New Delhi:
Just two days before Copenhagen climate summit, two key Indiannegotiators have delayed their trip expressing reservations to certainannouncements made by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh in the LokSabha regarding India's position on the issue.
Former IFSofficer Chandrashekhar Dasgupta and ex-Environment Secretary PradiptoDasgupta who did not join the delegation met Ramesh on Sunday anddiscussed in length on the questions regarding issues such as country'sbasic position on per capita emission principles, transfer oftechnology, verification and domestically financed programmes.
Sourcessaid that the negotiators also wanted to be know if the negotiations atthe Copenhagen will be based on per capita emissions as stated by PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh at the recent Commonwealth Heads of GovernmentMeeting and the general question of making unreciprocated concessions.Singh has pushed for a legally binding instrument based on coreprinciples of the UNFCCC and the 2007 Bali Action Plan seekingprinciples of equity.
The negotiators were concerned whether thelast minute announcement of India to have "flexibility" meant changingstand on the equitable per capita emissions taken by it all along atthe international forum.
However, Ramesh after having talks withDasgupta and Ghosh claimed that there were no differences and the twonegotiators were very much part of the Indian climate team forCopenhagen. He also maintained that they will be leaving eithertomorrow night or Tuesday morning.
Ramesh has been under attackfrom various quarters, including political parties andenvironmentalists, for his announcement to cut the emissions intensityby 20-25 per cent by 2020 as it was on the footsteps of China which isthe largest emitter in the world.
The minister's statement thatIndia could be agreeable to international review for its mitigationaction while maintaining silence on adaptation issue has also drawnflak.
Other negotiators left for Copenhagen on Saturday eveningto participate in the talks to chalk out a new climate treaty toreplace the Kyoto Protocol which expires in 2012. The negotiating teamcomprises the Prime Ministers' Special Envoy on climate change ShyamSaran, head of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency Ajai Mathur, andEnvironment Secretary Vijai Sharma.
Former IFSofficer Chandrashekhar Dasgupta and ex-Environment Secretary PradiptoDasgupta who did not join the delegation met Ramesh on Sunday anddiscussed in length on the questions regarding issues such as country'sbasic position on per capita emission principles, transfer oftechnology, verification and domestically financed programmes.
Sourcessaid that the negotiators also wanted to be know if the negotiations atthe Copenhagen will be based on per capita emissions as stated by PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh at the recent Commonwealth Heads of GovernmentMeeting and the general question of making unreciprocated concessions.Singh has pushed for a legally binding instrument based on coreprinciples of the UNFCCC and the 2007 Bali Action Plan seekingprinciples of equity.
The negotiators were concerned whether thelast minute announcement of India to have "flexibility" meant changingstand on the equitable per capita emissions taken by it all along atthe international forum.
However, Ramesh after having talks withDasgupta and Ghosh claimed that there were no differences and the twonegotiators were very much part of the Indian climate team forCopenhagen. He also maintained that they will be leaving eithertomorrow night or Tuesday morning.
Ramesh has been under attackfrom various quarters, including political parties andenvironmentalists, for his announcement to cut the emissions intensityby 20-25 per cent by 2020 as it was on the footsteps of China which isthe largest emitter in the world.
The minister's statement thatIndia could be agreeable to international review for its mitigationaction while maintaining silence on adaptation issue has also drawnflak.
Other negotiators left for Copenhagen on Saturday eveningto participate in the talks to chalk out a new climate treaty toreplace the Kyoto Protocol which expires in 2012. The negotiating teamcomprises the Prime Ministers' Special Envoy on climate change ShyamSaran, head of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency Ajai Mathur, andEnvironment Secretary Vijai Sharma.
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