Posts Tagged ‘Shyam Saran’

“Declare All Cleantech As Global Public Goods”, India

High Level Climate Change and Tech Transfer Conference in Delhi

In a recent international conference on ‘Climate Change: Technology Development & Transfer’ held in Delhi, the Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh began his speech by stating that climate friendly and environmentally sound technologies should be viewed as global public goods.

The panel, also chaired by the Maldives President after his country’s recent underwater stunt, called for the Northern countries to do (much) more than just emissions reduction. The statement also comes shortly after media reports suggest India could change its national position on climate change to drop the ‘deal-breaker’ tag put on it by the West.

The BIG question: Will India change its official position ahead of Copenhagen?

India Wants US to Cut Carbon Emissions Up To 40% But Fails to Promise Any Emission Cuts of Its Own

India wants US to cut its carbon emissions by up to 40% by 2020, up from the 14% set by President Obama, but it has shown no intent of reducing its own carbon emissions.

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