Environmentalists and civil society activists from Asia-Pacific and African countries vulnerable to global warming Wednesday urged the industrialised nations to act urgently for greenhouse gas emission cut from 1990 levels by at 95 per cent within 2050.

New Delhi: After the opposition parties mounted pressure on the government on agreeing to targeted reduction in carbon emission during the recent G-8 meet and also during recent visit of US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday reiterated that India would not take any binding emission reduction target which would undermine

China's leaders told U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that Beijing wants to reach a new agreement on combating climate change in Copenhagen in December, Ban said on Wednesday.

Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka addressing the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change South Asian Sub Regional Meeting in Colombo yesterday said Sri Lanka would propose three amendments to the Kyoto Protocol because the present Carbon Emission cut included in it was not enough to save humanity in future.

Environment and Natural Resources Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka addressing the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change South Asian Sub Regional Meeting in Colombo yesterday said Sri Lanka would propose three amendments to the Kyoto Protocol because the present Carbon Emission cut included in it was not enough to save humanity in future.

The Singh Convergence Principle is an eminently sensible proposition. On the one hand, it forces developed countries to cut their emissions and, on the other, takes India on a low carbon path.

Developing countries could be made to wait until the UN climate talks in Copenhagen in December before the EU reveals how much money it will give them to cope with the effects of global warming, the Swedish EU presidency said on Saturday.

Australia's opposition leader reiterated on Sunday the coalition would vote against the government's proposed carbon emissions trading scheme next month unless it is changed, in a move which could trigger a snap election.

Germany called a French idea to slap "carbon tariffs" on products from countries that are not trying to cut greenhouse gases a form of "eco-imperialism" and a direct violation of WTO rules.

Australian plans for a sweeping carbon trade scheme opened new divisions within the opposition parties on Friday, boosting hopes Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will win approval for his plan and avoid a possible snap election.