system through country plans and shared goals.

The correct answer reflects the Paris Agreement’s goals: it aims to keep global warming well below 2°C, with efforts to pursue 1.5°C, and to accelerate the phase‑down of fossil fuels while promoting clean energy and resilience through each country’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Countries outline their own actions to cut emissions, expand clean energy, and adapt to climate impacts, and these NDCs are updated over time to strengthen the overall effort. This framework directly drives the energy transition by prioritizing cleaner energy sources, greater efficiency, and climate resilience across national policies and investments.

The other ideas don’t fit the agreement’s purpose: universal electricity access by 2030 is a broader development goal not specific to the Paris Agreement, banning all fossil fuels by 2025 is not the target or mechanism of the agreement, and promoting nuclear energy as the sole solution ignores the diverse mix of low‑carbon options emphasized in the transition.