India’s Stand on Emission Norms
India is a Party to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol and has been participating in Conference of Parties held every years and other related meetings. The COP-15 to UNFCCC is presently being held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 7-18 December 2009. India’s position on the climate change negotiations is clear and consistent as it is fully anchored in the UNFCCC and Bali Action Plan, adopted in the 13th Conference of Parties (COP-13) to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Bali, Indonesia in 2007, with a view to enhance the actions of Parties in achieving objectives of the Convention.
India has argued in the international negotiating fora that the parties must take actions in accordance with the UNFCCC principles of equity and ‘common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities’ in order to achieve the objectives of the convention. While the actions of the developed countries should include deep and ambitious targets for emission reduction in the second commitment period (post 2012) of the Kyoto Protocol, the actions of the developing countries will depend on the support in terms of finance and technology provided by the developed countries.
While India has already taken a number of steps, on its own, to adapt to and mitigate climate change impacts in the interest of sustainable development, India will take further voluntary and nationally appropriate actions for addressing climate change impacts strictly in accordance with the priorities and objectives laid down under its National Action Plan for Climate Change.
This information was given by the Shri Namo Narain Meena, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and currently looking after Ministry of Environment and Forests in a return reply to question by Shri Dr. Smt Najma A. Heptulla and Shri Mahendra Mohan in the Rajya Sabha today.
India is a Party to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol and has been participating in Conference of Parties held every years and other related meetings. The COP-15 to UNFCCC is presently being held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 7-18 December 2009. India’s position on the climate change negotiations is clear and consistent as it is fully anchored in the UNFCCC and Bali Action Plan, adopted in the 13th Conference of Parties (COP-13) to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Bali, Indonesia in 2007, with a view to enhance the actions of Parties in achieving objectives of the Convention.
India has argued in the international negotiating fora that the parties must take actions in accordance with the UNFCCC principles of equity and ‘common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities’ in order to achieve the objectives of the convention. While the actions of the developed countries should include deep and ambitious targets for emission reduction in the second commitment period (post 2012) of the Kyoto Protocol, the actions of the developing countries will depend on the support in terms of finance and technology provided by the developed countries.
While India has already taken a number of steps, on its own, to adapt to and mitigate climate change impacts in the interest of sustainable development, India will take further voluntary and nationally appropriate actions for addressing climate change impacts strictly in accordance with the priorities and objectives laid down under its National Action Plan for Climate Change.
This information was given by the Shri Namo Narain Meena, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and currently looking after Ministry of Environment and Forests in a return reply to question by Shri Dr. Smt Najma A. Heptulla and Shri Mahendra Mohan in the Rajya Sabha today.
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