Multiple choice

Which of the following specifically aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs)?

  1. Stockholm Convention

  2. Montreal Protocol

  3. Vienna Protocol

  4. Kyoto Protocol

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Explanation

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an international environmental treaty, signed in 2001 and effective from May 2004, that aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Montreal Protocol, Kyoto Protocol and Vienna Protocol are international treaties signed to protect the ozone layer.