Hagen pact no substitute for IPCC process: PM

New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh Friday contended that the Copenhagen Accord was not a
substitute for the UN-mandated climate talks but promised to
work for its success as he announced initiatives to cut carbon
emissions by 99 million tonnes.

"The Copenhagen Accord, which we fully support and will
take forward, is a catalogue of voluntary commitments and not
a negotiated set of legal obligations," he said, inaugurating
the 10th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit here.
Singh made it clear that the purpose of the Copenhagen
Accord was to contribute to the negotiations on the Kyoto
Protocol and on Long Term Cooperation.
"There is much in the Copenhagen Accord that can bring
consensus on the two-track negotiating process," he said
making a strong pitch for re-starting the talks from March
this year.
"The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) has to be the centrepiece of global cooperation on
climate issues," Singh said.
Noting that a modest accord that is fully implemented may
be better than an ambitious one that falls seriously short of
its targets, Singh said, "This is the lesson that was learnt
with regard to the Kyoto Protocol." (MORE) PTI SKU
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