The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has called for efforts by both developing and developed nations to intensify efforts for developing a low carbon economy in the backdrop of the Copenhagen climate change summit. Developing countries such as India have a responsibility to their citizens to grow rapidly to meet and exceed the UN Millennium goals.

TNC Rajagopalan / New Delhi December 14, 2009, 0:41 IST

Post Copenhagen, Indian exporters are more likely to face non-tariff barriers on the grounds of environment. The commerce ministry needs to identify potential areas of conflicts and put in place a mechanism to respond to them.

DAVID CHANCE and RAZAK AHMAD

The Malaysian government will offer "credible" cuts in its emissions of carbon dioxide at the Copenhagen climate change summit in a bid to halt global warming, Prime Minister Najib Razak told Reuters on Sunday.

HARDEV SANOTRA

Minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh says India will ask the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to come up with verification norms for voluntary projects in developing countries under which "we would report the progress to the UN".

Unilever and Coca-Cola, two of the world

Most of the world's big postal companies agreed yesterday to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent by 2020.

The agreement, brokered by the International Post Corporation, an industry trade body, is one of the first among the prominent players in an industry to cut its contribution to global warming.

India has rejected United States advice that it put its voluntary offer to reduce carbon intensity on the table with commitments before the global community.

Secretary of the ministry of finance Vijai Sharma told Indian reporters that there was "no possibility" India would put its voluntary commitments before the international community.

Nityanand Jayaraman

: China, India and Brazil went into a huddle on Thursday to forge a joint strategy at the ongoing UN climate change conference in Copenhagen as pressure mounted on them to accept newer carbon emission reduction targets.