CLIMATE-LD PM 2 LAST

"To settle for something that could be seen as diminished
expectations and diminished implementations would be in our
view a very wrong message to emerge from this conference," the
Prime Minister told the high-level segment of the meet.

India has a vital stake in the success of negotiations as
it is likely to be among the most affected by climate change,
Singh said.
He asserted that future negotiations must continue on the
basis of 1997 Kyoto Protocol and 2007 Bali Action Plan and
maintained that parties to Kyoto Protocol should deliver on
their commitments for emission cuts.
"Kyoto Protocol should continue to stand as a valid legal
instrument. It would go against international public opinion
if we succumb in its replacement by a new and weaker set of
commitments," Singh said.
The Protocol, under which developed countries are legally
bound to meet specific emission cut targets but made no such
demands from developing countries, expires in 2012.
"Each one of us gathered here today acknowledges that
those most affected by climate change are the least
responsible for it," Singh said and underlined the need to
address "glaring injustice" to countries in Africa, least
developed nations and small island nations.
He said any agreement must respect needs of development
and growth in developing nations. "Any new climate regime will
only have moral authority and credibility only if it
acknowledges that every citizen of the world has equal
entitlement to global atmospheric space," he said. PTI SKU
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