The PARIS AGREEMENT 2015 sets a global temperature goal of:

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D. holding the increase in global average temperature to WELL BELOW 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, AND pursuing efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius

1. Article 2(1)(a) Paris Agreement: 'Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change.'
2. Adopted on 12 December 2015 at COP 21; entered into force 4 November 2016.
3. Mechanism: NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS (NDCs) — each Party submits its mitigation contribution every 5 years (Article 4).
4. India ratified the Paris Agreement on 2 October 2016.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UN Charter 1945 / Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties 1969 / Geneva Conventions 1949 / ICJ Statute / UDHR ICCPR ICESCR — Paris Agreement 2015, Article 2(1)(a)_

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6 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels (cf. Paris Agreement 2015, Article 2(1)(a)) (cf. Paris Agreement 2015, Article 2(1)(a))

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a fixed level depending on each State's GDP (cf. Paris Agreement 2015, Article 2(1)(a)) (cf. Paris Agreement 2015, Article 2(1)(a))

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any temperature increase that does not exceed natural climate variability (cf. Paris Agreement 2015, Article 2(1)(a)) (cf. Paris Agreement 2015, Article 2(1)(a))