India should not yield to pressure at Copenhagen summit: CPI-M

New Delhi, Dec 5 (PTI) The Communist Party of
India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday said India should not yield to
any pressure on reduction in emissions intensity when Prime
Minister of India Manmohan Singh travels to Copenhagen to
attend the climate change summit.

"If the Prime Minister's decision to go to Copenhagen is
in response to the White House statement, then it does not
augur well for the country," party leader Sitaram Yechury told
PTI here.
Yechury, who will be part of the Indian parliamentary
delegation to the conference, referred to the White House
statement which claimed that India and China had for the first
time set targets to reduce their carbon footprint after
meetings between their top leaders and the US President.
"This implies pressure and dilution of India's stand. We
hope that the government will adhere to the commitments
made to Parliament by the Prime Minister. No dilution of these
commitments will be acceptable to us," Yechury said.
The White House statement said "following bilateral
meetings with the President and since the US announced an
emissions reduction target that reflects the progress being
made in Congress towards comprehensive energy legislation,
China and India have for the first time set targets to reduce
their carbon intensity." (More) PTI ARC
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