New Delhi: The recalcitrant group of industrialised countries came under fire on the first day of Barcelona climate talks with African countries, in an unprecedented move, blocking all negotiations on Kyoto Protocol unless the rich nations provided concrete and unconditional targets for greenhouse gas emissions for the mid-term.

The government is likely to defer its plans to bring a climate legislation showing possible emission pathways for the country, after developed nations led by the United States insisted that any domestic targets for carbon emissions reduction specified in that legislation would be treated by the international community as legally binding commitments for India.

While India needs to be seen as a responsible global citizen, it's important to keep in mind the rich world's emission levels have actually risen, not fallen - India taking on commitments won't fix this.

R K PachauriR K Pachauri
Chairman, IPCC
Director General, TERI

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The African Group and the G77 plus China outlined their negotiating positions in back to back press conferences at the Barcelona climate talks on 3rd November 09.

This document contains:
1 African Group press conference
2. G77 and China press conference

The African Group and the G77 plus China outlined their negotiating positions in back to back press conferences at the Barcelona climate talks on 3rd November 09.

This document contains:
1 African Group press conference
2. G77 and China press conference

This document is the statement by Yvo de Boer at the opening of the Barcelona Climate Change Talks 2009 on 2 November 2009 at
Barcelona, Spain.

Beijing: The big question, whether India and China will speak in one voice at Copenhagen Climate summit in December, came up yet again at International Conference on Environment and Development here, with two leading experts, India

Won

Rajiv Tikoo

: The final round of negotiations before the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen begins in Barcelona today.

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