Pressure Now On India To Do Its Bit
Beijing/New Delhi: China on Thursday declared that it would reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by 40-45% below 2005 levels by 2020. This significant manoeuvre is bound to step up pressure on India and other emerging economies to relax their stand at the forthcoming climat change talks in Copenhagen.

N K Singh

Washington: Buoyed by his talks with India and China on climate change, U.S. President Barack Obama will attend crucial negotiations in Copenhagen where he will promise sizable reductions in U.S. carbon emissions, giving new hope for a global deal on reducing greenhouse gases.

Hasan Suroor

LONDON: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will seek Manmohan Singh

T. Jayaraman

India should insist that developed nations take the lead with substantial emission reductions, in line with the IPCC recommendations. Any non-binding agreement committing all nations without distinction should be rejected.

India is ideally positioned to grasp the opportunities offered by the Copenhagen Conference next month, says FREDDY DIAS
E nvironmentalists and nature lovers worldwide have been warning that time is ticking away

India and China are on the same page as far as negotiations are concerned but not on the emissions front, said Environment and Forests minister Jairam Ramesh. He was speaking on the sidelines of the CII Sutainability Summit held here today.

Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the joint Indo-U.S. statement, particularly the portion on climate change, which