The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a UN mechanism to assist countries transition towards greener and more inclusive economies, emerged at

1. A. The Earth Summit on Sustainable Development 2002, Johannesburg.
2. B. The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012, Rio de Janeiro.
3. C. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change 2015, Paris.
4. D. The World Sustainable Development Summit 2016, New Delhi

Answer: B

Explanation

The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) was launched in 2013 as a response to the call at Rio+20 to support those countries wishing to embark on greener and more inclusive growth trajectories. PAGE seeks to put sustainability at the heart of economic policies and practices to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and supports nations and regions in reframing economic policies and practices around sustainability to foster economic growth, create income and jobs, reduce poverty and inequality, and strengthen the ecological foundations of their economies. PAGE brings together five UN agencies – UN Environment, International Labour Organization, UN Development Programme, UN Industrial Development Organization, and UN Institute for Training and Research – whose mandates, expertise, and networks combined can offer integrated and holistic support to countries on the inclusive green economy, ensuring coherence and avoiding duplication. Hence option (b) is the correct answer.