vIndianz.com (28 Nov, 2009) — Approaching for a lawfully binding substantive result at the Copenhagen climate change meet, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said India is keen to sign on to a determined worldwide target for emission reduction or restraining temperature increase if it is accompanied by an equitable burden-sharing model.
He denounced attempts by several developed nations to scrap the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions and said climate change “is becoming the excuse for pursuing protectionist policies under a green label” which would be discarded by India and other developing nations
In a strongly-worded involvement at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM) here, Singh said, “it is regrettable that the universal discussion on climate change has developed into entangled with arguments about maintaining economic competitiveness or level-playing fields.”
Singh disapproved of attempts by several developed countries to lesser expectations from the December Summit on Climate Change, saying the discussions should not be pre-empted and attempts must be made to accomplish as much convergence as possible.
“If the result at Copenhagen diminishes rather than enhances the accomplishment of the UNFCCC (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) in respect of the precise components of mitigation, adaptation, finance and technology, it would signify a serious setback, no matter how we seek to characterize this result,” the Prime Minister told the Summit of 53 former British colonies.
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