Pakistan will focus on a comprehensive global framework at Copenhagen summit encompassing provision if financial resources and technology for triggering action to plough back the damage done to environment as only in our country case emissions are causing loss of Rs 365 billion annually.

R. Ramachandran

Focussing on convergence in energy services instead of emissions is a better bet at Copenhagen
Nancy Birdsall & Arvind Subramanian / November 21, 2009, 0:40 IST

NEW DELHI: A month before the heads of state meeting in Copenhagen on climate change, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday that India was willing to be isolated but would not accept legally binding emission cuts.

Ahead of the much-anticipated Copenhagen Summit, Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday stated that the government will not agree on any legally-binding agreement on emission cuts, while at the same time put in place measures to cut emissions domestically.

Aarti Dhar

TOKYO: Japan wants developing countries, including China and India, to accept a legally binding greenhouse gases emission cuts at the upcoming 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties on climate change at Copenhagen.

Let's align the blame game with the facts