Over the weekend, almost 200 of the world’s governments agreed on a groundbreaking deal to cut greenhouse emissions and reduce the effects of climate change. Earlier in the day, he also made a presentation to the media highlighting India’s stand at the Paris conference and also the issues in the outcome which India had been rallying hard on. “Developing countries like China and India will continue to need affordable energy as they grow, and no agreement can change that”, Congressman David McKinley said.
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“We feel vindicated that all our major requirements have been accepted and have become a part of the agreement”, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told Parliament. He also pointed out that the principle of differentiation had been maintained in the Agreement.
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To erase any notion of historical responsibility, the developed countries had gone to the extent of mentioning in the text that the loss and damage due to climate change “do not involve or provide a basis for any liability or compensation”, Bhushan added. Addressing a press conference here today, the Minister said that India’s presence was strongly felt at COP 21 and that India’s views were heard and accounted for in the Paris Agreement.
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“We were proactive, positive and friendly”, Mr Javadekar added.
“We are also happy that the Agreement differentiates between the actions of developed and developing countries across its elements”, he said as he expressed appreciation for efforts of French President Francois Hollande climate envoy Laurence Tubing and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist said that contrary to the claims of Indian ministers, the Paris pact has actually negated equity between nations as regards sharing the burden of reducing emissions.
“As technology advances, this agreement allows progress to pave the way for even more ambitious targets over time”.
“The agreement is based on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)”.
He noted that the Paris Agreement complements the 2030 Development Agenda and taken together, both the outcomes mark a new beginning for worldwide cooperation to protect the health of the planet and ensure a life of dignity to all people.
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He emphasised that all the principles bedrocked in the UNFCCC have been anchored into the Agreement.
