The two countries, and the two other BASIC countries Brazil and South Africa, are under pressure from the developed world to do more to mitigate carbon emissions and open up to international scrutiny, report Chetan Chauhan and Jayanth Jacob.
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A new carbon-efficient index released by the World Bank rates China the best and India the fifth-best nation to invest in among 21 developing nations, reports
Chetan Chauhan.
See graphicsEquity and ethics must form the basis of the climate debate between developed and developing nations, writes
Rahul Bose.China's envoy to the world climate change talks in Copenhagen has criticised rich countries for failing to fulfil commitments to curb carbon emissions and provide aid to developing nations.
Leading the developing countries in rejecting a leaked Danish proposal seeking to tilt global climate change negotiations in favour of the rich countries, India and China signaled to the United Nations climate conference that no deal is better than a bad deal, reports
Chetan Chauhan.
See specialIndia is among the top 10 countries most affected by extreme weather changes linked to climate change, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2010, released in Copenhagen on Tuesday.
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An alternative Danish proposal on the new protocol to replace Kyoto after 2012, when it expires, floated by China and supported by India, Brazil and South Africa had failed to get support of the other developing countries, reports
Chetan Chauhan.
Read the proposal documentThe G-77 group of countries and China on Wednesday blasted a Danish draft proposal for an agreement on climate change, saying it "threatens the success" of the ongoing Copenhagen summit.
Full coverageDelhi is ready with its carbon map — a sector-wise break-up of direct greenhouse gas emission, a first in India. It shows the Capital’s carbon footprint is barely a third of London’s.
Avishek G Dastidar reports...
As climate change talks continued in Copenhagen on the second day of the summit, Indian negotiators again issued a clarification on the country’s recent carbon intensity cuts, saying that India has already taken “domestic action” to reduce the carbon intensity of its economy.
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The heat is onWith nations engaged in tough negotiations for a new climate treaty, India has said its decision on voluntary reduction of carbon emission intensity was not announced under pressure but was made to "facilitate and promote a successful outcome at Copenhagen".
New, indigenously developed ‘clean’ technologies promise to reduce India’s carbon dioxide emissions form coal plants, writes
Anupama Airy.
See graphicsGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Monday for movement by India and China at the world climate summit.
A landmark conference on tackling climate change opened in Copenhagen on Monday, with negotiators from 192 countries aiming toward a deal to ward off global warming's potentially catastrophic effects. The meeting will climax on December 18 with more than 100 heads of state or government in attendance.
See full coverageThe Indian government, already under intense international pressure on climate change, faced a serious challenge to its climate change policy on Monday from opposition leaders in Parliament, reports
Anika Gupta.