Ban welcomes India's climate commitment

Betwa Sharma
United Nations, Dec 5 (PTI) India's decision to reduce
emissions by 20-25 per cent by 2020 is seen as "a very
positive step" by the UN chief Ban ki-Moon, ahead of the
Copenhagen Climate Change Conference.

"The Secretary General is also encouraged by the recent
announcement by both India and China regarding their efforts
to reduce their emissions through reduction in energy
intensity," Janos Pasztor, Director of the Secretary General's
Climate Change Support Team, told journalists here.
"This is a very positive step for a country where some
400 million people still do not have access to electricity,"
he added.
The UN official noted that China "has already embarked on
an aggressive climate change plan." Brazil, South Africa,
Indonesia, Mexico have announced ambitious carbon emission
reduction plans ahead of the climate conference.
The Climate Change Conference slated to start this coming
Monday at the Danish capital, where negotiators meet to chalk
out a new climate treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol which
expires in 2012.
Three major players - the US, China and India - have made
concrete commitments with Washington promising emission cuts
of 17 per cent below 2005 levels by 2020 and 83 per cent by
2050, while Beijing has agreed to reduce its carbon intensity
by 40 to 45 per cent compared to 2005 levels by 2020. (More)
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