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India not to succumb to pressure on carbon emission pact: Govt
New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) India will not succumb to any
international pressure on committing to a legally binding
agreement on cutting carbon emissions but will deal with
climate change issues as per its own plans, Indian Environment
and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh said Monday.
"Under no international agreement, will we accept legally
binding mitigations," he said, replying to questions in Rajya
Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament).
He said Parliament will be taken into confidence on
measures drawn by New Delhi.
At the recent meeting of four of the eight industralised
nations (G-8) in Italy, India made no commitment to cutting
emissions, he said. The G-8 declaration sets an aspirational
objective for 2050 and "there is no mention of pressuring
developing countries like India to cut emissions."
"India will not come under any pressure," he said. "We
will not commit to any law or agreement that will hinder our
progress and development," he said.
The minister said, "We accept our responsibility but we
will not accept any agreement which legally binds us to cut
emissions."
Ramesh said India has categorically stated that its per
capita carbon emission will at no stage exceed the per capita
carbon emission of developed nations.
India, Ramesh said, has taken several steps to tackle
ozone depletion and the phasing out of ozone depleting
chemicals was on schedule.
Carbon di-oxide emissions are not only a danger to India
but to the world, he said adding most of the carbon di-oxide
emissions come from coal-based power plants.
The Minister said in 2003, the first macro assessment of
climate change on India was done but no clear impact was seen.
A second comprehensive assessment is being carried out to find
the impact of climate change on monsoon, glaciers, mountains,
environment, health, irrigation and agriculture among others.
The assessment will be completed by December 2010.
Based on the first assessment, "there is conclusive
scientific evidence to suggest that climate change was
impacting monsoon," he said. "After the second assessment, we
will be able to say with some authority on how climate change
is impacting monsoon, glaciers and mountains."
The Inter-governmental Plan on Climate Change in its 4th
Assessment Report published in 2007, human beings are exposed
to climate change through changing weather partners and
indirectly through changes in water, air, food quality and
quantity, ecosystems, agriculture and economy.
"However, no direct link has been established between
human induced climate change and mortality," he said adding
climate change projections indicate increased risk of more
intense, frequent and longer lasting heat waves, summer
dryness and greater risk of drought. PTI
international pressure on committing to a legally binding
agreement on cutting carbon emissions but will deal with
climate change issues as per its own plans, Indian Environment
and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh said Monday.
"Under no international agreement, will we accept legally
binding mitigations," he said, replying to questions in Rajya
Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament).
He said Parliament will be taken into confidence on
measures drawn by New Delhi.
At the recent meeting of four of the eight industralised
nations (G-8) in Italy, India made no commitment to cutting
emissions, he said. The G-8 declaration sets an aspirational
objective for 2050 and "there is no mention of pressuring
developing countries like India to cut emissions."
"India will not come under any pressure," he said. "We
will not commit to any law or agreement that will hinder our
progress and development," he said.
The minister said, "We accept our responsibility but we
will not accept any agreement which legally binds us to cut
emissions."
Ramesh said India has categorically stated that its per
capita carbon emission will at no stage exceed the per capita
carbon emission of developed nations.
India, Ramesh said, has taken several steps to tackle
ozone depletion and the phasing out of ozone depleting
chemicals was on schedule.
Carbon di-oxide emissions are not only a danger to India
but to the world, he said adding most of the carbon di-oxide
emissions come from coal-based power plants.
The Minister said in 2003, the first macro assessment of
climate change on India was done but no clear impact was seen.
A second comprehensive assessment is being carried out to find
the impact of climate change on monsoon, glaciers, mountains,
environment, health, irrigation and agriculture among others.
The assessment will be completed by December 2010.
Based on the first assessment, "there is conclusive
scientific evidence to suggest that climate change was
impacting monsoon," he said. "After the second assessment, we
will be able to say with some authority on how climate change
is impacting monsoon, glaciers and mountains."
The Inter-governmental Plan on Climate Change in its 4th
Assessment Report published in 2007, human beings are exposed
to climate change through changing weather partners and
indirectly through changes in water, air, food quality and
quantity, ecosystems, agriculture and economy.
"However, no direct link has been established between
human induced climate change and mortality," he said adding
climate change projections indicate increased risk of more
intense, frequent and longer lasting heat waves, summer
dryness and greater risk of drought. PTI
