India is not here to renegotiate Kyoto agreement.
Copenhagen, Dec 15 (ANI):The proposal put forth by India to set up a network of climate innovation centers in various countries for developing and sharing green technologies has got a green signal, and is expected to form the basis of the final Copenhagen agreement.
On the sidelines of the 12 day summit here, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said the Delhi Declaration on on technology development has been accepted and added that it would form the basis of the Copenhagen agreement.
Climate innovation centres are aimed at identifying and developing local technology requirements and also for facilitating dissemination of current technologies.
When questioned if the US had any problems with the implementation of the proposal, Ramesh admitted that there were differences, but was optimistic about the Delhi Declaration forming the basis for an agreement as far as technology is concerned.
Meanwhile, India continues to display flexibility in its climate change position by offering to adopt international guidelines under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) while reporting to Parliament on its unsupported domestic efforts to deal with climate change.
This step taken by India is a significant one as a message is conveyed to the global listeners that India's reporting would be at international standards, at the same time the government would be able to tell the domestic audience that it has not submitted to international review.
Ramesh reportedly said that India believes in the 'trimurti' of the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol and the Bali Action Plan.
"India is not here to renegotiate agreement. The mandate enables existing two-track approach of Kyoto Protocol and the Long-term Co-operative Action - to move ahead. The two tracks must be completed latest by 2010," Ramesh said.
Ramesh has also pointed out that India is committed to act in a manner that would ensure that global temperatures meet the two degrees centigrade threshold by 2050. (ANI)
