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Allaying fears on the provision of consultations, Ramesh
said India had decades of experience on such discussions with
International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization and
no sovereignty has been eroded.

"We should not fear the word consultations... There is no
great sell-out.. The guidelines (for consultations) will be
decided by 194 countries," the Environment Minister said,
adding India will ensure that the "guidelines do not lead to
(foreign) inspectors coming in."
During the suo-motu statement and the subsequent reply
to queries by members in presence of Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh, Ramesh also assertively argued on other aspects of the
Copenhagen Accord like 'peaking' of emissions, financing and
technology transfer.
While seeking clarifications, Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP), Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Communist
Party of India (CPI) dubbed the Copenhagen Accord as
"disappointing", "a compromise document" and "an attempt to
jettison the Kyoto Protocol and Bali Action Plan."
Jaitley questioned the mention of peaking of emissions in
the Accord as well as the provision for reporting which he
felt would bind India and consequences would not be good.
CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said "we have opened up
windows for the possible jettisoning of the Kyoto Protocol".
CPI's D Raja described the Accord as a "disappointment"
and "no step forward and several steps backward".
On peaking of emissions, Ramesh noted that the Accord
does not mention any particular year.
He, however, asserted that peaking of emissions would
have to take place some time in the 21st century, otherwise
"there will be no 22nd century". (MORE) PTI PC
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