India key to success of Paris climate deal: EU official

India is key to the success of the Paris climate deal, a top European Union official today said, underlining that it is crucial to have a "deep dialogue" with the country to ensure timely delivery of the landmark pact.
"India is a key factor in the success of the Paris agreement. It is crucial to mobilise and to engage in a deep dialogue with India to ensure a timely delivery of the plan by 2030," said Henriette Faergemann, EU representative to India, a day after the European Parliament overwhelmingly backed the ratification of the Paris climate deal.
"We have no time and need to get to task at the earliest. This will only work if multiple sectors are tackled simultaneously instead of in isolation," he said, speaking at the World Sustainable Development Summit organised by TERI.

TERI Director-General Ajay Mathur said, "We are today on the day that follows the ratification by the European Parliament. Also the 30-day countdown to the Paris Agreement starts now. For the agreement to be effective, we need to ensure there is technology, financing, best practices and options for all."
The summit from October 5 to 8 is also an attempt to initiate discussions on methodologies to be adopted in order to envisage a plan to realise the Global Goals beyond 2015.
The idea is to create a common platform for countries to identify opportunities for consensus and collaboration to balance the realities of ecosystem preservation with aspirations for a holistic economic development.

President Pranab Mukherjee will formally inaugurate the summit tomorrow.

Some of the key sessions deliberated today include discussions on climate resilient agriculture, valuation of energy costs in the context of India, mainstreaming affordable and clean energy, creating stronger linkages between climate risks and policy and practice amongst others.
Last December, more than 190 countries adopted the Paris Agreement. At least 55 countries representing minimum 55 percent of global emissions need to formally join the agreement before it comes into force.
India, the world's third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, on Sunday ratified the landmark Paris climate deal, giving a major boost to the deal which appeared tantalisingly close to enter into force by the end of this year.

With India's move, a total of 62 countries accounting for almost 52 per cent of emissions have now ratified the accord.