| The Union science and technology minister Kapil Sibal today said that Indian industry had at least two years to adopt low carbon technologies before any mandatory emission levels are fixed for the developing countries by the United Nations.
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| Speaking on the recent Bali convention on climate change where Sibal had led the Indian delegation at the hard negotiations, the minister said, “The next two years are going to see intense negotiations on actualising the Bali roadmap.’’
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| Sibal said that India along with China had managed to stave off pressure and remained non-committal on reduction in emissions. He quoted the draft of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, that was cleared at Bali, to make his point.
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| The draft says that there would be national and international action on mitigating climate change including the “naturally appropriate mitigation actions by developing country parties in the context of sustainable development, supported and enabled by technology, financing and capacity building in a measurable, reportable and verifiable circumstances.’’
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| This, Sibal says, means that while developing countries can continue to work on poverty reduction and development, the developed nations would have to provide them technological and financial help.
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| The minister, however, said India was committed to draw a national road map for acting on reducing the impact of global warming.
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| “The Prime Minister himself heads an experts’ panel on climate change and it is likely to give its report in the coming year,” Sibal said.
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| Besides, Sibal said the biggest achievement at Bali was the US getting on board on the climate change protocol.
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| “It is immaterial whether the US ratifies Kyoto protocol but the country endorsing the draft convention at Bali had the US to commit itself to reducing emissions.’’ |
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