Posts Tagged ‘copenhagen’
Bonding At Copenhagen Cemented India China Relations
In the backdrop of the global financial crisis and the drastically evolving international situation in 2009, China-India relations generally maintained the momentum of stable development and made new progress. In 2009, China and India witnessed frequent high-level interactions. Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and and the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) summits in Yekaterinburg, Russia, as did Premier Wen Jiabao with Manmohan Singh at the East Asia Summit in Thailand and the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference.
India’s proposal for technology centres accepted at copenhagen
The proposal put forth by India to set up a network of climate innovation centers in various countries for developing and sharing green technologies has got a green signal, and is expected to form the basis of the final Copenhagen agreement.
India resists pressure to go beyond Kyoto Protocol
India opposed any amendment to the Kyoto protocol at the Copenhagen meet today, even as the EU pushed for an agreement that is “broader” than the 1997 climate change treaty that puts more obligations on developing countries for cutting emissions.
The tiny Pacific island of Tuvalu once again raised the proposal of adding another protocol to the Kyoto Protocol.
Developing nations especially India, China, South Africa and Brazil are sticking to a one protocol approach.
Copenhagen axis: India, China, Brazil, South Africa
A four-nation axis comprising India, China, Brazil and South Africa, has clearly emerged and would play a key role in shaping the outcome of the UN climate change meet that began in Copenhagen today, Environment minister Jairam Ramesh told The Financial Express.
The four emerging economies have already drawn up a basic draft for negotiating cuts in greenhouse gas emissions on the principle of differentiated responsibility, he said.
India and China oppose foreign climate oversight
China and other major emerging economies will not allow international supervision of their actions to slow climate change to be part of a deal at UN talks in Copenhagen, a [...]