After pushing for financing adaptation at the just-concluded United Nations climate talks at Durban, India is hitting every button for aid in executing its low-carbon growth plans. This despite India (and China) refusing to sign new climate agreements at the U.N. Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s 17th conference of the parties (COP 17) in the South African city. India, in fact, has a well-drawn out policy and action plan for climate...
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Natarajan pushes for India's right to grow at Durban meet
-The Business Standard Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Tuesday made it clear at the global climate change meet at Durban, South Africa, that India would not compromise on the principles of equity and historical responsibility in addressing the issue of climate change. India and China are being targeted for their high carbon emission. Talking on the sidelines of the meet, the minister said, “Equity is central to any debate on climate...
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Just ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Moscow, Russia lashed out at protests against the Kudankulam nuclear power project saying that the disruptions may have been stage managed by its rivals. Russia's ambassador to India Alexander M Kadakin said Russian authorities had "great suspicion" about the events at Kudankulum, where the final stage before commissioning of two power plants built with Russian cooperation has been on hold due to...
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-The Telegraph The text prepared for negotiations at the Durban global climate-change conference, where high-level discussions begin on Monday, is riddled with disagreements. The 131-page text, prepared by officials from the various governments, was released late on Saturday. It is full of brackets, The Telegraph has found, which means that some country or the other has not agreed to what has been written within the bracketed area. It’s clear that the 190-odd participating...
More »Green climate fund faces delay amid mounting objections by Urmi A Goswami
In a setback to the climate talks underway in Durban, discussions on finance, a key element of a successful outcome, appear to have hit the slow road. The discussions on the two integral elements - the Green Climate Fund and sources for long-term funding - have been put on hold. With the fate of the climate fund with predictable fund source hanging in balance, it is perhaps time for India to push...
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