Won't accept emission commitments under int'l duress: Ramesh
Making it clear that India would not succumb to international pressure on any legally binding commitments to reduce carbon emission, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said government will only act in national interest on the issue, including ensuring that the economic growth trajectory remains unaffected.
"I can assure you we are not taking on any legally binding commitments under international duress. We should take on commitments only because it is in our interest," he said at a CII function here.
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The fund was meant for Africa and other least developed countries and the island nations with countries like India voluntarily giving up their claim to it, he said, adding the long term green fund of UDS 100 billion also proved to be a non-starter.
"We are back to square one. I don't know where the climate talks are headed right now," he said.
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