The minister hinted that there could be differences over the issues related to financing the climate change mitigation measures and sharing the green technologies.
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India today accused the USA of trying to create divisions among developing countries ahead of climate talks, and iterated that it expects stronger actions by the developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Kerry in an interview with a leading worldwide business daily had recently warned that India could be a “challenge” at upcoming climate change talks in Paris, with its government reluctant to accept more of a role in addressing global warming. “India is a country which wants to make Paris a success”.
Over a hundred world leaders will participate in the conference to develop a new global climate change agreement that will cover all countries.
Javadekar when asked to react to the statement in Delhi on Wednesday said, “India is never a blocking country”.
The Obama administration has had more difficulty winning agreement with India.
“Global emissions are continuing to rise”.
“We’ve built an important partnership with China over the last couple of years on climate, and the President has worked closely with Prime Minister Modi, as well”, he said.
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Key said no system’s flawless, pointing out some countries pulled out of the Kyoto Protocols while others used cheap carbon units from developing states.
“The Paris conference is not about tabling new proposals – it’s about narrowing differences and reaching agreement on the basis of the existing proposals”, he added.
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The United States has also pushed hard to breach the firewall between the obligations of developed and developing countries as it presently exists in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, under which the Paris agreement is to be signed. While the developed countries have pledged $100 billion for climate funding, the official said, the actual committed amount is only $10 billion, but the “on-table” funding is only $168 million.
