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Rewind 2018: India's targets on climate change, Katowice & Paris Agreement

t took collective pressure from all developing countries, including India, to ensure the rulebook adheres to the letter of the agreement even if it did not stay entirely loyal to its spirit

China’s head of delegation Xie Zhenhua  is flanked by the head of Iranian delegation Majid Shafiepour Motlagh (left) and COP24 President Michal Kurtyka at the summit in Katowice
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China’s head of delegation Xie Zhenhua is flanked by the head of Iranian delegation Majid Shafiepour Motlagh (left) and COP24 President Michal Kurtyka at the summit in Katowice

Nitin Sethi
India finalised a report noting that it was well on the way to meeting two of its three targets under the first phase of the Paris Agreement. Soon after, the Katowice climate change negotiations ended with a rulebook to the Paris Agreement. It took collective pressure from all developing countries, including India, to ensure the rulebook adheres to the letter of the agreement even if it did not stay entirely loyal to its spirit.
 
For instance, the rules eroded the difference between developing and developed countries to a layer deeper than the agreement had rendered. With the Paris Agreement