Saturday, 1 August 2009

India rejects emissions cuts for a decade


By James Lamont in New Delhi and Fiona Harvey in London

Published: July 31 2009 19:29 | Last updated: July 31 2009 19:29

India will not discuss signing up to legally binding obligations to make absolute cuts in greenhouse gas emissions for at least 10 years, Jairam Ramesh, the country’s environment minister, said on Friday.

“In 2020, it’s conceivable that we might look at a limited target. But in 2009, no way,” said Mr Ramesh.