COPENHAGEN: As delegates of 193 nations ongoing tough negotiations on a climate change deal here, India said it was not acting under pressure to help work out a fresh agreement and that it would stick to the fundamental elements of its position.
As for its decision to cut carbon emissions by 20-25 per cent by 2020, Prime Minister’s individual Envoy on Climate Change Shyam Saran said on 8th December, Tuesday the government was not acting under pressure from the international community. “We should be aware that there are certain fundamental elements that should not change. In terms of those fundamental principles, the Indian situate has been quite consistent,” he told PTI.
According to him, the fundamental elements are the principle of general but differentiated responsibility; the legally binding quantitative emission reduction target resting on the urbanized nations, not on the developing nations; and mitigation action taken voluntarily by the developing nations should be backed by financial resources and technology.
As for its decision to cut carbon emissions by 20-25 per cent by 2020, Prime Minister’s individual Envoy on Climate Change Shyam Saran said on 8th December, Tuesday the government was not acting under pressure from the international community. “We should be aware that there are certain fundamental elements that should not change. In terms of those fundamental principles, the Indian situate has been quite consistent,” he told PTI.
According to him, the fundamental elements are the principle of general but differentiated responsibility; the legally binding quantitative emission reduction target resting on the urbanized nations, not on the developing nations; and mitigation action taken voluntarily by the developing nations should be backed by financial resources and technology.
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